With the coming of winter, you are still get troubled with the fattening figure. How to drop the extra fat around our middle? Starvation? On a diet? Here are five slimming vegetables that can help in your weight loss process.
1. Lentils.
Lentil is known as "the meat in vegetables". It is nutritious, because it is rich in high quality protein, unsaturated fatty acids, and vitamins B and C.
2. Cauliflower.
Cauliflower is also called broccoli, and it has two colors -- white and green. The cauliflower and broccoli are basically at the same in the nutritional value. But the carotene in green cauliflower is higher than white broccoli. Cauliflower is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals. What is more important, it is also rich in vitamin K that is rare in those general vegetables. Meanwhile, it is also high in flavonoids, and its calcium content is also comparable with milk.
3. Tomato.
Tomato contains 20 kinds of carotenoids, such as alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, lycopene accounting for about 80%-90%. So to say, tomato is the natural warehouse of lycopene. In addition, tomato is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E that can improve the immunity of baby.
4. Lettuce.
It contains adequate moisture, dietary fiber, vitamin B1, B2, B6, C and E, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium as well as a small amount of copper, iron and zinc. Therefore, it is a well-rounded source of various nutrients. Suggest that you follow a nutritious diet coupled with fruta planta. You may slim down fast in a short period without causing any damages on our health.
5. Carrot.
Carrots has a high nutritional value. Its carotene content ranks the top among all the vegetables, and every 100g contains about 1.35g on average. Carotene can be converted to vitamin A for human utilization in the wall of small intestine and liver cells. Generally, 70% of vitamin A required by human body comes from the transformation of carotene. Vitamin Ain it is great for maintaining the integrity of the skin and mucous membranes, improving the immunity, preventing the infection of respiratory tract, urinary tract and other organs, promoting the growth and development of children, producing a photosensitive material in the retina.