It's true: some foods have a high thermogenic effect, then literally burn you calories as you chew. Others eat contain nutrients and compounds that load your metabolic fire. Feed your metabolism with these.
Whole grains
Your body burns twice as many calories, dropping the whole foods (especially those high in fiber as the rolled oats and brown rice) than processed foods.
Lean meats
Protein has a higher thermogenic effect: you burn contains about 30% of calories from food during digestion (so 300 calories chicken breast requires approximately 90 calories to break down).
Low fat dairy products
Rich in calcium and vitamin D, they help to preserve and build muscle mass - essential to maintain a strong metabolism.
Green tea
Drinking four cups of green tea a day helped people lose a few more than six pounds in eight weeks, reports the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Credit of EGCG, a compound in the BREW that temporarily accelerates metabolism after sipping it. To a maximum of your energy use, save a pot of tea Iced in the refrigerator.
Lentils
A cup packs 35% of your daily iron - good news, needs since up to 20% of us are deficient in iron. When you haven't a nutrient, your metab slows down because the body did not get what he needs to work efficiently, said Tammy Lakatos Shames, RD, co-author of The Secret to skinny.
Peppers
Capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their kick, warms your body, makes you melt the extra calories. You can get it by eating the peppers raw, cooked, dried or powdered, said Lakatos shames. 'Add as much cayenne or hot sauce as possible to soups, eggs and meat.'