Cucumbers: Health Benefits & Nutrition Facts

Cucumbers contain many nutritional benefits, including hydrating properties and valuable nutrients.

A healthy Snack

These low-calorie veggies contain many nutritional benefits, including hydrating properties and valuable nutrients and is the perfect healthy snack. And Cucumbers can also moisturizing your eyes and getting rid of your dark circles..

Cucumbers are good sources of phytonutrients (plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties) such flavonoids, lignans and triterpenes, which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer benefits.

Cucumbers are naturally low in calories, carbohydrates, sodium, fat and cholesterol. There are just 16 calories in a cup of cucumber with its peel (15 without). You will get about 4 percent of your daily potassium, 3 percent of your daily fiber and 4 percent of your daily vitamin C.

Nutrition Facts

Cucumber, with peel, raw Serving size: 1/2 cup, sliced (52 g)

8 Calories (0 from Fat)

Health benefits of cucumbers : Hydration

Some snacks recipes

Cucumbers as a dip in Hummus

Ingredients: Cucumbers, Hummus

A really easy and great snack to pack for when you’re on the go or for the office!. you can basically use any kind of dip. For a healthy choice though, avoid peanut butter.

Tomatoes & Cucumbers Ingredients: Cucumbers, Cherry tomatoes, cheese Tomatoes & cucumbers together is also a really interesting combination. For an even tastier version of this snack, try substituting the cherry tomatoes for sun-dried tomatoes.

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