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7 Reasons Why Veggies Are So Good For You!
5/16/2007 1:17:01 PM

Hello Adland friends,

Here are 7 reasons why Veggies are so Good for You! 

1. Vegetables are nutrient dense. Vegetables pack a lot of nutrition into a minimum of calories. For a measly 35 calories (the amount in one little teaspoon of butter), you can get a half cup of vegetables that contains a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, and health-building substances, called phytonutrients - not to mention a lot of flavor. Load up on legumes (the family of beans, peas, and lentils). Second only to soy, legumes are the best plant source of proteins, fiber, and iron, in addition to being high in folic acid.


2. Veggies are a dieter's best partner. Vegetables get top billing on any fat-control diet because most are "free foods," meaning you can eat an unlimited amount without having to count the calories. Why this lean indulgence? Because of a neat little biochemical quirk that only veggies enjoy: the body uses almost as many calories to digest vegetables as there are in vegetables in the first place. You'll use up most of the 26 calories in a tomato just chewing, swallowing, and digesting it. The leftover calories don't even have a fighting chance of being stored in a fat cell. You'd have to eat entire platefuls of most vegetables before the calories begin to add up.

3. You can fill up for less. Because of the fiber in vegetables, you get fuller faster; which is another reason why it's nearly impossible to overeat veggies.

4. Vegetables are fat-free and cholesterol-free. All vegetables by definition are cholesterol-free and for all practical purposes, fat-free. Over 95 percent of vegetables contain less than a gram of fat per serving, and even that insignificant gram is mostly unsaturated fats.

5. Variety, variety, variety. Let's face it, diversity makes life interesting. Adults, at least, like different foods prepared different ways. (Witness the diversity of ethnic restaurants in any large city. There are hundreds of different kinds of vegetables and even more ways to prepare them.

6. Vegetables provide complex carbohydrates. The energy in vegetables is in the form of complex carbohydrates. These take some time to digest and don't cause the blood sugar highs and lows that sugars do. An exception to this rule is the sugar in beets or corn. (These sugars have a high glycemic index and trigger the insulin cycle.)


7. Vegetables contain cancer-fighting phytos. On paper, a nutrient analysis of vegetables may not look all that special. Sure, there are lots of nutrients in vegetables, but most of these can also be found in other foods, such as fruits and grains. What you don't see in the nutrition charts or on the package labels are the hundreds of valuable nutrients, called phytochemicals, found in plants that have as-yet untold health-promoting properties. New research, especially in the field of cancer, is showing that vegetables are nature's best health foods.

 
THE TOP TEN VEGGIES
Taking into consideration the following factors - protein, fiber, beta carotene, vitamin C, B-vitamins, folate, calcium, zinc, iron, and phytonutrients - here are our top ten veggies in alphabetical order:

Artichokes
Beans (kidney and black)
Beet greens
Broccoli
Chick peas
Lentils
Spinach
Sweet potatoes
Tofu
Tomatoes
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Re: 7 Reasons Why Veggies Are So Good For You!
5/16/2007 2:38:02 PM
Artichokes Beans (kidney and black) Beet greens Broccoli Chick peas Lentils Spinach Sweet potatoes Tofu Tomatoes I love them all ! I love fresh green beans, but also the red kidney beans and black beans ! Thanks for the awesome article ! Linda
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Re: 7 Reasons Why Veggies Are So Good For You!
5/17/2007 1:32:17 AM

Hi Leonard !

There is only one way I go because I dom't have time to chew - lol

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Re: 7 Reasons Why Veggies Are So Good For You!
5/17/2007 11:09:32 AM

Hi Linda,

Thanks for posting! I love them all too! Eating healthy foods I believe go a long way in keeping us healthy so that we can enjoy all the good things life has to offer.

Have a wonderful day! :)

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Re: 7 Reasons Why Veggies Are So Good For You!
5/17/2007 11:14:42 AM

Hi Nick

Yes I know what you mean. When you are in a hurry there is nothing like having veggies in a glass. lol
It has a very unique taste though, but I know it's good for you. Thanks for the great pic!

Have a good one! :)

Leonard  

 

 

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