Archive for the ‘Health Foods’ Category
Benefit of Sprouts
Sprouted seeds are a complete food, very healthy and can prepare delicious ways. They provide few calories and many nutrients including enzymes.
What are the sprouts?
Some people call them babies. They are seeds or grains that have been put to germinate. Al germinate containing proteins are absorbed more easily, form enzymes beneficial to health. Sprouts greens are easy to digest.
Keep Food in Good Conditions
Keep in good condition you order food to take home as many times the food portions served in restaurants are bigger than those at home, they often do not eat a good portion of your plate and decide to ask the waiter to bring a box where you left over food.
This custom is very handy because you save money, consume fewer calories and not wasting food. However, it is very important to follow certain rules to keep in good condition this surplus, and know how long it can last in your refrigerator without damage.
Do you think it is healthy to take home the leftover food in your restaurant?
In the magazine, Runner’s World, the nutritionist Liz Applegate gives several tips for the food you left over from the restaurant to remain healthy for your body at the time of re-consuming, since, having traveled a longer trip before coming back to your mouth requires special handling. His tips are:
50% of Food’s Nutrients can Lose in Refrigerator
By the time the products ‘fresh’ coming to your fridge, might well have lost much of its nutritional value, because since emerging from the fields and have to be transported and stored at various distribution points, fruits and vegetables spend many days under refrigeration.
Barbara P. Klein, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Illinois, says that once you reach a refrigerator, some fruits and vegetables can lose up to 50% of its vitamin C and other nutrients during a week, depending on the temperature at which it is stored.
That’s why experts recommend that you seek to purchase products from local sources, thus avoiding having been stored and refrigerated for long periods during transit, and thus is more likely to reach our homes still retain all its nutrients.
The Rainbow of Health
Eat fruits and vegetables, is one of the phrases cleaning business looking a little guilty eating habits inviting much healthier, but you know what are the benefits of eating fruits or the benefit from eating vegetables.
Here is a list of colors and the advantages it offers eat that rainbow of health:
The green: These foods are good to protect against cancer because they are high in phytochemicals such as isothiocyanates. Contains two excellent antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin. Artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, green beans, are among the essential green foods. The avocado and within the kiwi fruit also come into this world that flourish more.
The Variety of Fruits is also Important
Some people daily and for years had a delicious breakfast and fresh orange juice, and thus, believe their fee is covered fruit nutrition. But the reality is that if you do not include a rich variety of fruits in your diet, be healthier than they create, always have a vitamin deficiency.
According to a new study, we should develop a taste for eating fruits and vegetables of all colors and flavors, instead of always opt for the more obvious choices, such as oranges, apples or carrots. Besides giving new pleasures each day to our taste, we would also be helping improve the health of our eyes, bones, heart, brain and immune system, reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that everyone try to eat at least five servings of vegetables and / or different fruits daily.
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Summer Fruits
The days have become longer and the temperature starts to rise: Summer is just around the corner. This season brings fruits that are appropriate for the days in the sun, for its freshness and vitamin value. The most popular seasonal fruits are apricots, cherries, cranberries and blueberries, among others.
It is ideal to consume these fruits because they are now cooler and even cheaper, because of their greater availability. Some of these fruits can be turned into jams and preserves, others can be frozen to enjoy them during other stages of broken, above all, many turn into delicious cakes and sweets.
Two Apples A Day to Lower Cholesterol
The apple is one of the most complete and nutritious fruits there. About 85% of its composition is water, which is very refreshing and moisturizing, and perfect to be enjoyed on hot summer days.
This fruit is rich in fiber and antioxidants, but also a new study has revealed that eating two apples a day could help reduce by 10% the levels of cholesterol in your body
The secret lies in its rich content of pectin, a mixture of acid and neutral polymers that help remove toxins and reduce cholesterol. And thanks to their content in quercetin, apples also help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Cucumber is a Food Rich in Vitamins and Minerals
It is a vegetable rich in water that is usually consumed much more in summer but you should not miss on any diet throughout the year as it has diuretic properties, it is also very relaxing and beneficial for the care of our skin.
The high content of vitamin A makes it a very healthy plant for vision care, strengthening the skeletal system and for the proper functioning of the immune system.
On the other hand, the cucumber is rich in folates involved in the production of red and white blood cells and the formation of antibodies that strengthen the body’s immune system. Read the rest of this entry »
Iced Tea Benefits
A very good choice to make and is super easy to make at home is the iced tea. The properties of tea are very interesting, such as green tea provides vitamin C, minerals and essential oils. The amount of vitamin C in green tea is comparable to the amount you can find in a glass of orange juice.
However, any type of tea has several benefits, so have it ready in your fridge can be perfectly healthy. Tea is rich in potassium, folic acid, niacin, manganese, vitamin B, B1 and B2.
Specifically some of the benefits of iced tea are:
* Vitamins, minerals, polyphenols and alkaloids.
* Help you stay alert and more focused, it also benefits mental agility.
* Stimulates the nervous system and is diuretic.
* Improved defenses and combats anemia.
* It provides zero calories (when you consume sugar, of course).
Tea is a drink that can be consumed throughout the year, warm in winter (obviously), and summer ice cream. To make your iced tea must only make a good strong tea and allow to cool.
Pumpkins: Benefits and Nutrients
The pumpkin or squash is a favored food, both in design and taste between soft and sweet, with properties very valuable nutrients for our body and health.
Beyond that we are in October, the month of Halloween in America, pumpkins, in all its varieties and forms are always an option to consider when designing our plan nutritious and healthy food.
I propose in this post then review some of pumpkins properties and highlights of this nutrient-rich vegetable fiber, vitamin C, beta carotene and ideal to consume if you are on a diet for their low calorie content.
Properties of pumpkins:
- Thanks to their content of antioxidants, helps strengthen the body’s defenses.
- Your juice is an excellent detoxifying the body and good laxative.
- Pumpkins are also rich in beta carotene, which makes them allies when it comes to preventing heart disease and certain cancers, such as prostate, cervix and lung.
- So, too, can be recommended in cases of people being treated for cataracts, as these patients often have low levels of beta and alpha-carotene.
- They stimulate the pancreas and helps regulate blood sugar levels.
- They favor the elimination of mucus from the lungs, bronchial and throat.