^ Eating for Optimal Health

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Non starchy vegetables should make up the bulk of your diet. They are loaded with vitamins and minerals and contain indoles which are cancer fighting compounds. Vegetables provide you with plenty of fiber and contain many yet undiscovered disease fighting properties. You can eat as much as you like because they add virtually no calories to your diet.

The problem is we do not eat enough of them. You should eat them at every meal. Taking in 5 plus servings a day will go a long way to improving your health.

First, you should replace the starches in your diet with vegetables. For breakfast try adding mixed veggies to your omelets or scrambled eggs in place of toast or hash browns. Buy yourself a juicer and drink a few 8 oz servings of low glycemic vegetable juice. Go to a health food store and purchase a powdered greens drink; these drinks contain herb extracts, grasses, and dehydrated vegetables. These are concentrated food sources. These drinks also contain protein, enzymes, vitamins and minerals as well as fiber. These products help cleanse and alkalize our bodies. Mix them in water or diluted juice and drink. It’s a quick, convenient way to get a couple servings of greens in.

Salads made from romaine, green or red leaf lettuce should be eaten twice a day if not more. You can also try spring mix or other wild greens.

Vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower should not be eaten raw, but should be lightly steamed. Steaming weakens the cell wall of these vegetables making their nutrients more bioavailable to us. Lightly steamed vegetables are also easier to digest. Although it is a fruit, tomatoes must be cooked to reap the maximum benefits of Lycopene.

When buying produce, it should be fresh and organic. But this is not always possible. So eating frozen or non-organic vegetables is still a better option than not eating them at all.

But when choosing your vegetable options remember the saying, "If it is a root, give it the boot." For optimum health and weight loss/control, stick with non-starchy vegetables. Root vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and yams are too high in starch. You should limit them to a couple servings a week. If you are very active, you can eat them more often.

So mom was right, eat your veggies! You will be healthier and you'll feel healthier too.

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