What Are the Best Foods For Boosting My Metabolism?
I am often asked what are the best foods for boosting my metabolism? It is true that not all foods are created equal when it comes to raising your metabolic rate and if you can focus your diet on those foods that give you a metabolic boost you will help your body burn more calories and lose weight better. Read on to discover what to eat. Foods for Boosting My Metabolism 1. Protein. Digestion and absorption of the foods you eat uses a lot of energy. In fact about 10% of all the calories you eat during the day are burned for digestion (yep, you burn calories by eating calories). If you choose foods that are harder for your body to digest such as protein foods your body uses more energy and you get more of a metabolic boost. 2. Foods with vitamin C. Some research points to the fruits such as lemons, oranges and grapefruit all of which contain a high amount of vitamin C as having a fat burning quality to them that helps fat get broken down and flushed out easier. 3. Foods with pectin. Appl
