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Health & Fitness - Diet For Burning Fat

Health & Fitness - Diet For Burning Fat

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Following a diet plan which includes high protein and fiber helps a lot to burn the excess fat around your middle, because the body burns more calories in digesting protein than fat. Also cycling your diet between low carb and high carb is also of great help.

In this kind of diet one is allowed to have three meals in a day. Once in a week the dieter is allowed to eat whatever he likes but for one hour only. The concept of this diet is burn fat as the primary source of energy. Also altering between high carb and low carb helps in manipulating the glycogen metabolism and doesn't let the body to store fat.

Bad carbs causes fatigue and sleepiness after the meal, so it is suggested to include good carbs in our diet that include brown rice , corn, white and sweet potatoes, pasta, fruit, and whole white bread. 
You should also include protein rich foods in your diet like eggs oat meal low fat dietary products, lean cuts meal.

Sample diet for high carb day 
Breakfast: Whole grain toast with honey, yogurt and fruit salad 
Lunch: Turkey breast along with sweet potato (baked), green salad along with low fat dressing 
Dinner: Chicken breast, zucchini, whole grain pasta 
Dessert: Fruits

Sample diet for low carb day 
Breakfast: Omelet of egg white with salsa and cheddar cheese 
Lunch: Avocado and tuna with raw and large vegetable salad 
Dinner: stir or fry lean beef with peanut sauce and broccoli

Apart from following the above given sample diet plan people can consider the beneficial aspects of the following fat burning foods and can include them accordingly.

Eggs: Eggs are very high in protein and can burn that undesired belly fat. Eggs contain vitamin B12, a great supplement that breaks down fat cells. Eating too many eggs may increase the cholesterol level, so the best way is to omit the yolk and consume the protein rich egg white.

Beans: Beans are considered as very good source of protein, iron and fiber you have to be conscious selecting the type of beans in your diet. While kidney beans, white beans, lima beans and navy beans have nutritional value, baked or refried beans are totally discarded. Baked beans contain a lot of sugar and refried beans are loaded with saturated fat. While preparing beans, they are needed to be cooked thoroughly as some beans contain certain proteins that are not broken down by the digestive track.

Oatmeal: Oatmeal is not very good to taste but it has great nutritional qualities. It helps in lowering the blood cholesterol level. It contains soluble fibers which flushes out bad digestive acids from our system and helps lowering cholesterol level. It is better to eat the unsweetened and unflavored one, if needed honey can be added instead of sugar. It is also helpful n fighting heart disease and colon cancer.

Olive oil: olive oil is one of the good fats that burns fat and keep the cholesterol level down. It contains monounsaturated fat that is highly beneficial for our health.

Whole grains: One of the best ways to avoid the bad carb and give the necessary carbohydrates to the body is to consume whole grains, which are unprocessed and contains the necessary mineral and fiber for the body.

Tuna and salmon are also rich in protein and contains omega 3 fatty acid, the name fatty acid is deceptive and is actually is a good fat that the immune system.



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