Summer Diet Secrets

It is a real fashion for summer to eat light foods, as low-calorie and quantity desired. If you eat 4 servings of fruits and vegetables plus dairy-fat or low-calorie (at least 3 times a day), your body will enjoy a significant contribution of fiber, calcium and nutrients.

Fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants and other phytonutrients that are designed to slow the aging process of the skin, protects against cancer and heart attacks, improves blood pressure and maintain heart health. And as almost all are low-calorie, your figure is not affected, which brings another benefit to your health.

Start summer with these food diet!

Tomatoes and peppers for vitamin A, C and lycopene

These nutrient bombs "are a real sources of vitamins A and C". For example, an average tomato is low-carbohydrate and only 35 calories but provides 40% and 20% of daily vitamin C.

Benefits of tomatoes
According to some studies, high content of lycopene in tomatoes and processed tomato products have antioxidant properties, reducing the risk of prostate cancer;

Benefits of pepper
1. Contain beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that helps to strengthen the immune system and prevents cell damage by free radicals. Studies have shown that this process may be associated with many diseases like cancer and heart disease.
2. Are rich in vitamin C than tomatoes, a cup of crushed pepper offers 23% of the daily demand of vitamin C.

Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries - great antioxidants

Raspberries, blueberries and blackberries are rich in vitamin C, but strawberries are situated on top of that list.

* All these fruits are rich in acid with antioxidant properties, helping the body to slow down the multiplication of cancer cells;
* Protects against urinary tract infections;
* They are important sources of fiber, which helps normalize blood cholesterol levels;
* Improving memory;

The fruit is a good solution if you want to lose weight: they are tasty, easy to transport to the job, and no more than 45 calories per serving. Of course you can find ways to cook them, but not highly recommended since will lose its antioxidant properties. Keep them in the freezer for a refreshing snack!

Miraculous water

Perhaps the most important "food" from your diet is water. In fact, it is essential to have an adequate drinking water to keep the body hydrated.

* Although it has no nutritional value, acts as a catalyst for most body functions, including digestion, metabolism and function of cells;
* Has an important role in the treatment of weight loss, reducing the unpleasant sensation of hunger;
* If you do not consume enough water, the body will tend to retain a quantity for the vital functions. You will feel "bloated" and the only way to get rid of this feeling is still to consume water.

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