April 15, 2011
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Meat
Removing pork from your diet is a big step to reducing disease and enjoying better health. Studies reveal that in addition to cholesterol found in pork, it also contains a number of toxins and contaminants which are associated with human poisoning
Egg is an important protein food comparable to protein in meats, fish and poultry. It contains practically all the vitamins except ascorbic acid and important sources of iron, phosphorus.
If you have a family history of arteriosclerosis (a disease affecting the arterial blood vessel) and coronary heart disease (also called coronary artery disease), you should avoid or limit your intake of foods rich in cholesterol such as organ meats ; brain, kidney, liver, eggs, shell-fishes like crabmeat, lobster, oyster, milk and milk products.
Saturated fats found mostly in animal foods increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood and increase the risk of heart disease. The main sources of …
January 14, 2011
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Food Tips
What is a healthy diet? Is it what we have been lead to believe – milk for strong bones and teeth, protein in the form of lean beef or chicken and maybe a “healthy” microwave dinner if we are “on the go.” A healthy diet contains lots of fruit and vegetables; is based on starchy foods such as wholegrain bread, pasta and rice; and is low in fat (especially saturated fat), salt and sugar. This section contains details on what a healthy diet should consist of and why each vitamin and mineral is an essential part of staying healthy.
Maintaining a healthy diet is the practice of making choices about what to eat with the intent of improving or maintaining good health. Usually this involves consuming necessary nutrients by eating the appropriate amounts from all of the food groups including an adequate amount of water. Since human nutrition is complex, …
January 06, 2011
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Food Tips
If you’re trying to lose weight, you’re probably counting calories, reducing your fat intake and watching your portion sizes. What you eat however, is as important as how much you eat. we need to find a way of reducing energy content from the normal foods we eat every day. We need to learn certain food rules to help form better eating habits.
1. You know that green salads make an important contribution to your day’s eating, but you’ve probably never thought of them as an expression of art and adventure. Here’s your chance. Instead of drenching your salads in high-fat dressings, decorate them with croutons, beans, or fruit.
2. Vegetables (eg. carrots, sweet-potatoes, and pumpkin, tomatoes, red sweet pepper, spinach, collards, turnip greens, kale, beet and mustard greens, green leaf lettuce, and romaine) contain vitamin A (beta-carotene). They also contain B-complex micronutrients, vitamins C, E and K. Vegetables such as cooked dry …