Kristi King, wtop.com

WASHINGTON – What you eat might be as important to losing weight as how many calories you consume.

Eggs versus a bagel? You’re likely to lose 65 percent more weight on a two-month diet by eating breakfast five days a week with two eggs, toast and jelly versus a bagel breakfast with the same number of calories.

Self Magazine’s book “The Drop Ten Diet” has a list of what it calls superfoods. The list details foods that are delicious and good for the waistline.

Here are a few examples to get you started:

• A three-fourths cup of lentils helps your body burn 23 percent more fat over the course of the next day.
• A low-calorie diet with low- or non-fat yogurt burns 81 percent more belly fat versus dieting without yogurt.
• Does cheese tortellini sound good for lunch? Eat an apple 15 minutes before the pasta and you’re likely to eat 187 fewer calories overall.

Follow Kristi and WTOP on Twitter.

(Copyright 2012 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)