How long will it take to lose weight by eating only vegetable salads every day? Nutritionist: Beware of anemia and malnutrition
Over the past two weeks, everyone has been staying at home and not going out, with nothing to do so they've been eating a lot, and now they're feeling anxious about gaining weight.
Some friends are looking at recipes recommended online, including many celebrity weight-loss meals that are vegetable salads, so they've ordered a weight-loss plan to eat a vegetable salad for a month and quickly lose weight.
However, nutritionists want to tell everyone that vegetable salads are not as healthy as they think.
First, many people add sauces to vegetable salads to make them taste better, such as mayonnaise, peanut butter, thousand island sauce, salad dressing, etc.
These sauces' calories are not to be underestimated. 20 grams of thousand island sauce contains about 97 kcal, 20 grams of peanut butter contains about 126 kcal, 20 grams of salad dressing contains 140 kcal, and 20 grams of mayonnaise contains a whopping 147 kcal.
20 grams of peanut butter, salad dressing, and mayonnaise is more calories than a bowl of rice. A vegetable salad that uses 20 grams of sauce is completely unnecessary. So, people eat vegetables and try to reduce their calorie intake, but then add a little sauce, which completely cancels out their efforts.
In addition, vegetable salads are usually made of raw vegetables, often with an egg or chicken breast added. Some people just wash and cut the vegetables without any processing, but everyone should know that raw vegetables may contain some microorganisms, especially when using the same knife for both meat and vegetables, cross-contamination can occur. Vegetables may be contaminated with Salmonella, anthrax bacilli, etc., leading to food poisoning.
Moreover, leafy vegetables are rich in oxalic acid, with spinach containing a very high amount of oxalic acid. Eating too much raw vegetables can cause oxalic acid to react with calcium in the body, increasing the risk of stone formation. Therefore, even if you want to eat vegetables, you should blanch them or briefly boil them before eating. Raw and cooked ingredients should be handled separately.
Some friends only eat vegetables and not grains or meat, which is also very incorrect. Grains are essential for maintaining our basic metabolism, and protein from meat cannot be replaced. Even if you're eating a vegetable salad, you also need to add eggs or chicken, fish, or other meats, and eat grains such as corn, sweet potatoes, or brown rice to maintain a balanced diet and stay healthy.
The most important thing about weight loss is to persevere. If the weight loss plan makes you feel hungry all day and lose your energy, it's very difficult to stick to. You shouldn't harass yourself. You must maintain your health first before losing weight.
Dear friends, do you know any other scientific weight loss methods? Please leave a comment below and share your experiences.
