Celery

melissa91971
melissa91971 Posts: 217
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
why is it I've always known that .......celery is good for you....has few calories(SOOOOOO FEW)....
....heard it burns more than it puts in (true)....... and I JUST re-discovered it!
it is my new favorite veggie!:love: (for now):blushing:
:tongue:

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  • melissa91971
    melissa91971 Posts: 217
    why is it I've always known that .......celery is good for you....has few calories(SOOOOOO FEW)....
    ....heard it burns more than it puts in (true)....... and I JUST re-discovered it!
    it is my new favorite veggie!:love: (for now):blushing:
    :tongue:
  • Hannah_Banana
    Hannah_Banana Posts: 1,242 Member
    :sick: More for you! *sigh* I wish my taste buds listened to what my tummy fat was telling them.
  • no8regrets
    no8regrets Posts: 26
    does it actually have any nutritional value? isn't it just water?
  • melissa91971
    melissa91971 Posts: 217
    That's why I said "for now"...cause I know it will grow old quick.
    I like veggies but I like fattening stuff more.:ohwell:
    I just recently joined the site :smile:
    and just recently decided my health was too important to keep eating the way I want and not the way I should.
    I saw you are new too.
    good luck to us both!
  • melissa91971
    melissa91971 Posts: 217
    does it actually have any nutritional value? isn't it just water?

    only if you eat enough of it does it add carbs.:smile:
  • melissa91971
    melissa91971 Posts: 217
    The darker the green, the more vitamin A it contains. Celery also contains vitamins C, B1, and B2; calcium; iron; magnesium; phosphorus; silicon; potassium; and sodium; making it a good electrolyte replacer, if used raw in drinks. However, it is the leaves that contain most of the nutrients. In cooking, fresh celery leaves can be used in place of parsley in an emergency.
  • aerome
    aerome Posts: 171 Member
    My problem is, I can't really eat the stuff without peanut butter! :tongue:
  • Sweettart
    Sweettart Posts: 1,331 Member
    Well try the all natural peanut butter in it. Also I love putting Laughing Cow Light Cheese with my celery!
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    My problem is, I can't really eat the stuff without peanut butter! :tongue:
    or low fat-no fat creme cheese?:blushing: :laugh:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    Well try the all natural peanut butter in it. Also I love putting Laughing Cow Light Cheese with my celery!

    Oh Jenn, I'll have to try the laughing cow cheese then........celery.....hm, what I like about celery? Pretty much just the sound of the crunch when I bit into it.......I'm more of a carrot girl:wink::laugh:

    Perhaps I'll try it again and rediscover it:drinker:
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Only problem with celery--which I love--is that it's relatively high in sodium given the size. I don't eat it anymore because of that. I've got HBP, so stick under 1600 or so mgs of sodium a day and celery just "isn't worth it" for me.
  • melissa91971
    melissa91971 Posts: 217
    Only problem with celery--which I love--is that it's relatively high in sodium given the size. I don't eat it anymore because of that. I've got HBP, so stick under 1600 or so mgs of sodium a day and celery just "isn't worth it" for me.
    That's strange...cause I read stuff that said it was good for reducing HBP. Maybe I read it wrong or maybe we should both research it more?
    ~Mel
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    I've researched it. It's not extremely high in sodium but like I said, it's not worth it to me to blow sodium on celery. The benefits of it on HBP are debatable, as most of those who claim it as such as are into herbal type medicines, etc.
  • melissa91971
    melissa91971 Posts: 217
    tonights snack is celery.

    any1 surprised.....lol:laugh:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    :laugh: :laugh:

    I use celery to add the crunch factor to tuna fish salad, or as a side to a sandwich. I only miss the crunch of a chip, not the greasy yuckiness that is the chip itself. So I load up on celery and baby carrots.

    YUMMY!!!:smokin:
  • melissa91971
    melissa91971 Posts: 217
    :laugh: :laugh:

    I use celery to add the crunch factor to tuna fish salad, or as a side to a sandwich. I only miss the crunch of a chip, not the greasy yuckiness that is the chip itself. So I load up on celery and baby carrots.

    YUMMY!!!:smokin:


    I ate it with my tuna today for lunch! Great minds think alike. :wink:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    :laugh: :laugh:

    I use celery to add the crunch factor to tuna fish salad, or as a side to a sandwich. I only miss the crunch of a chip, not the greasy yuckiness that is the chip itself. So I load up on celery and baby carrots.

    YUMMY!!!:smokin:


    I ate it with my tuna today for lunch! Great minds think alike. :wink:
    I over did it last week in the turkey salad. My DH was picking the chunks out! I said HEY YOU! EAT your celery:angry: !! I heard the neighbor laugh!:laugh:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    This is how I usually have celery....:embarassed: :ohwell: :embarassed:

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  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    This is how I usually have celery....:embarassed: :ohwell: :embarassed:

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    Shannon, pass the tabasco please:smokin:
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