11.Almond butter

Yes, you read correctly, almond butter. I know it is not as popular as peanut butter but just as nutritious. Almond Butter spread can lower bread’s glycemic index. This mean that almond butter can have positive affects on your on blood sugar. Studies show that people who ate almond butter with white bread did not raise the same blood sugar as those ate only the slice of bread.

Eat more: Try it for a change instead of peanut butter. Yes make an almond butter sandwich, or use it as a veggie dip. Just mix one tbsp of almond butter with two tbsp fat-free plain yogurt. Also add a dollop to oatmeal for flavor and protein.

12. Pomegranates

Pomegranates are loaded with folate and disease-fighting antioxidants, they’re low in calories and high in fiber. Pomegranates also have 16% of an adult’s daily vitamin C.

Eat more: Pop these tasty seeds in you mouth as a snack (many grocery stores sell them preshucked). You can also them in salads instead of nuts. Try them with baby spinach with lemon-poppy seed dressing.

13. Chili peppers

Chili peppers have a compound in them called capsaicin. Now capsaicin has a thermogenic effect the body. Capsaicin is believed to raise the body to burn extra calories for twenty minutes after eating them. Red chilies contain high amounts of vitamin C and carotene. In 2006 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Australian researchers found that adding chili peppers to a person’s diet reduces the amount of insulin that appears in the blood after eating!

Eat more: Stuff chili peppers with cooked quinoa and marinara sauce, and then roast them. To chill out the heat, grill it until it’s almost black, peel off charred skin and puree the flesh. Add the puree to pasta sauces for a one-alarm kick.

14. Yogurt

Experts often refer to plain yogurt as the elite food and for obvious reason: Yogurts is a triple threat! It is full of carbs, protein and fat. You curb your appetite too. You see yogurt can keep hunger away by keeping blood sugar levels steady. People who were on a low-calorie diet that included yogurt lost 61 percent more fat overall and 81 more belly fat than those on a similar plan without yogurt.

Eat more: Use low-fat plain yogurt instead of mayo in chicken or potato salad, or top a baked potato with a bit of yogurt and squeeze a little lemon juice. You are saving 4.7 grams of fat per tablespoon by using yogurt instead. Also try Greek yogurt. It has more protein than other yogurts.

15. Quinoa

This whole grain packs both 2.6 grams per ½ cup of fiber and protein. Quinoa is considered a better whole grain than brown rice.

Eat more: Use quinoa instead of rice in stir-fry. Try this out for breakfast: cook ½ cup quinoa in 2/3 cup water and 1/3 cup orange juice for 15 minutes. For dessert- Top with 1 tbsp each of raisins and chopped walnuts.

Source: 20 Super Foods for Weight Loss From Self Magazine by Camille Noe Pagán