Thursday, October 15, 2009

Calories in Vegetables

If your weight scales are worrying you, we suggest you opt for vegetables in your diet. Vegetables are the best food for dieters because most all are ultra-low in calories and have minimal fat. And, in any case, they are good choice for your diet. They are low in calories and high in nutrition, so they are always going to help you.

Steaming
Steaming your vegetables is a nice way to induct almost all their nutrition in your body. For your taste, you could add some salt or sauce to it. Or you could just cut small pieces of onion and mix them in the vegetables. The vegetables would then both be nutritious and low on calories.

Eating Raw
When you eat vegetables raw, you get all their nutrition. Just wash them thoroughly before consuming. This would get them rid of bacteria. Now you can cut them to pieces and add salt or sauce. May be you will not like eating the preparation when you begin. But, gradually, you will develop taste for it.

Boiling
Put your vegetables with some water in a proper utensil. Keep it on your burner for some time. However, be mindful not to boil it for too long or they would lose nutrition value. Cut them, add some supplements as per your taste and eat. Simple!

Some Vegetables Must be Cooked
A few vegetables refuse to follow the nutrition rules of steaming, eating raw and boiling. They must be cooked before eating else they would cause harm to your body. Alfalfa, if uncooked, counteracts vitamin E and damages liver or muscles. Raw bamboo shoots contain poisonous amounts of cyanogens that cause cyanide poisoning. So cook them thoroughly.

Keep in Mind
  • When eating Broccoli, avoid yellow pods.
  • Caluliflower contains purines so avoid if you have gout. Do not eat speckled specimens.
  • Consuming an abundance of beets can cause red urine.
  • Asparagus could cause an unusual scent in urine after ingesting.
  • Endive could cause skin rash in some individuals.
  • People with history of kidney diseases must avoid spinach.

Vegetable Calories
Asparagus 26
Aubergine 15
Beetroot 38
Broccoli 32
Brussels Sprouts 40
Cabbage average 24
Carrot 32
Cauliflower 32
Celery 8
Chicory 10
Courgette 20
Cucumber 10
Fennel 13
Gherkins 15
Gourd 12
Leek 22
Lettuce (average) 13
Marrow 10
Mushroom 15
Okra 30
Onion 35
Onion Spring 23
Parsnip 60
Pumpkin 12
Radish 13
Spinach 23
Sprouts 43
Swede 22
Sweet corn 24
Tomatoes 18
Tomatoes cherry 17
Turnip 21
Watercress 21
Yam 110

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