Foods that Burn Fat

Given the time of year where every living thing, dogs included, are on diets here are some ways to eat and burn fat at the same time.

--Include protein at every meal and during snacks. One holistic physician I know eats 2 eggs ( yolk and all) for breakfast every morning. (And I admit I feed my dog part my of my morning omelette.)

--Keeping with the breakfast theme, it is also a good idea to include muesli and peaches, for example. These have been show to help burn more fat during a subsequent workout than eating high-glycemic-index meal (like waffles).

--Green tea -- some studies have shown that drinking five cups of 5 ounces each a day helps. While that seems a lot some people use supplements.

--For snacks have almonds, cherries, yogurt, grapefruit, whole grains.

--Spicy foods have also been shown to melt fat.

And because I'm such a fan of vitamins, both Vitamin C and D help. Suggested amounts are 400-500 mg of C and 800 mg of D.

For other tips on foods and ways to burn fat see the article on Health.com