Cucumbers and losing weight

There are low-to-zero calorie salad dressings at many grocery stores, usually in the natural foods section or vegetable dressings section in produce. Yes, if you gnosh on cukes instead of chips, you will lose weight. They will make you feel full, and the added fiber in your diet will expedite the fat leaving your body.

hi Diane, cucumbers consist of water, they are quenching thirst when you dont want to drink something.
I have eaten lots of cucumber when I tried to lose weight and I am sure they helped me, it was back in my teenage days so I guess I should get back to them again, so thanks from me for this reminder.

Some diet books also encourage you to put a little salt on them even when you are on a diet because eating raw salted cucumber can help when you crave for a salty snack but want to stay away from peanuts or chips or such.

But putting salt on them also makes your body keep water instead of getting that out. So I would recommend putting a little ground pepper on the slices, or curry powder, or paprika powder, or when you want something spicy, cayenne pepper powder or even better some hot salsa.

If you make cucumbers your usual snack if you have a lot of them, they can only help you loose weight. No fat and lots of vitamins, cucumbers are great. Try not to put too much salt on them though becuase that will add to water weight gain and a host of other problems related to too much sodium. Try not to dunk them in fatty salad dressings either. What is the point of eating a healthy food if you are going to drown it in fat filled dressing.

Hi there, I love cucumbers and have been eating lots of them lately! There are lots of fat free/ low calorie dressings out there now a days. Or you could just sprinkle them with some fresh Herbs. I like a touch of Itlian seasonings!

One way that is not salt free. But tastes very good is: Slice a cucumber, and a Onion put them in a bowl with enough water that they Float. And add about a handful of salt. Let them sit for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve. Pour off the salt water. And enjoy,, then cucmber have the salty onion flavor. It tastes good!

I like them the way they are. Slice some and keep them in the freezer they are a good snack. Unfortunatly they do not have much food value (like iceberg lettuce). Try slicing some and put them in a bowl with alittle water and alittle apple cider vinegar and some Splenda. Add alittle onion slices too. It makes a good salad. Sometimes I add some chopped up green pepper if I can find them on sale.

Cucumbers are an excellent diet food. They are so low in calories and fill you up quick. The low calorie salad dressings are a great idea. I think a low cal ranch would be an excellent choice.

http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Cucumbers/Detail.aspx If you go here they have all kinds of info on cucumbers & lots of recipes for them too. I make a cucumber salad with sliced cukes & italian dressing & onions, let marinate overnight. Absolutly delicious!!Lori

If I could quote the famous Dr Samuel Johnson:

"It has been a common saying of physicians in England, that a cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing."

Hi
Cucumber contains nutrients like Viamin A, C, Calcium, Pottassium etc. It is very good for skin care, diabetes, Hyper tension and so on. It is good to have cucumber daily. You can add cucumber in salads and also make mixed juice with carrot and a spoon full of lemon juice. To this juice you can add a pinch of salt and green chilly powder. This healthy drink will taste good.
You can also make cucumber reitha by adding finely chopped cucumber and half a spoon choped ginger in yougurt and a pinch of salt and pepper powder.

Cut them in cubes in a bowl and dice some tomatoes and onions. Add a nice spoonful of fat free mayo. Let it sit overnight and the juices from the veggies will make its own dressing.