For many women and people on diets, eating carbohydrates (carbs) is seen as the enemy. We imagine that we gain weight, get heavier and don’t look good.
However, carbs are the main source of energy. Depriving yourself from carbs leaves you feeling weak, dull and overall exhausted.
Eating the right type of carbs leaves you with energy, a flat tummy and a great look. Consuming nutrient dense carbs with at least two to three grams of fiber per calories since the body breaks down fiber more slowly, keeping you full for a longer time.
Add these tasty foods into your means and you’ll flatten your tummy, and stay fueled all day.
Beans
I can count the amount of people i know who don’t eat anything that resembles beans. Bean eaters have a 23% lower risk of expanding waistline and 22% reduced risk of being obese, according to the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
Although, beans vary, each has slightly different amounts of fiber, all good choices since they pack protein and iron. Do keep in mind to remind rinse any canned beans to reduce the sodium content.
Oatmeal
Early morning oats, yummy. Half the fiber in oatmeal is solution fiber, the kind that dissolves into a gel-like substance that delays the stomach emptying. Studies found that adding more soluble fiber to your diet may help reduce visceral fat, the deep belly kind that surrounds vital organs and has been associated with metabolic disorders, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Green Peas
Mostly people add green peas when it’s an occasion. To that party jollof rice or fried rice. A half-cup of peas provides 12% of your recommended daily intake of zinc. Which is known for its cold-fighting powers, this mineral may help reduce hunger by boosting levels of leptin. Leptin is a hormone that alerts your brain when your stomach has had enough.
