Fruits and vegetables are two categories of super foods that can fill your belly without piling on unwanted calories.  Fiber is the nutrient that gives fruits and veggies their staying power.  Both fiber and protein would fall under the category of super nutrients.  Protein helps to curb your appetite as well as boosts your metabolism.  As with anything you must choose your super foods and super nutrients wisely because eating more than your body needs will show up on your bathroom’s scale as a gain instead of a loss.

Listed below are super foods that are smart and low-calorie that will benefit you on your way to losing your chubby belly:

Green Tea - Researchers suspect that the catechins (helpful phytochemicals) in green tea may trigger weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories and mildly decrease body fat. So having a 2-3 cups of hot or cold glass of green tea should do your body good.

Broth- or tomato-based soup – Soups can help reduce hunger in between meals and give you the feeling of fullness.

Low-calorie green salads -A low-calorie diet would be absent of piles of croutons, high fat dressing and cheese.  A healthy salad as a first course can help you to feel full thereby reducing how much food you eat for your main course.  Make sure your ingredients are high in fiber as this will help reduce your hunger cravings later in the day.

Yogurt – A low fat yogurt may help to ward off hunger pangs due to its combination of protein and carbohydrates.  Including low fat dairy products as part as your overall strategy to lose weight is a good idea.

Beans – A great combination of fiber and protein, beans help you feel full longer, which means they may work to curb your between-meal appetite.

Water – The body consists of more than 70% water is your body’s lifeblood, and you should be drinking it through your day. It’s a great no-calorie beverage, great super foods and you can get it by drinking unsweetened tea, flavored unsweetened mineral water, regular water with lime or lemon, or even in your cucumber.  In addition to helping flush toxins from the body, it can also help you feel full.  So when those hunger pangs strike, try drinking a glass of water before grabbing that snack.

High-Fiber, Whole-Grain Cereal - Whole grains in general help boost fiber and the nutritional value of your meal.  One of the easiest ways to give your daily diet a whole-grain boost is to have a bowl of higher-fiber whole-grain cereal as breakfast or a snack.

Try to incorporate a few of the super foods mentioned above in your diet on a daily basis.

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