Lose Weight with Living Foods
Losing weight doesn't have to be boring when you focus on living foods. You may have also heard this referred to as a "raw" diet. What does "living food" even mean? It means fresh from the garden, farmer's market or produce section. Getting your food as close to straight from the ground as possible. Then simply by making sure your plate reflects a range of colors, you'll naturally create more balanced and healthful menus complete with a range of living foods that can support most individuals on their weight loss journey.
Why Living Foods? They are alive, colorful, fresh, and raw - fruits, vegetables, and salads!
Let's Look at The Positives
1. Colorful foods have no preservatives and no added color!
2. Provide an abundance of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, water and trace elements.
3. Have a high-water content - an excellent source of hydration for the body.
4. Are visually appealing.
5. Their firm textures demand a good chew, so we eat them more slowly and feel full afterwards.
6. Are quickly and easily processed and assimilated by the body - less work for the digestive system.
7. Are safer - contain less undesirable man-made chemicals (especially if you are buying organic).
8. Are as nature intended (unlike processed, pre-packaged modern fast foods!)
9. Are pure energy - living food.
10. Salads, vegetable OR fruit based can be very cooling! Which is so nice in this summer heat! (who wants to turn on their stove right now anyway!)
Top Vegetables to Consume Raw:
Broccoli
Bok Choy
Kohlrabi
Brussels Sprouts
Sunchokes
Corn
Beets
What's Your Favorite Veggie to Enjoy Raw?
Broccoli
Carrots
Radish
Lettuce
Consuming Cooked Foods
1. Heat destroys the vitalizing nutrients in colorful foods. So much so that sometimes, you may as well be eating cardboard for all the good it does your body!
2. The effectiveness of fiber in cooked fresh foods is reduced - vegetables that are floppy and overcooked pass through the body with a reduced 'cleansing' action.
3. If you cook vegetables, always steam them lightly and aim to retain their 'crunch'!
4. Cooked vegetables tend to turn out soft and therefore require less chewing, which means they are usually eaten more quickly, so are less satisfying.
5. Heat also destroys the enzymes in fresh foods, which are essential for digestion. This means the body must tap into its own precious supply of enzymes to support the digestive process.
6. Heat also destroys the enzymes in fresh foods, which are essential for digestion. This means the body must tap into its own precious supply of enzymes to support the digestive process.
You Should Know! While raw foods are amazing and such a great way to get lots of vital nutrients, you might be better off giving some foods a quick steam to get the most nutritional bang for your buck like : Tomatoes, asparagus and mushrooms. Though eating them raw is still totally fine and beneficial so don't skimp on them! Stay tuned for more on these and which vegetables are best eaten cooked in a future article!
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This information is not presented by a medical practitioner and is for educational and informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read.
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