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Most people don’t think of mushrooms as diet food. It’s just a garnish you put on your pizza or salad. However, mushrooms are a nutrient powerhouse that has the ability to help you reach your weight loss goals.
Mushrooms are naturally low-calorie and low-carb. They offer plenty of fiber, nutrients, and protein. They make the perfect replacement starch or meat in an entree. In fact, when you replace the meat or starch in your dish with mushrooms, you lower the calories count significantly.
Mushrooms are a superfood, and one of the most healthy foods on the planet. They also provide important nutrients such as B vitamins, selenium, potassium, copper, and vitamin D.
Mushrooms are also high in antioxidants and possess immune-boosting benefits. A clinical study found that eating shiitake mushrooms daily improves immunity. When you use them in place of meat or starch, that's where the real magic happens to your waistline. In another study, researchers replaced the meat in the meals for their test subjects with mushrooms for a year. After just one year, people reported feeling healthier, and best of all, they lost a lot of weight. The subjects also reported less diabetes, lower blood pressure, and cholesterol.
So, if you are looking for an easy way to drop weight without much effort, make sure you add mushrooms to your shopping list. They cook up in a cinch and make a wonderful addition to your crockpot meals. Use white mushrooms in place of chicken and creminis or another darker mushroom in place of beef. Mushrooms are definitely a must-have ingredient for quick weight loss.
