Top 7 vegetables that you should definitely eat this summer
No doubt, summers are irritating for all of us. Sweating, smell, fatigue are common things we all go through in summers. You should always carry a bottle of perfume or pocket perfumes during deadly summers. Drink as much as water as you can and keep yourself hydrated.
To beat the heat, do not just rely on refreshing icy drinks to cool your body! Instead, add these cool and vitamin-loaded vegetables to your diet. Eating light during summers is essential. These 10 vegetables will help you stay in the pink of health.
1.Cucumber
Cucumber is the best vegetable to eat in summers. It keeps you cool and refreshing. Cucumber has 96% water content, which helps in keeping the body hydrated and in regulating body temperature. Cucumber also contains a lot of potassium, magnesium and fibre that work effectively for regulating blood pressure.The high water content in cucumber is very effective in flushing away the toxins from the digestive system and hence aids digestion.
2. Brinjal
Well, a lot of us hate eating this, but this vegetable too keeps you cool. Brinjal or baingan is a common purple vegetable containing lots of dietary fibre and antioxidants. It is an excellent source of molybdenum, potassium, vitamin K, magnesium, copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, folate, and niacin. It is known to have a dominant antioxidant which can also lower bad cholesterol.
3.Tomatoes
Yes, tomatoes are loaded with lot of benefits. Listed both in the category of fruits as well as vegetables, the health benefits of tomatoes are splendid in summers. Tomatoes are considered to be helpful in reducing prostate cancer risk and are good for diabetics and heart patients. They are a wonderful source of vitamin C, vitamin A and vitamin K. They are great as coolers.
4.Bottle gourd
Simple vegetable but with hidden qualities. As bottle gourd is mostly made of water, it helps you to deal with heat and is also useful for stomach problems like acidity, which mostly occurs in summer. Bottle Gourd prevents extreme loss of sodium, satisfies thirst and helps in preventing exhaustion.
5. Bitter Gourd
Bitter gourd is a cure for boils, rashes, fungal infections and ring-worm. It also helps control hypertension and diabetes, and generally increases immunity.
6. Pumpkin
Pumpkin too has a lot of properties. Pumpkin possesses great cooling and diuretic properties. It is also good for improper digestion and eliminating intestinal worms from the digestive system. Pumpkin contains potassium and fibre. It also controls blood pressure and sugar. It helps in curing skin diseases.
7.Green Beans
Green beans work great as coolers. They also have antioxidant vitamins that protect cells against oxidative damage and keep the immune system healthy.Green beans make for an excellent dish in the summers as they are light on the stomach. You can even include them in your salad.
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