5 foods that slow your metabolism and keep you fat

Fats are not the ones keeping you from shedding a few pounds, but high intake of sugar or fruit juice might be responsible for your losing battle against the extra pounds you’ve got over the holidays, specialists warn.

If you manage to lose weight, but still want to get rid of a few extra pounds that stubborn enough to stick to your body, you should know what foods you eat and how they can slow down your metabolism. Nutritionists say that most often people who want to lose weight will consider fat as the main enemy, but sugar and fruit juices are overlooked and they continue to consume high quantities of these foods without even knowing it. This habit often falls into the category of healthy eating and it can slow your metabolism, preventing you to get rid of the few pounds that give you a headache and prevent you from reaching the desired weight. Discover below the main foods that are slowing down your metabolism!

1. Fruit juices

Even if they seem healthy to you, apple, grapes or orange juices, you buy from the supermarket have a hidden ingredient. Many of the manufacturers add sugar in them and you will simply consume excessive amount of sugar and destroy the effort you put into eating healthy and losing weight.

Nutrition specialists claim that in 230 milliliters of fruit juice we can find 30 grams of sugar and in the same amount of carbonated juice 28 grams of sugar are found.
Therefore, try to avoid any juice brought from the store. Say no to commercial juice!

Specialist advice: try to prepare homemade lemonade with real lemon juice true and sweeten it with a natural sweetener to get a drink without sugar and calories.

2. Whole grains

When consumed in excess, they can become the main enemy of the losing weight process, even if you choose the whole ones. The culprits are gluten, starch and phytic acid that is found in them. According to experts, gluten has inflammatory effect, the starch turns into sugar quickly and phytic acid prevents the absorption of minerals and vitamins in the body.

Specialist advice: replace them with fresh vegetables and fruits or try to eat bread made from sprouted grains. Also, the best replacement for ordinary flour is coconut and buckwheat flour.

3. Rapeseed Oil

Using the wrong oil can put a stop to your slimming process, experts warns. Rapeseed oil has hydrogenated fats having an inflammatory effect and prevents the metabolism from working well.

Specialist advice: replace all the oil you are using with cold pressed coconut oil. This oil contains certain fats that stimulate the metabolism and help you lose weight healthily!

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4. Peanut butter

According to experts, peanuts growing in soil that retain moisture when stored can develop a fungus called aflatoxin, which affecting the intestines. Also, peanuts are among the most commonly found allergens factors in the world and have a high content of omega-6 fats that have an inflammatory effect on the body. Therefore, if often are used to eat peanut butter on a regular basis, you will slow down your metabolism and all your struggles to lose weight will be in vain.

Specialist advice: replace peanut butter with the almonds one, which stimulates the metabolism and help you lose weight.

A tablespoon of almond butter alongside celery sticks with a few slices of apple is a balanced and healthy snack that will stimulate your metabolism. Also, you can add this mixture to smoothies.

5. Granola

Usually it has a high content of sugar and grains. Also, the honey that binds together the ingredients is pasteurized (exposed to high temperature) which means that it no longer brings any nutrient, favoring only fattening, nutritionists warn. Even if you consider crunchy granola or cereal as being healthy items, you must be careful about what you consume, even more if you buy these products from the store.

Specialist advice: replace store bought granola with the one made at home using a food dehydrator. Leave to soak overnight almonds, walnuts, cashews and chia seeds, then put them on a paper towel to absorb water. Mix them with natural honey, raisins, coconut flakes, cinnamon and a pinch of sea salt. Leave them in the dehydrator or oven (but at a temperature below 40 degrees) and you get a good mix.

One that will help you lose weight.

Source: healthybomb.com