8 Lean Proteins You Should Start Eating To Get Rid Of Belly Fat, According To Nutritionists
March 7, 2018 by Lisa Cupido
The saying “abs are made in the kitchen” couldn’t be more true. You can do crunches for hours, hop on a stationary bike and spin for miles, or as effective as planks are, plank until the cows come home, but unless you’re following a good diet, you don’t see any fat burning results. When trying to shed stomach fat and lose weight, quality lean protein is an essential part of your diet. If you’re not eating it every day, you aren’t going to see the results in your abs that you crave.
Strong abs and less belly fat are achieved, never by starving yourself, but by fueling your body with high protein foods that are relatively low in saturated fats and refined carbohydrates (AKA sugar). It’s easy to assume protein only comes from red meat, but nothing could be further from the truth. There are plenty of foods that contain lean protein–but not all are created equally. If you’re a vegetarian and plan on getting all of your protein from vegetables, you could be missing out on some important amino acids.
“Animal-based sources (meat, eggs, dairy) pack them all in one amount or another, but most plant-based sources only contain a fraction of the nine essential amino acids, meaning that if you get all your plant-based protein from peas, you could end up not getting enough of certain amino acids,” says Rajavel Elango, a nutrition and metabolism researcher with the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health.
Start eating these 8 lean proteins this week to get rid of belly fat and you’ll be amazed at the results–but keep on doing planks, too.