Why should we get diet rich in vegetable nutrition?
What are the health benefits of vegetables?
Well!
·Vegetables, like fruits, are low in fat but
contain good amounts of vitamins and minerals. All the Green-Yellow-Orange
vegetables are rich sources of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron,
beta-carotene, vitamin B-complex, vitamin-C, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
·As in fruits, vegetables too are home for many antioxidants
that; firstly, help protect the human body from oxidant stress,
diseases and cancers, and secondly; help the body develop the
capacity to fight against these by boosting immunity.
·Additionally, vegetables are packed with soluble
as well as insoluble dietary fiber known as non-starch polysaccharides (NSP)
such as cellulose, mucilage, hemi-cellulose, gums, pectin...etc. These
substances absorb excess water in the colon, retain a good amount of moisture
in the fecal matter, and help its smooth passage out of the body. Thus,
sufficient fiber offers protection from conditions like hemorrhoids, colon
cancer, chronic constipation, and rectal fissures.
...Go for greens to help you stay fit and healthy!
Vegetable nutrition has widely drawn the attention of fitness conscious as
well as food scientists alike for their proven health benefits. Majority of day
to day used vegetables are very low in calories. Celery is just 16
calories per 100 g. And again here is the long list of vegetables whose calorie
is less than 20 per 100 g such as bottle gourd, bitter melon, cabbage, chinese cabbage,
bok-choy, eggplant, endive, spinach, summer squash, swiss chard; etc.
Scientific studies have shown that low-calorie but nutrient-rich foods help the
human body stay fit and disease free.
Furthermore, human body spends a considerable amount of energy for the
metabolism of foods, which is known as BMR or Basal metabolism rate.
So just imagine…when you add lots of vegetable nutrition in the diet, in fact,
you set to lose more weight than you would gain…Right!..This is the concept
behind the "negative calorie foods."
Here is an impressive list of vegetables along with their nutrition facts
and health benefits:
Eat at least 5-7 servings of fresh vegetables every day. Seasonal vegetables
should be encouraged. Bring a variety in the choice of vegetable and color in
your diet. Yellow and orange color vegetables are rich in Vitamin A, α, β
carotenes, zea-xanthins and crypto-xanthins, where as dark-green vegetables are
a very good source of minerals and phenolic, flavonoid as well as anthocyanin anti-oxidants.
Selection of vegetables
Whenever possible, go for organic farm vegetables to get maximum health
benefits. They are not very expensive if you can find them from the nearby
local farm owners. Organic verities tend to be smaller but have rich flavor,
possess some good concentration of vitamins, minerals and loaded with numerous
health benefiting anti-oxidants.
·In the markets, however, always buy small
quantities so that they should last within a day or two. There is no point in
eating unfit greens!
·Buy that feature freshness, bright in color and
flavor and feel heavy in your hands.
·Look carefully for blemishes, spots, fungal mold
and signs of insecticide spray. Buy whole vegetables instead of section of them
(for example, pumpkin).
How to use vegetables?
First thing- you need to do immediately after shopping, wash them,
especially green leafy vegetables. Rinse in salt water for few minutes and
gently swish in cool water until you are satisfied with cleanliness. This way,
you ensure they are free from dust, sand and any residual chemical sprays. Use
them early while fresh because, firstly, certain vegetables have very
short shelf life and secondly, the health benefiting properties of a
vegetable declines with time. However, if you need to store them, then place in
plastic wrappings or in zip pouches in order to preserve nutrition for
short-periods until you use them.
any words have several definitions,
like bill. But in some cases those definitions are
conflicting. With bill, for example, in one instance it refers to
a debt and in another an asset. These are called auto-antonyms.
(They are also called “contronyms,” “antagonyms,” “self-antonyms,”
“self-contradicting words,” and “janus words.”)
