HAD NOAH BEEN A VEGETARIAN...

A GUIDE OF THE REMEDIES HIDDEN INSIDE THE VEGETABLES MARKET

Vegetables are the basis of vegetarian eating, but also of good health and resistance to illness. Here is the most important 'items' of vegetarian menu, and the ones to choose to fuel some energy.

• Cereals. Full of fibres, complex carbohydrates, vitamin B1, B6 and E, last but not least proteins. The ideal diet foresees 100 grams of cereals on main meals.
   

• Legumes. Full of proteins, carbon hydrates, minerals and vitamins. Easen the good functioning of large intestine, and are useful for some illness prevention.
   

• Vegetables. Rich of vitamins (mostly vit. C and betacarotene), minerals and fibres. Because of the small presence of proteins they aren't much energetic. Yellow vegetables are particularly abundant of betacarotene. Chilli pepper is a vitamin C 'bomb'.
   

• Fruit. When fresh is rich of vitamin C, betacarotene, minerals and fibres. Dry fruit has plenty of sugars, though scarce of lipids and proteins. Oily fruit (almonds, walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, hazelnuts) contain a high rate of proteins and lipids, and are rather energetic.
   

• Beverages. Every day a litre and a half of water at least. Important also lime-fruits squashes and fruit-juices.