What are the best foods to eat for energy?
You need to eat foods with a low glycemic index….. these foods activate your fat burning cells, for vegetables you have – lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, celery, onions, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, peas, zuchini, cucumber, asparagus and green beans, stay away from potatos and rice. For fruits – Apples, oranges, pears, peaches, grapes, all berries, lemons and limes. Stay away from banannas and cherries, they have a very high glycemic index. stay away from processed carbs which are white breads, eat darker bread like wheat and grains.
For the average person, 100 calories keeps you full for 30 minutes to one hour. But 100 calories from one food will leave you feeling fuller than 100 calories from another. This is because of the type of food it is (fat, protein, starch, sugar, fibre). Protein keeps us full for the longest because it sits in the stomach longest, then fats, then starches, and finally sugars, which are quickly used up. Fibre makes us feel full because it expands the stomach, but it isn’t a nutrient on its own – it’s a naturally occuring substance in starches, fruit and vegetables. Dense foods keep you full for longer; for example, steak is more filling than chicken because it’s more dense. Nuts and seeds are very filling, because they’re calorie dense for their volume. But eating several food groups at once keeps you fuller than just eating one. That’s another reason why nuts are filling – they’re a combination of unsaturated fat, protein and starch. Eating a combination of starch and protein together, w
