5 Foods That Help You Lose Weight

By Melanie Haiken, Caring.com

Don’t get sucked into the idea that food is your enemy when you’re trying to lose weight. In fact, it’s just the opposite: Befriend the right foods, and the pounds are much more likely to peel off than if you just try to cut calories across the board. Here, five foods known by nutritionists to boost your body’s fat-burning potential

1. Oats
Wait a minute; aren’t oats a carb? Yes and no. Oats are a whole grain, and they’re high on what nutritionists call the “satiety index,” meaning oats have tremendous power to make you feel full. Not only that, they’re also high in soluble fiber, so they cut cholesterol and blood fat. Oats digest slowly, so they don’t raise your blood sugar, and they keep you feeling filled up well into the late morning. Old-fashioned steel-cut and rolled oats, with up to 5 grams of fiber per serving, are best, but even instant oatmeal has 3 to 4 grams of fiber per serving.

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Fadia C.

11:05AM PDT on Oct 9, 2011

thanks

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Estelita A.

9:42PM PDT on Sep 29, 2011

THANKS.

Eternal G.

7:10PM PDT on Sep 5, 2011

Thanks.

May H.

10:38AM PDT on Sep 4, 2011

Nita O.

2:00PM PDT on Aug 23, 2011

Thanks

Judith C.

12:43PM PDT on Aug 5, 2011

Thanks for the article I need all the help I can get,I have apparently got an underactive thyroid.

Alicia N.

9:28PM PDT on Aug 4, 2011

great info, many many thanks

Brigid C.

12:02PM PDT on Aug 4, 2011

Thanks I have been using cinnamon in my coffee and on my cereal. Can use all the help I can get. Thanks

Debra M.

7:45AM PDT on Aug 3, 2011

Nice. I love most all of those mentioned. I've gone mostly raw, of late, and I feel great! It is surprising how well kale is disguised by an apple or two, along with a cucumber. It's taken me a long time, but I finally feel like I've taken control of my own health! Now, to add more cinnamon, which has likewise always been a favorite of mine. And don't forget spirulina, for a super food addition to your smoothies!

Claire C.

5:33PM PDT on Aug 2, 2011

Thanks for the great reminder - I'll try to eat some of these each and every day. Eggs always fill me up and keep me feeling full so well. I love almond butter - my favorite form of almonds.