Foods for Tighter Abs

Many foods have been prized for their health-promoting traits.  Olive oil, chocolate, almonds, avocados and more have been fought over and loved for centuries.

The one thing these foods share is monounsaturated fatty acids.  These are the fats that protect you from diseases and can help you lose fat around your middle.

There are five major sources: avocado, chocolate, nuts and seeds, oils, and olives. Just one serving of any of these foods at each meal will help reduce dangerous belly fat.

Avocado - Add it to a salad or sandwich for an added amount of monounsaturated fatty acids.

Chocolate - Try dark or semisweet chocolate to get those monounsaturated fatty acids.

Nuts & Seeds - Almonds, almond butter, Brazil nuts, cashew butter, chunky natural peanut butter, dry-roasted cashews, dry-roasted peanuts, dry-roasted sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, roasted pumpkin seeds, sesame seed paste, smooth natural peanut butter, sunflower seeds, sunflower seed butter,  and walnuts are all good sources of monounsaturated fatty acids.

Oils - Canola oil, flaxseed oil, olive oil, peanut oil, pesto sauce, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, or walnut oil are excellent sources of monounsaturated fatty acids.

Olives - Black olives or green olives are sources of monounsaturated fatty acids.