Artichoke is one of the most healthy vegetables for people who want to lose extra weight. This vegetable is known for being almost calorie-free – about 60 calories per serving – and is also fat-free and high in cellulose.
No matter how much artichoke you eat, it will not affect your body badly and it will even lower the level of harmful cholesterol in your blood. Although there is quite a little left after cleaning the vegetable, it is filling.
However, you should know that if you consume artichokes with a lot of melted butter and greasy sauces, this will not have a good effect on your desire to lose weight.
You can consume artichokes steamed, boiled, roasted and even raw – however you eat them, they will help you lose weight. Freshen up your salads with raw or cooked artichokes.
The Breakfast of the Aristocrats is a dish that is known for helping with weight loss and it contains the artichoke, which is so helpful for this purpose. For this you need 1 tea cup of brown rice, 3 boiled artichokes, 1 small onion, half a teaspoon of oregano, 1 clove of garlic, 6 pitted olives and as much salt and black pepper as you like.
This dish is best steamed, because it is the most dietary that way. Pour the rice into the steamer and add water according to your steamer's instructions.
Finely chop the artichokes, onions and olives, chop and crush the garlic. Add the vegetables and spices to the rice, mix well and boil, until done.
If you want to lose weight, replace your dinner for four days with the grilled artichoke dish. You need three artichokes with the stems, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, 1 clove of garlic, the juice of 1 lemon, salt, black pepper and parsley.
The vegetables are washed and cut lengthwise along with the stem. Drizzle with lemon juice and grill them for ten minutes. The artichokes are ready when the tip of the knife freely enters the soft part.
Clean the bottom of the vegetable from the hard leaves, season according to taste and sprinkle with parsley. It can also be sprinkled with finely chopped garlic, which is crushed just before sprinkling.
Also learn what artichoke leaves are good for and check out our great artichoke recipes.
