Foods That Help You Lose Weight| Weight Loss and Fitness Reviews

We have all heard of negative calorie foods- if only they were more tempting we'd all be slim. Who wants to snack on celery and bean shoots all day? But there are some foods that can help you to lose weight and they are normal everyday foods that you love. One reason that the low carb high protein diets work is that people eat a lot less when they eat protein rich foods. Protein foods are satiating. That means that they keep you full longer, so you don't get diet breaking hunger pangs only an hour or two after a meal.

Satiation Score of common foods. The higher the score the longer they will keep you feeling full, or satiated.

Food	Satiety score
Cereals (served with low-fat milk)
Natural muesli (raw rolled oats, dried fruits, nuts)	100
Sustain™	112
Special K™	116
Cornflakes™	118
Honeysmacks™	132
All-Bran™	151
Porridge (raw rolled oats, microwaved)	209
Carbohydrate-Rich Foods
White Bread	100
French Fries (McCain's oven fries)	116
White Pasta	119
Brown Rice (boiled)	132
White Rice (boiled)	138
Rye Bread	154
Wholemeal Bread	157
Brown Pasta	188
Russet Potatoes (boiled and peeled)	323
Protein-Rich Foods
Lentils (served in tomato sauce)	133
Cheddar Cheese	146
Eggs (poached)	150
Baked Beans (heated canned beans)	168
Beef Fillets (trimmed of visible fat and grilled)	176
Ling Fish (steamed)	225
Fruit
Bananas	118
Grapes	162
Apples	197
Oranges	202
Snacks and Confectionary
Mars Bar™	70
Peanuts	84
Yogurt	88
Potato Chips	91
Ice Cream	96
Jellybeans	118
Popcorn (microwaved)	154
Bakery Products
Croissants	47
Iced Chocolate Cake	65
Doughnuts with cinnamon sugar	68
Cookies (chocolate chip)	120
Water crackers	127