Top 5 Foods to Eat to Burn Fat and Slim Down!

Many people complain about the how there is a lack of variety in the types of food we eat when we’re on a body building diet or a fat burning diet. These diets usually consist of egg whites, tuna, and chicken every single day. Here in this article, I’m going to present to you five different foods you can eat to satisfy your diet and help you lose fat!

1. Fish and Shellfish – The thing that most people don’t eat enough of is seafood. You can eat a wide variety fish and shellfish due to their high amounts of protein AND valuable good fats.

Here is a small list of different fish you can eat: swordfish, tuna, salmon, haddock, mackerel, trout, flounder, sea bass, trout, orange roughy, perch, mahi mahi, sole, catfish, herring cod, and Halibut.

You should have your fished baked, grilled, or boiled. Be sure to avoid fatty and high calorie extras such as sauces and butter.

Most fish have low fat and high amounts of protein. There are some fish however, with high amounts of fat such as salmon, trout, herring, mackerel, and sardines. Although due to the fact that these fish are so high in Omega 3 fatty acids, these can and should be eaten liberally.

Shellfish are also good for you and carry many health benefits. Shellfish can include shrimp, crab, lobster, mussels, etc.

2. Brown Rice – Brown rice is one of the main foods that bodybuilders often chow down. Brown rice is perfect all year round, as long as you watch your calorie intake. This means not eating fried rice or other rice dishes with lots of extra fat and calories. Eating steamed or boiled rice is the best way to go.

Of the different types of rice, slowly cooked brown rice and basmati rice are excellent choices. Instant rice is okay if you’re low on time, but instant rice is digested quickly and is processed similarly to a simple carbohydrate.

That’s the same thing for white rice, especially the sweet types of rice that you usually find in Asian restaurants (including sushi rolls). White rice is basically brown rice, except processed. It’s still sort of a complex carbohydrate, but white rice burns quickly and has lost most of its nutrients.

When you want to stick to a very good fat loss diet, be sure to make slowly cooked brown rice one of your staple foods.

3. Nonfat Dairy Products – “Dairy Products” can mean a lot of different foods: milk, yogurt, cheese, and cottage cheese. In order it to be a good part of your diet, the dairy product must be “fat-free,” “skim,” or even 1% low fat.

Whole milk dairy products should not be included in your diet, because they contain loads of fat. Even 2% low fat milk is not good due to the fact that it is 37.5% fat by calories.

Dairy products are good because they can accomplish two important aspects of weight loss and muscle gain: the need for carbohydrates and proteins. Because dairy products tend to have high quality protein, a dairy product with high amounts of protein can be substituted for other protein foods. For example, you can eat non-fat cottage cheese as a protein substitute instead of eating lean meat. Non-fat cheese can also be used to increase the amount of protein in your meal.

4. Green fibrous vegetables – This could count as broccoli, green beans, lettuce, asparagus, etc. Fibrous carbs are your best bet to get fat burning carbohydrates. These green vegetables barely contain any calories! You can never have enough of these fibrous carbs… eat them liberally, and have them anytime of the day. Having a diet consist of green vegetables along with lean proteins is one of the best ways to burn fat as fast as possible.

5. 100% Whole Wheat and Whole Grain products – Your main diet can include a wide variety of bread products, provided that they follow one important rule: They must be 100% whole grains (the label will say “100% whole wheat” or “100% whole grain”)

White bread and anything else created from white flour is not allowed in your diet. If you’re sensitive to carbs, then all bread, including whole wheat, should be the first thing to be knocked out of your diet.

When bodybuilders create their diets, they usually drop out all pasta and bread products for 12-16 weeks before a contest, and then put them back on when it’s off-season. For very strict fat loss diets, wheat and bread products are completely eliminated. Normally however, 100% whole wheat and other whole grains are good additions to a healthy diet for your body in the long run; it just depends on how strict you want to be with your nutrition intake.

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