Weight Loss Tip #55: Consume chickpea to lose weight

When you are eating fewer calories to lose weight, it is important to make sure that those calories are packed with nutrition. This is where chickpea stands out as a weight loss food. A healthy meal plan that helps weight loss is incomplete without chickpeas and their weight loss benefits.

Chickpea is a nutrient-dense food providing high amounts of protein, fibre, iron, potassium, zinc, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6 and thiamine.  It has low glycemic index value and high levels of dietary fibre. The dietary fibre in it increases the feeling of fullness in the stomach curbing hunger and helping you to lose weight.

If you eat chickpea as a part of your low-calorie diet, you can rest be assured that the calories from your meal will be burned off easily by normal daily activity. It is also low in fat and is one of the best sources of both soluble and insoluble fibre. Chickpea can help vegetarians ensure that they are getting a good amount of protein as a part of their diet. 

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