There is a reason why you have been asked, since your childhood days, by your parents and grandparents, to eat a colourful plate of food. It is because green, red and yellow foods are filled with essential nutrients and minerals. Through these colors, nature has found a smart way to add nutrition to your daily diet. You know that yellow and red foods help us.
Let us find out the ways in which green foods help you by providing you with numerous health benefits, in this blog by leading Dietician and Nutritionist, Avni Kaul.
Low in fat –Green foods are low in fat. Filled with several vitamins, they help your body in eliminating unnecessary fat.
Regeneration of new cells –Folic acid helps your body in forming and maintaining new cells. Green foods such as peas, beans, and asparagus are filled with folic acid.
Good for digestion –Green foods like cabbage, broccoli, leafy greens, and beans are fiber-filled foods. It makes them good for digestion which leads to a healthy digestive tract.
Great for eyes – Phytochemicals such as lutein and zeaxanthin are present in dark green leafy vegetables. These lower the risk factor of cataracts and macular degeneration, which is the major cause of blindness in the elderly. These have also been found to reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer.
Diabetic friendly – The Glycemic index or GI is the measurement of carbohydrate-filled foods and their effect on our blood sugar levels. Green foods are low in GI and hence helpful for those suffering from type 2 diabetes.
Helps immunity – Green foods are full of beta carotene which get converted into vitamin A. Eating green foods helps in enhanced immune functioning.
Bones and muscles friendly –Green foods are a good source of iron and calcium. They support our body by getting stronger bones, muscle contraction, and blood clotting.
Anti-cancerous –Quercetin is a bioflavonoid that is present in green foods. This flavonoid has antioxidants and contains anti-cancer properties.
If you are among those who still do not like to eat green-coloured food, think again considering the various health benefits these have to offer.
Author Avni Kaul is a qualified nutritionist, experienced dietician, Diabetes Educator and founder of Delhi’s successful diet and nutritionist clinic NutriActivania. She is also one of India’s eminent weight-loss experts, diabetes dieticians, pregnancy dieticians and child nutritionists and helps kids to develop a strong immune system, fight allergies, gain height and weight as well as fight overweight / Obesity with an effective diet plan that is easy and fun to follow by children.
In Buenos Aires, 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games Nutritionist Avni Kaul was the Advisor (Nutrition) from India. She is a Gold-medallist master’s science graduate from the University of Delhi in the subject of Food and Nutrition. Avni Kaul is a diet and nutrition columnist in some of India's leading newspapers and magazines like - NDTV, TimesNow, Grazia and more.
Diet Programs by Avni Kaul
Your dietician consultation with dietician Avni Kaul will do the following things. Avni Kaul’s diet program will offer:Focus on your health benefits: Key benefits Avni offers, are long-term wellness, freedom from restrictive diets, and improved relationships with food and body, that include "intuitive eating," "weight loss without hard core dieting," and "healthy eating for pregnant woman and kids".
A high degree of qualifications, expertise, and achievements: Dietician Avni is one of the most sought-after dieticians in Delhi because of her qualifications that include gold medalist in Master's Degree of Science, B.Sc and M.Sc Food and Nutrition, Certified Diabetes Educator, Diploma in Applied Sports and Exercise Nutrition.
Fully personalized diet plans: With dietician Avni Kaul, you will get a tailor-made diet that suits your body and mind only that will help you to achieve your health goals in a holistic and sustainable manner be it is with your weight management, pregnancy diet, child nutrition, diabetes or thyroid management.
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