It is really important to see what's in your glass as much as to see what's on your plate. People always concentrate on what they are eating but ignore what they are drinking. There are people who eat healthy, but ruin it all by drinking sugary drinks like soft drinks and sodas.

According to nutritionists, even if you do not follow a strict diet plan, choosing the right drink will help you lose weight. Here are some healthy options.

Water
This is the best drink ever! Drinking more water will help you in losing more weight than you're actually losing. You can add lemon to make it healthier. Make sure you drink lemon water before your workout session. This will help in burning more fat.

Vegetable Soup
Full of nutrition, it boosts your metabolism. Drinking vegetable soup before dinner will help consume fewer calories.

Green Tea
Green tea extracts are useful for weight control and help to regulate glucose in body. If you can have 2 cups of green tea daily, it will benefit you even more. Green tea protects the body against various diseases and thus improves our immune system too!

Vegetable Juice
It has same benefits as vegetable soup. You can drink juice in summer season and soup in winter season. Just ensure that it is low on sodium.

Black Coffee
Black coffee also boosts your metabolism. It helps in reducing fat at a faster rate and increases your energy levels. Black coffee contains caffeine which helps in burning more calories even when you're resting. But having it on an empty stomach and more than twice a day may actually impact your metabolism negatively.

Skimmed Milk
Skimmed milk is rich in lean protein, Vitamin D and calcium which keep your bones stronger. The main reason why you should have it is, you get your daily dose of vitamins without adding to calories.

Source: Times of India

BDST: 1659 HRS, DEC- 30, 2015
Edited by:  Sharmina Islam, Lifestyle Editor