Foods contain calories, and calories are the body’s source of energy.

Research has shown that when we eat foods with calories content that are higher than what is required by the body, the body takes what it needs and stores the rest as pure fat.

And when we eat foods whose calories contents are lower than is required, the body is forced to convert the stored excess fat into energy. Hence, promoting fat loss

But most common foods are heavily packed with calories. Foods like garri, bread, white rice, milk, yam etc. they contain between 1000kcal to 1500kcal of calories.
Eating any of such foods up to two times in a day will most likely supply excess calories to the body. Above the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended daily calories limit of 2000kcal for women and 2500 for men

While it may seem that most foods fall into the category of those that cause weight gain. And removing them from our diet will leave us with few choices of what to eat. There are many other equally delicious meals that are extremely low in
calories and thus, promote weight loss. Here are some of them:


1. Boiled plantain.
Either ripe or unripe. One contains about 180 kcal which slowly releases energy to the body. This means when you eat plantain, it will take a long time before you get hungry again. It is a great source of healthy carbs



2. Fish
A wide variety of fish such as cat fish, tilapia, mackerel (Titus) contain lots of protein. Whether served as point-and-kill, fish stew or fish pepper soup, it is a delicious and healthy source of protein and also great for weight loss


3. Pumpkin (Ugwu) and Spinach.
Has very low calories. It can as well be called a zero calories food which means one can eat as much as he/she want without adding a single weight



4. Brown rice popularly known as Ofada rice.
Our local rice. It's great source of healthy carbs. It slowly releases energy to the body. It is healthier than white rice for weight loss



5. Garden egg.
It is packed with Fibre. It is a great weight loss snack to be taken in between meals. It is very low in calories which means it can be eaten in large quantity without risk of weight gain



6. Eggs.
They are one of the healthiest animal protein food that can be added to a healthy diet. One egg contains about 70 kcal of calories. It is very effective for weight loss especially if exercise is involved



7. Lemon. Contains a lot of antioxidants. All you need do is, when you wake up in the morning squeeze lemon into a glass of water and drink. It helps in burning excess fat



8. Beans.
This one is not liked by a lot of people, but it is excellent for weight loss. It can also be made into moi-moi. When preparing the moi moi, add ugwu, egg, alligator pepper. You will come up with a highly delicious and nutritious meal

Other excellent mentions are cucumber, green tea, water melon, alligator pepper and carrots.

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine advised, let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food. Meaning a healthy diet will almost always eliminate the need for drugs.


Here is a video for some more healthy weight tips

Here: https://iknowexperts.com.ng/how-to-get-a-healthy-weight-by-eating-healthy-delicious-meals

PS. Experts say the secret of getting a healthy
weight is in the kitchen