A salad is a dish made up of fragments of food, mixed with a sauce or seasoning. Salads can be eaten as an appetiser or as a main meal — fresh garden salads, dinner salads, grain salads, and more. Here’s why you should be adding them to every meal.
Reasons to Include Salads in Daily Life
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High on fibre: Raw vegetables are rich in fibre, which helps improve digestion. For most lifestyle disorders — diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease — salad is a staple food
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Sharpens eyesight: Green leafy vegetables like spinach, mint, amaranth, and lettuce are packed with Vitamin A and lutein, essential for healthy vision
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Weight management: Salads supply essential nutrients with fewer calories, high fibre, vitamins, and minerals. Improved digestion promotes good health and encourages fat loss
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Refreshes mind and body: Micronutrients help release dopamine and serotonin — the happy hormones — keeping you full and stress-free during work
The Power of Greens
Greens are probably the best superfoods on the planet. Every variant is loaded with vital nutrients — minerals, vitamins, and medicinal properties used in Indian home remedies since ancient times. They help in blood purification, blood circulation, and improved liver, kidney, and heart functioning. They also improve immunity against various infections.
To get maximum goodness, greens should undergo minimum processing and less heat. You can even grow your own — fenugreek, coriander, spinach, mint, amaranth, and basil are easy to grow in a kitchen garden.
Ways to include greens in your diet: add to salads, include in rotis or parathas, make chutney or raita, toss with vegetables, or add seasoned greens to gravies.
Article contributed by LeanSpoon — India’s leading personalised nutrition company.
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