Want Flat Abs? Add These Foods To Your Diet

Hoping to get flat abs?

In addition to regular cardio workouts and exercises that target the muscles in your mid-section, the foods you eat can help get your belly super slim too. Check out these six superfoods that are good for you on the inside and on the outside too — add them into your daily diet and you’ll be showing off a toned, flat tummy in no time:

Berries
Blueberries and blackberries are packed with antioxidants

Avocados
Avocados are packed with monounsaturated fat — the “good” fat. Monounsaturated fats level out blood sugar levels and keep your body from storing fat around you belly.

Green Tea
Another source of antioxidants, green teas also rev up your metabolism and make it easier for your body to burn fat. Drink three cups a day for optimal benefits.

Milk
Fat-free milk — and even better fat-free chocolate milk (yay! a treat too!) — has been shown to aid post-workout muscle recovery better than any sports drink. The super-combo of protein and carbs in low-fat chocolate milk is “just right for refueling weary muscles,” says William Lunn, PhD, an exercise scientist at the University of Connecticut.


Yogurt
We know that the probiotics in yogurt help digestion, which helps relieve bloat and fullness than can hide the six-pack underneath! Try to have a cup of yogurt each day to keep your belly full of the good bacteria that banishes the bad bacterias that promote icky bloat

Adding Sweetness Without Adding Calories

One of the hardest parts of a diet can be dealing with a sweet tooth. You can bring out the natural sweetness of cantaloupe, honeydew or papaya by cutting the fruit into chunks and squeezing fresh lemon juice over them.

Baby Food Diet: Should You Try Hollywood's Newest Trend?

Hollywood has gone baby crazy - baby food that is. Eating baby food is the new celebrity diet trend. Should you try it? Here's a quick pros and cons run down to help you decide:

Pro: No need to cook—just throw a bunch of jars of baby food in your bag and go.

Pro: They're automatically portion controlled!

Con: Have you ever seen a baby eat peas? They might not be tasty enough to sustain you long term.

Pro: Baby food is low in additives and preservatives.

You might lose weight, but it is probably better to keep eating like a grown-up!

California Avocado, Bacon and Tomato Salad recipe

Ingredients

8 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch dice
4 thin slices red onion
2 cups assorted lettuces, such as romaine, arugula, escarole and watercress
2 ripe, fresh California avocadoa, seeded, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
4 medium tomatoes, cored and diced


Preparation

Mix the above ingredients and add Croutons and Dressing

Faux Fries

Iphone app -Lose It Review

Lose it allows you to keep track of the food you eat and the exercise that you do. It even has a built in calorie calculator so you don't have to spend time trying to find it. Simply type in the type of food or exercise and it will automatically calculate either the calories in the food or the calories burned through the exercise.

You type in your goals, and Lose It tells you how many more calories you can eat each day without going over.

Women Need to Exercise At Least An Hour A Day

Reseachers at Harvard Medical School have found that women need to exercise for at least one hour each day to maintain their weight. Women who want to lose weight need even more! So get out those walking shoes ladies!