Weight Loss Tip: no.948

Eat soup before the entrée to eat less during a meal.

Care to guess why?

Yup, starting meals with soup can help you eat fewer calories when you have the heartier main course because soup has a filling effect that stretches the stomach and causes the brain to register fullness in a way that isn’t done when consuming other fluids with calories, such as soda, for example. Consequently, you’re more prone to reduce your food intake during the following entrée. But not only can soup help you eat fewer calories immediately, it can also help down the line because soup boosts satiety by remaining in the stomach for a long time, as it has a delayed rate of gastric emptying.

The outlined benefits of soup can be enjoyed regardless of the form, though some studies suggest that smooth soups have a greater effect than chunky ones that are closer to the consistency of solid food. Also, when eating soup with weight management in mind, the soup should be low in calories and not contain ingredients like cream or cheese, which add unnecessary calories and defeat the purpose of the strategy.

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Monster Longe

Monster Longe is a personal trainer in San Diego. He has been lifting weights for +25 years and training clients in the gym and online for about half of that time. When not working with clients or making content that's easy to read, understand, and apply to everyday life, he enjoys long walks and leaving buildings crushed and entire city blocks decimated in his wake.

Weight Loss Tip: no.948

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