15 Fat Burning Foods

Have you ever wondered if there are fat-burning foods that could help you lose weight?

Well, the answer is “yes” and “no”…

Foods that fill you up and make you feel satisfied do indeed exist. Those foods can help you eat less and maintain or even lose weight.

Before I share 15 ideas on how to lose fat by eating certain foods, I want to give you a little background about your body so that you can keep adding more “good” foods to the list on your own.

The pancreas produces two hormones, glucagon and insulin, that determine what your body will do with carbohydrates. The use of sugar is then regulated by the ratio of these two hormones.

Glucagon “tells” the liver to release sugars, which rises the blood sugar, thus supplying the brain and the rest of the body with sugars.

The action of insulin is opposite to that of glucagon. Insulin instructs the body’s cells to take in glucose from the blood in times of satiation.

When you eat proteins, you release glucagon. When you eat carbohydrates, you release insulin. When you eat non-starchy foods or fats, neither is released. If you eat only carbohydrates, the insulin-to-glucagon ratio is elevated. If you eat only protein the insulin-to-glucagon ratio is too low.

A balanced meal, combining fats, protein, carbohydrates and non-starchy vegetables will provide you with a balanced insulin-to-glucagon ratio. This is what you are looking for, because it will make your body burn fat (without losing muscle).

Here are 15 ideas for foods that can help you burn fat according to the principles described above. There are no “magic foods” in that sense that will instantly cause weight loss, but it’s nevertheless possible to burn fat by eating healthy nutritious food groups sensibly without overeating. Here’s a list of “good” foods:

1. Whole grain breads - sugars are released slower compared to processed grains, thus less insulin response.
2. Coconut oil – your body usually doesn’t store the fats in coconut oil as fat.
3. Asparagus - non-starchy vegetable.
4. Salmon - to balance mentioned insulin-to-glucagon ratio, eat protein and fats with carbohydrates.
5. Chicken - (have it on a salad).
6. Kale - for extra calcium.
7. Green beans – non-starchy plus they fill you up.
8. Cod liver oil - important supplement of Vitamins A and D.
9. Garlic - use it as you go. It has multiple benefits.
10. Cabbage – cabbage soup fills you up and cabbage in general can be used in a variety of ways.
11. Bell peppers - another non-starchy vegetable (sweet).
12. Eggs – they satisfy hunger, contain proteins and fats, and go well with carbohydrates.
13. Cheese - preferably fresh (just don’t go overboard with quantity). Fats in aged cheese are damaged.
14. Bitters - often helpful for digesting fats.
15. Summer squash - goes well with light cheese sauces.

Useful links related to this article:

• Fat Loss 4 Idiots system
• Mediterranean Diet plan
• Sonoma Diet

In your eating plan, you can include basically any non-starchy vegetables.