Daily Natural Remedies Natural Lifestyle Tips. 10 Health Benefits of Cucumbers. 2. Cucumber is used in a good amount of skin products designed to soothe the body. This soothing effect goes far beyond being good for the skin, though. Cucumber can actually help soothe your insides when youâre experiencing pain. For instance, if youâre suffering from heartburn, the moisture and soothing nature of cucumber will help settle the pain and make it more bearable. Simply chop up the cucumber into small slices and consume or use it as part of a healthy vegetable smoothie and youâll find your insides settle down and feel far more relaxed.
There are 37 calories in a 1/2 cup of diced Pineapple. Calorie breakdown: 2% fat, 95% carbs, 3% protein.
Until I looked more closely. To figure out just how much of a carbohydrate bomb my plate of asparagus risotto dropped on my âa little bit of protein in every mealâ diet, I checked out the nutrition facts on a half cup of uncooked barley: 325 calories. 68 grams of carbohydrates. 12 grams of protein. But those are absolute numbers. To calculate percentage protein, multiply the number of grams by 4 (the number of calories in a gram of protein) to get 48 calories. 48 out of 325 total calories equalsâ¦. 14.7 percent! Just what I aim for.