It's a proven fact that to lose weight you need to eat breakfast. There are certain foods that you have to eat in the morning in order to drop the pounds and eliminate fat successfully during the day. When you skip breakfast, your organism uses up the fats it has stored from and makes your metabolism slow down. To speed your metabolism up and burn calories fast, include the following foods in your daily diet.
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Lemon
Besides being rich in vitamin C, lemon can help disintegrate fat. A glass of lemon before breakfast can speed up your metabolism all day.
Coffee
Coffee is excellent to help you lose weight, but drink it black or with skim milk. Coffee can help speed up your metabolism and burn off excess calories.
Eggs
Eggs are rich in protein. By eating them in the morning, you help control your appetite during the day, since you'll be full and chances are you'll consume less calories at lunch.
Spinach
Spinach is chock full of fiber and protein. It'll keep you full and satisfied for long. Eat it on its own steamed or in an omelette.
Bananas
Bananas are also very filling because they're full of potassium and fiber. You may not believe it, but a cup of coffee and a banana are a good breakfast. If you like peanut butter, you can add a teaspoon to your banana to add protein to your breakfast.
Blueberries
Berries are powerful antioxidants that detox the liver and rid it of fatty substances. You can eat them raw or in a batido.
Strawberries
Strawberries are rich in vitamin C, flavonoids an carotenoids that help burn fat fast. If you need to eat a mid-morning snack, strawberries are perfect.
Green tea
If you prefer tea to coffee in the morning, drink green tea. It's rich in antioxidants and catechins, which are a substance that literally melt fat. When you drink green tea in the morning, you literally create a fat barrier all day.
Whole wheat
You need fiber to fill up and reduce your appetite. Wheat is the best thing there is for this, but make sure that it's 100 percent pure whole wheat. Find it in bread, crackers or bagels.
Steel cut oats
There's nothing better than eating a bowl of steel cut oats in the morning to help with your weight loss goals. Cook it in water and add any of the fruits mentioned before and almonds to get more fiber and proteins.
