Most of us does everything just to lose weight: less intake of food or diet, severe exercise, and the worse, taking of supplements that can be sometimes harmful to our health. Well, we all just want to stay fab and healthy, and as year 2012’s on the way, we wanted to get sexy in most natural way.
But how should we? It’s just simple. Try increasing your daily fiber intake in the form of nutrient-rich high-fiber foods. But why fiber?
According to the recent research in the Journal of Nutrition, eating more fiber is one of the myriad ways to prevent weight gain or even encourage weight loss. Over the course of the two-year study, the researchers found out that boosting fiber by 8 grams for every 1,000 calories resulted in about 4 1/2 pounds of weight loss.
Here are 7 fiber-rich foods that helps you fit!
1. Apples– its medium size (3-inch diameter) contains 4 grams of fiber; a large apple (3 1/4-inch diameter) has 5, and also offers a bit of vitamin C and pot(–foul word(s) removed–)ium.
2. Green Beans– one cup boasts 4 grams of fiber, plus a healthy dose (30% daily value) or skin-helping vitamin C.
3. Sweet Potatoes- a medium-size baked sweet potato (2 inches wide, 5 inches long…a little larger than your computer mouse), skin included, offers 5 grams of fiber-for just 103 calories. It’s also a nutrition powerhouse: providing 438% daily value of eye-healthy vitamin A (eat these foods to help you see more clearly), 37% daily value of vitamin C, plus some pot(–foul word(s) removed–)ium, vitamin E, iron, magnesium and phytochemicals like beta carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin.
4. Raspberries– a great source of fiber-some of it soluble in the form of pectin, which helps lower cholesterol. One cup of raspberries has 8 grams of fiber. Raspberries are also an excellent source of vitamin C.
5. Strawberries- one cup of it has a respectable 3 grams of fiber and more than a full day’s recommended dose of vitamin C-an antioxidant that helps keep skin healthy.
6. Chickpeas- Just 3/4 cup of chickpeas has a whopping 8 grams of fiber! You also get a good amount of vitamin B6 and folate, both of which play a role in forming healthy new cells.
7. Pumpkin- a cup of cooked pumpkin contains 3 grams of fiber. You also get vitamin A (245% daily value), vitamins C, E and pot(–foul word(s) removed–)ium.
These 7 foods can definitely help you slim down, so why don’t you try it to see for yourself? If you’re consuming 2,000calories per day, aim to increase your fiber by 16 grams, and enjoy being sexy!
High Fiber Fruits
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