The Red Food Family
All the nutritionists keep reminding us to dine on an elegant rainbow of healthy vegetables and fruits. All of us have surfed over the net to find the nature’s full variety of nutrients that promote health. But how do we a find out a diet that is both eye-catching as well as healthy? We’ve found some really impassioning dishes for all your meals that taste as brilliant and colorful as they look.
1) Lycopene:
Benefits- A diet containing a good amount of this carotenoid has the potential to lower the threat of
prostate cancer around 35%.
Good Sources- Pink grapefruit, tomatoes, bell peppers & watermelons.
Cooking Tip- When lycopene is combined with fats, the body absorbs it the best. Toss watermelons & tomatoes with feta and olive oil. A smart staple during the off season of fruits are canned tomatoes. The content of lycopene might even increase in the foods that are processed at high temperatures.
2) Resveratrol:
Benefits- The amazingly working polyphenol reduces the effects of free radicals and may hinder
inflammation.
Good Sources- Red Grapes and Red Wine.
Cooking Tips- Roasting whole grapes along with fresh thyme and garlic can be used for a quick hit.
Afterwards adding frozen grapes to the delicious food salad with making it mouth-wateringly delicious.
Additionally, they also keep the dish chilled.
3) Capsaicin:
Benefits –This relieves pain. Also, this would help to stave off the hunger and surprisingly burns out
some calories too.
Good Sources- Chile Peppers.
Cooking Tips- To stir fries & scrambled eggs, add minced chiles.
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