List of Fat Burning Foods

The list of fat burning foods that you will find at the end of this page, consists mostly of complex fibrous carbohydrates (vegetables) because these foods have a very low calorie density.

In fact when you factor in the thermic effect, which is the amount of calories that your body uses just to digest and utilize this food many of them even have what is called “negative calories.”

In this list of fat burning foods there are also quite a few simple carbohydrates (fruit). Simple carbs, especially when consumed by themselves, are digested very quickly by your body, and this causes a rapid rise in blood sugar!

Once this happens your organism releases large amounts of insulin to clear all the excess blood sugar (glucose) out of your bloodstream.

This is always followed by a feeling of fatigue, weakness, mood swings, and also causes an increase in appetite, hunger and food cravings.

Because of this it it a very good idea in the beginning of your weight loss program to eat all fruit in moderation.

The lean protein has the highest thermic effect of all food and is required by your body in moderate amounts to keep you in nitrogen balance.

This means that in order for your body to maintain your muscle it needs to get amino acids from the protein in your food, or a protein supplement, about every four hours.

When you do not provide your organism with these amino acids on a regular basis your body simply breaks down your muscle and gets the amino acids it needs to function properly from there.

This leads to muscle loss, and eventually to a drop in your metabolism. When your metabolism slows down you burn less calories during the day, and what was once your maintenance daily calorie intake becomes a calorie surplus.

This is the major reason why most people lose muscle mass and gain unwanted body fat as they get older.

The best approach to reverse this process is to consume lean protein in moderation every four hours of the day with your meals.

The full details on protein consumption you will find in the nutrition sections, and everything else that can help you create a lean, healthy body filled with vitality is on the pages of this site.

This list of fat burning foods is important, but it is only a small piece of the effective long term weight loss puzzle.

Reading all the pages of my site at your own pace will make you an expert in the area of nutrition and exercise, and eventually can help you to create the body of your dreams!

Here is a full list of fat burning foods:

Complex Carbohydrates: artichokes, asparagus, beet greens, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chervil, chicory, chives, Chinese cabbage, corn, cucumbers, dandelion greens, eggplant, endive, garlic, green beans, Kohlrabi, kale, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, mussels, mustard greens, okra, onions, parsley leaves, parsnips, peas, peppers, pumpkin, radishes, red cabbage, sauerkraut, scallions, sorrel, spinach, string beans, squash, tomato, turnips, water cress

Simple Carbohydrates: apples, apricots, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, cherries, cranberries, currants, Damson plums, grapefruit, grapes, honey dew, huckleberries, kumquats, lemons, limes, loganberries, mangoes, musk melons, nectarines, oranges, papaya, pomegranates, peaches, pears, pineapple, prunes, quince, raspberries, rhubarb

Lean Proteins chicken breast, turkey breast, lean red meat, buffalo fish, clams, cod, crabs, flounder, lobster, oysters, sea bass, shrimps