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Salads, what to add to the dish to make them super detox – Italian Cuisine

Some ingredients thanks to the antioxidant and diuretic action are excellent allies to cleanse yourself of toxins and excess fluids. Here are the ones that help the most

Easy and quick to prepare, salads are the ideal dish for those who have little time to devote to the stove and want to stay fit and healthy. Prepared with the right ingredients, such as whole grains in grains, seasonal vegetables and protein foods, especially fish, lean meat or legumes, they can be transformed into a nutritious and complete single dish with a detoxifying and purifying action. «They allow you to stock up on nutrients that are not only able to promote a sense of fullness and satiety, but are also valuable for disposing of waste and toxins that must be metabolized every day and can promote swelling, water retention and disorders. Detoxification is nothing more than a process that the body constantly carries out through biochemical mechanisms that require the support of certain micronutrients ", says the nutritionist Nicoletta Bocchino, which here suggests what to put in salads to make them super detox.

Olives

A handful of natural (unsalted) olives are the ideal dressing to increase the detoxifying properties of salads. "The lipids they are rich in allow for better absorption of vitamin A and vitamin E present in vegetables, which have an antioxidant action. These vitamins together with the polyphenols of which they are particularly rich facilitate the activities of the liver, the leading organ in the disposal of toxins , says nutritionist Nicoletta Bocchino.

Red radish

Radicchio, consumed mainly raw, is super for the disposal of waste and liquids. "It has a choleretic and hepatoprotective action: it increases the production of bile produced by the liver, useful for the digestion of fats". Its leaves are also a concentrate of flavonoids, in particular anthocyanins, antioxidants that favor the purification of the body for various reasons. "They make the elimination of waste substances easier, protect the circulatory system and can intervene in the balance of the lipid profile, which if altered, in addition to favoring the onset of numerous disorders, can slow down the" cleaning "of the organism" .

Rocket salad

Thanks to its diuretic action, rocket facilitates kidney function. "Contains water and good amounts of minerals such as potassium and magnesium that facilitate the elimination of excess fluids and support kidney function". It also ensures many prebiotic fibers, excellent allies in the purification and health of the intestine. The advantages? "They facilitate the digestive processes, favoring intestinal transit and nourish the microbiota, which plays an important role in the proper functioning of the body".

Kiwi and oranges

«Both of these fruits are very rich in vitamin C, which thanks to its antioxidant action, helps the liver work. Finally, it protects the tissues from inflammatory states, which can slow down the purification mechanisms and favor the stagnation of waste substances in the body ".

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The best vegetables for weight loss to add to soups and broths – Italian Cuisine

They provide super nutrients that help you stay away from weight gain because they satiate and help the body function at its best. Here are which ones to choose and why

Soups and soups, included in a complete and balanced diet, are ideal dishes to increase the consumption of vegetables at the table and keep fit. "They provide nutrients that help counteract weight gain," explains the nutritionist Valentina Schirò, specialist in food sciences. "The soluble fibers they are rich in are capable, for example, of increasing satiety because they slow down the absorption of sugars and fats. Insoluble fibers on the other hand, in addition to keeping the intestine regular, favor the development of good bacterial flora which in turn stimulates the digestive processes ". But the advantages that vegetables have are also others. "Thanks to the presence of enzymes, water and minerals, they stimulate the purification of the whole organism and help eliminate excess toxins and waste substances", adds the expert, who explains here which are the best vegetables for weight loss to add to soups and broths.

Seasonal and colorful

Not all vegetables are the same. Those in season compared to those that are not have more advantages. "They are richer in antioxidants, which thanks to their anti-inflammatory action help maintain a healthy weight, preventing the risk of obesity". To get the most out of their benefits, the ideal is to enrich soups with vegetables of different colors. «White vegetables such as cabbage are rich in quercetin, a substance that fights cellulite. Lycopene, of which the red ones are excellent sources, stimulates blood circulation and consequently fights swelling. The blue-violet ones, on the other hand, are excellent allies to counteract the accumulation of fats in the arteries because they are rich in anthocyanins, while the green ones, especially with broad leaves, are rich in chlorophyll ".

The best vegetables for weight loss to add to soups and broths

The right combinations

Many allied vitamins of the line in which vegetables are rich are fat-soluble. Vitamin A and vitamin E, for example, are better absorbed by the body only when associated with a source of fat within the same meal. "The best way to assimilate them is to season soups and broths with extra virgin olive oil added raw. Ensures linoleic acid and other essential fats which on the one hand increase satiety and on the other keep metabolism active. They therefore help to eat less during the meal, burn more and stay fit, "says the expert.

In the gallery the best vegetables to add to soups for weight loss

The Eatalian Dinner: add a seat at the table – Italian Cuisine

On January 27th we will do the shopping at Eataly in Milan and then we will sit in a large table that will celebrate Italian cuisine. Give or give yourself a seat at the table! At the head of the table you find the director of the magazine and Oscar Farinetti himself

On January 27th, Italian Cuisine and Eataly organize the first Eatalian Dinner, a large table to celebrate good and fair food, and its protagonists. Join the journalists, cooks and photographers of the editorial office, at the head of the table you will find our director, Maddalena Fossati Dondero, and Oscar Farinetti, founder of Eataly. All together we will celebrate Eataly's birthday, which has changed the way we shop for 12 years, but above all it has allowed us to get to know and find the best of Italian products. Let's find out together!

The menu
To cook for us, the starred chef of Alice restaurant, Viviana Varese and Enrico Panero, Eataly's Corporate Chef. For starters, the best of Eataly producers, in a sumptuous Antipasti all'Eataliana, then Spaghetto Eataly, the perfect tomato pasta recipe, cod with chickpea soup, roasted tomatoes, spring onion and rosemary oil and finally Tiramisù Eataly – the tiramisu that you can eat from Milan to Tokyo, the most loved in the world.

Add a seat at the table!
Give or give yourself this experience at a special price reserved for readers of La Cucina Italiana. Go to eataly.it/lacenaeataliana and use the EATALYXLCI code to get the discount.

In the afternoon, do we shop together?
The journalists of La Cucina Italiana will guide you through the desks of Eataly to learn about new ingredients, teach you how to cook them and to meet who is behind the ingredients we bring to the table – the producers, who will be in the shop to explain everything about their work. Bread, mozzarella, fish, meat: from Eataly everything is produced at home and you can understand how to recognize a fresh mozzarella and what really makes a good bread. Directly from the butcher you will be able to discover the clever cuts for shopping and save money with the fishmonger, the forgotten blue fish or the quality of a fish caught on a hook.
Participating is easy and free, just sign up by sending an email to didatticasmeraldo@eataly.it