FOOD # 4 of the series of 30 healthy foods to lose weight

The blueberries are these small fruits, some berries deep-rooted in a little bit of acid, a little bit sweet. The taste is quite soft and they are fruits of the berry family that also include Strawberries or strawberries, and blackberries and I will tell you today about blueberries because what you say is equivalent to other red fruits, yes where you live can not get blueberries easily or are very expensive you can eat the other ones too They are similar.

Of the berries in general it is spoken more than all the blueberries because of all the red fruits are those that have higher content of antioxidants and that is so because of the dark color that comes from the anthocyanins that are the ones that give it that violet color and therefore the more anthocyanins there is, the more violet and deeper is the coloration of the food.

And what is the use of antioxidants, they help protect us against free radicals that are highly reactive chemicals that occur naturally in our body as a byproduct or waste product of our biochemical reactions that occur within us and that They tend to damage tissues. Antioxidants fight against these substances and help us maintain tissues in good health and this is evidenced in us in its anti-aging power in better brain health that is maintained in the long term so degenerative diseases are prevented, it is also protected cardiovascular health and the immune system.

All these benefits that antioxidants give us we have them with blueberries and in general with red fruits but not only that they also have anti cancer properties and also protect a lot especially colon cancer and in general maintain the health of the digestive system because they are rich in fiber.

A cup of blueberries or strawberries or another type of red or berry fruit contains a good amount of fiber in little calories because they are fruits that have a low amount of sugar, being very good as a snack to include it in general in meals because they are to provide many antioxidants in addition to many vitamins and minerals.

Cranberries are particularly an excellent source of vitamin K and also manganese among other minerals and are also good sources of vitamin C, as well as strawberries or strawberries and help us maintain good health also digestive tract and maintain the feeling of fullness. Foods that are rich in fiber help to avoid sudden rises in insulin and when we avoid insulin spikes because we maintain better hormonal health and avoid storing fat.

Blueberries are foods that have a low glycemic index, which is the measure that lets you know how fast your blood sugar rises when we consume a food, usually foods that contain carbohydrates. When we prioritize foods that have a low or medium glycemic index because we are maintaining better control of blood sugar and thus avoid developing metabolic syndrome and subsequently diabetes which is extremely healthy and this is one of things that helps and contributes to the loss of fat and consequently of weight in addition to foods that, in general, we can consume without major problem if we do not want to gain weight.

How they eat, well a cup is more or less 150 grams of grams have fewer calories less than 100 calories but that's not the most important but, they have almost 5 grams of fiber more than 30% of the contribution needed in vitamin K, another amount of benefits and a good amount of antioxidants. You can consume them alone or with almonds another of my favorite foods that we already share, you can place the pancakes, in shakes or in juices or in all kinds of sweet liquid preparations, in salads or you can eat them with oatmeal, it is great too with yogurt and you can buy them naturally or frozen and if they are organic much better.

There are studies that have shown that when the vitamins are frozen they do not lose their antioxidant properties or degrade and probably even be more economical.

A very healthy snack is to grind them frozen is like a kind of ice cream very rich or sorbet and I said at the beginning the same goes for the other types of red fruits like strawberries or strawberries or blackberries or raspberries are all from the same family and they have very similar properties.

See you tomorrow with fifth healthy food of this series.