You Don’t Need the Flat Belly Diet to Reduce Belly Fat

A fellow blogger recommended I look into the MUFA diet for one of my other blogs.  I have barely begun to research it but since I am loving what I have learned so I am going to give you a glimpse of it.  I am a recovering fad dieter and am not at all interested in the actual “diet” involved here, but I am intrigued by the idea.  If you are struggling with how to reduce belly fat you should be interested too! Here is how Prevention Magazine describes monounsaturated fatty acids…

” There are five major categories of MUFAs: (1) oils, (2) nuts and seeds, (3) avocado, (4) olives, and (5) chocolate. Eating one serving of any of these foods at every meal will help reduce your accumulation of dangerous belly fat; control your calorie intake and you’ll lose inches and pounds, too–especially around your waistline. These mouth-watering recipes make it easy. Each portion contains high levels of MUFA, plus serving suggestions that allow you to create a meal that contains around 400 calories–enough to control your hunger and boost your energy without exceeding your daily needs. You can easily fit these meals into the Flat Belly Diet menu plans, but even if you’re not following the diet, you can still enjoy the rich flavor of MUFAs and their numerous health benefits. For centuries, these foods and fats have been hard to resist.”  

Avocados and chocolate are good for me?  Count me in!  But on my terms, not theirs.

I looked at some of the recipes for the diet and they are too involved for me.  For a minute I considered developing my own menu incorporating their rule of 4 meals of 400 calories and a MUFA at every meal with my new meat free design but it’s too much work.  Instead I am going to just try adding a MUFA to each of the small  meals I eat every few hours currently.

Am I the only one crazy about the 5 MUFA foods?  Can anyone think of a better way to reduce belly fat than by eating chocolate and avocados?!