Top 10 Superfoods for Weight Loss {10 Recipes Included}

The top 10 superfoods for weight loss below all come with healthy, low calories recipes. Now you can eat your way to better health and weight loss.

This superfoods list has the 10 easiest to find, and easiest to add to your diet top 10 superfood examples. You can snack on the fruits, add the veggies to your salads or side dishes, and enjoy the grains for breakfast.

This list of superfoods is 100% vegan and gluten-free. Making these 10 top superfoods to eat great for all diets.

Below you will learn what is a superfood and the benefits of superfoods. Plus each of the healthy super foods come with recipes so you can add this powerful food to your diet right away.

Find the top 10 superfoods for weight loss along with 10 superfood recipes below…

Top 10 Superfoods for Weight Loss

Superfoods benefits include weight loss, longer life, less disease, better sleep and a faster metabolism. No wonder superfoods have become so popular!

In this article you will find the best superfood fruits, vegetables, grains and more.

You will learn what are superfoods top 10 for weight loss, and find low calories recipes to help you work healthy super foods into your diet.

You’ll also learn what are the best superfoods to snack on and find full color photos to help you better find the ingredients at the store.

The top 10 superfoods for weight loss are all vegan and gluten-free!

1. Berries

Berries like blueberries are rich in antioxidants, which help slow the aging process. Making berries wonderful superfood fruits!

They also boost metabolism making berries of all kinds great for weight loss. Try snacking on berries when you have a sweet tooth, or enjoying them for dessert.

We have included a berry recipe below that includes several superfoods, helps boost metabolism, and curbs your sweet tooth!

Try This Recipe: We have lots of low calorie berry recipes on the Lose Weight By Eating website. This Easy Blueberry Cobbler Recipe has several healthy superfoods including blueberries, oats and almonds.

2. Bananas

Bananas help fight depression and anxiety! Making them a wonderful fruit to snack on daily…

Best of all, bananas help facilitate weight loss thanks to fat burning choline. Try adding a banana to your morning smoothie to add sweetness and give you a boost of fat burning goodness.

We also love that bananas make the perfect “on the go” snack… they come in their own packaging, so toss one in your bag on the way to work and enjoy all the superfood benefits of this wonderful fruit.

Try This Recipe: These low calorie pancakes are packed with superfoods with protein like bananas and eggs.

3. Pomegranate

Thanks to the anti-inflammatory benefits of pomegranates, this superfood fruit helps fight diseases like cancer, diabetes, Alzheimers and heart disease.

This super food is rich in Vitamin C, which helps boost metabolism. Plus the fruit can help you recover faster after a workout, Making this a great weight loss food.

You can add pomegranate seeds to your salads or breakfast oatmeal, or try adding pomegranate juice to your salad dressings as we have in the low calorie recipe below.

Try This Recipe: We love to use pomegranates in salad dressings. This superfood recipe has pomegranates, spinach, apples, avocado, and quinoa.

4. Avocado

Avocados can help lower cholesterol and ward off heart disease when used in place of unhealthy fats. Try using avocado in place of mayo in your sandwich to get all the wonderful benefits.

This wonderful superfood also helps you body shed fat faster. When you have a little bit of healthy fats everyday, your body learns to expect them. And will naturally shed fat knowing it will get its daily dose of healthy fats.

Avocados can be enjoyed anytime of the day, and can help you look younger, longer too. Try the avocado salad below as a side dish or main course and boost fat burning while warding off disease.

Try This Recipe: This quick avocado salad is a wonderful superfood meal or side dish. Enjoy this superfood salad anytime and boost metabolism while enjoying a yummy meal.

5. Eggplant

This wonderful vegetable is packed full of antioxidants to help fight inflammation. This powerful food can help your body ward off premature aging and fight disease.

One cup of eggplant is just 20 calories, making this powerful vegetable great for filling up without having too many calories. Try it roasted on the grill during the summer, and in hot dishes like Ratatouille during the winter.

