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Need to now the kinds of foods to eat to shrink belly fat?

Below are 7 fat burning tips to get you on the right track to healthy eating and losing the weight for good-

Foods to Eat to Shrink Belly Fat

1. The first thing you must realize is, you must enjoy your food - If healthy eating (and exercise) is your rule, the occasional Cake is not a problem. Let me clarify that, if you make fitness your normal habit, the occasional favorite treat or desert, such as a mud cake, wedding cake or even a party cake, will not ruin your body. As long as you always come back to the original rule, and not change the rule as you go along.

2. Eat complex carbohydrates - whole grains, vegetables, beans or lentils - rather than refined carbs such as white bread or processed cereals, as they release glucose gradually. When you see a brown bread wrapper with the words multi-grain, wheat, or some other healthy description you probably automatically think, "healthy." Yes and no. You'll score higher in the healthy column by purchasing bread that is whole grain.

3. Get essential fatty acids - Flax-seed and fish oils should also have a place in your nutrition plan. At least one serving of each per day will insure that you are getting these very important nutrients that assist in keeping cholesterol and hormone levels normal and in maintaining numerous other body functions.

4. Balanced meals - have vegetable soups or salads for lunch with small amounts of protein. Add a piece of fruit before or after a meal. Eat meat, poultry or fish with a mixed salad, instead of potatoes (one of the few acid forming vegetables), rice or pasta. If planning rice or pasta - for the wholemeal kinds - and add veggies to the dish. Drink your eight to ten glasses of water a day with a squeeze of lemon. Drink herbal teas instead of coffee, black teas and sodas. Finally, eat fruit snacks between meals.

5. This is true - eat plenty of fruits and veggies will keep you satisfied longer. High fiber foods help you fill up so you stay fuller longer. You are less likely to be on the prowl an hour after eating. The reason is, fiber takes a long time to move through your body system - and it slows digestion. This may trigger satiety, the feeling of fullness that makes you put down your fork. So get your fiber fix daily!

6. Eating low fat foods - making the choice to buy and eat low fat foods is good, but on one condition - you cannot eat more than you normally would. This is often the tendency, since the food is 'low fat'. Even fat free foods can pack on the pounds. Not all weight is gained merely from fat. If you eat too many total calories in a day, you will still gain weight, no matter where those calories come from!

7. Lastly, I have to add this in, but the best combination to shrink belly fat is to eat more wholesome foods - and workout. It's simply the best way to shape up fast and tone your body. Wholesome foods just offer more nutrition your body needs. And since you are making the effort to try new foods to eat to shrink belly fat, why not take that extra step and workout regularly to lose more body fat - and live a healthier lifestyle. The effort you put in now will be rewarding.