The 10 Most Important Foods For Weight Loss

In food, nutrient density is very important. One of the main reasons why there is such a big problem with weight in modern society is the fact that we eat foods that are nutrient deficient. If you are trying to lose weight you need to forget about this whole idea of reducing calorie consumption, food quality is the most important thing.

Why is this?

Obviously you need to consume less energy to lose weight, in order to do this though you need to provide your body with all the essential nutrients. If you don't get these nutrients your brain tells you to eat more. This is where the quality of food becomes important, foods that have a high nutrient density are going to have less energy content and are going to provide more of the essential nutrients. The fact that most of us are addicted to food means that dieting becomes very difficult. By reducing consumption of these low quality foods means that you risk becoming seriously deficient in the essential nutrients. This is why most diets don't work, a good weight loss diet shouldn't be difficult at all.

The big problem is food processing. Food is made to taste better, look better and last longer and all this has a large impact on the nutrient quality. The best types of foods to eat are natural foods, in particular green, leafy vegetables. To get the maximum nutrients from these foods you need to make sure you chew them well, otherwise a lot of goodness passes through undigested.

The 10 most highly nutrient dense foods

1. Kale

2. Collards

3. Spinach

4. Bok choy

5. Romaine

6. Boston

7. Broccoli

8. Artichoke

9. Cabbage

10. Carrots

In the next post I'm going to talk about how to prepare these foods to ensure that you get the most nutrients out of them.

By: mja155

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