Following are two lists. The first list presents the more
interesting auto-antonyms in literal context. The second list
has every other antagonym found on pages across the Internet.
act (sincere deed vs. pretend behavior) —
The miser’s act of charity was no act
this time.
anxious (anticipate eagerly vs. await with
dread) — Jill was anxious to get married while Jack was
anxious about getting married.
apparent (obvious vs. not clear) — It was apparent to all, Joe was the apparent
loser.
assume (actually have vs. hope to have) —
At the reading of the will,
Zak assumed the role of an assumed
heir.
avocation (hobby vs. ones regular job) —
Upon retirement, Biff’s avocation became his avocation.
awful (awe-inspiring vs. extremely
unpleasant) — For Mona, an awful sunset did not fix an awful day.
bill (something to pay vs. something to
pay with) — Bill decided to pay his erotologist’s bill
with a hundred dollar bill.
bolt (jump away vs. secure) — That horse
will bolt from the stable unless you bolt
him to the stable.
bound (moving vs. unable to move) — Efram
was bound for prison where he was bound
to a post.
buckle(close up vs. fall apart) — When
Biff buckled his pants too tight, he groaned and buckled to the floor.
bull (a solemn edict vs. nonsense) — The
boss issued a bull that was full of bull.
can (preserve vs. get rid of) — Marge
liked to can fruit nearly as much as she liked to can incompetent employees.
citation (commendation vs. court summons)
— Policeman Purdy receive a citation for issuing the
most citations.
cleave (stick together vs. divide) —
Seeing that the cheese balls cleaved together, Orville cleaved them with a knife.
clip (cut apart vs. put together) — Bonnie
would clip the coupons from the newspaper faster than Clyde could clip them together.
cool (positive vs. negative) — Mark’s cool website received a cool
reception.
custom (ordinary vs. special) — It was custom in these parts to have your boots custom
made.
dust (spread dust on vs. wipe away dust) —
First Clive dusted for fingerprints, then dusted the dust.
enthrall (delight vs. subjugate) — As
master of the plantation, Mason was not enthralled
about enthralling anymore.
fast (moving rapidly vs. unable to move) —
When hungry, Marvin was fast to the table where he sat fast in his chair.
fixed (restore to function vs. make
non-functional) — Rene fixed the puppy problem by
getting the dog fixed.
fit (in good shape vs. convulsive
behavior) — Rhoda Dendron was thought to be fit until
she had a fit.
founder (to sink vs. one who establishes)
— Funny Foods was bound to founder after the founder died of malnutrition.
goods (bad things vs. good things) — The
cops had the goods on Moe when they caught him with the
goods.
grade (level vs. inclined) — They only grade roads that have a steep grade.
hysterical (being funny vs. overwhelmed
with fear) — When the turkey burst into flames, it was hysterical
how you got hysterical.
incorporate (establish vs. disappear in
union) — Unable to get incorporated, the village of Yo
was incorporated into the town of Ko.
last (just ending vs. enduring) — Harry’s last drink should last him the whole
night.
left (gone away vs. remaining) — After the
others left the phone booth, only Basil was left.
license (permission vs. unbounded freedom)
— Marsha didn’t need a license to employ poetic license.
livid (red with anger vs. pale, gray-blue)
— When Dopey turned livid with anger, Sneezy turned livid with fear.
mad (in love with vs. very angry) — I’m mad about you even when I’m mad at
you.
mean (average vs. superior) — Mason is a
man of mean talents who plays a mean
game of handball.
off (turn off vs. turn on) — Marly had the
alarm clock rigged to go off only when the lights were off.
overlook (to inspect vs. to neglect) — The
window overlooks a garden which is pleasant if you overlook the dead plants.
oversight (thing watched vs. thing
ignored) — Ellen’s oversight of dinner resulted in an oversight when it came to utensils.
patronize (favor with attention vs.
showing insincere attention) — If you patronize my
restaurant, please be so kind as to not patronize me.
peruse (read quickly vs. to read
carefully) — First peruse the contract, then really peruse it.
practice (attempt to become skillful vs.
skillful job) — After much practice with the scalpel,
Dr. Bones set up his own practice.
presently (now vs. later) — Presently Santa is stuck in the chimney, but he will be here presently.
refrain (not do vs. do again, as in a
song) — With rap music, please refrain from the refrain.
rent (to let vs. to to lease) — Micky
would like to rent his house to a man who prefers to rent than own.
rock (an immovable thing vs. a tilting
movement) — Jason stood like a rock until Millie’s
punch made him rock back.
