Vegetables are no doubt a crucial piece in a weight loss puzzle. But there are certain vegetables that not only are good at shedding your excess, ugly pounds, but are also excellent in keeping your health in good condition so your metabolism can remain active all day long and keep your weight in check. Here are the 5 vegetables I’m talking about.
Rich in fiber and low in calories,
vegetables are what overweight people need for effective weight loss. Here I recommend these 5 vegetables in particular because they not only help you lose weight, but also promote good health too.
Kelp
How does kelp help you lose weight?
Kelp is a good source of iodine, which stimulates a hormone produced by the thyroid gland that’s responsible for boosting metabolism, so you’ll burn more calories. If your weight gain is caused by thyroid disorder, then kelp is what you need for weight loss. However, too much iodine can have a negative effect on your thyroid. Therefore, moderate consumption is the key to losing weight with kelp.
Celery
An 8-inch stalk of celery contains approximately 6 calories. But the mere act of digesting this stalk burns more than 6 calories, resulting in a calorie deficit. In other words, you’ll use up more calories from your energy reserve (fat stores and glycogen) to break down celery, achieving weight loss. Not only that, celery provides a good source of vitamin C and fiber (as in kelp), and fiber is one key ingredient to help you detox and lose weight more effectively.
Spinach
Spinach carries lots of fiber which helps you stay full longer and reduce the overall number of calories that you consume each day. Low-calorie intake is essential for weight loss. You can also benefit from its rich content of vitamin K and calcium which help to prevent or treat osteoporosis and the loss of bone density.
Bean Sprouts
These refer to sprouting from mung beans, alfalfa, lentils, chickpeas and soy beans. Sprouting actually helps to turn the starches, oils and other nutrients in beans to vitamins, enzymes and other forms of proteins, minerals and sugars. A single helping of fresh sprouted mung beans contains about 3/4 of the daily requirement of vitamin C. Sprouting increases the vitamin B present in beans, including thiamin, folate, B6 and biotin and produces less intestinal gas when consumed. Being low in calories, packed with vitamins and cheap in prices, they’re affordable vegetables that help you lose weight.
Broccoli
Most vegetables carry lots of fiber that helps you feel full and satisfied easily and sustain your activity over longer period of time, but I highly recommend broccoli here due to its high nutritional value – rich in vitamin C and carotenoids, and also contains protein, all-important B vitamins, phosphorus, potassium, chromium and calcium etc. You’ll lose weight with broccoli when it stops you from eating more food, but you’ll also gain health with its antioxidant properties and anticarcinogenic powers. Hence, it is a must-add ingredient in your weight loss diet.
No doubt these 5 vegetables can help you lose weight effectively, you should also include other varieties of plant-based foods to achieve a balance between weight loss and health.
