LIFESTYLE BLOGS
LIFESTYLE BLOGS

Here’s a secret: the trick to losing weight is to eat less food.  However there are some factors that may lead you to eat more, which will in turn hinder your weight loss efforts.  Check out these reasons your body may think you’re hungry, even though you’re not:

  1. Time of day - You think you’re hungry at breakfast, lunch or dinner time because, well, it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner time.
  2. Sight - Seeing your favorite foods makes you hungry.
  3. Variety - We often “save room” for dessert to satisfy a craving for sweet food.
  4. Smell - The smell of food causes an increase in insulin secretion that makes us think we’re hungry.
  5. Alcohol - It can impair your judgment and make it tougher to leave the table.
  6. Temperature - People eat more when it’s cold.  Metabolism drops when it’s time to eat, and eating warms us up.
  7. Refined carbs - These foods cause blood sugar to drop, and you’ll likely be hungry only a few hours after eating.

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You hear a lot about superfoods, but mainly how great they are to have in your diet. Here’s another list of foods you should consider throwing in your grocery basket:

  Beets - Why they’re healthy:  Folate and betaine (which can help lower your risk of heart disease), and their pigments may help fight cancer.
How to eat them:  Not from a jar, but fresh and uncooked.

Cabbage - Why it’s healthy:  Few calories, and sulforaphane helps reduce cancer risk.
How to eat it:  In a salad, or on a burger.

Guava - Why it’s healthy: Fiber, potassium, lycopene (which helps fight prostate cancer).
How to eat it: It’s all edible, from rind to seeds. May be a little hard to find, but high end supermarkets or Latin grocery stores should stock it.

Swiss Chard - Why it’s healthy: Lutein and zeaxanthin (which both help protect retinas from the damages of aging).
How to eat it: Sautéd with olive oil and garlic, seasoned with salt and pepper and served with grilled steaks and chicken, or pan-seared fish.

Cinnamon - Why it’s healthy:  Helps control blood sugar, which affects your risk of heart disease.
How to eat it:  Sprinkled on coffee or oatmeal.

Purslane - Why it’s healthy:  Melatonin (may inhibit cancer growth), omega-3 fats.
How to eat it:  In a salad as an alternative or addition to lettuce.

Pomegranate juice -  Why it’s healthy:  Improves bloodflow to the heart, decreases systolic blood pressure, vitamin C.
How to eat it: POM Wonderful makes a 100 per cent pomegranate juice with no added sugars - a small glass is all you need to get the many benefits.

Goji berries -  Why they’re healthy:  Antioxidants, may reduce insulin resistance (a risk factor for diabetes).
How to eat them:  Dried or fresh, alone or in yogurt, oatmeal or on cereal.

Dried plums -  Why they’re healthy:  Antioxidants that fight structural damage to cells, which is thought to be one of the main causes for cancer.
How to eat them:  As an appetizer wrapped in prosciutto.

Pumpkin seeds -  Why they’re healthy:  Magnesium.
How to eat them:  Shells and all.

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