Time to boost your Metabolism! Have you ever heard of Thermic Effect of Food???
Translation please, right?! This simply means for up to 3 hours after consuming a meal your body is able to increase its metabolism in order to digest and absorb nutrients from your food. It seems we want to identify some quality food to fuel this wonderful affect…
One of the best; healthy protein. This causes the largest increase. It is also known to make an individual feel more full. You might enjoy the added bonus of it naturally preventing overeating also.
Tip: aim to make roughly 30% of food consumption protein based.