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Quell Cravings All Day
At Breakfast - Scramble some eggs and chase them with milk. Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that adults who ate eggs rather than a bagel in the morning consumed fewer calories all day and felt satisfied longer. And people who downed 2 1/2 cups of fat-free milk with their breakfast reported reduced appetite and decreased calorie intake at lunch, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. At lunch - Forgo rice in your burrito, or trade chips for fruit. Both will reduce your intake of refined carbohydrates. A small daily reduction in the amount of carb calories - from 55 to 43 percent - increases the sense of fullness, report researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. At dinner - Add olive oil and avocado. These healthy fats can boost satiety. It's a misconception that a low-fat supper is good for your waistline. Consuming fatty foods - particularly mono- and polyunsaturated fats - activates a compound in the small intestine that halts hunger, suggests University of California, Irvine, research. So don't be afraid to spritz your steamed veggies with olive oil. Source: Stephanie Breakstone in the October 2009 issue of Prevention.