Diet is so important when you're trying to lose weight. Cut back on fatty and starchy foods. Eliminate sugary treats.

But things you do eat can also help you lose weight and improve your health. Take, for example, the soy bean and foods made from it. The Science Blog tells us:

A diet rich in black soya beans could help control weight, lower fat and cholesterol levels, and aid in the prevention of diabetes, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI.

Yellow soya has already been hailed for its cholesterol lowering capabilities; this is one of the reasons why frozen food manufacturer Birds Eye has added the beans to its range. However, a team of Korean researchers has shown that black soya may be even more potent in rats, and also prevents weight gain

Foe some excellent soy bean recipes, check out Recipe Zaar. Everblest has this to say about the recipe for Soybean Casserole:

I made this up one day while reading several cookbooks, taking some of this and some of that and a bit of trial and error. I was trying to come up with a way to get my family to eat soybeans without thinking of it as another one of my "weird health food" dishes. My family loves it.