Are there 15 fat burning foods that you can eat and lose weight? Yes and no. There are foods that you can eat that help you feel satisfied, full and content. Feel that way and you will usually eat less and maintain or lose weight. That can be a good thing. I'll share 15 food ideas for losing fat, but first a little background.

Two hormones produced in the pancreas, glucagon and insulin, determine how your body uses carbohydrates. The ratio of these two hormones is what really is critical for sugar use.

Glucagon is released when proteins are eaten. Insulin is released when carbohydrates are eaten. Neither is released when you eat fats or non-starchy foods. Eat just carbohydrates and the insulin to glucagon ratio is too high. Eat just protein and the insulin to glucagon ratio is too low. Eat a balanced meal with proteins, fats, non-starchy vegetables and carbohydrates and you get a balanced insulin to glucagon ratio. That burns fat and builds muscle.

Eating a balanced meal does NOT lead to fat production. It can lead to fat loss. Also a balanced meal will not lead to muscle loss. It may lead to muscle gain.

Here are 15 fat burning foods ideas. With the background in the first paragraphs, you can see that eating a few selected foods will not magically cause weight loss. But, making some fairly simple changes in the way you eat CAN finally help you to lose weight and keep it off. Here goes...

• 1. Coconut oil - the fats in coconut oil are not usually stored as fat.


• 2. Salmon - eat protein and fats with carbohydrates for a balanced insulin to glucagon ration.


• 3. Whole grain breads - sugars released more slowly than processed grains, so less insulin response.


• 4. Asparagus - a non-starchy vegetable even helpful with cheese sauce.


• 5. Cabbage - use it many different ways especially helpful in soup as a filler.


• 6. Kale - high in calcium plus easy to grow yourself.


• 7. Chicken - balance a meal with chicken on a salad.


• 8. Garlic - use it however you can.


• 9. Green beans - fills you up, but non-starchy so no effect on insulin to glucagon ratio.


• 10. Cod liver oil - an important supplement for Vitamins A and D.


• 11. Bitters - like Swedish Bitters, helps to digest fats.


• 12. Bell peppers - another sweet tasting non-starchy vegetable useful in several ways.


• 13. Summer squash - especially good with light cheese sauces.


• 14. Cheese - in limited amounts, preferably fresh, as the fats in aged cheese are damaged.


• 15. Eggs - contain proteins plus fats to satisfy hunger and combine well with carbohydrates.

There are many more than 15 fat burning foods if you realize the real keys to healthy eating and weight loss. Include any and all non-starchy vegetables as part of your eating plan.

For more fat loss ideas along these lines, read any of Dr. Diana Schwarzbein's books or any of Dr. Mary Enig's books.

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