Foods for Weight Loss

Peeled cucumbers are used raw mainly in salads or as a snack. If the cucumbers are not organic, they should be peeled.

Coconut water (coconut water, coconut juice) is a good thirst quencher, contains electrolytes and is advertised as an isotonic drink. Rarely raw or organic!

Curry leaves (leaves of the curry tree) are used raw as a seasoning in Sri Lankan and South Indian dishes. Organic leaves have fewer residues.

Common chickweed (chickweed) is a nutrient-rich and versatile food plant that is available in the wild almost all year round. Organic?

Raw marjoram or sausage herb is popular because of its strong flavor. It goes well with pulses and Mediterranean dishes. Organic?

Unripe seeds of the raw cowpea (snake bean) are edible raw. They belong to the genus Vigna and not Phaseolus (garden bean) or Vicia (broad bean). Organic?

Moong Dal (Mung Daal), dried mung beans (organic?), are used in a similar way to lentils. The high lysine content makes them particularly valuable. Never eat th

Black cumin (raw) is known as a spice and medicinal product. It aids digestion and gives dishes a spicy flavor. Organic quality?

Chervil or garden chervil is edible raw. It is easy to confuse it with other, sometimes poisonous, plant species from the same family. Organic?

Raw cow parsley gives soups, salads and pickles a spring-like aroma. There is a risk of confusion with highly poisonous plants. Organic?

A raw pear contains valuable mineral salts, vitamins and trace elements. Pears are also used in cooked, preserved or dried form. Organic?

The tender flesh of the butternut squash (pear squash, a musk squash) has a buttery, slightly nutty aroma and melts on the tongue.

Baby zucchini are the mini version of the normal zucchini. Since they are not ripe, they have particularly tender flesh. Edible raw. Organic?

Dried barberries (organic?, raw?) have a sweet and sour aroma and are popular in oriental cuisine. They contain berberine.

Cooked cowpeas (unripe seeds) are rich in protein. Also called cowpea, black-eyed pea and snake bean. Organic quality?

When raw, the persimmon has a sweet, apricot to pear-like aroma. The sometimes furry taste is due to tannins. Organic quality is preferable.

Raw linseed (golden linseed, flax) has the highest concentration of the polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). Organic?

Oranges give dishes an exotic touch and are a source of vitamin C when eaten raw. If they are organic, the peel can also be used.

Lupine seeds / wolf beans are a popular source of protein. Coarse grinding produces lupine meal or sweet lupine meal (raw). Organic?

Kidney beans have a high protein content and are rich in folic acid. They taste sweet and nutty and are popular with children (organic quality?).