Looking for a miracle diet food?

There is no such thing.

If you take in more calories than you burn, you will gain weight.

There are ordinary foods that can help you eat less over the course of the day.

Foods that are going to keep you fuller for longer, are ones high in fibre, healthy fats and protein, or with a high water content. The bonus is that these foods are also really good for you, packed with important nutrients, vitamins and minerals.

Oatmeal

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day — just eating it can make you slimmer. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley analyzed a national six-year survey and found that people who ate breakfast had a lower body mass index (BMI) than people who skipped breakfast, and that those who ate cooked cereal had a lower BMI than any other breakfast-eating group. Also, oatmeal was ranked as the most satiating breakfast food on the Satiety Index, developed by Australian researchers a decade ago. Oatmeal helps you stay fuller longer, being packed with fibre and is a good source of protein.

If you have no time for cooked oatmeal every morning, make muesli by mixing old- fashioned oats with plain yogurt, dried fruit and fruit juice and leaving it in the fridge overnight.

Eggs

They are an inexpensive and a great source of protein, which may be key to keeping you full. A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition found that when people ate two eggs for breakfast, they took in more than 400 fewer calories over the next 24 hours than when they ate bagels.

For a healthier egg, farmers are improving the hen feed by adding canola oil, alfalfa, rice bran and even sea kelp that increase the level of omega 3 fats in the egg and reduce the saturated fats.

Apples

An apple a day may keep the fat away. It is the perfect snack, with a high water content and both kinds of weight-busting fibre: soluble, which helps prevent blood sugar spikes that lead to cravings, and insoluble, which helps fill you up.

A medium apple is about 85 percent water with 5 grams of soluble fibre, making it a snacking powerhouse.

Half the fibre and most of the iron, magnesium and vitamin C are in the peel, so you definitely want to eat that peel also to get the full slimming benefits.

Cauliflower

It is good for you. It is so true as to be boring but, cauliflower contains the cancer-fighting phytonutrient sulforaphane, as well as a good amount of folic acid and vitamin C, which may be helpful for weight loss. A review from Purdue University pointed to vitamin C status as a key factor in how much fat is burned during physical activity. All that and it is pretty tasty, too.

Fish

You might be surprised to learn that fish tops oatmeal and vegetables in the satiety department. The Australian Satiety Index ranks steamed white fish such as halibut or cod as the number-one most filling food out of 38 common foods. A new study from Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that people ate 11 percent less at dinner after having fish for lunch versus those who ate a beef lunch.

Peanuts

Almonds and walnuts have been getting all the glory these days, but do not discredit peanuts, the most commonly eaten nut in America.

Researchers at Purdue University found that peanut eaters ate less over the course of the whole day and are more likely to maintain weight, even if given as many peanuts as they want. So what is it about peanuts? Is it the protein? The fat? It turns out to be a little bit of everything.

Salad

When most people think of dieting, they think of salad. But if that means some sad greens topped with unripe tomatoes, no wonder diets fail.

Salads are a great opportunity to add a lot of filling foods into your diet at one time, fresh vegetables, lean protein, beans and healthy fats. A study from Penn State University found that women who ate a salad before a pasta lunch ate fewer calories for the whole meal than those just digging into the pasta.

Fill your salad with mesclun, arugula or spinach. Not only are these greens tastier than iceberg, they also contain more iron, calcium, vitamin C and folic acid.

Soup

We all know soup is good food, but who knew it was slimming, too? Why? Adding water into a food makes it more filling than drinking water separately. The water in soup adds volume to a meal and helps you feel fuller, without extra calories. As a result, you take in fewer calories over the course of the day. Adding your own veggies or fibre-rich beans to broth-based canned soup to keep you full longer.

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