Foods That Help Burn Fat!

Ever Wish You Could Perform Athletically Like You Did In Your 20's?

Maintaining a healthy diet and being dedicated to your exercise regime are the two most important yet basic requirements for a healthy lifestyle. However, there are a few foods that aid the process and give you a leg up the fat fence. Foods that you can eat/drink all you want, and they’ll only help burn those calories, not pile them on.

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Orange Juice

New research reveals that your body has a harder time losing weight and calories without adequate levels of Vitamin C-the star nutrient in OJ. Experts say that up to one-third of Americans routinely run low on this important vitamin.

Good to know: Fresh orange Juice is full of vitamin C. It has 80mg or more per cup, above the 60mg Daily Value. But vitamin C deteriorates with exposure to oxygen. Within a month all the vitamin C will be gone, leaving you with a box of orange calories.

Water

When German researchers gave 14 men and women two cups of water, they found that the subjects' metabolism began to rise within 10 minutes. After 40 minutes, their average calories burning rate was 30 percent higher and stayed there for more than an hour. What's more, the water quenches your thirst and helps prevents dehydration, which can stunt your metabolism.

Good to know: You burn calories as you bring the temperature of the liquid up to your body’s, so if you're aiming for max fat and calorie burn, drink really cold water.

Salmon

People who eat fish three or four times a week have higher levels of leptin - a hormone that is believed to control appetite and promote fat loss. Fish are also rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which help to regulate the body's blood-sugar levels, which keep hunger at bay.

 Good to know: Canned tuna contains fewer omega-3s than salmon, and it has recently come under fire for its high mercury content, which limits the amount of tuna you should eat. Buy canned salmon instead. Twelve ounces a week, or four 3-ounces cans, delivers all the omega-3s you need, plus its low in calories (80 per can) and high in protein. Toss it in salads, mix it with pasta, or just serve it up with a little mayo on a salmon sub.

Eggs

If you want to burn fat, nothing beats breakfast. The morning meal ups your metabolism and increases your energy to tackle the day ahead/workout. Research shows that egg eaters consume fewer calories than non-egg eaters in the hours following breakfast.

Good to know: Almost 80% of people who lose and keep off large amounts of weight eat breakfast daily, according to the National Weight Control Registry.

Milk

Sure, milk can deliver bone-building calcium, and some studies suggest that calcium promotes fat burning, but that's not the whole story, or perhaps even the most important part. Milk is also an important source of vitamin D, otherwise known as the sunshine vitamin.

 Good to know: Three cups of milk a day deliver your daily dose of calcium and about 75 percent of your vitamin D needs (400 IU a day). For the rest, hang out in the sunshine for about five minutes a day to get some light on your hands, face and arms. Other good food sources include eggs, and fish such as salmon, sardines and herring.

Sirloin

Lean meats, such as sirloin steaks, as well as turkey, chicken, tuna, lentils and fortified cereals, are rich in iron, the mineral that is responsible for forming hemoglobin and carrying oxygen in your red blood cells. Without enough oxygen carrying hemoglobin, your energy flags and your metabolism falls. Because athletes are so active they may need about 30 percent more iron than the general population. Supplementing iron can be risky, so it's best to get it from food.

 Good to know: Cook in cast iron. The minerals leach from the pot or pan into the food. Acidic foods work best. One study showed that the iron content of three ounces of spaghetti sauce skyrocketed from 0.6mg to 5.7mg of iron after being cooked in a cast iron pot.

Almonds

Adding a handful of almonds to your oatmeal in the morning may help you burn fat and calories. A study of 65 overweight adults found that even when the dieters ate identical amounts of calories, those who were given three ounces of almonds every day lost considerably more weight (18 percent versus an 11 percent weight loss) and more inches off their waistline than those who did not eat nuts. Almonds seem to help stabilize blood sugar, which wards off hunger.

Good to know: Nuts are high in calories, so don't go too nuts. A handful a day should be enough to help keep hunger away.