In the cold winter, human body needs enough energy to resist against the cold. At this time, it is very important to eat some food which can bring you adequate energy while will not make you fat. As a result, the following passage will introduce five kinds of food which can make you slim in the cold winter. 

First, black beans
The protein contained in black beans can slow down the rate of fat metabolism in the liver, so as to achieve purpose of reducing various kinds of fatty acids and cholesterol in the body. When the accumulation of fat is reduced in the body, it can naturally help control the weight.

Second, potato
Eating potatoes can lose weight? Compared with other staple foods, potato contains very little starch. Potato contains a high content of water, but the starch only accounts about 20%. What’s more, it contains plenty of dietary fiber, which can produce a satiety feeling. As a result, if you eat potato instead of rice or steamed bread as the staple food, it will not make you fat, and even has the effect for weight-loss.

Third, cabbage
Cabbage is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote the movement of bowels and reduce the fat in human body. Cabbage is also rich in vitamin U, which can repair the gastric mucosa of the stomach. Besides eating cooked cabbage, it is also a good idea to drink cabbage juice, because it can be absorbed by the human body more fully.

Fourth, apple
Apple can promote the movement of bowels, so it plays a good role in the treatment of constipation. In addition, apple contains some specific materials, which can discharge the toxins out of human body smoothly, so it can rapidly help people lose weight and improve people's physique. Winter is a period when the respiratory disease is most likely to happen, while apple can protect the alveolar membrane from the damage, and protect the respiratory system.

Fifth, pumpkin
Pumpkin is rich in crude fiber and retinol, so it is very beneficial to the person who often work overtime and stay up late at night, because it has good effects of nourishing the liver, protecting eyesight, smoothing the intestines and reducing the fat in the body. What’s more, the proportion of potassium and sodium in pumpkin is very reasonable, so it can balance the concentration of body fluid, and eliminate edema. Pumpkin can be directly taken as a staple food, such as steamed pumpkin; or mix it into flour and make pumpkin pie.