Looking fit is something that everyone desires but not many are blessed to have a perfect body weight and shape. Some people literally starve to stay in shape while others eat a lot yet don’t have any issues with maintaining weight. The key is not to “not” eat but is to eat “right”. There are certain food that won’t give you weight and you can eat them to the heart’s content.
Below is the list of foods that are rich in fiber while being low calorie. So while their satiety value is big, their caloric value is low. However, you should always make sure that your diet is well balanced with a sensible variety of foods.
Boiled Potatoes:
Due to their higher carb content, many people avoid potatoes when trying to lose weight, but they shouldn’t.
Whole potatoes are loaded with vitamins, fiber and other important nutrients. They also contain a certain type of starch called resistant starch.
Resistant starch contains half the calories of regular starch (2 instead of 4 calories per gram). In your digestive system, it acts a lot like soluble fiber, helping you feel full.
However, this does not mean fry you potatoes into chips! Eat them boiled or baked.
Popcorn:
You can have a bowl full of popcorn but without butter and sugar. You may add a little salt.This way, a portion (about a cup) only contains 31 kcal.
Oranges, grapefruits, and tangerines:
A large amount of fruit is not recommended if you want to lose weight, yet citrus fruits are an exception here.
They’re rich in substances like fiber, flavonoids, and vitamin C.
Besides having a big satiety value, they help your digestion, liver, and skin, and make you healthier overall.
Melon and watermelon:
With 60-70 kcal per slice, you can eat them as much as you may like.
These fruits help excrete excess liquid from your body and satiate you well.
Cucumber:
An indispensable vegetable for all those losing weight: it helps fight swelling and gets you slimmer without harm.
Eggs:
You can eat them at any time of the day, even at night, without fear of gaining weight. Of course, boiled eggs are better than fried ones.
Pineapple:
This delicious fruit is the best friend of those who’re losing weight.
The bromelain contained within pineapples actively splits fats and helps metabolize proteins.
Apples:
One apple is only 50 kcal. It makes you feel satiated and regulates your digestion.
Plums:
Plums are rich in vitamin C and potassium, which maintain your heart and vessels.
Salad:
Salad is a great source of folic acid, and you can eat it by the ton: one leaf of lettuce is 3 kcal.
Berries: currant, cranberry, strawberry:
Currants and cranberries are rich in vitamin C, and the former is also a diuretic, helping get rid of excess water.
Strawberries are very nutritious and help your digestion as well as your cardiovascular system.
Fish:
Fish that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids may increase satiety in people who are overweight or obese.
They’re also loaded with high-quality protein, which is known to be very filling.
Lean Meats:
Lean meats are high in protein and very filling. In fact, higher-protein diets lead to lower overall calorie intake than lower-protein diets.
Skinless chicken and turkey and red meat (without fat) are lean meats you can have everyday but not fried!
Cottage Cheese:
Cottage cheese is low in calories but very high in protein.
It is also packed with healthy nutrients, including B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus and selenium.
These characteristics make cottage cheese a weight loss friendly food.
Cantaloupe:
Cantaloupe has more beta carotene – a form of vitamin A that promotes healthy eyes.
Just one cup of the fruit provides you with potassium as well as more than 100% of your daily recommended value of vitamins A and C.
Plus, since water makes up 90% of cantaloupe, there are only 55 calories in one serving.
If you want to stay slim, it’s best to have dinner 3-4 hours before sleep.
So if you go to bed at 11 p.m., you can calmly eat at 7 p.m. If your sleep time begins at midnight, then eating at 8 p.m. is perfectly okay.
