FAT BURNING FOODS

FAT-BURNING FOODS 1. Green Tea Make green tea your drink of choice. Having a green tea 3-5 times a day can burn up to 80 extra calories without any effort.

2. Coconut Coconut is rich with medium chain triglycerides (MCFAs), which increases the metabolism up to 30 percent.

3. Garlic Alicin, a component of garlic, does a great job helping to flush fat from the body.

4. Chili Peppers They increase your body temperature and speed up your metabolism.

5. Ginger Ginger is used for centuries to help relieve digestive upset. It improves digestion and helps you lose belly fat.

6. Onions Flavorful, aromatic and low in calories, onions deserve a regular place in your diet. They control cholesterol, thin the blood, protect against cholesterol.

7. Lemons Lemons are excellent liver detoxifiers. Maintaining the health of the liver is also imperative to the body’s ability to digest and burn fat.

8. Coffee The caffeine kicks your metabolism into high gear. Caffeine also jump-starts lipolysis, the breakdown of fat. One to two cups a day is ideal.

9. Brown rice Brown rice is a smart fat-loss food. It is packed with fiber, starchy carbohydrate and essential nutrients.

10. Cabbage There are only 33 calories in a cup of cooked shredded cabbage, and it retains all its nutritional goodness even after cooking.

11. Flaxseed These shiny, nutty-tasting seeds have a secret weight loss weapon, compounds called lignans. Try grinding and adding a tablespoon of flaxseed each day to cereals, yogurt, or salad dressing.

12. Indian Dal (Lentils) Protein helps you build muscles and boost your metabolism. Protein rich foods have a high thermogenic effect. 100 grams of lentils contain 26 grams of protein. A bowl of Indian dal is an excellent source of protein.

13. Whey protein 30 grams of whey protein serving contains 23 grams of protein with just 120 calories. It is a low-calorie high in protein food.

14. Lean Meat: Lean meat has a high thermogenic effect: You burn about 30% of the calories the food contains during digestion So a 300-calorie chicken breast requires about 90 calories to break it down.

15. Spinach Popeye really knew what he was talking about. Spinach has the ability to lower cholesterol, rev up the metabolism and burn away fat.

16. Isabgol 1-3 teaspoons of Isabgol with a glass of water before dinner help in smooth functioning of the digestive system. It relieves constipation, thus making you less bloated.

17. Apples Apples are a great fat-burning fruit because they are packed with fiber. The pectin in apples keeps cells from absorbing fat and also encourages water absorption, which helps remove fat deposits from the body.

18. Walnuts The real fat hero in most nuts is mono-unsaturated fats. Walnuts are actually a rich source of omega-3s. One ounce (7 walnuts) provides almost 3g of alpha-linolenic acid.

19. Carrot A medium-sized carrot carries about only 55 calories and is a nutritional powerhouse.

20. Oatmeal Oatmeal is an easy-to-cook fat burner. It works well as a fat-burning food because it contains insoluble and soluble fiber. Any food that is rich in soluble fiber will typically improve fat reduction.