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Decalogue for a healthy infant

Monday, February 1st, 2010

The basis of good nutrition since we must put the children are younger and start eating with the family. We try to give them the best and that their habits are the healthiest possible, and for that we bring these ten tips for proper feeding of children.

It is a Decalogue developed by the European Council of Information on Nutrition (EUFIC), a nonprofit agency that provides scientific information on food and other nutrition related topics to the media, health professionals and nutrition, educational authorities and the general public. (more…)

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Sauces and condiments: Nutritional properties

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Nutritional properties

Sauces and condiments are accompaniments that bring flavor but also nutritionally enriched plates.

Sauces and condiments provide extra calories and nutrients at each meal, a vinaigrette adds 165 kcal and unsaturated fats, for their part the bechamel 123 kcal per tablespoon and half of calcium from a glass of milk.

The bolognese sauce with meat or anchovy sauce add 3 grams of protein per serving, essential nutrient during development.

For their part, cold sauces with herbs and ingredients in raw and fermented foods enriched with digestive enzymes and phytochemicals that strengthen the digestive system.

You see the condiments and sauces are an excellent nutritional tool to enrich and enhance your meals or diet, but you also take into account, when you lose weight because they also add calories to your dishes.

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Basic nutrients an athlete’s diet

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Basic nutrients

The diet of the athletes need more control over the quality and quantity of food to meet basic nutritional requirements. We have seen the monstrous diet of Michael Phelps, who consumes no less than 10,000 calories a day!

To build muscles, an athlete’s diet should contain the following nutrients:

Protein: essential nutrient that is found in eggs, red meat, fish, milk and derivatives. The ration will vary with the type of training you do, but rest assured this is the basic fuel because it helps the growth and strength of muscles.

Carbohydrates: this nutrient provides energy for training and supply of glycogen is the first thing that turns the body to support the effort, for this reason it is essential to carbohydrate consumption, like rice, pasta, breads, seed, sugary cereals. Ideally, they are integral to also take the fiber and does not accumulate as fat in the body.
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