6 Best Foods to Help You Quit Smoking
6. Beans
It’s common to associate quitting smoking with weight gain, so keep an eye on your diet. This is why: You might find that you’re substituting food for cigarettes to keep your hands and mouth occupied. Furthermore, you may be accustomed to nicotine’s appetite-suppressant and metabolism-boosting effects. Those two factors cause people to weigh a little less when they smoke than when they don’t.
If the prospect of gaining a few pounds makes you nervous, try including high-fiber beans in your diet. People who made only one dietary change — in this case, eating more fibre — lost nearly 5 pounds over the course of a month, according to a 2015 study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. And it’s possible that’s exactly what you’ll need to maintain a healthy weight after quitting smoking. Artichokes, broccoli, raspberries, and oatmeal are all high-fiber foods.
