Wheatgrass: Benefits & Dangers
As wheatgrass is 70% chlorophyll, it has many health benefits. However, high amounts or contaminated products can cause serious side effects.
Vegan sources of vitamin B12.
Only a few plant-based foods are high in vitamin B12. The richest vegan foods in vitamin B12 are nutritional yeast, cholera, nori & tempeh.
A Diet rich in Nitric Oxide improves Athletic performance!
Athletes should eat many foods high in nitrates, like beets, lettuce, arugula, spinach & celery. They increase oxygen supply to the muscles!
How to get vitamin D as a vegan?
There aren’t plant-based foods high in vitamin D. Vegans require sun exposure, or even better, take supplements.
Foods rich in carotenoids
Carrot, spinach, sweet potatoes, turnip, dandelion, collard & beet greens are the richest common foods in beta-carotene, lutein & zeaxanthin.
How much lycopene in tomato?
A tomato has up to 4.7 mg of lycopene. Tomato paste with 7.5 mg & ketchup with 14.2 mg per 100g are two of the richest foods in lycopene!
Eat Watermelon Every Day for Weight Loss
Watermelon is good for weight loss. It regulates appetite and may control postprandial glucose responses, with only 45 calories per serving.
Sweet potatoes: Air-fried or Baked for weight loss?
Air fried sweet potatoes are good for weight loss. They have a few calories & a low Glycemic Index. They promote satiety & burn body fat.
Fiber: a reason to eat French fries or potatoes
Boiled, baked, roasted & mashed potatoes as well as French fries have 1.4-1.9 grams of fiber per 100g. A serving provides up to 11% DV.
Rice for Weight Loss in the Mediterranean Diet
Brown & wild rice can be part of the Mediterranean Diet, due to their great nutritional value, even if they weren’t consumed in ancient times.