Traditionally saladswere known to be prepared of only raw vegetableslike cucumber, tomatoes,cabbage and onion which are cut into slices and sprinkled with a pinch of saltand lemon. They were either served as the smallest portion among the other fooditems in the meal plate or totally ignored.Heyfolks, if you have also been doing the same, it’s now time to change.But,let me first tell you the importance of having salads which will definitelylead you to start having salads with your meals. You can also be very creativein making your salad colorful, tasty, crunchy, balanced, appealing to eat andobviously healthy.
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Starting your meals with a bowl of salad will help you attain weight loss. Nota joke, it’s true because salads are low in calories, high in fiber and rich inother nutrients. Fiber helps you feel full making you eat, the remaining mealless and ultimately lose weight.·Eating a high fiber salads aids in lowering cholesterol and also is known toprevent constipation.· Eating a little good fat (like the monounsaturated fat found in oliveoil, avocado and nuts) with your vegetables in salads appears to help your bodyabsorb protective phyto-chemicals (known to protect against cancer andheart disease), like lycopene from tomatoes and lutein from dark greenvegetables.· Best way to skip croutons (deep fried pieces of wheat bread) which arefew in nutrients and have a high glycemic load is to replace them by nuts andseeds and maintain the crunchiness in the salad.· Want to balance it with proper carbohydrates and protein to make it awhole meal; you can add brown rice or protein packed Quinoe, grilled chicken,low fat Paneer, Tofu or Sprouts.·People, who do not like to eat fruits, can relish on salads which combinefruits and vegetables and eat it as a whole meal or in between snacks. Thiswill provide them a host of powerful antioxidants which will protect the bodyfrom damage caused by harmful molecules called free radicals.Nowlet’s have a look at some tips to prepare a healthy salad·Salads are known to be rich in Vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and Kcannot be absorbed and used by the body without the presence of some fat. So gofor the unsaturated (good fats) olive oil or canola oil. Toss the oil withvinegar which helps to prevent blood sugar spikes after meals.