sanctioned (approved vs. disappoved) —
Merle was sanctioned for cussing during a sanctioned tennis match.
screen (display vs. conceal from view) —
The censors decided to screen the film “Hardly Coming”
behind a screen.
seed (remove seeds vs. plant seed) — Pa
said, “Let me seed the squash this time and you go seed the fields.”
store (keep vs. place to sell) — What
antiques I can’t store, I sell at the antique store.
struck out (hit vs. miss) — After Casey struck out, he struck out at the
umpire.
tempered (softened vs. hardened) — Delilah
tempered Samson’s tempered
strength by means of a shortcut.
terrific (wonderful vs. horrible) — Except
for his broken arm, Myron felt terrific after his terrific accident.
think (believe a truth vs. be uncertain
about a fact) — Gail thinks you are an idiot, I think.
time (long duration vs. an instance) —
Only time will tell if Myrna will ever get to work on time.
transparent (invisible vs. obvious) — It
was transparent to all that she knew her blouse was transparent.
trim (prune vs. decorate) — After we trim the tree to fit in the living room, we will trim it with trivia.
tripped (stepped lightly vs. stumbled) —
Saul tripped lightly down the sidewalk until he tripped on a crack.
unpeeled (with rind removed vs. still with
rind) — You get an unpeeled apple by peeling an unpeeled apple.
weathered (worn away vs. beared up well) —
Whether the weathered wreck weathered
the wind worried Weatherby.
wind up (beginning vs. ending) — If you wind up the toy too much it will wind up
broken.
The following list includes all the other auto-antonyms found on
Internet sites.
Some may be questionable.
aboard (alongside vs. inside)
adumbrate (clarify vs. cast a shadow over)
against (in the direction of and in
contact with vs. in an opposite direction)
alight (settle onto vs. dismount from)
anabasis (a military advance vs. a
military retreat)
anon (soon vs. later)
apology (admission of fault vs. formal
defense)
argue (try to prove by argument vs. argue
against)
aught (all vs. nothing)
biannual (twice a year vs. once every two
years
bimonthly (twice a month vs. once every
two months
biweekly (twice a week vs. once every two
weeks
certain (definite vs. not specific, as in
"he had a certain feeling")
charter (grant for pay vs. use for pay
chuffed (pleased vs. annoyed)
cipher (zero vs. any number)
cognomen (first name vs. last name)
comprise (to contain; include vs. be
composed of; consist of)
consult (ask for advice vs. give advice)
contingent (unpredictable vs. dependent on
a known condition)
copemate (partner vs. antagonist)
cork (take out a cork vs. insert a cork
into a bottle)
counterfeit (a legitimate copy {archaic}
vs. a copy meant to deceive)
critical (opposed to {critical of} vs.
essential to)
crop (plant or grow vs. cut or harvest)
cull ( select vs. reject)
cut (get in (as in line or queue vs. get
out (as in a school class)
deceptively (more than it looks vs. less
than it looks)
dike (wall vs. ditch)
discursive (proceeding coherently from
topic to topic vs. moving aimlessly from topic to topic)
dollop (a large amount vs. a small amount)
down (hill {archaic} vs. valley)
dress (put covering on {usually clothes}
vs. take covering {usually skin} off)
dyke (wall vs. ditch)
effectively: (doing the equivalent of the
real thing vs. doing the real thing and doing it well)
enjoin (direct vs. forbid)
fearful (causing fear vs. being afraid)
filter (allow to pass through vs. prevent
from passing through)
fine (just meets minimum standards vs.
considerably better than average)
finish (kill vs. make perfect)
fireman (firefighter vs. fire-stoker on a
train or ship)
flesh (add substance; flesh out vs. take
away; clean a hide of flesh)
flog (criticize harshly vs. promote
aggressively)
garnish (add something to, as food vs.
take away from, as wages)
give out (produce vs. cease functioning)
handicap (advantage {in sport} vs.
disadvantage; disability)
help (assist vs. preven, as in "I
can't help it if...")
hold up (support; cope vs. hinder; delay)
homely (ugly in U.S.
vs. pleasant in U.K.)
