Salad is a cold dish which mostly consists of raw vegetables seasoned with oil, vinegar, and other dressing often topped with egg, meat, fish, fruits, and nuts. It is a superb source of natural fiber along with vitamins, proteins, minerals, and antioxidants needed to keep you healthy. It is a good choice for a healthful diet because it does not contain cholesterol and is naturally low in calories and sodium. 

Salads are good for digestion

After consuming a heavy meal, we tend to feel super full and it is often accompanied by bloating. The best part about salad is that it never causes bloating. It is filling and keep the stomach full but does not make us feel lazy. Since salad is rich in fiber, it aids in the digestion of the food eaten before and helps to cleanse the digestive system. 

Salads are a great source of natural fiber

Leafy greens and raw veggies are a great source of natural fiber. Eating a high fiber salads aids in lowering cholesterol, sugar levels and is known to prevent constipation. Apart from this, having proper fiber has shown to reduce the occurrence of cancers as well.

Salads help in weight control

If you start your meal with a bowl of salad, it will help you in weight loss and weight control. Salads are low in calories, high in fiber and rich in other nutrients. Fiber makes you feel full which results in less consumption of the remaining meal leading to less calorie intake. Add only healthy food items in your salad which is beneficial for health. Avoid adding dressings or fried ingredients in your salad which have high calorie content.

Salads are packed with antioxidants

Antioxidants protect your cells against free radicals, which may play a role in heart disease, cancer, and some other diseases. Free radicals are molecules produced when your body breaks down food or when you are exposed to tobacco smoke or radiation. Recent clinical trials have found that antioxidant supplementation can significantly improve certain immune responses. Broccoli, spinach, carrots, cabbage, and tomatoes are all high in antioxidants.

Good source of healthy fats

Fat is a type of nutrient, which is necessary for our body to absorb vitamins, and to protect heart and brain health. Bad fats, such as trans fats and saturated fats, are guilty of the unhealthy things like weight gain, clogged arteries, an increased risk of certain diseases and so forth. But good fats such as unsaturated fats and omega-3s have the opposite effect. In fact, healthy fats play a huge role in helping you manage your moods, stay on top of your mental game, fight fatigue, and even control your weight. Avocado, Cheese, Eggs, Fish, Sesame, pumpkin, sunflower, chia, ground flax and other seeds are a source of healthy fat.