【有營至尚 - 根類植物的好處︱Healthy & Well Being –The Health Benefits of Root Vegetables】

秋冬之際，根莖類食物大放異彩，南瓜、蘿蔔、紅菜頭、蓮藕、薯仔、芋頭都收成了，不時不食，是人應對大自然最好的方法。它們的營養可豐富了！

• 南瓜不但含有豐富胡蘿蔔素對雙眼健康有幫助，而且低熱量、低脂肪及高抗氧化；
• 蓮藕就含有食物纖維、鉀質、蛋白質和維他命C，有助腸道、心臟及免疫系統健康，好處數之不盡！

營養資料來源：香港港安醫院註冊營養師。


Autumn is the best time for harvesting root vegetables like pumpkin, carrot, beet, lotus root, potato and taro. These seasonal products are packed with nutrients that nourish your body:
• Pumpkins are low in calories and fat, highly antioxidant, and loaded with carotene which is good for your eyes,
• Lotus roots contain dietary fiber, potassium, protein and vitamin C, which are all beneficial to your bowel, heart and immune system.

Nutrition information source:
Registered Dietitian at Hong Kong Adventist Hospital