Calories In Daily Diet Veges | Calories In Mixed Vegetables

With obesity becoming something of an epidemic, more and more people are becoming conscious about their weight. As an increase in weight presents new health challenges, it is, in fact, important to switch to a healthier lifestyle.

Today, due to the lifestyle that we have adopted, there is hardly any movement and the body doesn’t get the exercise that it so desperately requires. Our sedentary lifestyle and increasing dependence on processed and synthetic foods do not help ease the matters. In fact, they only make them worse.

With our arteries choking with the saturated fats and cholesterol we consume, it is a good idea to switch to a diet of raw vegetables and fruits.

Raw vegetables are great to maintain good health. Vegetables contain a good deal of roughage which is very vital for the movement of the food along the alimentary canal and digestive tract. It helps in eliminating waste too.

Along with energy, vegetables also contain many minerals and vitamins, especially vitamins like vitamin B. The calorie content in vegetables is also low as compared to the calories gained from carbohydrates and refined foods.

How To Count Calories In Cooked Vegetables?

Calories are usually calculated per 100 grams of cooked vegetables. The portion size can vary a lot depending on how the vegetable is cooked. The calories of raw vegetables are higher than the cooked ones, even when the weight is same. This is because while cooking, the vegetables absorb the water in which they are cooked and the concentration of calories is reduced. Furthermore the high temperatures can also destroy some of the nutrients present in the vegetables.

There are also certain vegetables that have negative calories. This means that some vegetables instead of adding on to the body’s calories help in reducing the fat by burning the calories that are already present. Following is a list of raw vegetables and their corresponding calories.

Sr.No.	Name of Vegetable	Calories per 100 grams
1	Cucumber	10
2	Gourd	12
3	Lettuce	13
4	Mushroom	15
5	Red Peppers	18
6	Tomatoes	18
7	Turnip	21
8	Leek	22
9	Spring Onions	23
10	Sweet Corn	24
11	Asparagus	26
12	Cauliflower	32
13	Broccoli	32
14	Cabbage	32
15	Carrot	32
16	Onion	35
17	Beetroot	38
18	Brussels Sprouts	40
19	Sprouts	43
20	Yam	110
21	Pumpkin	12
22	Radish	13
23	Watercress	21

So the next time you are wondering what to make, simply refer to the calorie chart for each vegetable. Weight the amount of vegetable that you plan to make and multiply the calories of each vegetable that’s in the dish you’re planning to make.

This is an easy way to watch your calorie intake and so maintain a healthy balance in your diet and subsequently the perfect weight.

Submitted on January 16, 2014