Thermogenics

Top Thermogenic Foods

#1 Avocados
Avocados are high in healthy fats, and help keep your heart healthy.

#2 Oats
Oatmeal is known to reduce high cholesterol and keeps you feeling full longer and gives you more energy.

#3 Asparagus
Asparagus is high in nutrients and helps flush the body removing the body of fat deposits and toxins.

#4 Almonds
Almonds are full of high protein and fiber. Eating almonds throughout the day prevents hunger and adds nutrients to your daily diet.

#5 Spinach
Spinach is low in calories but rich in fiber, iron and beta-carotene helping lower cholesterol.

#6 Green Tea
Unlike coffee, the caffeine in green tea doesn’t increase metabolism, instead it’s a chemical which stimulates the brain and nervous system bost which in turn increases the amount of calories you need to process the green tea.

#7 Broccoli
Broccoli is a great source of vitamin A and C, it contains a lot of fiber that will make you feel full and keeps you regular.

#8 Walnuts
Eating a handful of walnuts before a meal will keep you from overeating, but also gives you a healthy dose of fiber, vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids to reduce bad cholesterol.

#9 Apples
Available in many different varieties, apples are rich in vitamins and fiber to help keep you full.

#10 Grapefruits
Grapefruits contain galacturonic acid which brakes down fat, while the fiber helps keeps you feeling full.

#11 Pineapples
Pineapples are rich in fiber and vitamin C and also contain bromelain, an enzyme that helps the body process protein quickly.

#12 Chili Peppers
In addition to being thermogenic, hot peppers give an extra boost to the metabolism. The capsaicin in them “which is what makes them hot” speeds the metabolic rate.

Thermic Effect of Food

Also commonly known simply as thermic effect or TEF in shorthand, is the energy that is expanded by our body in order to eat and digest (which includes metabolizing, transporting and storing) food.