Green Leafy Vegetables

Green leafy vegetables are a rich source of nutrients to our body.They consists of lots of vitamins ,minerals,fiber ,water in them .They do not contain either fat or cholesterol in them.They are even very low in calories and carbohydrates.So adding green leafy vegetables in to the menu of those who wants to lose weight is a good practice.This green leafy vegetables like spinach ,Broccoli,lettuce,amaranth,coriander,etc contain lots of iron,calcium,thiamine ,vitamin-c and antioxidants in them.So make it a habit to add green leafy vegetables in your diet so that it helps you get your weight reduced.The foods in my menu till now contains Dry fruits and nuts ,sprouts and green leafy vegetables.These foods never put your weight on and instead they give you a lot of nutrients .These are the foods that are very low in calories and very high in nutrients.

Role of Coconut

The scientific name of coconut is Cocos nucifera.Coconut consists of meat ,milk, water,oil.It is a very healthy food to be consumed.Coconut provides the important vitamins ,minerals and fiber required for the body.It consists of 0% cholesterol in it.It consists of saturated fatty acids (little fat),but this fatty acids are of medium chain fatty acids type(MCTS),so that they do not add much to your body fat.That is MCTS are responsible for increasing body metabolism which ultimately leads to the reduction of fat.I suggest this nut to be added into the menu of obese people who want to lose their weight healthily.In the past there is a misconception that coconut fat adds a lot to the body fat ,but recent studies proved that the fatty acids does'nt add to the body fat.

Here is a video for you which explains much more about the importance and nutritive value of coconuts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTRMhv31FFQ

Losing weight healthily with Dates

Dates are a healthy delicious sweet snacks to be enjoyed between meals by everyone. Dates are dry fruits that help in losing weight and maintaining good health. A piece of dates provides 23calories of energy and 31gms of carbohydrates.Those who want to lose weight or those who don't want to gain weight must add this fruit in their menu(evening snacks).

A handful (minimum 5) of Dates a day is enough to meet the nutrient re quirements of the day .The main advantage and the reason why i prefer this dry fruit as an evening snack is that it has no cholesterol and no fat content in it.Moreover it provides all the necessary vitamins like thiamine, niacin, pantothenic acid etc and minerals like potassium ,calcium and iron .The vitamins are required for maintaining the blood glucose levels.Iron is the prime element required for the production of red blood cells(R.B.C).

Dates also contain lots of fibrous material like tannins that add bulk to the food which helps in the free bowel movements.It also helps people who suffer from constipation.Those who get bored eating whole dates can use them in different forms.One Different way of using dates in another form is that Grinding the dates and using the grinded dates as a sweetening agent in sweets instead of sugar.This is very much helpful for people suffering from Diabetes.My suggestion to people who want to get their weight reduced is that add Dry fruits and sprouts in your daily menu.

http://www.thefruitpages.com/chartdates.shtml

The above link provides you the complete nutritonal value of Dates.

Honey and Lemonjuice
Lemon juice contains citric acid which contains vitamin-c.This vitamin-c is required for our body to absorb all the other essential nutrients .So, add a spoon of Honey and 2 spoons of lemon juice to a small glass of water and drink this every mrng before you drink your 1lt of water.This helps your body to absorb all the essential nutrients you get by taking different kinds of food the whole day.


Vitamin-c is required for a healthy skin ,tooth and bones.Because Vitamin-c absorbs the calcium required for our bonesIt also provides the resistance to fight against the diseases/infections.It strengthens the immune system which helps us protect against diseases.

Your third step to lose weight:Healthy Diet.

After following the first two steps now coming into the third is a bit difficult.But if you feel losing weight is important to you, you don't feel them that much difficult.Eating sprouts and dry fruits gives you all the essential nutrients to your body.my Diet never makes you feel tired and at the same time you will lose your weight gradually and permanently.



Sprouts: The third step includes adding new foods to your menu .The foods to be added are sprouts and dry fruits.The sprouts from green gram are very healthy .To add taste to your food add little salt, chilli powder and lemon juice so that u dont feel bad to eat them.Taking sprouts 3 days a week gives you a lot of energy .Sprouts contain lots of antioxidants that are very much necessary for good health.


Dry Fruits: Dry fruits include cashewnuts ,walnuts,pistachios,almonds etc.Here just take some almonds or any dry fruits and dip them in water for whole night and in the morning take those almonds or any other dry fruits out of water and eat them .Eating dry fruits daily too gives you a lot of energy.Consumption of dry fruits leads to the reduction of serum LDL levels .People who have a habit of eating nuts are less likely to suffer from heart diseases.

This is your third step to lose your weight and don't forget to exercise 30 mins a day .