One of the biggest and sometimes most encouraging word in weight loss or weight management is “dieting”. Dieting implies that you can simply change your healthy living habits for a short amount of time until you reach your desired result and then go back to cheeseburgers and milkshakes. For this reason and others, dieting does not work. To have a healthy life you have to live healthy. But it is not that difficult, before are 5 great foods that are super healthy to eat.
Apples: First on our list is the Apple, a delicious fruit that everyone is familiar with. Now just because we’ve have been eating apples for our entire lives, most of us have probably been ignorant to its great benefits. Apples are an amazing source of dietary fiber. Dietary fiber helps immensely with a healthy digestive system and reduces cholesterol. It also yields no calories, yeah you heard it, none. Apples also contain a natural energy that help curve your appetite which make them a great snack instead of a cookie or bag of chips.
Almonds: Wow, almonds! A favorite among many nutritionists and personal trainers, one ounce of Almonds contains about 167 calories. On top of being a low calorie snack an ounce of Almonds packs in about 6g of protein and 3g of fiber, both of these aid in making you feel full. Also you must think how you eat almonds, like our first food, apples, almonds require a lot of chewing and therefore trick you into believing you ate more and you will feel fuller. Most of the time the “I am hungry” feeling is psychological than physical, so lets retrain your mind.
Salmon: Fish is awesome, but maybe non-as awesome as Salmon. Fish can be very useful in a healthy lifestyle and evidence shows that the fat in foods such as salmon can boost satiety levels. For example, a study published in the “International Journal of Obesity” found that when dieters ate salmon a few times a week, they lost about two more pounds than those who didn’t include seafood in their meals. Though there is fat, it is not bad fat and salmon usually only contains around 175 calories with a 3 ounce serving.
Eggs: If you didn’t know eggs were good for you, you do know. A study reported in 2008 in the “International Journal of Obesity” found that when dieters ate two eggs for breakfast for five days out of the week, they lost 65 percent more weight than dieters who consumed a bagel in the morning. Eating eggs at breakfast has been known to help people fight weight gain all day. Even though eating protein which eggs have a lot of will fill you up, getting filled up early on will help you feel full all day.
Tomatoes: Last but not least is the tomato. One cup of cooked tomatoes contains around 43 calories. Like other non-starchy vegetables, tomatoes are a great source of fiber and they just happen to taste delicious too.
So go out and buy some delicious foods, eat them and live healthy.
