Belly Fat Loss
If your goal is to lose stomach fat and get six pack abs, nutrition is a key factor. Maybe you already have excellent dietary habits. If so, great! However, if you’re like most of us, one of our first priorities is to rid the pantry and fridge of foods that will hinder us from reaching our goal. To help you restock with healthier choices, here’s a list of Top Hard Body Foods, from Certified Personal Trainer Mike Geary.
As a general rule, always stock up on a wide variety of fresh vegetables, local produce when possible. Great choices include broccoli, spinach, zucchini, mushrooms, red peppers, and onions.
Staples for your fridge:
Cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and yogurt
Walnuts, pecans, almonds – delicious and great sources of healthy fats.
Whole flax seeds
Eggs
Nut butters (peanut butter, almond butter, sesame seed butter, cashew butter, macadamia butter)
Salsa
Butter
Avocados
Whole grain wraps and whole grain bread (the best contain at least 3-4 grams of fiber per 20 grams of total carbs)
Rice bran and wheat germ
Leaf lettuce, spinach, shredded carrots
Home-made salad dressing (balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, and Udo’s Choice oil blend)
Staples for your freezer:
Frozen fish
Frozen berries
Frozen veggies
Frozen chicken breasts
Frozen buffalo, ostrich, venison, and other “exotic” lean meats
Staples for your cabinets:
Oat bran and steel cut oats
Cans of coconut milk
Various antioxidant rich teas (green, oolong, white, rooibos)
Stevia (natural non-caloric sweetener)
Organic maple syrup
Raw honey
Whole wheat or whole grain spelt pasta
Brown rice and other higher fiber rice – NEVER white rice
Cans of black or kidney beans
Tomato sauces
Dark chocolate (as dark as possible)
Organic unsweetened cocoa powder
Of course, everyone may not like everything on that list, but it will surely give you some ideas. Hopefully you will try some new things and experiment with various combinations. You might just discover how delicious “healthy” can be!
