Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Healthy Home Cooked Meals





Avoid eating at fast foods or not home cooked meals. You'll never know what ingredients they used in preparing the food they sell. Most people love eating outside for it is very convenient on their part but they didn't know that they are putting their health at risk.

When preparing food at home, always consider having vegetables on your table. It will help your body for fast metabolism.

Here are some list of healthy vegetables for weight loss.

1. Cruciferous Vegetables are filled with anti-aging, cancer fighting, immune boosting phytonutrients, plus vitamins C and K, potassium, calcium, iron and folic acid. The list below are most nutritious eaten raw, lightly steamed or stir-fried. 

2. Carrots help protect against cancer and improve eyesight with super high levels of carotenoids and vitamin A. They're also a good source of vitamins B, C and K, fiber (when raw), potassium, magnesium and folate. Grate them into salads or eat baby raw carrots as snacks.

3. Dark green leafy vegetables can be lightly steamed or used in soups, chilies, casseroles or stir-fries. Green and red leaf lettuce are most nutritious eaten raw in salads and on healthy sandwiches. They're high in iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium, carotenoids and B, C, E and K vitamins. They include:


4. Tomatoes are extremely high in lycopene carotenoids and vitamin C and are good on sandwiches, as raw snacks and in salads, soups and pasta sauce. 

5. Beans and Peas are much higher in protein than other vegetables. And whether they're dried (lentils), canned (kidney beans), lightly steamed (soybeans), or eaten raw (peas), beans also contain fiber, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium. They can be added to soups, salads, pasta sauce, chilie or eaten on their own. The list includes:


6. Asparagus is an excellent source of potassium, fiber, vitamins A, C, K and B complex – especially B6 and folic acid. At just four calories a stalk, lightly steamed asparagus can help reduce weight, inflammation and depression.

For more list of vegetables that are helpful for your weight loss check Top 10 Healthiest Vegetables List.

For more tips about losing weight check The Fat Loss Factor.


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