Video: What Foods Should I Eat to Lose Weight?

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Loose weight by eating fruits, foods that are high in fiber, and by limiting the intake of saturated fats. Shed pounds and lose weight with tips from a licensed dietitian in this free video on nutrition.

Video Transcript

My name is Christine Marquette and I'm a registered dietitian with the Austin Regional Clinic, and I'm going to talk to you about what kind of foods to eat to lose weight. One of the big things to keep in mind when you're choosing foods and you're working on weight loss is to choose foods that help you to feel full. So that means choose foods that have a lot of fiber. High fiber foods are going to come primarily from whole grain products, so things like brown rice, oatmeal, whole grain cereals, whole wheat bread. Rye bread in particular is a very good choice, because rye bread actually has a type of fiber that makes you feel full faster than some of the other grains, so that's an excellent choice when you're working on weight loss. Other foods that have a lot of fiber basically all of your fruits and your vegetables. The other nice thing with fruits and vegetables is they have a high water content so they have a high water volume. A lot of times when you're increasing your food volume and you're using foods like fruits and vegetables that are low calorie, that in itself helps you with weight loss because you get full, with a smaller amount of calories. The other thing to keep in mind in choosing foods to lose weight, you still need to include some healthy fats that can also actually help you feel full faster as well, but you do have to be very cautious about your portion size, so when using healthy fats, rather than having them for a snack item like say for example you really don't want to sit down with a jar of nuts and eat out of the jar, a good way to use the nuts would be to sprinkle a couple of tablespoons on a salad or to have a whole grain that has some nuts mixed in it. That way you're limiting your portion size, but you're including that good healthy fat that will help you actually feel satisfied for a longer period of time. The other thing to choose when you're looking at your lean sources of protein, if you're using any type of meat you want to make sure that you're removing all of the visible fat. That type of fat is the kind that's called saturated. It is different from the plant source in that the saturated fat is the kind that can increase your blood cholesterol. The bad cholesterol. So for that type of fat you do want to really be diligent about limiting your portion size there. So again, just a little information on some foods to choose to help you to lose weight.

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What Foods Should I Eat to Lose Weight?

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