Belly Fat Foods and Recipes

MUFAs (Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids) can burn more belly fat. These MUFAs are highly present in the following food items.

Raw food is a boon for today’s busy life. Raw food diet is the diet that includes unprocessed and uncooked foods like raw vegetables and fruits in the diet. It includes not just vegetables and fruits but all the edible items that are available in their natural form like sprouts, grains, nuts, dried fruits and sea weed.

It is advised to take food as raw food in order to avoid the loss of enzymes that get lost when the food is cooked. The absence of such enzymes might cause problems like indigestion. It has also been proved that cooking food decreases its nutritive value.

Such diets have low amount of saturated fat than the typical food that we eat. It is high in fiber and health promoting elements. This reduces the unnecessary accumulation of fat in various parts of our body.

Raw food diet mainly contains organic fruits and vegetables. The term organic indicates that plants are grown without the application of fungicides, herbicides and pesticides. Organic foods have more antioxidants than the conventional foods. They are rich in minerals, vitamins and fiber and retain the levels of nutrients for much longer time. Some of the groceries that form the raw food diet are listed below.

FOOD	NUTRIENTS	BENEFITS
Avocado	Vitamins - A, B-complex, C, E, H, K ; folic acid, Proteins; Minerals - Magnesium, Copper, Iron, Calcium, Potassium	Lustrous hair, smooth skin, slim belly, improved mental function.
Beet	Folic acid, Potassium, Calcium, Vitamin - B1, B2, C, Fiber and Antioxidants	Cleansing the kidneys and gallbladder, eliminates constipation, improves peristalsis activity in large intestine.
Cabbage (add volume with few calories to our meal )	Vitamins - C , B1, B2,B3, Fiber, Folic acid, Calcium, Potassium, Antioxidants and no fat	weight loss , Prevents cancer, anemia, constipation
Carrot	Rich in Vitamin A & C, Potassium	Muscle control, reduction in cholesterol level, prevents osteoporosis
Cauliflower	Protein, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin - C, K, B6, Folate, Pantothenic Acid, Potassium and Manganese.	strengthens the immune system, prevents heart disease, anemia, cancer
Celery	Vitamin C, Potassium, Folate, dietary fiber and Manganese	reduces blood pressure and cholesterol levels , regulates fluid balance, fights against cold
Cucumber, Zucchini	Water, Vitamin - C, A , Potassium, manganese , Magnesium, Folate, dietary fiber	soothes skin irritations and reduce swelling, reduces blood pressure
Garlic	Manganese, Vitamin - B6 , C, selenium, Calcium , Phosphorous	regulates blood pressure, platelet aggregation, serum triglyceride level, prevents atherosclerosis and diabetic heart disease
Leek	Manganese, Vitamin C, Iron, Folate , Vitamin B6	lowers LDL and raises HDL cholesterol level, prevents ovarian cancer
Lemon /Lime ( skin should be thin )	Vitamin C	Prevents cancer, cold, cholera
Lettuce	Vitamin - K,A,C , Folate, Manganese, Chromium, Potassium, dietary fiber	keeps the heart healthy, reduces cholesterol level, lowers blood pressure
Onion	Chromium, vitamin C,B6, dietary fiber, Manganese, Folate, Potassium	Lowers blood sugar level, avoids cardiovascular problems, Prevents from colon cancer
Pear	dietary fiber, Vitamin C,K, Copper	prevents constipation, lowers cholesterol levels, prevents diabetic heart disease, enhances immune system
Persimmon	Vitamin C,A, dietary fiber, Manganese	Prevents cancer and oxidative damage to cells
Potato	Vitamin - C, B6 , Copper , Potassium , Manganese, dietary fiber	helps in building new cells, activates the brain cell and nervous system , lowers the blood pressure level
Radish	Vitamin C, Potassium, Folic acid, Calcium, Protein dietary fiber, Manganese	Prevents cancer, helps in weight loss
Tomato	Vitamin C, A, K , Potassium, Manganese, Dietary fiber	fights against colon and prostrate cancer, good antioxidant
Watercress	Vitamin - C,A,E	Prevents lung cancer

Nuts like cashew, almond, walnut etc can also be included in this list as they also bear high nutritive values.

Many go for readily available snacks and chocolates nowadays. It is highly essential to check out the nutrition label before selecting these types of foods. Choosing food with no or low chemical content help us in staying healthy. We have to be careful while selecting cooking oils too. Unrefined oils are healthier when compared to others.