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As anyone who is watching their weight will tell you, the key to losing weight, and keeping it off, is calorie deficit. That is, ensuring that you are burning more calories than you eat each day.
However, when it comes to counting calories, it’s important to remember to eat foods that are not only low-calorie, but also full of essential vitamins and minerals.
We’ve pulled together a quick reference list of low calorie fruit and vegetables, plus six suggestions for both high protein, and high iron foods, to keep you feeling full and on track to reach you weight loss goals.
However, it’s important to remember to always seek weight loss and diet guidance from a health professional before embarking on any new regimes, and ensure that you are sticking to a healthy, balanced diet.
High protein foods
- Eggs
- Almonds
- Chicken
- Red meat
- Oats
- Greek yoghurt
High iron foods
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Nuts
- Green leafy vegtables
- Quinoa
- Broccoli
Low calorie fruit and vegetables
- Rock melon
- Berries
- Apricot
- Pineapple
- Watermelon
- Dark grapes
- Oranges
- Apple
- Lettuce
- Cucumber
- Mushrooms
- Spinach
- Tomato
- Pumpkin
- Broccoli
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