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Are
mushrooms good for weight loss?
Modern
day research conducted on varied food products and health foods
have popped up with a list of some super foods which are not only
storehouses of excellent nutritional goodness but have medicinal
properties stored in them as well. Mushroom is such a food which
has fantastic cancer fighting attributes and excellent immunity
boosting properties. Food experts believe that including mushroom
in your daily meal plan can help you to make it dense in nutritional
benefits and also stave off a number of life-threatening diseases
in the process.
But are mushrooms good for weight loss? This is a question which
is flung by weight watchers worldwide and the answer to this is
always a "YES". A botanical delight of nature, mushrooms
can not only pass on abundant health benefits when consumed but
also play a big role in bringing forth weight loss in humans.
Nutritional information
One Cup of (white) Mushroom (raw) contains 15 calories, is low
in sodium/fat, high in Potassium (12% of RDA), Vitamin B-complex
and contains more than 20% of RDA for folate, niacin, riboflavin
and pantothenic acid, based on a diet plan of 2000 Calories.
How are mushrooms good for weight loss?
· Dieting and losing weight is all about calorie intake
and burning. Mushrooms contain negligible amount of calories and
can therefore be a healthy inclusion in any weight loss diet plan.
· Almost 80-90% of mushrooms contain water and hence consuming
mushrooms can keep you fuller for longer without filling up your
system with calorie laden foods.
· Many a time, dieting takes a toll on nutrition, and dieters,
in a bid to wipe off calories from their food platter end up wiping
off important nutrients from their food plan as well. Keeping
nutrition at optimal level is a big challenge that most weight
watchers face and mushroom can single handedly manage this responsibility
if consumed on a regular basis. It is so rich in beneficial nutrients,
that when you include it into your daily meal plan, you can fulfill
your daily nutritional requirement to big limits.
How to eat mushrooms
Herein lies the key to weight loss. Mushroom has a very porous
skin and hence, if you cook it in a lot of oil, can actually add
to your waistline rather than trimming it. Grilling, boiling,
steaming and stir frying are the best cooking methods that you
can adopt while stirring up mushroom delicacies for weight loss.
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