When you think "frozen foods," you might picture a parade of high-sodium microwaveable meals and calorie-laden desserts—and it's true that many frozen products are loaded with undesirable ingredients that won't boost your health, let alone help you lose weight. Used correctly, though, the frozen aisle of the grocery store can be a surprising friend to your weight loss efforts. Plenty of nourishing whole foods like lean meats, fruits, and veggies can be found in frozen form.
Every weight loss journey is different, and there are a thousand foods (yes, even frozen ones!) that can make great choices when you're trying to shed pounds. But as a nutritionist, if I had to choose just one item to stock the freezer with, I'd go with frozen shelled edamame.
Because the most common pitfall of dieting is usually feeling hungry, it's critical to find foods that will fill you up without overloading you with calories. Shelled soybeans, sometimes called mukimame, fit the bill for a satiating side dish or snack that won't leave you peckish an hour later.
A 100-gram portion (which amounts to a generous three-fourths cup) contains just 118 calories. On most weight-loss diets, this won't take you over your daily calorie target.
A deeper dive into mukimame's nutrition reveals that a sizable chunk of their calories come from slow-digesting complex carbohydrates. This type of carbs takes longer for the body to break down, generally keeping you fuller longer. In fact, most of the carbs in shelled...
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