| Facts about Foods that Suppress Appetite | | | | rate of your body's absorption of carbs. When |
| 1. Eat the Good Kinds of Fat | | | | you eat a lot of carbs by themselves, your body |
| Although most of us are turned off by the idea | | | | will quickly take the excess energy and store it in |
| of "eating fat," it's a totally different story when | | | | your fat cells. Foods that suppress appetite and |
| we're eating the type of fats that are healthy. | | | | are high in protein include fish/seafood, lean |
| These will be the ones that are able to suppress | | | | meats, chicken, and egg whites. To prevent your |
| your appetite. You want to eat foods with | | | | meal from having too much fat, you shouldn't eat |
| monosaturated fat because when the fat is in | | | | gravy and high carb foods such as French fries, |
| that form, it makes your body think that it's full | | | | white flour pasta, and potato chips. An interesting |
| and satisfied. Foods that suppress appetite and | | | | little fact is that if you eat protein, drinking beer |
| contain high monosaturated fat include olives and | | | | will even be a little less fattening for you! If you |
| olive oil, sunflower kernels, avocados, macadamia | | | | can't eat enough protein during the day, then try |
| nuts, and almonds. Also, you can eat tiny servings | | | | adding some protein shakes to your diet. |
| of mayonnaise, heavy cream, and cream cheese | | | | 4. Spicy Foods |
| to suppress your appetite. | | | | Unless you have a high tolerance for spice, this tip |
| 2. Fibrous Veggies! | | | | will apply to you. Whenever you eat spicy foods, I |
| By just being healthy and eating green foods will | | | | bet you drink a lot of water in the process. |
| be enough to suppress your appetite. These | | | | Drinking a lot of water when you eat will cause |
| vegetables are high in fiber, so you'll get full easily, | | | | you to feel satisfied much faster. So add hot |
| and they're low in calories so you won't gain any | | | | sauces or spices such as ginger, wasabi, garlic chili |
| weight. Foods that suppress appetite in this | | | | sauce, etc. This will turn your regular foods into |
| category include radicchio, endive, lettuce, spinach, | | | | foods that suppress appetite. |
| broccoli, carrots, peppers, cauliflower, celery, and | | | | 5. More Fiber! |
| a whole lot more... (many vegetables fall into this | | | | In addition to fibrous vegetables, you should eat |
| category). Do your best to eat as many fibrous | | | | fibrous fruits... especially if you need to eat |
| veggies in every meal so that you can always | | | | something sweet. The more fiber it has, the |
| suppress your appetite. If you're not used to | | | | more slowly you're going to digest the food. |
| consuming raw foods, then start out slowly so | | | | Whenever you can, don't take off the peels of |
| you can avoid indigestion. | | | | fruits. If you're trying to lose weight, then you |
| 3. Eat Protein | | | | should only eat a serving of 1 per day and eat a |
| Protein is great to eat because it slows down the | | | | lot more veggies instead. |