Best fatburning foods

Biggipooh
Biggipooh Posts: 350
in Food and Nutrition
Found this list on "Womens Health" Side, these are suppose to be the best fatburning foods. A lot of them I already eat.... but Grapefruit??? Can't eat......to bitter.


Almonds and other nuts (with skins intact)
Build muscle, reduce cravings

Dairy products (fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese)
Build strong bones, fire up weight loss

Eggs
Build muscle, burn fat

Turkey and other lean meats
Build muscle, strengthen immune system

Berries
Improve satiety, prevent cravings

Enova oil (soy and canola oil)
Promotes fullness, not easily stored as fat

Peanut butter
Boosts testosterone (a good thing even in women), builds muscle, burns fat

Fatty fish (such as salmon, tuna, mackerel)
Trigger fullness, fire up fat burning

Grapefruit
Lowers insulin, regulates blood sugar and metabolism; be sure to eat the fleshy white membranes

Green tea
Fires up fat burning

Chili peppers
Spikes metabolism

Spinach and green vegetables
Fight free radicals and improve recovery for better muscle building

Whole grains (quinoa, brown rice, whole grain cereal)
Small doses prevent body from storing fat

Beans and legumes
Build muscle, help burn fat, regulate digestion

Whey
Builds muscle, burns fat

Replies

  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    It's kind of a misleading list, as no specific food will burn fat, per se. You can eat hot peppers washed down with a gallon of green tea and you won't be blasting the fat away. A lot of the foods listed say "build muscle" because yes, that is what proteins do (eggs, meats).

    It is a good list of different foods you may want to rotate into your daily eating habits, so long as no one thinks that any one food will burn fat off faster. The best way to burn fat is to strengthen those muscles via strength training exercises.
  • thingal12
    thingal12 Posts: 302 Member
    Grapefruit
    Lowers insulin, regulates blood sugar and metabolism; be sure to eat the fleshy white membranes


    ^^ the fleshy white membranes are inedible! it makes me gag :ohwell:
  • mebemini2012
    mebemini2012 Posts: 48
    Bump for refrence!!
  • Miss_L
    Miss_L Posts: 20 Member
    You know what all these foods have in common? Theyre natural...hint hint!
  • Zichu
    Zichu Posts: 542 Member
    One thing, for those of you who are a bit confused, these foods aren't going actually increase your muscle mass or anything. You need to lift weights and follow a good program to be able to build muscle mass and strength, these foods will help in the repairing process after you have torn your muscles after said workouts.
  • YoYo1951
    YoYo1951 Posts: 370
    good reference, thank u
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    It's kind of a misleading list, as no specific food will burn fat, per se. You can eat hot peppers washed down with a gallon of green tea and you won't be blasting the fat away. A lot of the foods listed say "build muscle" because yes, that is what proteins do (eggs, meats).

    It is a good list of different foods you may want to rotate into your daily eating habits, so long as no one thinks that any one food will burn fat off faster. The best way to burn fat is to strengthen those muscles via strength training exercises.

    This isn't kind of misleading it's totally misleading. First, foods don't burn fat!! Some foods are more thermogenic than others but that doesn't mean they burn fat??!!!! Exercise and activity in a calorie deficit burns fat. Nice list of healthy food but just eating these foods isn't going to build muscle and burn fat in the absence of resistance training and a calorie deficit!!

    ETA: If this list were true, we could just eat ourselve into our idea weight and physical condition!
  • jcmartin0313
    jcmartin0313 Posts: 574 Member
    I dont know but washing down a bunch of hot peppers with a gallon of green tea gives he heartburn so something is burning.
  • johicks
    johicks Posts: 1,991 Member
    Try Ruby Red Grapefruit, that is a little less bitter.

    IF you really want to try to add grapefruit to your repertoire, start with the Ruby Red; w/o eating the membranes. IF that is still too bitter, then add a little brown sugar. Decrease the brown sugar- still not eating the membranes. I think if you try it you're enjoy it. I eat alot in the winter to help keep my Vitamin C up!! :~D

    Thanks for this post!!

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