How to Add Lecithin to Your Diet
Lecithin is widely recognized for it's potential to protect against cardiovascular disease, "sweeping" the arteries of plaque build up, and in promoting healthy brain and nerve function.
It is found abundantly in many foods such as cauliflower, soybeans, chickpeas and other legumes, eggs (yolk), some grains, fish, and other foods. This list would not be complete without the ample supply of lecithin contained in beef and sheep brains !
Lecithin also comes in granular, liquid, or supplement form. Here are some ways to add lecithin to your diet.
Instructions
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Add lecithin to your diet by including foods from the list above. Eggs are by far the easiest way to get the health benefits of lecithin. The egg yolk should be lightly cooked for maximum benefit.
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Consider liquid lecithin. Liquid lecithin doesn't taste good. However, it's possible to add it to breakfast smoothies, or other meal replacement drinks.
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Add lecithin to your diet by using the granular form. Granular lecithin is not a powder and it has a slightly crunchy texture and nutty flavor.
(See tips and warnings below for more about granular and liquid lecithin).
It is easily added to:
Breakfast smoothies
Oatmeal
Ice cream (yes, and it's delicious)
Yogurt
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You can add lecithin to your diet by taking nutritional supplements, but beware that average daily recommendations are for anywhere between 2 and 4 tablespoons. It would take a lot of capsules to get this much !
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Tips & Warnings
Lecithin is found naturally in food sources; or in commercial supplements.
It is added to chocolate and other products that require emulsification.
It is prudent to do your own research before taking soybean based lecithin products due to the issue of genetic modification.
