Benefits of Salads and right time for salads
Salads are usually consumed before and with meals for consumption of more vegetables and fruits. Idea behind this concept is to lose weight as general opinion.
Salad consumption varies as per our culture and geographical locations. Americans prefer before meals, Europeans prefer with meals and after meals.
But how to get maximum benefits from Salads, there are some key points
Salads, cancer, antioxidants
Salads are usually consumed before and with meals for consumption of more vegetables and fruits. Idea behind this concept is to lose weight as general opinion.
Salad consumption varies as per our culture and geographical locations. Americans prefer before meals, Europeans prefer with meals and after meals.
But how to get maximum benefits from Salads, there are some key points
Salads consist of leafy vegetables and fruits of different colors. All these things are having:
- High fibre content: High fibre content helps to imrove digestion, prevents constipation and helps in lowering cholesterol level in body
- Colorful salads contain vitamins, minerals, antioxidants (Vitamin C, Folic acid, Betacarotene, Lycopene and many micro level minerals which are effective in improving our immune system and prevent us from deadly diseases such as cancers
- Salads are rich in phytochemicals which are natural anti inflammatory and helps in weight control.
Contents of our Salad plate:
Morning Salad Plate: Morning Salad should mainly consist of over night soaked nuts, some sprouts, fruits and boiled egg with some dairy product (Milk etc)
Lunch Salad Plate: Salads before or with lunch plate can have more vegetables and lean protein (meat products) which make it heavier and take more time to digest.
Dinner Salad Plate: Dinner salad can have moderate quantity of vegetables and fruits which are easy to digest. It will help to improve digestion and lead to good sleep also.