It goes without saying that you are what you eat. A diet with well balanced intake of fat, carbohydrates and protein works wonder for our health but did you know that your liquid intake plays an important role in your weight loss journey too? There’s no such thing as offsetting the alcohol you knocked back the night before by slogging away at the gym. The calories in alcohol is absorbed directly into your bloodstream so there’s no way your body can burn the extra calories. And when energy drinks replenish your fluid lost during workout, it also contains high amount of sugar that can induce our insulin resistance and take a toll on our health. With all that being said, you are not just what you eat, you are what you drink too. If you want to stock up on more healthy drinks to kickstart a healthy lifestyle, read on!
Green Tea
Green tea is loaded with antioxidants like polyphenols and catechin that can boost metabolism, increases fat burning, treat various diseases and reduce inflammation. It also contains caffeine that enhances our energy level during workout. Choose the freshly brewed green tea instead of the low quality brands that contain excessive amount of sugar, honey and fluoride. Matcha is also a popular type of green tea that contains high amount of disease-fighting antioxidants.
Coffee
There’s nothing like indulging in a cup of fresh coffee with smooth aroma in the morning to perk yourself up. Not only can caffeine increase our attention span and stimulate our creativity, it also helps regulate our hormones and how much fat our body can store and burn. Try to avoid putting cream and sugar in your coffee if you want to capitalise on the health benefits of it.
Apple Cider Vinegar Drinks
There are many reasons why there has been a surge in promoting apple cider vinegar on social media. Apple cider vinegar is basically made by crushed apples added with yeast, ferment the sugar and turn into alcohol. It does wonder for our overall well-being as it contains acetic acid that can prevent weight gain and stimulate weight loss by preventing insulin after consuming food with high carbs.
Vegetable Juice
Vegetables are touted to prevent chronic illness, decrease our carb intake and stimulate weight loss. Guzzling vegetable juice gives you more nutrients than chowing down on vegetables because it weeds the excessive fiber out during the juicing process. You can either whip something up with your juicer at home or get the cold pressed juice concocted with fresh vegetables from juice bars.