BERRIES:
This is the perfect weight loss food. Berries have natural fructose sugar that satisfies your longing for sweets and enough fiber so you can absorb fewer calories that you eat. The high content of insoluble fiber in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains reduces the absorption of calories from foods enough to promote width loss without hampering nutrition.
Berries are a great source of potassium that can assist you in blood pressure control. Blackberries have 74 calories per cup, blueberries 81, raspberries 60 and strawberries 45. So use your imagination and enjoy the berries of your choice.
BROCCOLI:
Broccoli is America’s favorite vegetable, according to a recent poll. No Wonder. A cup of cooked broccoli has a mere 44 calories. It delivers a staggering nutritional payload and is considered the number one cancer – fighting vegetable. It has not fat, loads of fiber, cancer fighting chemicals called Indoles, Carotene, 21 times RDA of vitamins C and calcium.
When you are buying broccoli, pay attention to the color. The tiny florets should be rich green and free of yellowing. Stems should be firm.
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