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Celery & Weight Loss

Fruits and vegetables are known to be widely advantageous to a healthy diet. The nutrients found in fresh produce can improve your skin tone and benefit your whole body in infinite ways. Celery is a negative-calorie food. It takes more energy, thus burns more calories, to digest celery than those gained by eating it. Celery has many more attributes.

  1. Facts

    • Celery has 16 calories per 1 cup, diced. Celery contains 1.6 g dietary fiber, 0.17 g fat, 2.97 g carbohydrates, 11 mg magnesium and 80 mg sodium. Celery contains many vitamins, some of which are 0.27 mg vitamin E, 3.1 mg vitamin C and 0.320 vitamin B3 (niacin). It also contains 260 mg potassium and 40 mg calcium. Celery has only 1.83 mg of sugar in a 1-cup serving.

    Potential

    • Celery is high in soluble fiber and low in caloric content, thus making it a perfect diet food. It is a natural diuretic, so is very helpful in flushing excess water weight and toxins from your body. Celery is very portable and easily prepared; so it is a natural as a diet aid.

    Features

    • Celery is a very inexpensive vegetable and widely available for year-round nourishment. Wrap a bunch of celery in aluminum foil, place it in the crisper drawer and it will stay fresh for up to 2 weeks. All you have to do to prepare it is to grab a couple of stalks, break them off from the bunch, trim the ends and wash them thoroughly. Dry with a paper towel and pack in your lunchbox. They are delicious eaten as is, or can be dipped into low-fat ranch dressing, stuffed with low-fat pimento cheese, tuna or chicken salad. A spread made with cream cheese, green olives and nuts is a delicious, flavorful topping.

    Considerations

    • Moderation is the key to any diet. Too much of anything can get tedious and boring. This is why most diets fail. Try alternating eating celery cooked on some days and raw on others. It is delicious in stir frys and great in salads, low-fat soups and stews. However you decide to prepare this vegetable, it is sure to help you in your goal to lose weight, while helping you to remaining full and satisfied.

    Warning

    • Pregnant women should abstain from digesting celery seeds or its extract while pregnant; the seeds or extract could cause stimulation in the uterus on some occasions.

      Keep in mind that sensitivity to celery root is a common food allergy.

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