How important are vegetables and fruits for your body? Then there is how many vegetables and fruits you consume in a day?
In fact, there are some people who do not really like vegetables and fruits or even ignore the benefits of vegetables and fruits, you know!
Cited page, CNN Indonesia, through the 'Fill My Plate' campaign, The Ministry of Health recommends that consumption of vegetables and fruit occupies half of the plate content compared to carbohydrates.
Nah, to change your habit of eating more vegetables and fruits regularly, You also need to do the steps according to the nutrition needed. The reason is according to doctor Benny Parulian, Chairman of the Nakedpress Medical Research Team, the body will 'be shocked’ when you suddenly provide a high intake of nutrients.
“The reaction was mixed, usually the intestines will be more active. There are those who defecate smoothly, regular. There is the first once every two days, once every three days, can continue to defecate right away because you eat lots of vegetables and fruits,” said Dr. Benny.
Then you will experience a reaction in the form of exhausting gas or farting. This gas comes from bacteria that get their intake from food that is usually consumed. For example meatballs, gula, or other types other than vegetables and fruits. When vegetables and fruit enter in large quantities, these gases will be pushed out by the intestines.
Next, how to safely start getting used to eating vegetables and fruits that are good and right?
Dr. Benny said that there are two ways you can take it, namely by fasting and eating a balanced nutritious diet.
A nutritionally balanced diet means that food intake contains all the nutrients the body needs, starting from carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. The amount must also be balanced according to the portion of my plate contents.
Then you can get used to consuming vegetables and fruit by fasting. The moment of fasting in Ramadan later can also be a good opportunity, you know!
“Not used to eating vegetables? Fast first. The body has ‘log book’. ‘Log book’ we who are filled with meat, fried, kwetiaw, capcay, fit fasting body, this record is deleted. When acquaintance with vegetables, This food comes in, recorded body, learned to become a new habit,” Benny explained.
“It's delicious like this, fast. No.. It takes a process. Usually have to fast regularly for 1-2 Sunday,” the lid.
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