Eating salads to lose weight? Pick the right veggies!

You know that eating raw vegetables can help you lose weight, and you probably eat a lot of salads. But, are you eating the right kind of vegetables? To lose weight, you need to something that helps fight fat, increase metabolism and flush toxins.

Raw tomatoes and cucumbers help you do just that. Eat a cucumber-tomato salad before your lunch or dinner so you can eat a smaller portions after. Here is how this helps:

• Cucumbers are rich in fibre and keep you feel full on fewer calories.
• Vitamin B can break down the fat in your body, and tomatoes are a good source if it[1].
• The humble tomatoes also contain powerful antioxidants like lycopene and flavonoids that speed up your metabolism [2].
• Tartaric acid in cucumber helps convert the carbohydrates in your body into energy, so they do not get stored as fat[3].
• Cucumbers help flush out the harmful toxins from your body.

Tips:

• Ensure that you do not pair these vegetables with high-fat dressings or calorie-dense ingredients as they can negate the low-calorie benefits.
• Munching on these fibre-rich vegetables when a snack attack strikes can be a good way to keep you full.

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References:

[1] Roscoe, M. H. (1931). The distribution of the vitamin B complex: Fruits.Biochemical Journal, 25(6), 2050–2055.

[2] Frusciante L, Carli P, Ercolano MR, Pernice R, Di Matteo A, Fogliano V,Pellegrini N. Antioxidant nutritional quality of tomato. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2007 May;51(5):609-17. PubMed PMID: 17427261.

[3] Hu X, Li Z, Xue Y, Xu J, Xue C, Wang J, Wang Y. Dietary saponins of sea cucumber ameliorate obesity, hepatic steatosis, and glucose intolerance in high-fat diet-fed mice. J Med Food. 2012 Oct;15(10):909-16. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2011.2042. Epub 2012 Aug 16. PubMed PMID: 22897583.

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