Let's Do Lunch Community

by: Dr. Janet Starr Hull, Ph.D., CN
http://www.sweetpoison.com/newsletter/

Fat burning foods contain what are called reverse calories. When mixed with fattening foods, fat burning foods make fatty foods less calorific by destroying their fat before it is stored in the body. Eating greater amounts of fat burning foods can make you thin without starving yourself.

For example, real fruit is preferable to fruit juice. A fresh orange is fat burning because it requires digestive energy (calories) to digest the pulp and fiber. Fresh orange juice is not fattening but it is not 'fat burning' because no great energy expense is needed to digest it. Many soups, while low-calorie, are not fat burning because little effort is needed to digest them.

Fatty meats are not considered fat burning foods because the body is left with excess calories after digestion. Lean meats, however, can be considered fat burning foods. Leaner meats help the body burn its own fat and do not contribute left-over calories to any significant degree. In addition to their bodybuilding functions, lean meats stimulate the production of glucagon, a fat-dissolving hormone. Glucagon causes a release of fat from inner fat stores so that the fat can be burned. This happens in the presence of fat burning foods.

Here is a list of fat-burning foods:

Fruits
* apples
* kumquats
* apricots
* lemons
* raspberries/blackberries/loganberries
* blueberries
* strawberries
* limes
* tangerines
* cantaloupe
* mangoes
* watermelon
* cherries
* muskmelons
* cranberries
* nectarines
* currants
* oranges
* damson plum
* papaya
* fruit salad (fresh or canned)
* peaches
* grapefruit
* pears
* grapes
* pineapple
* honeydew
* pomegranates
* prunes

Vegetables
* artichokes
* corn on the cob
* parsnips
* asparagus (boiled)
* green beans
* cucumbers
* peas
* string beans
* dandelion
* peppers (green, red)
* greens/mustard greens
* beets/beet greens
* dill pickles/pickles
* eggplant
* broccoli
* endive
* Brussel sprouts
* garlic
* pumpkin
* cabbage
* kale
* radishes
* Chinese kohlrabi
* red cabbage/cabbage
* carrots
* leeks
* rhubarb
* cauliflower
* lettuce
* rutabagas
* celeriac
* mushrooms
* sauerkraut
* celery
* okra
* scallions
* chicory
* onions
* sorrel
* chives
* parsley
* spinach leaves
* squash
* turnips
* tomato (fresh, canned)
* watercress

Fish
* sea bass
* crabs
* oysters (raw, 1/2 shell)
* buffalo flounder
* clams
* frog legs
* shrimp (cooked)
* lobster
* terrapin
* cod steaks
* mussels

Fat burning foods best eaten raw
* apples
* cucumbers
* pears
* apricots
* dandelion
* peppers (red or green)
* berries
* endive
* pineapple
* cabbage
* white grapes
* plums
* carrots
* leeks
* prunes
* celery
* lettuce
* radishes
* melons
* sauerkraut
* cherries
* onions
* tomatoes
* chives
* parsley
* watercress
* citrus fruits
* peaches

Fat burning foods best eaten cooked
* asparagus
* chicory
* salsify
* beans (string or wax)
* collards
* sorrel
* beet greens
* eggplant
* spinach
* broccoli
* kale
* squash
* turnips
* carrot tops
* mushrooms
* cauliflower
* oyster plant
* celeriac
* parsnips
* chard
* pumpkin
* chervil
* rhubarb

Food lists from Dr. Lindlahr:
http://www.immuners.org/

CQ,

Thanks for the great info.

Julie

This is just another example as to why RT's original eating plan works.

Fruit for breakfast and dinner...fat burners

Lean protein and vegetables for lunch...fat burners

CQ

Thank you , for this, It is so great to have all the help from here.  I will study this, can't wait to learn it and "just" know..  Jessica

I'm printing ths list.  Thanks.  Pam

Hi there!!

Thanks for the list. Just a question on spinach - I wish I could remember which doc/nutritionist's site it was where I read that spinach is best eaten raw - as in a spinach salad - rather than cooked. Reason is, you get more of the nutrients from it raw. Have you heard of this?

Either way it's healthy, I would think.

Love your postings - very informative.

Vicki

This list is so helpful...Thanks so much for posting it...now we have so much to choose from..how can we fail     This will for sure help me get back on track after Thanksgiving...God bless.....Helen in Florida

Vicki

Spinach has Vitamin A as well as folic Acid (especially important for pregnant women) and is rich in carotenoids and antioxidants. It is also rich in chlorophyll which has been proven to help eliminate toxins that cause cancer and other diseases. That is why a lot of naturopathic physicians highly recommend chlorella for their patients for those who don't like spinach.

Spinach contains oxalic acid. While this cleans our intestinal tract, oxalic acid binds with calcium and diminishes the absorption of calcium in our bodies. Cooking turns the oxalic acid into crystals that could limit the absorption of iron but cooking also breaks down cell walls and allow us to absorb more nutrients.

CQ

so better to cook?

Ipomlove,

I'm sorry that I didn't see your last post....yes, it's better to cook the spinach.

CQ