Vegetables - Nutritious habits for a healthier diet
Vegetables are a great source of organic vitamins, they help in improving the body’s metabolism and act as a great source for body hydration. You all can relate to how our families insist on us having salads with raw veggies and they insist on us eating every type of vegetable curries in our daily diet.
No single vegetable or fruit gives you the entire nutrients needed. You have to include varied and multiple vegetables to have a healthy body. Eating vegetables in a huge quantity doesn’t make you fat rather it builds a strong body metabolism and eliminates all the skin issues, diabetes, digestive problems, so on.
Having vegetables and fruits helps you fight blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes, helps in preventing cancer, minimizes skin infections, and eliminates digestive problems.
The most important vegetables that needed to be included in your diet would be:
1. Spinach
Spinach is the most beneficial and healthiest vegetable that needs to be included in your daily diet. It consists of antioxidants that help us to tackle and prevent chronic diseases. Spinach gives us vitamin K and A, and having one bowl/cup of spinach gives you 7 calories.
2. Carrot
Carrots are a great source of Vitamin A and having carrots four times a day helps to improve your eyesight. Carrots also consist of antioxidants that help us in preventing cancer.
3. Broccoli
Coming from a cruciferous vegetable family, broccoli is a great add-up to your meal. Broccoli is rich in Vitamin K and C and contains sulforaphane, which can reduce the risk of cancer.
4. Sprouts
Adding Sprouts to your diet gives utmost benefits for your health. They are rich in minerals and vitamins and belong to the same family as Broccoli. Sprouts reduce the damage in your cells and give you proper blood circulation.
5. Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes contain vitamin A and they help us to fight against cancer, enhances eye health. They also serve to be the best medicine in preventing diabetes.
Some of the other vegetables that are rich in vitamins, proteins, and are rich in improving the hormonal functions are Mushrooms, Beets, Onions, Garlic, Tomatoes
Consuming non-starchy vegetables like green leafy vegetables can help you in weight loss. As you got to know about varied vegetable types and their prominence, let us now discuss the importance of purchasing fresh vegetables every week.
Do not purchase a bulk amount of vegetables that will be sufficient for 2 weeks, rather purchase fresh veggies every week, that help you and your family to stay healthy. You also have to pay attention to buying organic veggies that are coming naturally from the soil without any harmful pesticides or fertilizers.
Try cooking different meals using vegetables. Make healthy and tasty recipes using varied vegetables, salads, and hot soups. Keeping it tasty and healthy will bring out a great change in your body strength and health.
We at Mulam bring you the organically grown fresh veggies directly from our farms. Compared to the general market, wherein you get vegetables and fruits that are grown or ripened using chemicals and pesticides, you get organically grown and certified veggies at an affordable price at mulam.
