Dietitians concur: If you want to burn belly fat, add this ingredient to your eggs.

Dietitians concur: If you want to burn belly fat, add this ingredient to your eggs.

Eggs are among the most adaptable foods when it comes to healthy breakfast options. Whether you prefer your eggs scrambled, poached, or soft boiled, nutritionists advise that you may increase the weight reduction benefits of your breakfast by including one healthy leafy green. To understand more about the advantages of combining eggs and spinach and how this may support healthy weight loss in general as well as the reduction of bothersome belly fat, we spoke with registered dietitians, nutritionists, and health experts (when added to a balanced diet and when regularly exercising of course). Continue reading for advice, pointers, and perspective from Jay Cowin, NNCP, RNT, RNC, CHN, CSNA, registered nutritionist and director of formulations at ASYSTEM, and Trista Best, MPH, RD, LD, registered dietitian at Balance One Supplements.

How Eating Eggs and Spinach Can Help You Lose Weight Healthily

Best describes spinach as a "dark leafy green that can be readily incorporated to many meals, especially eggs" and is "filled with nutrients that support weight loss." She says that these nutrients become active when heated with water, making it simpler for the body to absorb them.

This enables the customer to ingest nutrients that are helpful for weight reduction, such as fiber, vitamins K, E, and calcium, while consuming a low-carb, high-nutrient meal, she continues. The customer will "feel and remain full for longer, which can help reduce overeating throughout the day" thanks to the fiber in spinach, Best emphasizes. According to her, adding spinach to your eggs can "integrate antioxidants into your breakfast" and aid in weight reduction. 

According to her, antioxidants include anti-inflammatory properties that aid in "reducing inflammation in the body," which "otherwise prevents weight reduction" and is detrimental to general health. Cowin concurs and recommends steaming or cooking eggs and spinach instead of frying them in oil. He continues, saying that another calorie-free way to cook eggs is to "avoid adding salt, butter, or other high-calorie condiments."
 

Protein's Relevance to Weight Loss 

According to Best, spinach's high protein level is just another reason why you might want to choose it for your preferred egg dish (one cup of it, when adding to eggs can give 0. 7 grams more protein). She adds that using egg whites in cooking may be a "a terrific approach to keep a lean source of protein while reducing the fat in a classic egg-based dish. You may "reduce calories from 71 to 18, while only losing 2 grams of protein, by eating only the egg whites "Best suggests. But when merely eating the egg whites, the fat level decreases from "5 grams in a full egg to nil," as she puts it. 

Ultimately, according to Cowin, "anything that's packed with protein is the greatest breakfast food for healthy weight reduction," as completing strength training while consuming protein will "help you preserve muscle mass, which means the weight you'll shed during this period will be pure body fat." Cowin emphasizes that protein will "keep you fullest for the longest since it inhibits your hunger" out of the three macronutrients (fat, carbohydrates, and protein). He adds that "protein also has a stronger thermic impact than the other macronutrients, which means your body needs to burn many calories to digest and assimilate it," which is really helpful when you're attempting to cut back.