impregnable (impossible to enter vs. able
to be impregnated)
inoculate (protect against vs. infect
with)
joint (combine vs. separate, as meat)
lease (lend; rent out vs. borrow; hire)
let (hinder {archaic} vs. allow}
liege (sovereign lord, loyal subject
literally (actually vs. figuratively)
mark (write vs. read, as in "mark my
words")
model (archetype; example vs. copy;
replica)
moot (debatable; arguable vs. academic;
irrelevant)
mortar (glue together vs. blow apart)
nervy (showing calm courage vs. exitable)
out (visible, as in "the stars are
out" vs. invisible, as in "the lights are out")
peer (an equal; fellow (e.g. classmate)
vs. a nobleman; person of higher rank)
pitch (erect and fix firmly in place vs.
throw away)
pitted (with the pit in vs. with the pit
removed)
policy (required activity without
exception vs. an optional course of action)
populate: (decimate the population
{archaic} vs. increase the population)
prescribe: (lay down a rule vs. become
unenforceable)
priceless (have a very high value vs.
having no marked value)
protest (object vs. affirm)
put (lay vs. throw, as a shot put)
puzzle (pose a problem vs. solve a
problem)
qualified (competent, as an applicant vs.
less than competent, as a qualified reply)
quantum (very small, as in physics vs.
very large, a in "quantum leap")
quiddity (essence vs. trifling point)
ravel (tangle; complicate vs. disentangle;
separate)
recover (hide away; cover again vs. bring
out)
reel (wind onto vs. let out from)
release (let go vs. hold on, as lease the
property again)
replace (take away, as worn carpet vs. put
back, as the papers in a file)
repress (hold back vs. put forth (press
again)
reprove (rebuke vs. support, as a
scientific theory)
reservation (a firm commitment to be
somewhere vs. a hesitation about something)
reside (stay put vs. change teams)
resign (quit a contract vs. sign the
contract again)
restive (refusing to move, as a restive
horse vs. restless; moving around)
restore (bring something back to view vs.
putting something back in storage)
riot (violent disorder vs. revelry)
rival (an opponent vs. a companion or
associate {archaic})
root (remove completely vs. become firmly
established)
sanguine (describing someone worked up
into a bloody rage vs. someone calm about something)
scan (examine closely vs. look over
hastily
secrete (extrude vs. hide)
set (fix in place vs. flow; move on)
shank (latter part of a period of time vs.
early part of a period of time)
shop (search with the intent to buy vs.
search with the intent to sell)
sick (unpleasant vs. wonderful {slang})
siren (seductive sound vs. harsh sound)
skinned (with the skin on vs. with the
skin removed)
snap (break into pieces vs. fasten
together)
splice (join together vs. cut in two)
stain (color vs. discolor)
stem (start or originate vs. stop or
restrain)
stipulate (request explicitly vs. agree
to)
table (propose in U.K. vs. set aside in U.S.)
temper (soften; mollify, as justice vs.
strengthen, as a metal)
tilt (incline toward vs. charge against
topped (put something on top vs. take the
top off, as in trees
tube (insert a tube in vs. enclose in a
tube)
unbending (rigid vs. relaxing
unqualified (not qualified vs. very
qualified)
variety (one type vs. many types)
vegetative (full of life vs. dull,
apathetic, passive)
vernacular (nonstandard speech vs.
standard speech)
vital (lively vs. deadly)
water (pour water out vs. take on water)
wear (endure through use vs. decay through
use)
with (alongside vs. against)
wraith (ghost of a dead person vs.
apparition of a living person)
An adjective is a
word that describes, identifies, modifies, or quantifies something (a noun or a
pronoun). In the phrase, "the black cat" the word black is an
adjective because it describes the cat. In English, an adjective usually comes
before the noun it pertains to (for example, a red apple or a cute cat.). Adjectives can be
classified into many categories. In English, adjectives are generally used in
the order: quantity-->opinion-->size-->age-->shape-->color-->origin-->material-->purpose.
Some of these categories are (roughly in the order in which adjectives are used
in English):
quantity - few,
no, one, two, three, four, little, several, many, all, some, every, each,
...
any words have several definitions,
like bill. But in some cases those definitions are
conflicting. With bill, for example, in one instance it refers to
a debt and in another an asset. These are called 