Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Which is healthier celery or romaine lettuce?

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In terms of fiber and nutritional value.


Answer
In fact celery is more often used as a herb to garnish recipes, whereas lettuce is used more like a green vegetable use widely as salad, stir fries, sandwiches etc.

Here is quick comparison
celery/100g - lettuce/100g
Energy - 16 cal - 15 cal
cholesterol - 0 - 0
Sodium - 80 mg - 28 mg
potassium - 260 mg - 194 mg
Folates - 36 mg - 38mg
Vitamin C - 3.1 mg - 18 mg
Vitamin A - 449 IU - 7405 IU
Beta carotene - 270 mcg - 4443 mcg
lutein-xanthins - 283 mcg - 1730 mcg

So indeed lettuce has more nutrition over celery. However celery contains essential oils like tepenes and other oils that have health benefiting properties. Celery use is cautioned in some individuals on diuretic treatments and patients on anticoagulant therapy.

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How can I incorporate flax seed to my daily meals?




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Answer
Flax seeds are a great source of fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and other nutrients, but grind them first so they're more digestible and you can get all of their nutritional value. There's a good Mayo Clinic article about this at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/flaxseed/AN01258.

You can buy an electric or manual seed/ herb grinder, burr mill grinder or coffee grinder (in various price ranges with varying features) that will do just fine! There are even manual flax seed grinders that are handy, relatively inexpensive, and similar to familiar hand-cranked pepper grinders. Quite a few of these various types of grinders are shown at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dgarden&field-keywords=flax+seed+grinder , as well as elsewhere online. Just do a web search for "flax seed grinder" or "flaxseed grinder" or related words.

Once the seeds are ground, a tablespoon can be added to yogurt (8 oz. container), applesauce, hot or cold breakfast cereals, and even baked into breads, cookies, muffins, and other baked goods. A teaspoon of ground flaxseeds can be added to mayonnaise or mustard when you're making a sandwich. The ground seeds can also be sprinkled over salads, vegetables, casseroles and other foods or mixed in with salad dressings and smoothies, etc. There are also some good recipes that use ground flax seeds at http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/flaxinfo_2.htm and elsewhere online.

You can actually be as creative as you'd like! :-)

Be sure to start off with a small amount of ground flax seeds especially if your digestive system isn't used to this extra fiber. Otherwise gas and other digestive disturbances may result. Eventually, our bodies adjust and we can tolerate more fiber. In addition, be sure to drink a lot of healthy water to help the fiber move through your digestive tract.

Also, be sure to store the ground and unground flax (and other!) seeds (and grains!) in dark or opaque air-tight containers (glass is better than plastic!) in the refrigerator or another cool, dark storage area to prevent them from losing their potency and/or becoming rancid. There's more information about flax seeds and their storage at http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=81.

There are also some excellent articles and web pages online about flax seeds and their health benefits and use at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax, http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/benefits-of-flaxseed, http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/flaxinfo.htm, and other websites. There's also the Nutrition Data web page on flax seeds at http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3163/2 which provides a lot of great information about the nutritional value of these seeds.

I truly hope this is helpful! All the best!
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