27th
MAR

Food nutrition mistakes make you surprised

Posted by watertree under Eating

green-vegetableI do not know what time from the start, there is food in the nutrition, beginning with the views of a model.

Referred to certain nutrients, some thought must give people food, and certain foods that tend to make people think of some of the ingredients and nutrition.

For example, when it comes to vitamin C, people will immediately think of lemons and oranges; one that potassium, people would immediately think of the banana; carotene that one, people will certainly think of a carrot; one that spinach, will immediately want to drafting acid; 1 celery said, would immediately think of blood pressure … …

In fact, the health of the role of food, should not this model are of. A lot of food nutrition facts, will make us very surprised! Do not believe it? See below some examples of the nutritional value of food:

- Who is the winner potassium in food?

Potassium contained in taro, bananas and more than 50%. In fact, all the tubers are an excellent source of potassium. As long as rice put into the same content in potato starch, potassium intake can be increased by 10 times!Some people, such as diabetes, kidney stone patients, patients with gout, high blood pressure patients, as well as those who like to eat salty, it is easy to excessive loss of potassium, eat potato alternative staple food, it is a good idea.

In fact, green leafy vegetables, the potassium content of more than there is a lot of bananas, such as spinach, Kale, lettuce leaf, water spinach, amaranth, and other Gynura. Now that Americans eat the rich variety green vegetable, why must the people do not like vegetables like bananas to resort to this?

- Really good source of magnesium

Magnesium for strong bones, control blood pressure, are very important, also known as the “anti-stress nutrients.” When it comes to magnesium, however, people will usually think of bananas. In fact, it is only the fruit of Mg only winner.

Almost all the dark green leafy vegetables are good sources of magnesium, the content be able to meet or exceed the level of banana. The reason is simple: each of the chlorophyll molecules which contain a magnesium ion, so the more color green, the more magnesium.

Another of the best sources of magnesium are nuts and seeds category, such as eating 50 seeds Kersee, it is equivalent to eating 200 grams of magnesium green vegetable. However, green leafy vegetables the heat, only one-third of the banana, nuts about the one-twentieth. Therefore, if you afraid fat, then eat green vegetable added potassium and magnesium, is the best choice.

- Do not eat fruits and vegetables can also add vitamin C

Tomato is generally believed that vegetables are the best of vitamin C, in fact, potatoes contained in vitamin C than tomatoes more! Not only potatoes, sweet potato, taro, yam tubers and other foods containing a lot of vitamin C. Among a variety of green leafy vegetables contain vitamin C, almost all over tomatoes.

Indeed green vegetables are vitamin C in the Championship, but it is lower acidity, vitamin C loss in the cooking which is relatively large. Even though the vitamin C content of potatoes is only one-third of green, but because of starch on the vitamin C has a strong protective effect, potatoes in the cooking process of a small loss of vitamin C. Therefore, if to do with potatoes staples, even if not to eat other fruits and vegetables, vitamin C is also able to meet the needs of the human body. Northerners miss a meal over the past winter vegetables, a lot of people do not lack vitamin C, because they often use potatoes and sweet potato as the staple food.

- Summary

To learn more about the nutritional value of food must not only remember that some so-called “representatives”, in fact, a lot of the nutritional value of food is not bad than they are, but no more than less well-known. Therefore, a healthy diet do not have to rigidly adhere to a certain food, the most important thing is reasonable with all kinds of food. You do not like a food, can be used to replace other foods. – This is not a more relaxed, more happy?

Tags: high blood pressure, nutritional value, potassium content, vegetables, vitamin c content

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