Eat your water? Or, so nutrition experts recommend. Remember that saying that you have to drink eight glasses of water in order to remain healthy and have optimal wellness? While it’s safe to say we’ve got some new perspective when it comes to how you stay hydrated.
On a daily basis, people believe that drinking water is the only way to go about staying completely hydrated, but it’s the opposite in fact. There are plenty of fruits and vegetables that help keep the thirst away and promote a healthy body and although we’re focusing on vegetables and not fruit, a few honourable mentions are of course the watermelon, tomato and grapefruit.
Vegetable to Keep you Hydrated
Cucumbers – With a water content of 96.7%, cucumbers are a summer vegetable and one that has one of the highest amounts of water content than any other solid food. It is perfect for salads, eating it as a snack if you want to lose weight and even when making cucumber soup.
Celery – It’s all about the green vegetables. No wonder your mom told you to eat them as a kid. With 95.6% of water, celery is one of the vegetables that have the highest water content and the least calories with just 6 calories per stalk.
Iceberg Lettuce – Having a total of 95.6% of water is enough water to make the list. Although its nutritional value does not add up to that of darker vegetables such as spinach, kale and romaine lettuce, it has a lot of water content, which will not only keep you feeling healthy and hydrated, but also keep the waistline small.
Radishes – Finally, some colour. While these are most popularly used in salads, radishes are refreshing vegetables that can be added to nearly anything and adds a little bit of sweet taste to all the other vegetables in your salad. Fancy a radish?
Green Peppers – Now, you can pretty much taste the water content in these. With 93.9% of water, this refreshing vegetable has a lot of antioxidants and also, come in various shapes and colours!
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