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Best Foods For Managing Weight Loss

By Tracy Kerr-Walshe

Snacking all day long isn’t as taboo as it used to be, due to current research findings that continuous eating keeps our metabolism up, cravings down and the body in optimal condition.

While fast foods seem to be the quickest snacks, a home-packed lunch full of healthy snack foods only takes ten minutes to prepare. Naturally, the best foods fill our body with much-needed nutrients, regulate body processes, fight diseases and help us reach our healthy weight all at once.

Generally, health foods are filling and delicious. Oatmeal with cinnamon sprinkled on top is one of the best foods you can eat for breakfast. Not only will you be filling your body with whole grains, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, phytonutrients and antioxidants, but you’ll also be ingesting just 110 filling calories and 2 grams of fat.

Reducing Cholesterol Levels And Blood Sugars

A recent study found that eating two bowls of oatmeal a day can reduce cholesterol levels by six points in just three months. Why the cinnamon? Research from the US Department of Agriculture found that a dash of cinnamon helps control insulin spikes and the USDA says that just a quarter-teaspoon a day lowers blood sugar, cholesterol and triglyceride levels in people with type II diabetes.

For lunch, the best, healthy foods can be typical or slightly surprising. Salad is an obvious choice for eating healthy, as it is low in calories, not to mention high in vitamin C, E, folic acid, lycopene and disease-fighting carotenoids. In a Penn State study of 42 women, not surprisingly those who ate a big low-cal salad ate 12% less pasta afterward.

Natural Appetite Suppressors In Food

Many diets also say that beans are excellent for weight loss, appetite suppression, keeping blood sugar stable and lowering cholesterol. Chicken noodle soup and tofu are other less-noted appetite suppressors. Hot red pepper is an item you may not routinely think of in weight loss but a Japanese study found that the ingredient capsaicin helps to suppress the appetite and increase metabolic rates.

The best foods for snacking run the gamut from pears to nuts. According to the FDA, there are six grams of fiber in a medium-sized pear, which will help fill you up. Apples, with three grams of fiber, is another savvy choice. Nuts may be higher in calories (a handful contains 165), but a Purdue University study found that those who snack on nuts are slimmer and healthier.

Those who ate 500 calories worth of peanuts each day, consumed less at meals, had 11% faster metabolic rates and gained added disease-fighting benefits. For instance, walnuts contain cancer-fighting omega-3 fatty acids and just 10-20 pecans per day has been shown to reduce heart disease risks.

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About the Author:
Tracy Kerr-Walshe is an author of dieting articles including Effective Weight Loss, Full Body Detox, Juice Fasting.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles coming soon.

More Facts About Snack Foods

What are snack foods?
A snack food is essentially any food that is not a part of a meal. You can have a snack food any time of day depending on your hunger level. Some people find that a snack can give them energy when they are feeling drained. It is feeding the body and the body responds by producing energy. Different snacks will produce different reactions in the body.

A sugary snack will give you loads of initial energy but once the body has digested it, you crash back down. Sugary snacks are absorbed pretty quickly. Proteins and carbohydrates are better snacks because they give the body fuel for longer. If there is a particular food that you love, such as fruits or cereal, these make great snacks. In fact you could choose anything to snack on. It may be leftover lasagna from last night's dinner or it may be a chocolate cake from the office vending machine. Nothing is off limits when it comes to snack foods.