How to make your diet varied, and food - healthy, but at the same time tasty ... Let's consider in more detail. It's no secret that raw foods have far fewer calories than cooked ones. Therefore, among people on a diet, vegetables and fruits are so popular - they can be eaten raw, and they do not pose a danger to your figure.
A vegetable, the caloric content of which we will discuss in this article, came to us from distant Bulgaria. Its name is bell pepper. Calorie content in one hundred grams of the product is nothing at all - 29 kilocalories. This is very small, as you understand. Indeed, in potatoes - 80 kilocalories, and in meat in general 300 and more. We are not talking about cakes that make up more than 550 kilocalories, because they should generally be excluded from the diet of a losing weight person.
The question of how many calories in bell pepper, we have covered. However, not only this excites people who count calories and dream of losing weight. They are also interested in the calorie content of bell pepper red. We can assure you, no fundamental differences between red and green bell peppers were found. Both of these products are the same in their calories.
But for those who like bell pepper, calorie content is not the only thing that matters. The presence of proteins, fats and vitamins is also important. In bell pepper, there are 3, 7 grams of fat, agree, this amount is negligible! The percentage of protein in bell pepper is 0, 3. It also contains vitamins of the group B, C, sodium, PP.
What else is interesting bell pepper? The caloric content of this product is confusing for many with its low quantity, because the product is sweet, so many people think that a sweet dish, by definition, cannot be low-calorie. However, they are very mistaken.
By the way, you can find not only red and green products, but also yellow or white bell peppers. The caloric content of these varieties will be identical to the above figure. What else is included in the bell pepper? First of all, I want to note that this is a very watery product that perfectly quenches thirst. The bulk of bell pepper is water. Just think, one hundred grams of the product contains 92 one water. Carbohydrates, such harmful to the body, there are only 6 grams. And also there is fiber, folic acid, various useful macro- and microelements such as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, chlorine, iron, fluorine.
Therefore, its use in the diet is not only possible, but also extremely useful! Unlike various low-calorie foods, bell pepper also saturates your body with incredibly useful vitamins.
How can I eat bell pepper? Most often it is added to food fresh. Bell pepper is an integral ingredient in all spring and fresh salads, and in the finished form - stew, it is used as a side dish for meat and fish. Eat canned peppers. They are usually stuffed with food, bell pepper is one of the main components for lecho, as well as dressings for soups, cooking dishes with stews, sauces.
Sweet pepper is not only healthy, but also delicious. And while its calorie content is so low.
By the way, it is the ingredients contained in the bell pepper that contribute to the improvement of your skin, which means that eating the bell pepper will allow your skin to remain youthful, supple and beautiful longer. Bulgarian pepper is also useful for hair and nails. Many doctors say that eating it regularly helps improve vision and generally improves immunity.
By the way, many doctors recommend regularly using bell pepper for food. The fact is that with insomnia, it is even useful. It also helps with depression, as well as in case memory worsens.