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Everyone knows how to eat well: balance your diet with tons of protein and vitamins and stay away from processed carbs, refined sugars and excess fats. The best foods are typically leafy greens, a diverse selection of vegetables and ancient grains, while the worst foods are complex carbs and sweets. But there is one great ingredient that you can add to your diet for the best weight loss results. In fact, this one food not only helps you lose weight, but it also enhances the benefits of the other foods in your diet.
If Greek yogurt isn’t already part of your routine, you’re probably going to want to change this, soon. Greek yogurt is high in protein, calcium, potassium and iron, and quite low in calories, fat, carbs and sugar. This means that it can make you feel fuller for longer while taking in less unnecessary calories or fat. Plus, the nutrients in the yogurt are all beneficial to weight loss.
Because of its extremely high calcium level, Greek yogurt can help keep fat away from your body. There are studies that show that eating high-calcium yogurt can prevent your body from taking the fat from foods you eat afterwards.
Another great benefit of this yogurt is its probiotics. These are healthy bacteria that regulate the gut and digestion, so eating foods high in probiotics will help to boost your metabolism and prevent any stomach issues.
While Greek yogurt is most popularly eaten as a breakfast food, you can incorporate this versatile ingredient into all three meals of your day. It makes a great base for a healthy salad dressing, can thicken up a soup recipe or even be used in sauces. Some of the best lunch or dinner recipes with Greek yogurt are this low carb Greek yogurt chicken or this light lemon chicken.
