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6 Best Foods to Get Flat Stomach during Lock Down


Fri 20 Mar 2020 | 01:19 PM
Pasant Elzaitony

When it comes to keeping that stubborn stomach fataway, what you eat is the main factor controlling your progress and although, cardio and ab workouts are important unfortunately they might not be an option during the lock down, not to mention they're not enough to get that drink flat stomach.

To keep that flat stomach, you should drink enough water, avoid foods packed with sugar and eat more of these foods

1. Cucumbers

Cucumbers contain flavonoid antioxidant quercetin (which reduces swelling.) and a high water content of 96% that prevents bloating.

Cucumbers

2. Bananas

Besides potassium bananas are packed with resistant starch which is a healthy carbohydrate that your body digests slowly and thus, keeps you full for longer, not to mention resistant starch also switches your liver to fat burning mood which gives your metabolism a boost.

Bananas

3. Chili peppers

Spicy foods like chili peppers increase your metabolism and prevent weight gain seeing as they decrease the cravings for fatty and sweet foods.

Chili peppers 

4. Yogurt

Yogurt is great for your guts health thanks to the beneficial probiotics that prevent bloating. It also has 17 grams of protein per serving that keeps you full for longer.

Yogurt

5. Almonds

A handful of almonds is a guilt free snack seeing as almonds contain monounsaturated fatty acids that burn fats and fight hunger.

Almonds

6_dark chocolate

Ifyou have a sweet tooth, then dark chocolate is your go to snack as it contains healthy monounsaturated fatty acids that speed up your metabolism. Just make sure to have good quality dark chocolate (Anything with above 65% of cacao.)

dark chocolate

Make sure to add these 6 foods to your diet but most importantly don’t forget to watch your portions and calories. And to stay safe.

By Sara Goda