GREEN LENTILS

Green lentils.

Lentils are a high-protein plant of the legume family. Compared to dried beans, it is prepared faster, and the low cost makes it an affordable form of high-quality protein. – nutritious food, rich in minerals, protein and fiber. It grows in pods that contain 1 or 2 seeds, having the shape of a circle, oval or heart. It is rich in fiber of both soluble and insoluble types. Soluble forms a gel-like substance in the digestive tract, which retains bile and removes it from the body.

Insoluble fiber not only helps to prevent constipation, digestive disorders, but also saves from diverticulosis and irritable bowel syndrome.

Green lentils are a good source of cholesterol fiber, they contain essential minerals, trace elements, amino acids.

People who eat more than 20 g of lentils a day are 12% less likely to develop coronary heart disease, compared with those who eat less than 5 g a day. Lentils help to lower cholesterol, normalize blood sugar levels after eating. Lentils are able to slowly burn complex carbohydrates, thereby increasing human energy.

Dishes with lentils have a warming effect on the body. Spices added to it during cooking enhance this quality, which has a beneficial effect on the body.

Green lentils are one of the best products that helps to increase the birth rate. Folic acid contained in it improves the health of a woman’s reproductive cycle, improves the quality of sperm in men.

The protein and fiber contained in lentils fill the stomach, keep satiety and thereby reduce the number of calories consumed per day.