Foods To Help Boost Metabolism

If you are like me as long as it's summer there is still a chance to lose those few extra pounds. Good Housekeeping magazine put together a list of Foods To Help You Loose.

Here are a few:

Eggs - The protein boost in the morning can help prevent spikes in blood sugar. My holistic MD, Dr. David Brownstein not only recommends eating eggs in the morning, he in fact does so every morning.

Beans - This healthy food contains cholecystokinin, which is a digestive hormone that is a natural appetite suppressant. High fiber beans can also lower cholesterol.

Cinnamon - This spice can help control after meal insulin spikes. Just one quarter of a teaspoon a day lowers blood sugar, cholesterol and triglyceride levels in people who have Type 2 diabetes, according to a USDA study.

Tofu - Turns out this protein quashing appetite.

Vinegar - The acetic acid in vinegar slows the passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine so your stomach feels full longer. It can also short-circuit the blood-sugar rise after you eat refined carbs such as cookies or crackers (source: Good Housekeeping magazine)

Pears - A medium-sized pear has six grams of fiber which fills you up