To Manage and maintain ideal body weight start with a positive mindset, patience, consistency, determination and eating right. Different diets have been proposed for weight loss. Did you know fruits are in that bracket?Fruits are essential in our diet.
They contain a lot of nutrients and minerals necessary for repair body tissues. Including fruits in your diet is crucial because you boost your body immunity.
Essential nutrients and minerals can reduce the levels of cholesterol in the blood, lower the risk of heart diseases, maintain healthy blood pressure, protect against certain types of cancers and help in fetal development.
Other than these benefits, fruits have an amazing benefit of weight loss. The fruits that will help you maintain ideal body weight are;
1. Bananas.
Bananas have high sugar content and calorie but they are among the best fruits to eat to lose weight. They can be eaten in different ways like making a sand witch, fruit salad or waffles.
2. Watermelon.
This fruit is known to have 90 % water. It has fewer calories (30 calories). Because of its high water content and fewer calories, watermelon is one of the most effective fruit for your weight. Watermelons also help the body stay hydrated and will make you feel full so you won’t be hungry and thirsty throughout.
3. Guava
Guava is a powerhouse of nutrients and in addition, it has an amazing benefit in body weight loss. This delicious tropical fruit is packed with roughages, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Guavas have low sugar content compared to grapes, apples and oranges.
4. Apples.
They also have very low calories content, for instance, a medium-size apple has 95 calories. Apples do not contain any fats hence perfect for weight loss. They have high fibre and once eaten makes you full and avoid snacking on high-calorie foods.
To control appetite and reduce hunger, eat whole rather than juiced apples.
5. Grapefruit
They are delicious fruits and have a fantastic source of pectin, vitamin C, folic acid and potassium. Consuming half a grapefruit about 30 minutes before meals will help you feel fuller and hence resulting in less consumption of food and calories.
6. Passion.
Passion fruit contains 17 calories only and it is enriched with high fibre, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron and potassium. The fibre makes one’s digestion slow which result in making you feel more satiated. This helps in keeping control of what you eat and how often.
7. Berries.
They include; strawberries, blueberries, cranberries, grapes, raspberries, bilberries and goji berries. Recent studies have proven that people who eat any berry snack ate less food and hence the high probability of weight loss.
This is because berries make your tummy full.
Summary
Before starting a weight loss plan, it is advisable to consult a doctor first especially if you are ailing from diseases like diabetes, ulcers, heart diseases and hypertension.
Include these fruits in your weight loss plan and see how it goes.
