Diet Tip #41- Drink vegetable juices to promote weight loss

Vegetable juices are a nutritious way to increase your vegetable intake while reaping benefits for your body and skin. Vegetable juices are filled with essential minerals and vitamins you need for a healthy diet. They are also generally low in sugar and do not cause any effect on your blood sugar levels. Further, the juices are not only easy to digest but they are also a good way to add fibre to your diet. Vegetable juices provide folate, which is essential for cell and tissue growth and function. Besides, they are low in calories and fat and can thus, promote weight loss. You can try these 5 healthy juice recipes to lose weight.

Juicing vegetables, such as the leafy greens, carrots or broccoli, can provide you with flavonoids and help you deal with chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. The antioxidants in the vegetables will help protect your cells from the free radical damage. Drinking a glass of vegetable juice every day will prevent you from developing blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases. If you are suffering from diabetes, avoid juicing vegetables like beets and carrots as they contain a lot of sugar.

You can try this healthy cucumber and tomato juice rich in antioxidants.

Ingredients:

• 3 chopped tomatoes
• 2 cups diced cucumber
• 1 stalk of celery
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp salt

Method:

• Put tomatoes, cucumber and celery in a blender.
• Bend them together.
• Strain and add black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt to the drink.

You can drink this juice in between your meals.

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