Carrot Nutrition
Carrot contains fibers, vitamin A,
alpha & beta carotene, minerals, lots of water and antioxidants, which is
very significant to helping you feel full. Carrots are very effective in the
treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cancer.
Carrot contains soluble fiber calcium
pectate which helps in lower blood-cholesterol levels. The retina of the eye
required vitamin A to function efficiently; a vitamin A deficiency causes night
blindness. Its antioxidant properties can help prevent cataracts & keep
your eyes healthy.
How Carrot Diet works?
Carrot is a low calories food so when
they are being digested by our body, more calories are used to break down the
carrots as compared to the calories that are in the carrots, due to this, the
metabolism of your body is improved and the sugars (glucose) that might have
otherwise been transformed to fats, will have already utilized. Carotene and
other important anti-oxidants guard your body organs from wearing out therefore
they can function efficiently and burn calories.
Carrot Diet for Fast
Weight Loss
You can eat carrots in various ways to
lose weight like juices, salad, vegetable, soups etc. You must try following
carrot recopies and must follow the tips given below…
Soups and salad
Add carrots in the vegetables soups and
salad. Add shredded carrots in the low calories rice.
Breakfast salad
Add shredded carrots or chopped carrots
in the breakfast salad with tomato slices, radish slices, cabbage, green mint
leaves & some spinach (spinach is very rich in beta carotene that supports
proper functioning of the body organs.) add 1 teaspoon honey, ½ teaspoon black
pepper or black salt & 2 teaspoon lemon juice to improve the taste of
salad.
Nutritious, detoxifying
Carrot juice
Spinach is rich source of Vitamin B,
Vitamin A, C and K. Combination of spinach, carrot and apple is high in iron,
calcium, potassium and magnesium. Combination of fruits and green leafy
vegetable in liquid form detoxifies your body & gives you excellent energy
boost.
Ingredients
3 Carrots
2 Cups Spinach
2 Apples
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp Honey
Preparation
1.
Wash carrots, apples
and spinach thoroughly, being careful to wash out all dirt from the spinach and
carrots.
2.
Cut the ends of the
carrots and peel them if you want, but a skin of the carrots provides the most
nutritional benefit.
3.
Cut the spinach into
small size and start juicing in blender or juicer.
4.
Take this juice in
the glass, Make one large glass and add 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice &
honey.
5.
Drink the juice right
away to get the most from it.
Energy drink
Replace your expensive energy drinks with
carrot juice as it is a magnificent energizer.
Make ideal carrot juice
How to make ideal carrot juice- cut 2-4
carrots and blend them with 2 teaspoon ginger paste or pieces, 10-12 fresh mint
leaves, 2 tablespoon lemon juice, ½ teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon of
honey. And add water as required.
The tops of carrots must be removed
before storing them in the refrigerator. Tops of the carrots will drain the
moisture from carrots & makes them limp and dry.
Drink carrot juice in the breakfast
and/or before/after 1 hour of lunch and dinner.
You can drink this carrot juice
whenever you get hungry or eat raw/ boiled carrots instead of other snacks.
Boiling increases
antioxidant
Boiling/cooking carrots may increase
their antioxidant value, as raw carrots have hard cellular walls; the body is
capable to convert less than 25 % of their beta carotene into vitamin A.
Carrot, Celery, Apple for
fast weight loss
This juice has a sweet taste,
refreshing which cleanses your body and provides many vital minerals and
vitamins in a fast and easy form.
Ingredients
2-3 carrots
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 stalks of celery
1 medium size apple
Honey
Black pepper
Preparation
1.
First wash all the
fruits & celery thoroughly.
2.
Peel the carrots and
cut them into small pieces, also cut the apple and celery into small pieces.
3.
Blend all these
ingredients in blender or juicer to make mixed juice.
4.
Take this juice in
the glass and add 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice.
5.
You can also add 1
tablespoon of honey and half teaspoon of black pepper in it.
6.
You can add some ice
cubes if desired.
7.
This mixed juice is
very delicious and energizing, and also contains low calorie.
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