Sweet, bell-shaped peppers may fire your metabolism just like spicy peppers. Dihydrocapsiate boosts metabolism.
Plus: Red and green bell peppers are high in vitamin C, which inhibits stress chemicals that cause belly fat.
2. Eggs
Saving money, improving health, and losing weight all at once? Instead of chicken, add eggs to your greens. The yellow centre is rich in choline, a fat-fighting vitamin.
3. Berries
Good news! The delicious fruits are full of water and fibre, which help fight off hunger, so adding them to your greens is beneficial.
4. Peaches
Peach season is here, so add slices to your salad. The stone fruit's phenolic components reduce obesity, high cholesterol, inflammation, and diabetes. So peachy!
5. Legumes
It's healthy to sometimes replace animal proteins with plant-based alternatives. This reduces the risk of cancer, CVD, diabetes, and obesity.
In a Spanish trial, individuals who ate a calorie-restricted diet with four weekly servings of beans lost more weight than those on a calorie-equivalent diet without beans.
6. Onions
Grab some mouth mints and ask the deli cashier for onions. The low-calorie veggie (a quarter-cup contains 16 calories) boosts endurance and burns body fat.
7. Canned Tuna
Add seafood to your greens. Canned tuna has two less grammes of protein per ounce than chicken, but its nutritional profile makes up for it.
Tuna is a primo source of docosahexaenoic acid, a powerful omega-3 fat that can shrink and eventually kill off young fat cells in the belly.