Temperatures have risen and our food deserves some change. Let us use this season to include in our menus a greater amount of vegetables and so working with our health and our family
The vegetables are foods that help to hydrate our bodies because of their high water content, as well as being nutritious and healthy.
They are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber and to a lesser extent, starch and sugars, which explains its low caloric intake.
They are also an indisputable source of antioxidant substances. For all these reasons are considered essential to health and essential in the concept of balanced diet, whose most representative model is the Mediterranean diet.
Of the vitamins that have these foods, protruding A and C. The first is usually found in yellow vegetables like carrots and green, pumpkin, peas and peppers). Vitamin C is found in tomatoes, cabbage, cucumber and radish.
To further understand the advantages that we bring to our health, consumption of vegetables, we talked to the nutritionist, Miguelina Tamborine, who simply answered our questions about this type of food.
What are the benefits of eating vegetables?
“Given its supply of vitamins and minerals essential to the body as well as antioxidants, are essential for the prevention of some diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.”
Is there an ideal amount of rations to be consumed per day?
“It is recommended to consume three servings, thus ideally also add fruit to food. It is said that the two must add up to five servings a day. “
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