Fitness

Top foods for muscle gain and fat loss

No matter you want to gain muscle or lose fat, there is a critical part played by diet and physical activity. The exercise takes only one hour, but diet goes all day. That’s why it suggested that one should pay special attention to their diet plan. In this post, we will tell you the top 6 foods for both muscle gain and fat loss. Let’s start with the muscle gain first.

  • Almonds

Almonds

There is a great variety of vitamin E in almonds that help in the muscle building process. Also, the antioxidants in this food help body in recovering from a workout. It is also a pretty healthy source of both protein and fat.

 

 

  • Coconut oil

coconut oil

Coconut oil is a perfect alternative to the unhealthy refined oil and known as a natural source of fat. It helps in reducing bad cholesterol and used as energy by the body that can turn out to be very beneficial for your muscle building goal.

 

  • Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter

It is a great source of protein that helps in recovering muscles from a brutal workout and help in making new muscles. Taking one spoon of peanut butter daily also give a boost to body metabolism.

 

 

  • Avocado

Avocado

The name of this food may surprise some readers, but Avocado posses a perfect combination of nutrients that can help the body in making new muscles. Also, it can help in a boost the absorption of nutrients that is pretty important during the muscle building phase.

 

  • Banana

Banana

The muscle building is all about protein, but you can’t forget the role of carbohydrates. They help in replenishing the glycogen stores and make sure body don’t use muscle as a source of energy. Finding a better post-workout carb than a banana is almost a impossible task. So, you can eat a couple of bananas daily to boost your muscle building process.

  • Olive oil

Olive oil

Olive oil has an abundance of anti-oxidants that not only help in building muscles but boost up the recovery from a muscle strain.

 

 

 

Top 6 Fat loss Foods

  • Raspberry

Raspberry

Raspberry is a perfect fruit to help you in the fat loss journey and give a great number of vitamins & fibers. A cup of this fruit has very low calories and keeps the body full for a longer time.

 

 

  • Strawberry

Strawberry

Another amazing fat loss fruit due to its amazingly low-calorie count and rich ellagic acid content is strawberry that you can add in the diet plan without a worry. Also, it can help in fixing the poor digestion issue in the body.

 

 

  • Broccoli

Brocolli

Packed with a great variety of essential nutrients and fiber, this low-calorie food can be a perfect addition to your fat loss diet. Also, it has micro nutrients that assist in breaking down fats for better absorption.

 

 

  • Watermelon

Watermelon

This fruit mostly contains water that keeps you full for many hours. Furthermore, eating 100 grams of watermelon will give you only 30 calories that won’t disturb your fat loss goals.

 

 

  • Popcorn

Popcorn

You will be surprised to see this name, but a homemade without salt popcorn can be a perfect alternative to high-calorie snacks. It is a low-calorie food that has an exciting nutrition value and antioxidants.

 

 

  • Greek Yogurt

Greek Yogurt

You can boost your fat loss journey by eating high-protein Greek yogurt. However, it strongly suggested that one should eat this food in moderation. Also, it is recommended that one should go for non-flavored Greek yogurt to save extra calories.

 

 

Conclusion

Adding the muscle mentioned above building and fat loss foods in diet will help your body to achieve its goal at a faster rate for sure. If you have any other suggestion, please tell us in the comment section.

 

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