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Vegetables contain nutrients and substances such as fiber which can be beneficial to your health. You should remember that lack of fiber, vitamins, carbohydrates and other major nutrients can produce an imbalance which is usually associated with consumption of animal protein. A common solution to this is to include large proportions of vegetables in your [...]

A healthy diet must have enough servings of fruits and vegetables. After all, they contain many essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and fiber that keep us strong and healthy. Sometimes, it is difficult to tell the difference between a fruit and a vegetable. Here are some facts about vegetables: All plant parts that can [...]

Pinakbet is a very popular dish in the Philippines, especially in the Ilocos region. The Tagalog version of this dish includes calabaza (or squash), but originally the basic vegetables only include string beans (sitao), ampalaya, eggplants, tomato and okra. Ingredients: 3 pcs large eggplants, halved then cut into 4 2 pcs large ampalaya (bitter gourd [...]

It is important to maintain a well balanced diet during pregnancy, and the daily diet should include a balanced variety of food from different food groups. While the quantum of daily intake should be guided by appetite, care should be taken regarding the quality of intake. Milk and dairy products such as skimmed milk, yogurt, [...]

Vegetables like zucchini, greens, tomatoes, pea pods and beets that grow especially well in summer are not only super nutritious but also low in calories, and such vegetables should ideally be eaten in abundance when they are freely available. Red, orange and yellow vegetables like pumpkin, butternut squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes, papaya and peppers are [...]

Incorporating a good amount of fruits and vegetables in the daily diet reduce the risk of disease, improve overall health, and rid the body of harmful substances, and in the mix of vegetables, cauliflower plays a key role. Cauliflower is a flowering vegetable usually consumed along with other vegetables such as carrots and broccoli. It [...]

Carrot is a highly nutritious and medicinal root vegetable, rich in enzymes, vitamins and minerals essential to provide complete nutrition to the body. Research indicates that 100 gram of carrot contains 7.6 gram of carbohydrate, 0.6 gram of protein, 0.3 gram of fat, 3.62 milligram of beta-carotene, 30 milligram of calcium and 0.6 milligram of [...]