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High Blood Pressure: 5 Salad recipes that will help you to combat hypertension
High Blood pressure is one of the common health issues that people across the world suffer from. High BP also leads to other health disorders such as heart conditions, kidney disorders, memory loss, vision problems and stroke among others.
High Blood pressure is one of the common health issues that people across the world suffer from. High BP also leads to other health disorders such as heart conditions, kidney disorders, memory loss, vision problems and stroke among others. Few of the commonly known and effective ways to bring down the levels of blood pressure are losing weight, reducing the intake of sodium/salt and increasing the potassium and fiber-rich foods' intake.
So foodstuff such as apple, bananas, bell peppers, carrots, sweet potatoes, ginger, tomatoes and oranges among others are what you need to include in your daily diet.
And instead of salt, one can go for lemon, amchur powder, pepper, cinnamon and mustard powder among others so that you don't have to compromise on taste. Today we have compiled a list of salads which will aid to lower hypertension.
1. Mushroom salad
To prepare this low sodium high potassium salad, you need mushrooms, onion, tomatoes and green beans in garlic, olive oil, and vinegar dressing. Mix well and have it as your lunch or dinner meal. All the food items are loaded with fiber and potassium which will surely give your results.
2. Fruit salad
If you want to for a sweet salad then you can go for this particular salad. To prepare the same, mix the following ingredients- non-fat yogurt, dates, raisins, and bananas. One can also go for other potassium-packed foods- berries, pear and oranges.
3. Potato-bean salad
For the unversed, sweet potatoes, as well as the normal ones (baked with skin), are powerhouses of potassium. So, a salad of potatoes and beans, another potassium and fiber-loaded food item can work wonders for you. To prepare the same, mix the following ingredients: Boiled or baked potatoes, broccoli, carrots, black beans, corn, avocado, celery and tomato.
4. Cucumber-garlic salad
This salad is one of the best ones. For the dish, you need the following ingredients: cloves of garlic, cucumber, a spoon of apple cider vinegar and a tablespoon of water. Slice the cucumber, mince the garlic and mix them thoroughly. Later, add a dash of ACV and waster. Also, you can add a few mint leaves.
5. Moong-chawli salad
This is another low on sodium salad which one can easily whip up in a jiffy. For the same, you need boiled chawli aka cowpea aka lobhia beans, moong (green gram sprouted), lemon juice, onions, tomatoes, jeera and amchur powder. Combine all the ingredients in a big bowl and give a good mix.
Bottomline
Make sure you do not use the dressing which is packaged ones as they contain harmful preservatives and are loaded with sodium and empty calories too.
