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If any of you are new to the MFP or are just curious as to what foods you can eat to help you burn more calories & therefore BOOST your metabolism, check out the below artile that I found online.



15 Best Foods to Boost Your Metabolism
by Tina McCarthy on May 12, 2009


Remember the days when your metabolism was like a caffeinated mouse in a wheel? Yeah, me neither. If you aren’t one of those lucky gals who can eat whatever she wants and burn it off thanks to an annoyingly fast metabolism, look to these helpful foods to boost your metabolism. (And check out this post on additional tips to speed up a sluggish metabolism.)

Grapefruit

This diet super fruit (above) lowers the insulin levels in your body that trigger your system to store fat. Plus, it is rich in fiber, and your body must burn extra calories in order to break it down.

Green Tea

Green tea is the main source of epigallocatechin gallate, known better as EGCG. This healthy catechin speeds up your brain and nervous system, causing your body to burn more calories.

Yogurt

The high levels of protein present in natural yogurt require a lot of energy to be processed. Plus, the pro-biotic cultures found in yogurt help regulate your digestive tract.

Almonds

Almonds’ essential fatty acids help raise your body’s metabolism. Just don’t overdo it because they’re also very high in calories.

Coffee

Coffee has caffeine, which does give you a boost. Just ensure that you don’t exceed 2 or 3 cups a day, or you risk a host of side effects, including irritability and jitters.

Turkey

This protein-rich meat builds lean muscle tissue, which causes your body to burn extra calories and raises your metabolism.

Apples

Like grapefruit, this low-calorie snack is high in fiber, which your body must burn calories to break down. Plus, since apples help you stay full for longer, you’ll eat less.

Spinach

Popeye was right about one thing: spinach can help make you strong and healthy. In addition to speeding up your metabolism, it’s a great source of antioxidants, magnesium, potassium, iron and vitamin C.

Beans

Low in fat and packed with protein, beans keep you full for long durations, and your body must burn extra calories in order to process this fiber-rich food.

Jalapenos

The capcaisin found in jalapenos causes your body to burn extra calories for hours after you ingest them, speeding up both your heart rate and metabolism.

Broccoli

Broccoli contains a highly effective metabolism-boosting team of nutrients: calcium and vitamin C. Calcium acts as a metabolic trigger, while vitamin C helps your body absorb more calcium.

Oatmeal

Because your body takes a long time to break down the fat-soluble fiber in oatmeal, this healthy food lowers your body’s insulin level and speeds up your metabolism as a result.

Soy Milk

Fortified soy milk is loaded with calcium, which helps boost your metabolism. Just stay away from the sweetened varieties.

Curry

Like jalapenos, curry increases the amount of calories your body burns and speeds up your metabolism.

Cinnamon

A little bit of cinnamon can go a long way. Add some zing to your daily cup of tea with this tasty spice to help your body metabolize sugars more effectively and maintain steadier blood sugar levels. Cinnamon can also help lower your cholesterol.

For more information, check out these articles at My Fit and Fitness Tips for Life.

DancingFox

Good to know!! A lot of those are already part of my daily eating. I'll make sure to keep 'em there!

drog2323

cool - thanks for sharing. i just started using cinnamon on my oatmeal and coffee. definitely adds some zip!

HunnyLuvsJorge

Thanks for sharing!

nancymmorris

thanks for the info. I eat 9 of th 15 almost daily. Will try and add the additional 6 into my diet.

hpsnickers1

Read up on white tea. I just recently read in Prevention Magazine that it has even more of that chemical than green tea.

And broccoli has a lot of the same nutrients you get in whole grains. Great for people on lower carb diets (I dropped mine from 55% to 40% and have cut out most flours and some grains).

And cinnamon has all kinds of great benefits.

theflowmaster

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AngelicaDulas

Good to know!! A lot of those are already part of my daily eating. I'll make sure to keep 'em there!

Totally! I eat everything there (except the grapefruit) on a fairly regular basis. Good info for those who don't know so much about healthy eating. Thanks for the info!

HelenTheKitchen

Great article. Will be looking to add more of a lot of these to my diet.

Side note: don't eat grapefruit if you're on birth control, it makes it less effective.

miranda75

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rockabyesarojane

nice.
i'm surprised that edamame wasnt on the list though.

fanceegirl75

Thank you for this reminder. I eat/drink grapefruit & green tea everyday. I try to have almonds & yogurt at least a few times a week. I love curry and jalepenos so great to know they are helping too. Good info!! :bigsmile:

johanneleger

Thanks for sharing. You can never read too much on great health tips. I will now add cinnamon to my daily oatmeal. Thanks again !!

shannonpatton

I never knew that about grapefruit! I love it. Thanks for sharing

cowlover22

Well I dont know if it boost your metabolism or not but I noticed that all of the thin women at work drink milk and I started to and I lost just from doing that..skim milk..just an observation thanks for the info though

cowlover22

Chaynan (sorry spelled wrong) pepper is supposed too! Comes in pills..dont take it though if you have diarahrea burns your butt

BayERnurse

Good post!