The Best Liquid Nutritional Drink to Take to Lose Weight

With the market saturated with nutritional liquids promising instant weight loss, filtering through the material to find the perfect beverage can be difficult. Many nutritional drinks have enticing names, like "Slim Fast." Some products are quite costly to many consumers (like Mona Vie); others contain strange, unpronounceable ingredients. Actually, the perfect liquids to drink for weight loss are the ones that are least expensive and can be found in any grocery store.

Water

• Yes, water is a simple, yet effective tool to assist with weight loss. Few people look to the faucet for this amazing pound-shedding tool. According to Dr. Gabriel Cousins, over 75% of Americans are in a state of constant dehydration. Additionally, 100% of dieters who experienced late-night hunger pangs saw them vanish entirely when drinking just one glass of water.

  Water also assists the body in cell regeneration, metabolism, and other critical functions. Dehydration makes these tasks difficult, and in response to a lack of water, your body cries out for food in hopes of getting liquid from the meal. Simply drinking water could be the only appetite suppressant your body needs.

Fruit Juice

• Drinking fruit juice is tremendously helpful for weight management for a few reasons. Fruit juice contains vitamins and antioxidants, which can help keep your body nourished. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies can be the culprit of hunger pangs. "The Whole Foods Diet Cookbook" explains that the body will crave food if it needs a certain mineral or vitamin. If your diet consists of empty calories in the form of junk food, cookies, crackers (all foods which are high in calories but low in nutrients like vitamins and minerals), then fruit juice could be a catalyst for healthier eating choices.

  Try drinking fruit juice in lieu of eating an unhealthy snack---otherwise, you just add on calories and sugar, which may not help you lose weight.

  Select your fruit juice carefully, too. Many fruit juices contain little to no real fruit juice, and instead contain unnatural high fructose corn syrup. Freshly squeezed juice from a juicer is ideal. If you do not own a juicer, select only brands marked as "100% fruit juice."

Green Smoothies

• Dr. Julian Whitaker explains how leafy greens possess all nutrients needed for weight loss---water, fiber, vitamins, and minerals--along with being low in calories. A "green smoothie" is simply defined as a smoothie made with a combination of fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens.

  Green smoothies are incredibly nutritious, as leafy greens contain vitamins K, A, C, and iron. The darker the greens, the better; stay away from iceberg lettuce and instead choose romaine, kale, swiss chard or spinach. Grab a handful of greens and mix with cucumbers, apples, bananas, or celery.