Foods for Weight Loss

Jerusalem artichokes have a sweet, nutty taste and can be eaten raw. They have a variety of health benefits and are suitable for diabetics. Organic?

Horseradish (organic?) is particularly spicy when raw or freshly grated and gives dishes a typical taste. The mustard oil glycosides it contains are good for yo

When using raw lemons (limes), only use the peel if it is organic. The peel has much more to offer than the fruit.

The jalapeño is very popular in Mexico and the USA because of its spicy heat, between 2500 and 8000 Scoville units. Organic quality?

Pickled (canned) jalapeños are a good way to preserve the spicy fruits. They hardly lose any of their spiciness and can be kept for up to 1 year.

Black elderberries, with their valuable ingredients, are used in many ways as medicine and food. Do not crush the seeds. Raw? Organic?

Spinach (vegetable spinach) is rich in vitamins and minerals. Despite the high oxalic acid content, raw spinach is also healthy in reasonable amounts.

Baby spinach is the name given to spinach that has been harvested extra early, with barely developed stems and fine leaf panicles. It is sweet when eaten raw.

Wild garlic (bear's garlic, garlic spinach, wild garlic, forest garlic, dog garlic, organic?) is a vegetable, spice and medicinal plant, also edible raw.

The small nettle (stinging nettle) is rich in vitamin C when raw. It is rarer than the large nettle. Organic quality?

Limes are used raw or cooked. Their juice and aromatic peel spice up drinks and round off dishes. Prefer organic limes.

Parsley, fresh, raw (leaf parsley, parsile) has many alternative names such as parsley, peterle, peterling etc. and brings us interesting ingredients.

The raw kumquat (mini orange, dwarf orange) has a certain sweetness and tastes slightly bitter. Prefer organic, as it is edible with the peel and seeds.

The raw and decorative star fruit has health-promoting properties. Consumption is not recommended for people with kidney failure. Organic?

Morels (edible morels, round morels) should definitely be cooked before eating, as they are poisonous when raw! Morels enjoy a certain degree of species protect

Tarragon, fresh (raw, organic?) or zephyr herb, gives sauces and salads a strong flavor. It is also used as a medicinal plant.

Chili peppers (raw) or chili is what we call hot peppers. Here they are sun-dried, not always in raw food quality. Organic?

Brussels sprouts (organic) taste strong, mild, sweet and slightly nutty depending on the variety and time of harvest. They are edible raw, but harder to digest

The raw prickly pear (prickly fruit, cactus pear, prickly fig, prickly pear) is a sweet, exotic fruit.

Green beans contain plenty of vitamin K as well as protein and fiber. Their polysaccharides can cause flatulence. (Organic quality?)