The eggplant dish below is so low in calories, you can have seconds or thirds without going over your calorie “budget” plus everyone loves this hearty Italian dish!

Try This Recipe: This low calorie eggplant Parmesan is a wonderful vegetarian superfood meal. And at just 167 calories, you can have seconds or thirds!

6. Beets

Beets and beet greens (the leaves on top) can help lower cholesterol. Plus the “redder” the fruits and veggies, the more pain fighting and anti-aging benefits they contain. We love golden beets as well, but choose a combo to enjoy all the lovely colors and flavors.

This superfood vegetable is also packed full of fiber, helping you stay full longer, and helping you increase fat burning.

We’ve cut through the sharp beet flavor in the citrus salad below. It is so yummy, even beet haters tend to enjoy this recipe…

Try This Recipe: This beet salad is packed with examples of superfoods! It’s filled with beets, citrus, avocado and makes a wonderful side dish or main course.

7. Spinach

Leafy greens like spinach, kale and watercress are all great superfoods! We love spinach for the mild flavor and ability to detox the liver. If you have a fatty liver, spinach can help reverse it in just one month!

Spinach also naturally boosts metabolism, which is way we love to add it to so many of our green smoothies. It’s mild in flavor and packed full of nutrients. The next time you make a salad or a sandwich, hold the iceberg and use spinach instead!

Of course we could share a salad… but instead we shared a super indulgent spinach dip below. This way you can have your spinach dip and eat it too.

Try This Recipe: We have lots of yummy spinach salads on the Lose Weight By Eating website. But this baked spinach dip makes an indulgent snack, enjoy this healthy superfood recipe with veggie sticks to keep the calories low.

8. Almonds

Nuts and seeds are wonderful protein packed superfoods. Almonds are our favorite for a number of reasons, including their ability to lower blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol. Talk about a powerful food!

Almonds also naturally increase metabolism and help ward off hunger. Making them great for weight loss and diets.

We’ve include a recipe above (the Blueberry Cobbler) with almonds to curb your sweet tooth, and below you will find a wonderful low calorie superfood side dish to enjoy at dinner.

Try This Recipe: This wonderful side dish is packed with healthy ingredients. Enjoy this superfood vegetables side dish anytime of the year, or at holiday gatherings.

9. Oats

Oats can help ward off heart disease, lower cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure. Plus it’s packed full of fiber, and can even ward off cancer!

Oatmeal can help keep you full for hours, helps boost metabolism and shed fat. Be sure to get Gluten-free oats if you are on a gluten-free diet…

This filling grain can be added to smoothies, enjoyed as a breakfast, or turned into granola. Below we have supplied you with several meal prep superfood recipes to try.

Try This Recipe: Overnight oats are a great way to meal prep your way to healthy superfood meals. There are lots of natural superfoods you can add as well, like almonds and berries.

10. Green Tea

No top 10 superfoods list would be complete without a zero calorie drink to sip on all day long. Green tea can help ward off cancer and lower cholesterol.

Plus, this superfood drink is a super metabolism booster. It can help you shed fat fast, and it’s zero calories!

Start by swapping your afternoon coffee with a cup of green tea, or try one of the wonderful low calorie (and zero calorie) iced green tea recipes below.

Try This Recipe: You can make yummy iced green tea and sip on it all day long! Try drinking your super food with these 5 iced tea recipes.

Final Thoughts: Top 10 Superfoods for Weight Loss

Superfoods can help you fight and ward off disease and assist in weight loss.

When we were hunters and gatherers, our diets mostly consisted of superfood examples, but now… in the age of frozen dinner and drive throughs, we’ve moved away from this healthy way of eating.

Try adding some of these ingredients into your diet to help slow the aging process, speed up metabolism and ward off disease. You’ll feel amazing and look great too!

Superfood Weight Loss Smoothie

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