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    Spring foods to help you shed your winter weight

    As spring nudges its way forward, some of us are left with an unpleasant souvenir of winter—an extra “layer.” Though that winter coat might have kept us warm through the long, cold season, by spring it’s time to shed the padding. The good news is many springtime foods promote weight loss naturally, and not just because they’re lighter than those hearty winter dishes. Here are my top picks for spring foods to help you slim down.

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    Strawberries
    Strawberries’ fiber content makes them a good choice for weight loss. A two-year study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that people who ate 8 extra grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories per day lost about 4 1/2 pounds. (Women who decreased their fiber intake actually gained weight.) One cup of strawberries has a respectable 3 grams of fiber and more than a full day’s recommended dose of vitamin C—an antioxidant that helps keep skin healthy.

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    Eggs
    Eggs are packed with protein, which staves off hunger. In one study, dieters who ate eggs for breakfast felt fuller longer and lost more than twice as much weight as those who got the same amount of calories from a bagel for breakfast.

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    Salad Greens
    Filling up on fiber- and water-rich foods first can help prevent you from overdoing high-calorie fare later. Research out of Penn State shows that eating a first-course salad can reduce overall calorie intake at a meal by up to 12 percent. Not a fan of salad? Vegetable soups achieve the same result (in fact, a different study found that people who started lunch with vegetable soup ended up eating 20 percent less than those who skipped the soup).

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    Mushrooms
    Mushrooms taste meaty, but have only a fraction of the calories and fat of red meat. Research reports that when people ate mushroom-based entrees, they felt just as satisfied as when they’d eaten those same dishes made with beef.

    Recipes to Try: Swap Mushrooms for Meat in This Mediterranean Portobello Burger, Plus More Mushroom Recipes

    What spring foods help you eat healthfully to stay slim?

    Kerri-Ann, a registered dietitian, is the associate editor of nutrition for EatingWell magazine, where she puts her master’s degree in nutrition from Columbia University to work writing and editing news about nutrition, health and food trends. In her free time, Kerri-Ann likes to practice yoga, hike, bake and paint.


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    36 comments

    • A Yahoo! User  •  1 year 2 months ago
      uh, mushrooms don't tasty meaty. They actually taste like mushrooms.
    • Barb D  •  1 year 2 months ago
      What this article fails to mention is that eggs are extremely high in cholesterol. What actually makes you feel full longer is the protein. Have nut butter or something else rich in protein with your first meal of the day and you'll get the same effect, but lose the cholesterol.
      • liz 1 year 2 months ago
        check the updates on eating eggs. they are not as bad for you as once thought of before. you can actually eat 2 eggs a day but not more than 3x per week. eggs offer so many other nutrients that it totally out ways the cholesterol contersersay. look it up . egss are good!
      • BigSoph 1 year 2 months ago
        Liz: Stayin' informed!
        Look at how many animals have eggs in their diet. Even some that are not considered carnivores take advantage of the sheer amount of nutrition in eggs
        And, like you also say, don't over do it
        An all vegetarian diet without careful watch on vital nutrients will leave you just as sick
        All things in moderation
      • gigikins 1 year 2 months ago
        shes right eggs are not as healthy as we thought they were
    • Eric  •  1 year 2 months ago
      You could also check out healthwithvi.myvi.net , email for info.
      • jassi 1 year 2 months ago
        Best thing is to become active...leave your couch / tv / your losy booz. and walk, join gym, and sports, like Badminton, Tennis, Soccer, NOT really Golf, something where running , bending and twisting is good. BOYCOT McDonal, KFC, Burger King, Coke etc etc. Eat live food and cook at home for better food.
      • pablo 1 year 2 months ago
        go sell your @#$% on E-Bay!
      • BigSoph 1 year 2 months ago
        I would thumbs upped you, Jassi, except you said boycott the fast food places.
        I have no problem with going easy on them or avoiding them but boycotting is an economic choice.
    • Rennie  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Gym, little carbs, lots of protein. I knowwwwwww it's just easier said than done lol
      • Dusty 1 year 2 months ago
        Hi 1 year ago I was a size 4x I changed my eating habits to salads, fruit and vegetables and omeletts for breakfast and lunch. ate fish and chicken tuna and salmon for protien at supper and cut out sugar and replaced it with splenda. My matabulism is now so high I can eat almost any thing I want. I am now a size 12 and feel great and look awesome and am 63 years old. I walk a great deal now and swim.hike and bike ride. I work out in the gym and love every minute of it. try it,stick to it be strong it works.I have never gained any weight back
    • aj  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Go to the gym as well as eating salads protiens and don't forget the water.
    • Bunncat  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Fast foods have their place in moderation but not as a daily steady diet of all that fat and crap! If you want to stay fat continue to eat at Mickey D's, Taco Bell, A & W etc on a regular basis

