Health Benefits of Green Beans

I miss my childhood when I used to eat beans. When I was about 5 years old, my mother used to sauté slivered almonds in butter then sprinkle them over the green beans for me to be enticed to eat my veggies. From my childhood I used to eat green vegetables so as beans too. Now I eat beans normally and my mother laughs on me and said don’t you want almonds and butter.

My mother’s trick was quite cool. When I said no to eat green vegetables then my mother always play a trick by putting some of my favorite stuff on those vegetables which forced me to eat. Then it became my habit to eat vegetables on regular basis.

These are green in color and their length varies from 3-6 inches. Green beans are also called as string beans. Green beans are more nutritious than dried beans. Green beans have less protein than dried beans but they have more fiber and other nutrients.

Green beans are fully loaded with vitamins and minerals. Our body gets lots of nutrients like potassium, copper, iron, magnesium etc. About 125gm of beans contain 4gm fiber, 1.6gm iron, 48mg phosphorus, 31mg magnesium, 57mg calcium etc.

The main thing I like in beans in iron because iron is quite necessary for the functioning of our body. For stronger immune system and muscles, iron is required which we can get easily from green beans.

Even doctors recommend green beans when you suffer from health disorders related to inflammations, like arthritis. The presence of vitamin C in green beans has anti inflammatory  effect which leads to prevention of inflammations.

So include beans in your daily diet to keep your body healthy. Not only beans but all vegetables are necessary to keep our body fit and fine. So eat more and more green vegetables for better health.

Cucumber Health Benefits

Cucumber, a well known fruit in salad, belongs to the same family as zucchini and watermelon. It’s about 5-8 inches long with cylindrical shape. The skin color of cucumber varies from green to while. Most of the cucumbers have same skin color like watermelon.

Cucumber is easily available in various parts of the world but the peak season of cucumber is summer season. In summer, you can get the best quality cucumber. Eating cucumber without skin is like eating plain rice without any salt or sugar. Eating cucumber with skin provides more nutrients than cucumber without skin.

The nutrition value of cucumber forces me to put some cucumber slices in my salad. About 100gm of cucumber contains 9mg vitamin C, 32mg calcium, 1.8mg iron, 80mg potassium, 70 calories, vitamin A etc.

Cucumber contains more and more water. That’s why it’s quite helpful in the summer season. Cucumber can be taken very easily. You can eat it like snacks, in salad, in food recipes even. There are so many health benefits of cucumber which are discussed in the nest paragraphs.

Cucumber is quite helpful for the regulation of blood. In cucumber juice, the alkalinity of minerals helps to regulate blood easily means it neutralizes acidity. Juice is also helpful for duodenal ulcers and gastric.

The best home remedies for eye care is cucumber. It’s quite helpful for dark circles around eyes, puffy eyes etc. Putting cucumber slices on eyes helps to overcome dark circles and also to overcome dark circles.

Cucumber seeds are quite helpful for urination discomfort. The paste made from cucumber seeds is also helpful for the patients of kidney stone issue. The acidity of urine may also be cured with the help of cucumber juice.

Lemon-A Universal Favourite Fruit

Lemon is the universal favorite fruit. Lemon is like must in the kitchen. Lemon has two colors. Unripe lemons are green in color and when lemon gets ripe then it turns into yellow. Lemon is the most widely used fruit all over the world.

My uncle loves to put some lemon juice daily on the food. Without lemon he can’t eat food even. I think it’s a good habit of him. Lemon can be taken easily in so many ways. Lemon water is the most popular way to have lemon. Also you can put lemon in food and in salads and also you can mix lemon with other juices also.

Lemon is an easily available, inexpensive fruit. Because of various nutrients in lemon, it’s quite helpful to take care of your health. Lemon is a rich source of vitamin C. Also lemon contains other nutrients like riboflavin, vitamin B and minerals like magnesium, calcium, phosphorus etc.

Let’s talk about the nutrition value of lemon. 100 gm of lemon contains 50mg vitamin C, 40mg calcium, 9gm protein, 9gm carbohydrates etc. See the nutrition value and just imagine the health benefits of lemon.

Lemon can be mixed with so many other juices to treat various health problems at home. Lemon is helpful for digestion problems. Mix a lemon in a glass of water and drink it early in the morning for better digestive health.

Lemon also acts as a natural antiseptic because of its acidic properties. Lemon can kill harmful bacteria which makes it an antiseptic agent. You can use lemon for minor cuts only. Don’t use it for major cuts and infections.

Lemon juice is also helpful to overcome urinal tract problems. Lemon juice helps our body to shed unwanted water which leads to overcome urinary tract problems.