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Overnight oats are one of the easiest, healthiest breakfast options you could include in your diet for full-body weight loss. A great source of carbs to provide slow releasing energy to your body, overnight oats are naturally packed with vitamins and minerals to increase satiety and limit overeating throughout the day, making it easier to maintain a calorie deficit for weight loss.
While on their own overnight oats are great for your health, the ingredients that you add to flavor your oatmeal can also make a significant impact on your wellbeing, and there are certain ingredients which may be able to bolster your metabolism for increased fat burning capabilities. If you’re looking to streamline your diet for weight loss this summer, there’s one thing that health experts agree you should be including in your overnight oats to boost your metabolism with ease.
It’s no secret that green tea is one of the best beverages for weight loss, but green tea powder can be just as useful in your diet for provoking the same effect. “Green tea powder is an excellent addition to overnight oats if your goal is to lose weight. Green tea contains thermogenic properties, meaning that it 'heats up' the metabolism to help you burn more calories,” explains nutritionist Heather Hanks. “Research shows that green tea can also help reduce visceral fat - or the fat around your middle section, which is hard to get rid of as you age.” Green tea contains the catechin EGCG which has been known to support healthy fat loss, so including a derivative of this in your overnight oats can have a similar effect without having to swap out your morning coffee for tea.
Instead of brewing up a mug, there are green tea capsules on the market which contain the same nutrients in powder form. “You can break apart a green tea powder capsule and add the contents to your overnight oats or you can prepare fresh green tea and use it as your liquid to soak your oats in,” suggests Hanks. Taking a green tea capsule every morning can also help to stoke fat burn in the body, but if you want to find a way to integrate this into your morning meal, including green tea powder is a great natural way to flavor your oats without added sweetener.
The ideal complimentary ingredients to your green tea overnight oats are a variety of other natural sweeteners which will provide added nutrients to your meal without overloading it with empty calories. “It's delicious with some raw honey and cinnamon. Just remember that green tea contains caffeine, so don't overdo it with a big cup of coffee with your oats the next morning,” warns Hanks. Adding fruit on top of your oats is another great way to bolster your antioxidant intake and enhance your metabolism, as well as potentially improving your immune system on top of it all.
While however you’re presently preparing your overnight oats is likely healthy as it is, adding green tea powder to the mixture will automatically take your breakfast to the next level. Packed with metabolism boosting benefits and caffeine to energize you throughout the day, green tea overnight oats naturally sweetened with honey and berries is a fiber rich, carbohydrate based breakfast that will promote healthy weight loss and satisfy your cravings in the morning while making it easier to achieve a calorie deficit.
