22 fat burners

  • All vegetables
  • Avocados
  • Black olives
  • Coffee
  • Cold-water fish and shellfish without mercury, such as halibut, wild salmon, sardines, shrimp, tilapia and trout
  • Dark chocolate
  • Fresh fruit such as apples, citrus fruit and pomegranates (but see 11 to avoid)
  • Fresh herbs and spices
  • Low-sodium beans
  • Mushrooms
  • Natural sweeteners such as agave, maple syrup, raw honey, Truvia and Xylitol
  • Nuts and seeds
  • Onions
  • Organic Greek yogurt or kefir
  • Russet and sweet potatoes
  • Sea vegetables such as arame, nori and sea palm
  • So Delicious coconut milk
  • Squash such as spaghetti and pumpkin
  • Tea
  • Tomatoes
  • Whey protein powder
  • Whole grains such as barley, oats, quinoa and whole-wheat bread
  • Whole organic eggs, fortified with omega-3 fatty acids

11 to avoid

  • Bamboo shoots
  • Butter, shortening
  • Dried fruit such as dried apples or apricots
  • Granulated sugar
  • Millet
  • Noniodized sea or kosher salt
  • Peanuts, pine nuts
  • Processed foods with artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, butylated hydroxytoluene, trans fats, MSG or high-fructose corn syrup
  • Processed soy
  • Swordfish, shark
  • White flour

5 to use in moderation

  • Alcohol (two glasses wine per week, max)
  • Full-fat cow cheese and dairy products (not including Greek yogurt)
  • Oils (Olive and coconut are the healthiest options.)
  • Table salt
  • Tuna