Top 10 slimming foods

Dreaming of a flatter stomach? Of losing your unsightly cellulite? Or deflating to lose weight or globally? Pineapple, pepper, tofu, onion ... certain foods can help you achieve your goals!

1. Objective flat stomach: pineapple:

The flat stomach secret pineapple? Its richness in bromelain, an enzyme that accelerates the absorption of dietary protein (meat, fish, eggs, dairy and vegetable proteins) by the body. To benefit, consume it fresh because bromelain is destroyed by heat during canning. Pineapple also contains insoluble fiber that promote bowel.

2. Against water retention: leek 

Leek contains fructans, carbohydrates related substances, which have anti-water retention properties. It is also rich in potassium and low in sodium, which promotes the secretion and elimination of urine. All this makes the leek of the most diuretic vegetables! Preferably Cook the green part, rich in fiber and less sweet than the white part.

3. Against fat: pepper

Pepper eliminates some of the sugars and fats before they have been assimilated by the body. This vegetable contains indeed traces of capsaicin and capsinoïdes, burning taste of substances capable of exciting the digestive secretions. It is also very low in calories (21 kcal per 100g) and has diuretic properties. If you want to stock up on more provitamin A, with antioxidant properties, cook the red pepper, which is richer than the green.

4. Cellulite: green tea

One of your best allies against cellulite is green tea! It is rich in antioxidants, which allows it to maintain the tone of the cells and thus to fight against cellulite formation. Green tea also promotes the destocking and the elimination of lipids accumulated in the fat cells and in addition, it limits the absorption of fats and carbohydrates. A drink at will!

5. To narrow the belly: the apple

Its richness in pectin, dietary fiber, helps eliminate food residues and stimulates the activity of the digestive tract. A medium-sized apple with its skin contains 3 to 4g of dietary fiber. To fully optimize the action of fiber, eat the whole and raw. As she is also as an appetite suppressant and is very low in calories (54kcal per 100g), feel free to chew often!

6. Slimming Special: tofu

Prepared from curdling soy milk, tofu has a high satiating power because of its high vegetable protein (11g per 100g). In addition, it is low in fat, it still provides 120 kcal per 100g. But questions fat, it is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, good fats, particularly omega 3. A very good slimming food to often put the menu!

7. Anti-water retention: Cherry

The icing facilitates urinary excretion as the digestive elimination elsewhere. As it is quite calorie (68kcal per 100g) do not overdo it! To remove, you can drink herbal tea with cherry stems: they also have a diuretic action due to their richness in flavonoids and potassium salts.

8. Fat-burning: cinnamon

Recent scientific studies have shown that cinnamon helps reduce sugar levels in the blood, which thus prevents the storage form of fat in our body. In addition, this spice can put less sugar and fat in our food because it gives them a lot of taste. Use it to flavor your yogurt or cottage cheese and remember to add in your dishes, on baked apples for example.

9. Against cellulite: onion

It fights cellulite removal of water and toxins. Its diuretic action is probably due to its high fructans present in the bulb, and its high potassium / sodium ratio. Onion also regulates the absorption of sugar and activates fat burning. Consume preferably cooked: it is more digestible as well.

10. Slimming aid: algae

The champions of thinness? Algae! They are very low in calories, very satiating and facilitate intestinal transit. The most known ? Agar replacing gelatin, wakame that you can eat a salad or soup, often used dried kombu for Bouillons, nori is used to coat the sushi and maki.