Fighting Obesity with Vegetables

Are you a person who likes to eat vegetables?! Various studies have shown that vegetables contain powerful compounds that can increase endurance, which protect your body against disease and obesity. Phytochemicals, substances found only in vegetables and fruits are powerful in reducing the risk of chronic diseases and cancer.

Habits of eating vegetables does not come naturally to everyone. Moreover, as revealed by dr. Leane Manurung, MSc, nutritionist doctor, the original flavor of vegetables is not as good as meat, "If not cooked with spices or sauce, the taste of vegetables is less lucrative," he said. In addition, many people do not like to eat vegetables because it is not accustomed since childhood. "Most children do not like to eat vegetables is because his mother worked or not painstaking 'serve' his son," says Leane. Researchers from the National Cancer Institute, U.S., and even found that only 20% of children which ate fruits and vegetables in adequate portion of each day. And 25% of the types of vegetables which eaten by them are french fries. If you include people which are lazy or even less likely to eat vegetables, here is a little trick that can help you to meet the needs of the intake of vegetables each day. Nothing wrong, right, try!

Find what you like

Fortunately we live in a tropical country which is rich in various plants. Yes, you can easily find the type of vegetables which preferred. To get it you need to arouse curiosity and your adventurous spirit. And most important is the willingness to experiment. Includes experimented on methods of food processing. Because vegetables which processed by boiling, pan-fried, cooked in a microwave or eaten raw will give which different taste and texture. How to cultivate true remains to be addressed. For example, the vegetables should be cooked in quick time, as you often see in Chinese food restaurants. "If cooked quickly, the color will remain green vegetables. But if too long, content of vitamins and minerals will be reduced,"said Leane.