High Protein Meals For Belly Fat Loss

Eat protein to increase metabolism naturally!

Research shows that high protein meals will naturally increase metabolism by 20 – 30% whereas a meal that’s high in carbohydrates will only increase metabolism by 5 – 10%.

"A meal that’s high fat will increase metabolism by only 3% or less."{1}

High protein meals will help you burn fat faster because they raise your metabolic rate, which in turn leads to burning more body fat.

"A recent University of Toronto study showed that what actually happens is that foods high in protein actually slow down the digestion of carbohydrates."{1}

In other words, if you eat protein with a high carbohydrate food, it will slow down the digestion of the carbohydrate and more effectively than fat.

Protein helps to slow down the release of glucose into the bloodstream and helps to keep insulin levels more stable.

That’s important to keep in mind when you’re considering your food choices because eating high carb foods cause huge spikes in insulin levels.

Ultimately, that means that more fat is stored as body fat (including bellyfat) and less body fat is burned as energy.

Conclusion? Eat a high protein diet to lose belly fat.

Examples of High Protein Meals

Here’s a few examples of some my own high protein meals I typically enjoy.

It can help give you some ideas on how to put together your own meals:

High Protein Breakfast

Eggs , either hard boiled, poached or an omelette with vegetables and a slice of rye, pumpernickel or Ezekiel bread.

If I’m making an omelette, I’ll use 2 egg whites and 1 yolk and add in any vegetables I may have on hand like thin red pepper slices or spinach.

Hard boiled eggs travel well too and make for great high protein snacks on the go.

Oatmeal with Whey Protein Powder

I’ll add a scoop of

Prograde's Vanilla flavored whey protein powder to my hot oatmeal, then throw on some blueberries or strawberries or even a teaspoon of sugar free jam.

Snacks

Snacks are usually a mix of low glycemic fruits and nuts.

See High Protein Snacks and Low Glycemic Index Foods for ideas.

When I'm on the go and/or just don't have the time to prepare healthy snacks, I'll just take along a few Prograde Cravers Bars.

Yummy! Fair warning though...their Chocolate Peanut Butter and even the Almond Butter flavors are highly addictive!

High Protein Lunch

Strips of grilled skinless ½ of a chicken breast on a bed of salad with olive oil and balsamic (or lemon juice) dressing.

Salads don’t have to be boring. In fact, I make my salads a work of art!

I include raw vegetables like red peppers, broccoli, spinach or even zucchini. Sometimes left over vegetables, nuts and seeds will find their way in there too. Not so boring any more and loads of fiber!

See my High Protein Egg Salad Recipe here

A small can of water packed tuna with 1 tbsp. **Spectrum ® Organic Canola mayonnaise with a slice of rye, pumpernickel bread or Ezekiel bread.

(**Spectrum ® Organic Canola mayonnaise is made with canola oil and is rich in important Omega-3 fatty acids and healthy monounsaturated fats).

High Protein Dinner

Baked, steamed, grilled or poached fish, chicken breast, turkey breast, flank steak.

(I use only virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon or salsa – no butter, margarine or rich creamy sauces, dressings or condiments as they can really increase the fat and sugar content of your meal).

½ Sweet potato or 1 C Quinoa (starchy carbs)

Low glycemic vegetables or a green salad.

Believe me, I don’t feel hungry. In fact some days I struggle to get 5-6 meals in!

It’s important to fuel your body every 3 or so hours to keep your metabolism revved up, so I do my best to do that even if the best I can manage sometimes is a handful of almonds or a hard boiled egg.

The best diet to lose belly fat should be made up of 5-6 high protein meals and snacks daily.

If you’re serious about increasing belly fat loss, I believe the best diet to lose belly fat incorporates high protein meals like those I‘ve just described.

Reduce the amount of refined carbohydrates you eat, especially high glycemic index carbohydrates and always include a high protein food choice as the main focus of every meal.

Source:{1} U of T Study, J. Stopani, PhD, Muscle & Fitness.com

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