We are going to learn how to improve our eating habits positively with food that is within reach and less expensive that will help with weight loss. Green food is mostly vegetables. They are a hefty source of antioxidants, low in calories, carbohydrate-free, a great source of phytonutrients and so on.
It’s not surprising seeing people enjoy fatty foods because they are spicy, filling and within reach.
Here are 5 vegetables commonly found in Nigeria that burn belly fat and help fast weight loss.
Spinach or Green
It is a great source of vitamin C, B6, E, magnesium and potassium. A vegetable which will keep your body healthy and energetic. Add it to your soup, curry on its own, salad or stuffed bread. It’s tasty and healthy. It helps lose weight by increasing your metabolic rate and gives a feeling of fullness.
Cabbage
Apart from being tasty, it is also high in dietary fibre & vitamin C. For higher and better result on weight loss eat cabbage with most of your meals – bread, stew, spaghetti, beans etc. Of course, add cabbage to your salad.
Carrot
Everybody loves carrot. This vegetable doesn’t even need to be cooked before you enjoy its goodness. It is rich in antioxidants and an excellent source of vitamin A and other minerals. It greatly helps weight loss by increasing your body metabolic rate. Carrots help improve eyesight too. Can be eaten in salad, added and cooked with rice, pasta, sauce and so on.
Cucumber
Cucumber is the best of all fat-burning vegetables. Add enough cucumber which is a pack of most vitamins, calcium, iron etc. It also keeps your skin fresh while you are on a diet. There are so many ways to eat cucumber. You can eat it raw, in various salad recipes, you can juice it, puree it etc.
Garden egg
Garden egg vegetable are those all-white or green hard vegetable that looks like tomatoes. It’s delicious, makes a great fat-burning snack, great night-time snack and its fat-burning too. You can bake it, grill it or add it to your stews, soups or curry it. It is loaded with vitamin A and high in fibre which certainly helps weight loss.
I am sure you will agree these veggies are within reach and cheap too if you make it a big part of your diet you will be sure to get positive results gradually.