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35. Asparagus
have many benefits for the body, including Benefit: Promotes healthy pregnancies
protecting your eyes from light damage. Asparagus is not often the first vegetable
But that’s not all because eating peppers on our shopping list, but it shouldn’t
can also reduce your chances of suffering be overlooked as it has many health
from heart disease thanks to their very rich properties. First of all, asparagus is very
nutritional value. In addition, depending low in calories–there are only 20 calories
on the color of the pepper, it will be more or per 100g of asparagus, so it packs a lot of
less sweet (red being the sweetest), so there nutrition and filling fiber with little chance
is literally something for everyone! at causing weight gain. Asparagus also
contains a lot of vitamins (C, E, V, and
34. Broccoli K) and a high level of antioxidants. The
aspect that few people recognise, however,
concerns pregnant women: there are high
levels of folic acid in asparagus, which
contributes to the development of a healthy
fetus during any trimester of pregnancy.
36. Tomatoes
Benefit: Promotes good digestion
Broccoli is a vegetable that has a reputation
for being difficult to feed to kids. But the
reason that broccoli is important to trick
your kids into eating, and important for you
to eat at any age as well, is that it’s full of
cancer-fighting properties and digestion-
aiding fiber. Indeed, the antioxidants
present in broccoli protect our body against Benefit: Prevents cancer
the risk of inflammation, promote better Tomatoes need no introduction–you’ll find
digestion, and regulate our cholesterol them everywhere from inside your healthy
levels. Broccoli also helps the body protect salads to on top of your cheat day burger.
itself against certain types of cancer such as What many don’t know, however, is that
breast, prostate, or bladder cancer. tomatoes are rich in lycopene, the element
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