Sardines

Treasured by serious dieters, athletes, and body builders, sardines are potent fat burning foods. Their high protein content combined with a lack of carbohydrates helps reduce food cravings while at the same time helping build muscle and the more muscle you have the more fat you will burn.

The hallmark of a good fat burning food is that it should be extremely nutrient dense but still low in calories. Each morsel of sardines will give you a healthy dose of iron, selenium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B12, and calcium. These nutrients are extremely important for your overall health but in particular they are good for your muscular and skeletal systems.

No discussion of sardines would be complete without mentioning their incredible Omega 3 oil content. Omega 3 fatty acids can help prevent a wide range of disorders including cancer, mental health issues, cardiovascular problems, high cholesterol, and insulin resistance. The very best way to get your Omega-3 is to eat oily fish and sardines are an excellent choice.

In the United States, most sardines are sold canned. They usually come packed in mustard sauce, tomato sauce, or olive oil. Any of those are okay; the few extra calories added by the packing sauce or oil won’t make enough difference to worry and in fact, the olive oil is good for you anyway. How you buy them is really just a matter of personal taste.

Sardines have a strong flavor so incorporating them into your diet can sometimes be a challenge. If you like them well enough to eat them straight out of the can, that is great. If not, you can try combining them with something else to take the edge off. TV cooking guru Alton Brown recently lost 50 pounds by incorporating loads of sardines into his diet and one of his favorite ways to eat them is with avocado on whole wheat toast. The freshness of the avocado offsets the strong taste of the sardines and you are left with a truly delicious combination. One way not to eat them, however, is to plop yourself down in front of the TV with your sardines, crackers, and cream cheese - delicious yes, fat burning, no.

Sardines are a delicious, nutrient rich superfood sure to kickstart your weight loss plan. They are packed with vitamins, minerals, and heart-healthy fatty acids which aid in speeding up your metabolism and burning fat. All things considered, you’d be crazy not to try adding them to your diet.