FOOD AS FAT-BURNERS

PEARS:
Why you need them: Pack the fruit bowl with pears if you want to lose kilos reports a study out of the university of Rio de Janeiro. In the study , which was published in the journal Nutrition, women who also ate three pears a day consumed fewer total daily calories and lost more weight than who didn’t. Rich in fiber (one pear packs 15% of your daily recommended amount), pears help you feel full and keep you from overeating.

Best way to work them in : Eat a pear before a meal to help curb hunger. Forget the peeler; because most of the fruits beneficial fiber is in the skin.

ALMONDS:
Why you need them: Eating a handful of almonds a day, along with a healthy diet , might help you zap fat, suggests research published in the International Journal of Obesity.
Diet-study participants who ate almonds daily for six month lost 18% of their body fat .
Those who followed a diet with the same amount of calories and protein but swapped almonds for an equal number of calories in complex carbs (like wheat crackers) lost only 11%.

Best way to work them in: They are a great as a snack or chopped and added to your favorite meal.

DARK CHOCOLATE:
Why you need it: Dark chocolate, and other foods high in antioxidants, may help prevent the accumulation of fat cells in the body, a precursor to heart disease and obesity, according to new research from Taiwan published in the journal of agriculture and food chemistry .

Best way to work it in: Melt a half ounce of dark chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds and spread it on a small piece of whole-wheat bread.

GREEN BEANS:
Why you need them: They are loaded with resistant starch , a powerful fat burner (one half-cup serves up nearly 10 grams of resistant starch).
If you eat green beans and other foods rich in resistant starch at just one meal a day, you will burn 25% more body fat than you would otherwise , according to reserchers at the university of Colorado.