Salad for healthy diet

No single food can supply all the nutrients needed by human body. The most important factors in nutrition are variety, variety, variety. The latest Dietary Guidelines describe a healthy diet as one that:

*Emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat free or low-fat milk products

*Includes fish poultry, lean meats, beans and nuts

*Is low in saturated fats, trans fats cholesterol, salt and added sugars

There are to many benefits of eating salads. The important point is to eat a variety of different salads. Combining colours, flavours, ingredients and seasonings in creative sale ways not only wakes the taste buds but it also provides a beautiful rainbow of health benefits too good to pass up.

Leafy dark-green vegetables supercharge diet with vitamins A and C, riboflavin, folic acid, iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, along with a fine supply of antioxidants.

The darker coloured parts of vegetables and fruits are known to have a higher concentration of phytochemicals and valuable nutrients. For instances the dark green leaves of lettuce are richer in nutrients that the lighter green to whitish leaves.
Salad for healthy diet

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