Snack on Peanut Butter to Give Your Metabolism a Lift

Want a great snack that can boost your metabolism, help you lose weight, eradicate hunger and keep you full until dinnertime? Try peanut butter.

Peanut Butter is high in the good fats and protein that will chase away those hunger pangs while working to burn extra calories and melt stomach fat by giving your metabolism a lift.

All peanut butters are not created equal. Some peanut butters contain extra oils and added sugars. Your best peanut butter bet is freshly ground butter from the natural food store. You can even grind your own peanut butter at home in your food processor. Not a peanut butter fan? Try making your own nut butters out of almonds or cashews for a delicious change of pace.

To get the most benefits from your snack, try dipping apple slices into a tablespoon or two of nut butter. This fiber-filled snack will keep you fill you up without filling you out.

Drink This To Lose Weight!

Lose weight and feel great by replacing a cup of coffee with this “Superfood”!

Studies have shown that drinking a cup or two of green tea each day can raise metabolic rates and speed fat loss.  Green tea is rapidly becoming known as a “Superfood” for it’s amazing anti-oxidant and weight control abilities and it can help protect against cancer, heart disease, and stroke.

Green Tea helps to boost your metabolism and burns fat. It also prevents your body from producing extra insulin, which can further slow your metabolism and increase belly fat. In fact, Dr. Nicholas Perricone, known for his anti-aging book, The Perricone Prescription, stated on Oprah in 2004 that “just the simple change of substituting your morning cup of coffee with a cup of green tea will cause you to lose ten pounds in six weeks”.

Green tea can be found at the grocery store, in mouth-watering flavors like Tangerine, Raspberry and Strawberry, as well with the supplements in pill form. With all of these fat burning and metabolism boosting benefits, why not try a cup of green tea?

Here’s to your health.