Eating salads hampers most people's digestion- but here's a trick to overcome it !
When it comes to eating healthy, salads are at the top of every expert's recommendation. Whether it's a simple bowl of salad with lots of veggies or a tantalising fruit chaat, there are plenty of salad options out there. You can even make your salad high protein by adding boiled sprouts, lentils, or paneer. But did you know salads could actually hurt your digestion process?
A New York-based health expert, Dr. Lily
Choi explained how salads could hurt your digestion in some cases. For
instance, if you use too much dressing or if all the components in the
salad are raw, salads could actually do more harm than good.
The
reason behind this is that cold food actually expends more energy in
being digested by our body. "When we ingest food that's lower in
temperature than we are, our body uses Qi [energy] to bring it up to temperature
before it's able to be digested, therefore, more Qi [energy] is
expended on cold foods," explained Dr. Choi in the caption.
So, what is the trick to eating salads without hampering
digestion? She explained that she avoids eating
raw salads and instead cooks them before consumption. "I usually eat a
cooked salad or grill the vegetables and toss," she wrote.
How simple and effective right? This simple trick to make salads is something we're definitely going to try. I too should give it a try, as I stopped eating salads due to stomach issues, may be this way, it may be easy on my digestion.