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We know that fruit and vegetables are necessary but not always clear to us how many servings you need per day and what is meant by serving. To find out, join these amounts.

Five to six servings a day. The number of servings recommended by dieticians. You can distribute at will but as usual is 2 servings of fruit and 3 vegetables.

One serving of fruit (140 to 150g), roughly equivalent to a glass of juice, a medium piece of fruit or a cup of small fruits, grapes, strawberries …. One serving of vegetables of the same weight equivalent to a small dish of cooked vegetables or a big salad.

To eat lots of nutrients and fewer calories must be taken into account that these foods are rich in vitamins, especially A, C and folic acid, minerals, potassium, magnesium, etc., and fiber.

Consuming fruit and vegetables daily reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, digestive disorders, certain cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. Its low in calories, less than 70 cal per 100 g, helps us to combat overweight and obesity.

Stuffed peppers can be a great choice when cooking something completely fit against cholesterol. These vegetables can be filled with many variants. One is with eggplant, mushrooms, onions and other ingredients to form a good basis tasty and fully capable of hypercholesterolemia. It’s just a matter of trying the recipe.

Ingredients:

* Two red peppers
* An onion
* Two cloves garlic
* An eggplant
* 100 grams of fresh mushrooms
* Bread crumbs and sesame seeds
* Olive oil
* Salt, pepper and spices

Preparation:
Begin by cutting through and the peppers in half, taking away his ribs and seeds. Place in a baking dish, sprinkling a little earlier with vegetable spray and season. Reserve while you preheat the oven.

Meanwhile, good garlic and onion bites. Saute in a pan with little olive oil, then adding mushrooms and eggplant cut into small cubes. Season with salt and pepper until all vegetables are tender.

Fill the peppers with this mixture, then cover with a mixture of bread crumbs, sesame seeds and various spices. Sprinkle with a little olive oil and takes a hot oven to broil and cook the peppers. A simple recipe, delicious and totally unfit for cholesterol.

Properties of melon against hypercholesterolemia
The melon is a fruit that besides being cool and pleasant, has properties that fail to reduce LDL cholesterol. Hypercholesterolemia is a disease but can be treated with medication, diet plays an important role and that is why it is necessary to choose foods such as melon, which act against bad cholesterol.

Melon is a very special tropical fruit, since 80% of its chemical composition is formed by water, which makes it an ideal fruit to not only reduce LDL cholesterol but also to lose weight.

Given the nutritional components that contains the melon, it is possible to infer the properties he owns against hypercholesterolemia.

* Melon contains beta carotene, natural antioxidants that improve and accelerate cell metabolism.
* The content of vitamin C, another antioxidant, increases the burning of circulating LDL cholesterol in blood.
* For your magnesium and fiber, has a laxative effect that reduces fat absorption from food.

In addition to these properties to reduce LDL cholesterol, the melon has very few calories (only 52 grams of fruit calorías/100), making it an ideal fruit to treat people with high cholesterol and overweight.

The melon can be eaten in various ways, in smoothies, juices, desserts or sweet and sour preparations.

This fruit is acidic, but it certainly is the queen of the spring. However, it has therapeutic properties and its consumption is ideal for removing excess uric acid for those with rheumatic disorders. Then we will see major therapeutic properties and benefits of strawberries.

In the wild this fruit is native to the Alps. In the Middle Ages were attributed to various therapeutic properties against throat infections, fiber and kidney problems. Years later, in the fifteenth century created many hybrids, the “frescón” is one of them and comes from two American species were mixed when they reached Europe. However, in the twentieth century when there was large-scale exploitation.

THE COLOR OF HEALTH

The color of strawberry is caused by plant pigments (flovonoides) known as anticianinas. These act as powerful antioxidants (neutralize free radicals). In this sense, if we consider that the oxidative process involves the deposition of cholesterol in the arteries and is responsible for aging and certain cancerous mutations, we can say that this fruit protects health.

SALICYLIC ACID

One of the peculiarities of the strawberry (strawberry) can be said to have a cooling effect, noted in her the presence of a substance called salcílico acid, which is also found in aspirin. However, you can not classify this fruit as an analgesic, since its contribution of this organic acid is minimal.

PREVENT DISEASE

As mentioned above, this fruit is beneficial for:

- Eject the body of excess uric acid. For this reason, it is suitable for people with rheumatic disorders, gout …

- Fighting anemia and nutritional deficiency.

- Inclurir remineralization treatments.

- Ideal for the growth of children.

- Prevent infection of the body.

- Improve liver and kidney functions.

When choosing food, it is not always possible or convenient to consult the label or a database to find out their calorie intake. Some basics to help get a better idea of the approximate calories they contain.

Calories In Food

The nutrients that contain calories are carbohydrates (sugars) (1), proteins and lipids (fats). Alcohol also contains.
Fibers, present in large amounts in fruits and vegetables, do not provide calories because they are poorly digested or indigestible (by slowing digestion, however, they increase the absorption of other nutrients and prolong satiety). Vitamins and trace elements do not provide calories.

For the same weight, fat contains more than twice the calories of carbohydrates and proteins. Here is their contribution to 1 gram and 100 grams:

- Carbohydrates: 4 cal / g (or 400 per 100 g)
- Protein: 4 cal / g (or 400 per 100 g)
- Fat: 9 cal / g (or 900 per 100 g)
- Alcohol: 7 cal / g (700 per 100 g).

Alcohol is more calories than carbohydrates and protein but less than fat. Consumption contains 10 grams of alcohol. See: How many calories in alcohol (beer, wine, fortified wines, spirits, liqueurs)?.

The foods are higher in fat and those who have the highest caloric density (See: Building on satiation with a diet based on caloric density diet).

Note that the ratio of calories from fat and carbohydrate (or protein) for the same weight does not translate to the volume (which contains a weight variable depending on the ingredients), for example:

- 1 tsp. tablespoon vegetable oil: 90 calories
- 1 tsp. tablespoons margarine: 75 calories
- 1 tsp. caster sugar: 60 calories
- 1 tsp. tablespoon honey: 80 calories

Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet and the medical benefits of some fruit are great, especially bananas!

Nutritional content of bananas

Bananas contain an important nutritional element for the body, the banana is very rich in minerals like potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and calcium. Bananas also contain vitamins, namely C, B complex, B6, and active as neurotransmitter serotonin in the smooth functioning of the brain.

Energy content of the banana is instant energy, which is easily available within a short time, so useful in providing instantaneous calorie needs.

Banana energy value of about 136 calories for every 100 grams, which altogether derived from carbohydrates. Banana energy value twice higher than the apple. Apples with the same weight (100 grams) contains only 54 calories.

Banana carbohydrates provide the energy a little bit slower than sugar and syrup, but much faster than rice, biscuits, and a type of bread. Therefore, many athletes now taking a rest break or a banana as a backup energy.