5 Surprising fat burner foods

5 Surprising Food Fat Burners to Help You Lose Weight the Natural Way

Certain foods have a very high thermionic effect, so you literally scorch calories as you chew. Other eats contain nutrients and compounds that stoke your metabolic fire. Feed your metabolism with these.Here are 5 surprising foods that help to lose weight .........

Grapefruit:

Why you need them:

Grapefruit, with its bitter sweetness, is a popular citrus fruit commonly eaten for breakfast to help kick start digestion and aid in weight loss. This refreshing fruit could also hold the key to treating conditions such as high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Massachusetts General Hospital have recently found that Naringenin, an antioxidant derived from bitter-flavored grapefruit and other citrus fruits, may cause the liver to break down fat while increasing insulin sensitivity, mimicking the actions of lipid-lowering and anti-diabetic drugs. Naringenin may also protect against liver damage

A study published in the "Journal of Medicinal Food" in 2006 found that, when compared with a placebo, subjects consuming fresh grapefruit, grapefruit juice, or a grapefruit extract capsule before each meal lost significantly more weight in a 12-week period than those taking a placebo. Why this result occurred was unclear to researchers. Dietitian Juliette Kellow thinks it could be due to compounds contained in grapefruit that reduce the levels of the hormone insulin, which in turn can promote weight loss

Best way to work them in:

Peel and segment; cut into chunks and add to spinach salad. Its also a great companion with shrimp or peeled, sliced jicama.

ALMOND:

Why you need them:

Almonds have a well-deserved reputation as a health food -- they're high in beneficial nutrients like magnesium, vitamin E and copper. And while almonds aren't a low-calorie food, they can fit well into a weight loss diet. Enjoy an ounce of almonds as a healthy on-the-go snack, or pair them with other weight loss-friendly foods -- like oats or vegetables -- to lose weight.

 Eating a handful of almonds a day, along with a healthy diet, might help you zap fat, suggests research published in the International Journal of Obesity. Diet-study participants who ate almonds daily for six months lost 18% of their body fat. Those who followed a diet with the same amount of calories and protein but swapped almonds for an equal number of calories in complex crabs (like wheat crackers) lost only 11%.

Best way to work them in:

They’re a great at-your-desk snack—22 almonds add up to one serving. Another idea: chop them finely and add them to oatmeal or yogurt.

 Dark Chocolate:

Why you need it:

 It's what every chocolate lover wants to hear: eating choccie might help you keep weight off. The surprising findings showed those who ate chocolate on more days of the week than average were statistically likely to have a lower BMI (Body Mass Index

This was despite the fact that people who ate more chocolate did not consume fewer calories overall, or take more exercise. In fact they ate more. Chocolate consumption was associated with greater overall saturated fat intake from other sources

Best way to work it in:

Melt a half-ounce of dark chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds and spread it on half a graham cracker; its just 98 calories.

Pears:

Why you need them:

 Pack the fruit bowl with pears if you want to lose pounds, reports a study out of the University of Rio de Janeiro. In the study, which was published in the journal Nutrition, women who ate three pears a day consumed fewer total daily calories and lost more weight than those who didn’t. Rich in fiber (one pear packs 15% of your daily recommended amount), pears help you feel full and keep you from overeating.

Best way to work them in:

 Eat a pear before a meal to help curb hunger. Ditch the peeler, though; most of the fruits beneficial fiber is in the skin.

Navy beans:

Why you need them:

 They’re loaded with resistant starch, a powerful fat burner (one half-cup serves up nearly 10 grams of resistant starch). If you eat navy beans and other foods rich in resistant starch at just one meal a day, you’ll burn 25% more fat than you would otherwise, according to researchers at the University of Colorado.

Best way to work them in:

Salute diced onion and garlic in olive oil, add two cans of drained navy beans; puree and serve.

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