Youve probably heard the tip that if youre interested in losing weight, its a good idea to eat slowly and chew your food at least 15-20 times before swallowing. Doing so allows your brain and body to actually sense that its full, instead of cramming a bunch of food down your throat only to find out 30 mins later that youre WAY stuffed. And for that reason (and a few others), Im picking cherries as my #1 fruit for weight loss. With cherries, you cant just pop 30 in your mouth in two mins like you could, and probably often do, with grapes or blueberries. Instead, the pits force you to eat them slowly, allowing your satiation sensors to chime in a prevent you from over-indulging. So thats reason #1 – built in portion control. Reason #2, and its a BIG one, is that cherries have the LOWEST glycemic index of all fruits, and one of the lowest glycemic indexes of any carbohydrate source—period. Scoring at a ridiculously low 22, you can even snack on cherries in the evening without much detriment as their effect on insulin is minimal at best. Again, its not late-night eating thats the problem, its eating the wrong foods (those that cause a substantial rise in fat-loss halting insulin) in evening hours that is. So next time youre in the mood for a sweet, satiating snack, reach for a small bowl of cherries and enjoy the goodness. My new favorite variety is Rainier cherries….Mmm mmm good. ~ Bio Nutrition
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:00:20 +0000
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