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6 Foods You Should Eat To Lose Weight

IndiatimesUpdated on Feb 16, 2014, 06:00 IST

You must have come across hundreds of weight loss techniques like gyming, dancing, dieting, yoga and even ayurveda. We have usually heard that one should eat healthy food and avoid junk food and high calorie food to loose weight.

However, there are some super foods that you can include in your daily diet to achieve weight loss. These foods just make feel full for longer and curb your craving for munching in between the meals. Certain types of foods also help in boosting metabolism, which helps in burning calories. Hence you can lose weight without putting much effort. Here are the foods that can help you in weight loss:

1. Grapes


Grapes are rich source of vitamin K and C. One serving of grapes or about 30-40 grapes contains 100 calories and just 0.24 grams of fat.. It is better to munch grapes instead of biscuits or any other high-calorie snacks. Grape seeds are edible and carry loads of antioxidants.

Grapes are also recommended for people having heart problems, high blood pressure, constipation and allergies.

2. Idli


This south Indian preparation is full of fibre and provides bulk to your diet. A single idli (not the rice but the sooji one) carries just 39 calories and no fat, no saturated fat and no cholesterol. Hence it is an ideal as a snacking options or even for breakfast. Idlis are made of ground rice or semolina (sooji), which makes your feel full for quite a long time and hence you may not need to munch in between meals. 

3. Sprouts


You can make sprouts of grains, legumes and seeds. Sprouts are rich source of magnesium, protein, fiber and vitamin B.

In grains, you can use wheat, ragi, bajra, barley and maize; and in legumes you can soak green gram, Bengal gram, chickpea, kidney beans and dried peas. The nutritional content of these grains and legumes increases after sprouting. So, they are considered as good choice of food for losing weight and staying healthy.


4. Almonds


Almonds are rich source of vitamin E, calcium, iron and mono-saturated fatty acids. It helps to control your appetite. Hence you can munch a few almonds in between the meals.

5. Yogurt


Yogurt made of skimmed milk or cow's milk has only 56 calories per 100 gram. Therefore, you can easily include it in your meal. As per WebMD, a research study conducted from University of Washington states that yogurt makes you feel fuller for a longer time compared to other types of snacks.

You can have frozen yogurt as dessert if you crave to have something sweet after dinner. 

6. Dark Chocolate


Yes you are reading it right! Dark chocolates can help you loose weight, given you have only one or two squares of it. Dark chocolate slower your digestion process and hence make you feel fuller for longer time. Dark chocolates are full of healthy fat and help to boost your metabolism. 

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