Amazing things happen when two great collaborators work in tandem to create magic and that’s just as true when it comes to food.
Last month, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported that salads were more nutritionally potent if you added eggs to them. The reason is that the eggs made it easier for your body to absorb carotenoids, the pigments that give veggies their colour — and help you fight weight gain.
Here are 8 other ideal collaborators, each bringing its own unique nutritional talents to help keep you slim:
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Pairing a few pieces of tuna sashimi, with ginger may help your waistline. The ginger helps diminish that bloated look rapidly while tuna can stop belly fat cells from growing larger.
High-volume, low-calorie spinach will fill you up without filling you out while avocado oil, made from pressed avocados, is rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fats that may help improve cholesterol and ward off hunger.
Potatoes are actually more filling than fiber-rich brown rice and oatmeal—and they’re a good source of bloat-banishing potassium. Just be sure to skip the butter in favor of pepper.
Fight fat and banish bloating with a fruit salad comprised of honeydew and red grapes. Melon is a natural diuretic, so it helps fight that puffy look while red grapes contain an antioxidant that helps calm the action of fat-storage genes.
Pairing beans with corn can help boost the slimming effect. Corn contains resistant starch, a carb that dodges digestion. In turn, the body isn’t able to absorb as many of its calories.
Ward off hunger by adding cinnamon to your coffee. Cinnamon is flavorful, practically calorie-free and contains powerful antioxidants that are proven to reduce the accumulation of belly flab while coffee suppresses the appetite.
Protein-rich foods like poultry not only boost satiety, but also help people eat less at subsequent meals, according to research. And adding cayenne pepper fires up your fat burn.
Eating raw carrots, which are packed with soluble fiber, with a protein-rich chickpea dip such as hummus, will curb hunger pangs and provide energy in one balanced, nutritious snack.
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If dieting isn’t your thing and you’d prefer to tone up to slim down, check out ASICS Singapore’s very first training escapade happening on May 6 & 7 at The Warehouse Hotel. More details can be found here! See you there.