Health and Fitness Articles » lean body foods http://www.1healthfitness.com Informative articles on health and fitness Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:10:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Top 7 Foods For A Leaner Body http://www.1healthfitness.com/the-top-7-foods-for-a-leaner-body-285/ http://www.1healthfitness.com/the-top-7-foods-for-a-leaner-body-285/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:44:47 +0000 admin http://www.1healthfitness.com/?p=285 Continue reading →]]> There are some foods that are better than others in their ability to make the body healthier and leaner. Now if you want to weigh a bit less or if you want to fit into your favorite summer dress, including foods like these in your diet will help you to achieve your goal faster. Let’s look at 10 of those foods:

1. Legumes and pulses

Legumes and pulses are low in fat and high in protein, fiber and iron – just what you need to build a lean healthy body. Make sure that you get enough beans and pulses into your every day diet.

2. Oats

Oats are one of those wonder foods that keep you full for longer. This is because of the high soluble fiber contents. Be sure to include a bowl of oats for breakfast and see how the pounds drop off.

3. Fat free dairy products

Fat free dairy products are much lower in fat than full cream products and it’s also high in calcium – the calcium helps to aid weight loss.

4. Whole-grain products

Wholegrain carbs is one of the better starch choices (better than white), because the fiber in it helps to keep you full and also help to keep the weight off.

5. Lean meat and fish

Lean meat and fish are the better meat choices (over fatty red meat), because they are lower in fat and higher in protein. This will enable you to lose body fat as you build lean muscle mass.

6. Fruits and veggies

Snacking on fruit and vegetable between meals is one of the best ways to ensure that you stay lean and healthy. Make sure that you always have enough of it nearby to snack on.

7. High protein bars

Protein helps the building of lean muscle mass and also helps the body to burn off excess fat. So snacking on a few high protein bars will help keep you full, keep cravings at bay and will also help you to get lean.

Including foods like those will really help you to keep your waist to hip ratio healthy and it will also make sure that you are lean and healthy. Just remember to also exercise regularly and to eat right. Pilates is a great exercise to get in shape. If you want to give it a go, have a look at the pilates workout machine. That way you will be lean and healthy for life.

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