Reduce the risk of cancer, by making cancer-fighting salad upon your taste. The easiest and non expensive way to fight against cancer is just by eating a healthy food. Pick and choose some of the ingredients shown below on the list and add up to your calorie range. For men is 500 calories per meal, for women is 400 calories per meal.
Spinach/Romaine Lettuce
It is high in folate, which low the risk of colorectal cancer.
Reduce the risk of prostate, pancreatic and breast cancer.
Calories: 14
Serving size: 2 cups
Tomatoes
Brighten your salad.
Contain large amount of lycopene, an antioxidant that fights against colon and prostate cancer.
Calories: 16
Serving size: ½ cup of chopped tomato in slices
Broccoli/Cauliflower
Adds crunch
It is high in fiber, and rich with Vitamin C and beta carotene.
Helps fight against mouth, larynx, stomach and esophageal cancer.
Calories: 12
Serving size: ½ cup, raw
Chicken Breast
Chicken meat is actually healthier than red meat. The red meat increases the risk of getting cancer.
Calories: 141
Serving size: 1/3 cup of non-skin meat
Beans
It is rich with lean protein, which helps keep hunger between meals, and helps in losing weight.
Help in reducing risk of breast and colorectal cancer.
You can use soy beans or black beans.
Calories: 110
Serving size: ½ cup
Grapes
Make your salad a little bit sweet with adding grapes.
Reduce the risk of breast and colon cancer.
Red grapes are more powerful in the fight against cancer.
Calories: 55
Serving size: ½ cup
Almonds
Make your salad crunchy and with dense texture.
High in fiber.
Help reducing the risk of colon cancer.
Calories: 82
Serving size: 14 raw almonds
Cheese
Choose feta or goat cheese, which have low calories
Calories: 50
Serving size: 1/8 cup of fresh cheese
Vinaigrette
It is an emulsion of vinegar and a of olive oil
Recipe: 2 tsp of balsamic vinegar, 1tbsp of olive oil (good source of healthy fats), ¾ tsp of mustard and ¼ tsp of honey. Stir all together.
Calories: 138
Serving size: 2 tbsp (tablespoon)
Enjoy in your healthy cancer-fighting salad
