Fat Burning Food Diet List

Adopting a diet that is designed to burn fat means specifically eating and drinking those foods which raise the heart rate and boost the metabolism. Fat burning is a process controlled by a series of hormones as well as parts of the cardiovascular system, according to the textbook "Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology." Choose to include fat-burning foods as part of every meal and as snacks each day and combine the diet with exercise.

Peppers

Peppers and spices contain natural chemicals that help increase the heart rate and boost your metabolism. Jalapenos have capsaicin, a chemical that gives them their tangy taste as well as helping your metabolism burn more fat compared to not consuming jalepenos in your diet. Habanero peppers and cayenne pepper powder also increase the body's metabolic fat-burning mechanism and increase the heart rate. "There was a study done that said that if you incorporate spicy foods and red peppers into your daily diets, then you can burn up to 1,000 more calories per day than not," said registered dietitian and owner of dietary clinic Nutrition in Motion, Kim Dorval. "That doesn't mean you just eat peppers and expect those results, but it's worth noting that they have been known to help burn fat."

Oats

Oats are full of fiber, a type of complex carbohydrate that helps the metabolism work faster and more efficiently. Oats and oatmeal take longer to break down in the stomach and promote more calorie- and fat-burning from the digestive system. Oats also don't cause insulin levels to spike, which means more fat burning over the course of one day. Oats are also very versatile and can be consumed as a full meal, like a bowl of oatmeal, or as a snack, such as sprinkling oats over a cup of yogurt. "Try switching out your daily bagel with a bowl of oatmeal and your metabolism will jump start itself in the morning," said Dorval. "Also, by having oatmeal for breakfast, you're prone to burn more fat over the course of each day and you can even up your metabolic rate by up to 10 percent."

Chicken

Chicken is a lean meat which contains many fat-burning and metabolism-increasing proteins. Chicken is also easily accessible and found in almost every grocery store and comes in lean varieties which are lower in fat and calories. "Adding chicken to a salad or having a large piece of grilled or broiled chicken for a meal is a way to keep your body burning fat and your metabolism revving on all cylinders," Dorval said. "Along with chicken, you can also group turkey into that category of a healthy meat that contains protein designed to burn more fat than others."