11 Foods That’ll Tighten Your Tummy
Even if we end up skipping parties and social gatherings all year long, there’s one party which we all want to attend and look our best while doing so — the New Year’s Eve party! Isn’t it right? All through the year we’ve craved and indulged in foods that are nothing less than sins to our bodies. But with the New Year approaching so fast, we mean, it’s just a few weeks away peeps! And what’s special about this New Year? We’re entering a whole new decade of the 2020s *hearts eyes*! Most of us would have already made up our mind that we need to hit the gym or start following our favorite fitness coach’s videos in the comfort of our home itself. There’s no harm in making up your mind to do this!
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It’s always a good idea to start walking on the healthy route even if we’re doing it for a New Year party alone! So, in this battle of the bulge, if there’s a tough opponent that we need to fight against in a deadly manner, it has to be the belly fat. We all end up skipping food in order to tighten our tummies. The question is how far do we succeed by skipping meals? The answer is— we’ll never achieve it because we end up having a bloated tummy instead of a tight, slender one. You’ll be surprised to know that there are quite a good number of foods that are good for both, your taste buds and your waistline. They’re going to keep that bloating stomach away and they’re going to help you flaunt a tightened belly. Here, give this a read and take a note of them.
1. Avocados
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Native to the Americans, this yummilicious, buttery fruit is gaining popularity worldwide at a rapid pace. Merely half of an avocado is known to contain ten whole grams of monosaturated fats. Now, before you start thinking, “but fat is bad for health,” these are the good fats that help maintain the blood sugar levels of the body. Bad sugar levels are what lead to fat storage around your waist.
Avocados also help in absorbing carotenoids, the cancer-fighting compounds which are found in vegetables and fruits (1).
2. Bananas
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Bananas are the fruits that boast of very high potassium levels in them. It has minerals that fight the belly-bloating sodium in our bodies (2).
3. Greek Yogurt
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Having a cup of Greek yogurt a day promotes the growth of all kinds of good bacteria in your gut. It is these bacteria that help throw out the bad microbes that lead to belly swelling. Greek yogurt is much more than just a creamy cup of goodness; it is a combination of proteins and carbs which normalize and stabilize insulin levels in the body. An imbalanced insulin level asks hormones to store fat in the form of calories (3). This will prevent you from gaining a flat, tightened tummy.
