12 Foods That Make Counting Calories Obsolete (We Can’t Get Enough of #4!)

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4. Bone Broth

Bone broth contains so many nutrients, many of them that most Americans are lacking in their diet, including silicon, calcium, phosphorus, glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, cartilage and collagen, essential amino acids glutamine, glycine, and Proline, just to name a few. Bone broth is very healing to the gut. Also, one of the great things about bone broth is that your body can easily absorb these nutrients and use them. Make your own bone broth base for delicious vegetable soups that contain more nutrition than you can shake a stick at.

5. Greek Yogurt

In one study, researchers at Harvard looked at the eating habits of more than 120,000 people over a 20 year period and they discovered that those who consumed yogurt lost more weight than those who did not consume yogurt. In fact, the yogurt eaters lose weight without doing anything else; no diet, no excessive exercise, just yogurt. The Nestle Nutrition Institute did a review of a study which found that consuming dairy protein increases feelings of satiety, keeps blood sugar levels steady, and reduces overall food consumption. Greek yogurt contains double the protein and less sugar than regular yogurt, so eat up!

6. Baked Potatoes

Potatoes have been demonized by many diet books but the truth is that potatoes are powerful hunger tamers. It’s the things that we add to potatoes, such as sour cream, bacon and cheese. One study found that people who consumed potatoes felt more full and ate less for two full hours after eating than those who ate brown rice o whole wheat bread. Potatoes are high in carbs but they are also chock full of fiber, vitamins, and other important nutrients that will give you a steady supply of energy and a long lasting feeling of fullness.

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