When you’re busy, tired, and hungry, packaged foods can be your worst enemy—or your best friend. It all depends on what makes it into your grocery cart. Here’s how to shop yourself slim.
Packaged food comes clean
The diet food of the past may have been cardboard-tasting, fake-sugar-laden garbage, but today there are products that can help you slash calories, stave off hunger pangs, and keep portions reasonable without sacrificing taste.
Even though whole foods are the foundation of a healthy diet, it’s simply not practical to eat a diet that consists entirely of whole foods. The good news is that packaged foods have made a lot of progress when it comes to cleaning up their ingredient lists.
We asked pros, including Ansel, for their top picks to help you lose 10 pounds and came up with one killer grocery list. Make sure to stock up on these healthy foods that are way more nutritious than you thought.
1. Beans are lean and pack a protein punch
Beans are one of the most underrated in the store. They’re cheap, shelf stable, versatile, and an amazing source of two key components of any weight loss regimen: lean, plant-based protein and filling fiber.
Dried beans take a little more prep work, so she likes canned beans as a pantry staple. They’re pre-cooked, which means they’re ready to eat with a twist of a can opener, and you can even use the protein- and carb-rich liquid they’re stored in, known as aquafaba, as a vegan-friendly egg substitute.
2. Whole wheat bread could boost metabolism
Bread is a processed food—we don’t just pick it off the tree in slices. But it could be critical for weight loss.
A 2017 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who ate enough whole grains to meet their daily fiber requirements lost about 100 more calories per day than those who dined on refined grains.
The reason: their resting metabolic rate, the normal rate at which their bodies burn calories, was elevated.
White breads have more of their nutrients, including fiber, stripped away in processing, but hearty whole grain loaves such as those from Dave’s Killer Bread, Ezekiel 4:9, or Alvarado Street Bakery should be part of your weekly grocery list.
Also, sprouted grain breads can be easier to digest for anyone with sensitivities or intolerances, while still packing that high-fiber, vitamin B-rich, mineral-dense nutrition punch.
Make sure to eat these healthy foods in moderation.
3. Sparkling water fills you up
Good hydration is always important, but especially when you’re trying to lose 10 pounds since research shows that drinking water before meals can help reduce the number of calories you’ll consume. And it turns out, per other research, that the bubbles in carbonated water do an even better job of filling you up.
Plenty of brands have naturally flavored bubbly versions with zero calories: Hint, Dry, Spindrift, and La Croix. Swap them for soda or use them to make a mocktail, and you’ll save yourself around 150 calories per drink.
4. Salmon in a pouch could aid fat loss
Ansel is a fan of salmon (tuna is another good choice) in pouches, which she says make it “super easy to get your fish fix.
Hardly anybody eats the recommended two weekly servings of fish. Besides being a lean protein, which takes more work to digest than simple carbs and helps build calorie-torching muscle, fatty fish such as salmon is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, a nutrient some preliminary evidence indicates could aid fat loss.
5. Cocoa nibs deliver iron and fiber
These crushed bits of cacao bean are known as “Nature’s chocolate chip.”
They’re minimally processed, they retain all their rich chocolate flavor, as well as antioxidants and nutrients including iron and fiber (they do come from a bean, after all), without added sugar.
Try adding a few to oatmeal for a healthy chocolate fix.
6. Probiotic foods fight bloat
There’s plenty of emerging research that the gut-healthy bacteria in fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, kombucha, and kimchi may help fight bloat and aid digestion.
Fermented vegetables from Farmhouse Cultures, Good Culture Cottage Cheese, and SunBiotics nuts and pumpkin seed snacks. These are the healthy eating secrets nutritionists swear by.
7. Unsweetened almond milk has fewer calories
Nut milks aren’t just for people with lactose intolerance. Glass for glass, almond milk has fewer calories than cow’s milk, zero saturated fat, and bonus vitamin E.
Taub-Dix likes to use it in sauces and smoothies to keep calories in check. Just beware of sweetened or flavored versions, which can have added sugar. You want to aim for 6 grams of sugar or less per cup of almond milk.
8. Cauliflower rice won’t spike blood sugar
Swapping this crucifer for white-flour products like rice and pizza crust blunts the glycemic impact of those popular carbs—meaning it won’t trigger a spike in blood sugar, which can lead to weight gain—and adds fiber to fill you up.
That fiber can be the secret ingredient you need to lose 10 pounds. You can buy it pre-riced in the frozen foods section, or find “flour,” pizza crusts, or pre-made pizzas under the Caulipower label to save you kitchen time and calories.
9. Dry-roasted chickpeas offer a healthy crunch
Waist-friendly snacking can be tough to come by, but companies like The Good Bean toss these crunchy legumes with seasonings for awesome mixtures (they have other varieties of beans too) that are full of fiber and plant-based protein.
You can eat them out of the bag or toss them on salads or into soup or stir fries. Chickpea snacks are just one of those new healthy foods that are totally worth the hype.
10. Tea can satisfy a sweet tooth
Brewed tea has plenty of health perks depending on the variety (green tea, which is rich in antioxidants called catechins, is famous for its metabolism-boosting properties) but dessert teas in flavors like chocolate mint and red velvet to satisfy a sweet tooth.
One of the biggest things people say is that they need something sweet after a meal. This is a way to get your chocolate fix for zero calories.
11. Pulse pasta is more nutritious and filling
Swapping white flour pasta for noodles made from lentils, chickpeas, or edamame packs protein and fiber into a dish that’s traditionally lacking both.
And because pasta alternatives are so filling as a result, it’s way easier to stick to the recommended portions and avoid overeating.
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