Eating requires a lot of work if you think about it. Chewing certain foods can sometimes even get you tired! The fact is, chewing foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meat increases your calorie burn by up 30%. Isn’t that good news? In addition to this coffee, tea, and spices such as chillies, cinnamon, and ginger boost your metabolism by as much as 12%. Here’s how you can boost your metabolism and burn extra calories every day by choosing these wonder foods.

1.Chew more, burn more

Chewy foods make your body work right off the fork. To maximize the chew factor always choose foods in its whole state. Protein-rich foods are your besties as they allow you to chew more and stay longer in your stomach. Some of these are whole fruits and vegetables, nuts and lean meats.

2. Hearty Foods

Hearty foods are packed with fibre, they take more room in your belly and leave less space for a second helping. Some of the hearty foods include -fruits, vegetables, brown rice, whole grains, and cereals.

3.Energizing Foods

Caffeine in coffee and black tea can help you boost metabolism, but be careful not to fill them with milk, cream, and sugar. Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system; black tea can boost your metabolism by 5-8% about 80-128 calories a day. The catechins in green tea raise the metabolism by 4% (80 calories per day). Dark chocolate contains both catechins and caffeine but stick to just 30 ml per day to limit the fat and calorie intake.

4.Warming Foods

Add some spice in the meal you consume to activate calorie burn in your body. Evidence proves that capsaicin in peppers doubles the energy expenditure for several hours after eating. Even mild peppers help to erase up to 100 calories a day by sending a fat burning signal to your brain. Cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, mustard, vinegar, and garlic helps burn calories.