      . Best way in the world to GAIN weight and STAY fat is to over patronize them. If I could do it over, I 'd have never introduced my kids to fast food way back when they were young~ Never
    • Marlene  •  1 year 2 months ago
      guys , it is not always just food. not moving is a huge culprit. I donot eat fried food or fat or diary as I do not tolerate any of this. but I may spend days in front of my computer either for work or studying..etc. within the last 7 months I've gained around 40Lb. huge. now I have difficulty walking. I used to be extremely active. so I have to move. this is the key. move move move
      • Valmer 1 year 2 months ago
        Sorry Marlene but it's what you are eating that's responsible for making you gain weight.Moving will help with your fitness but will do nothing for weight loss.You should read a book called Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes.
    • Lettie  •  1 year 2 months ago
      I hate these articles because they are loss leaders to get you to read more advertising; everytime you open another part of the article, instead of giving you the whole article, you have to keep clicking on each heading to get any real info. etc, fed up.
    • Seels The Man  •  1 year 2 months ago
      EXERCISE EVERYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      • 45 1 year 2 months ago
        !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Ron L.  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Stay away from salt, carbs, and sugar. Walk fast. You will loose weight.
    • mousette  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Eggs are NOT extremely high in cholesterol. That is a falacy that was disproved long ago...And who is the Bozo using this as a dating service site???? Get a life. 2 eggs per day by the way does not raise your cholesterol one bit...
      To Hilary B: where did u manage to find soy yogurt? I buy soy milk but here in Cnada have never seen the soy yogurt. Ang since when is an egg a spring food or mushrooms for that matter??
    • HilaryB  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Mushrooms are awesome! I found a recipe for a mushroom stroganoff, and instead of using sour cream I used soy yogurt and unsweetened soy milk. It is a wonderful tasting, filling dish that it quite healthy!
    • sunshine  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Some people here have no respect for other people and their fight to lose weight. It's not that easy but what is true is that you have to cut your portions, never be hungry by eating something small every few hours, vegetables, salads (with ev olive oil, lemon juice and herbs dressing) being active is great if you can but if you can't there are plenty of great exercises that can be done in bed or watching tv. You don't have to do much to create lean muscle which in turn burns fat. Do small weights for your biceps and triceps (the flappy skin under your arms), leg lifts, suck in your belly at the count of 10 and let out for 10, repeat this a few times a day. It makes a difference if you stick with it. What's with the sleazy low class chick doing here anyway? Get a life. If you go after a man for his money you will get what you deserve. Have a great day good people and be kind to the people that are fighting to lose weight.
    • NotOnYourNelly  •  1 year 2 months ago
      How exactly are these "Spring" foods? Eggs, mushrooms, salad greens and even strawberries are all available year round! The only food that even approximates a spring harvest are the greens! As well, the natural strawberry harvest is in late summer as far as I know.
    • shannon.duhamel  •  1 year 2 months ago
      @topic: Yeah, I guess if all I ate was eggs, salad greens, mushrooms and strawberries I probably WOULD lose a lot of weight since eating those things alone would give you a really low calorie intake. That said, I love all four of those things. If I was ever going to diet, I could probably actually live with that! It beats the cabbage soup diet, that's for sure!
    • Thomas  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Or have ALOT of intercourse.
    • moon  •  1 year 2 months ago
      wow...another list...that makes about 7808707 lists of 778949075975497 foods to make you slim so far this winter!! wow..
    • burntcore1  •  1 year 2 months ago
      Eat a variety of everything. As long as it's in moderation you'll do just fine. Yogurt and OJ alone are fine but even if those 2 simple things are done in excess extra pounds will soon follow.
    • sideshow  •  1 year 2 months ago
      It is easy to lose weight, it"s will power. Just put the fork down. I know of very few people who were born overweight.
    • mtl  •  1 year 2 months ago
      I heard about some doctor recommending something that will not cost much, and no business can make a fortune off of dieters, but it actually works. The goal is to create the feeling of being satiated. A spoon of honey, and a spoon of olive oil (or high omega3 fish oil), a daily multivitamin, and a few crackers. Chew some bubble gum if you just want to chew, instead of ingesting foods you don't need. Have that, and you won't feel an urge to eat. I repeat, you won't feel hungry, and you can break the urge to eat habit. If you make a salad, just add some vinegar and a bit of virgin olive oil, light sprinkle of sugar, and a miniscule shake of salt is optional. Avoid commercial stuff that's full of sugars and oils and gums (read the ingredients). Avoid artificial sweeteners, the small amounts of what are actually poisons, that keep you feeling hungry. Avoid the lie about "Diet" foods, that make you think you can get away with eating more, and they keep you still feeling hungry.

      This oil and sugar diet won't get much attention because there's no money in it, and it subverts the diet industry that wants your money. Keep in mind, before the diet industry existed, obesity was the exception rather than the norm.

      This might not be well received, because people are brainwashed by the diet industry lies, but it just might be like the story of the "Emperors Clothes".
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