7 Foods That Fight Fat

By Shaun Chavis
June 05, 2013
Want to get more bang for your bite? These foods do double duty—they help you blast fat and make you feel full longer, so you'll eat fewer calories.
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Fat blasters

Make these individual veggie frittatas on Sunday night for an easy, low-calorie breakfast you can eat during the week. Super simple to make, you can also change up the vegetables to suit the season (or what you have in the fridge).

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Dark chocolate

Chocolate-covered strawberries are always a crowd pleaser and these ones are loaded with antioxidants and vitamins. The recipe in this video uses dark chocolate and pistachios, which may help boost the health benefits even more.

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Pine nuts

95 calories for 1/2 ounce (about 84 nuts)

Move over almonds! The heart-healthy fatty acids in pine nuts boost satiety hormones that make you feel full, according to Korean researchers. The same fatty acids also keep belly fat at bay.

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Cheese

76 calories for 1 ounce

Go for fresh goat cheese or feta for a dose of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)—it helps you feel full and burn more fat. Cheeses from grass-fed animals have the most CLA, so buy ones labeled "grass-fed."

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Skim milk

86 calories for 1 cup

Most of us think of milk as kids' stuff, but it boasts grown-up benefits. Milk's proteins (whey and casein) can make you feel more satisfied than sugary drinks. CLA in milk fights fat, too.

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Oranges

59 calories each

An orange is one of the most satisfying grabs from the fruit bowl—thanks to all that fiber. Oranges were the highest-ranked fruit on the "satiety index," a list of 38 filling foods put together by Australian researchers. And fiber fights fat: people who eat more fiber have less flab. (Fab!)

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Potatoes

161 calories each

High-carb spuds often get a bad rap, but they deserve to be a dieter's BFF. Three times as filling as a slice of white bread, potatoes top all of the foods on the satiety index. Plus, the resistant starch in potatoes help your body burn fat, too.

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