Entries for the 'Diet & Nutrition' Category

HEALTHY STRAWBERRY SHAKE
:: Diet & Nutrition

A great way to start the day. Our healthy strawberry shake, is refreshing and delicious.

DETERMINE YOUR CALORIE NEEDS
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When eating out, choose what you’ll eat before you go. Most restaurants offer nutritional information online....

HEALTHY EATING APRIL 2010
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Great for breakfast or even as a snack. Our vanilla custard with granola crunch and mixed berries make this a yummy, nutritious treat.

Heathy Eating
:: Diet & Nutrition

Try our Marvelous Meringues. Simply serve with cream and strawberries or even banana mixed with cream or ice-cream. They are a treat for your taste buds.

healthy-eating-Feb-2010
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HEALTHY EATING

Try Marie-Claire’s sensational avo dip. Great with crisps, savoury buscuits and much more. A favourite party hit...READ MORE

healthy-eating-Feb-2010
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HEALTHY EATING

Try Marie-Claire’s sensational avo dip. Great with crisps, savoury buscuits and much more. A favourite party hit...READ MORE

Healthy-back-to-school-lunches
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HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES

The chore of packing school lunches always presents a challenge as most parents want to provide nourishing, healthy meals kids will actually eat. There must be a way to make everyone happy... READ MORE

HEALTH-EATING-01-10
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PAPAYA SMOOTHIE 1 papaya - peeled, seeded and diced...

NUTRITION: HOW TO READ A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL
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What is a Nutrition Facts Label?

The Nutrition Facts Label helps you determine the amount of calories and nutrients in one serving of food. This information helps you know whether you're eating a healthy, balanced diet.

FASCINATIING FACTS
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Apricots - like peaches, nectarines, plums and cherries - belong to a group called stone fruit, because they have a tough, inedible seed (stone) in the centre. Apricots contain Vitamin A, Vitamin C, potassium, iron, phosphorus and calcium.

Nutrition during pregnancy
:: Diet & Nutrition

Eating healthily and safely is important, no matter which stage of pregnancy you're at. Healthy eating and lifestyle habits before and during pregnancy contribute to your baby's growth and development.

Guacamole
:: Diet & Nutrition

Try our GUACAMOLE Party Dip this summer, your guests will Love it.

Eggs
:: Diet & Nutrition

Eggs are naturally high in Protein and provide the highest quality protein found in any food because they provide all of the essential amino acids our bodies need in a near-perfect pattern.

Roquefort Pear salad
:: Diet & Nutrition

For the dressing, blend oil, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, mustard, chopped garlic, salt, and pepper. In a large serving bowl, layer lettuce, pears, blue cheese, avocado, and green onions, sprinkle with walnuts. Pour dressing over salad and serve.

Peaches
:: Diet & Nutrition

Like the plum and the apricot, the peach is a member of the rose family (Rosaceae), distinguished by its velvety skin. It is classified as a drupe, a fruit with a hard stone.

EAT MORE OATS
:: Diet & Nutrition

A bowl of oatmeal is a perfect way to start your morning due to its immense health benefits and ability to give you stable energy throughout the day.

TOMATOES
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Botanically, tomatoes are actually a fruit. This is because, generally, a fruit is the edible part of the seed containing the seeds, while a vegetable is the edible stems, leaves, and plant roots.

PINEAPPLE
:: Diet & Nutrition

The pineapple fruit has vitamins, minerals, fiber and enzymes that is good for the digestive system and helps in maintaining ideal weight and balanced nutrition.

WATER
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Human beings can survive without food for thirty to forty days, but not without water for more than three to five days. The body is composed of 70% water. Water is involved in almost all bodily functions. Water is involved in digestion, absorption, circulation, excretion, transport of nutrients through the body, and maintaining normal body temperature.

GREEN TEA BENEFITS
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Green tea is a type of tea made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures in Asia from Japan to the Middle East.

DIET
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A healthy diet is one of the most important ways you can maintain an active lifestyle and protect against health problems. Healthy eating increases energy, improves the way your body functions, strengthens your immune system and thwarts weight gain.

BENEFITS OF MILK
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Milk plays an important role in the diet. This is because it contains a wide range of nutrients that are needed for good health. Thanks to its impressive nutritional profile, milk is a food that can offer benefits to all age groups. It provides protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals to the diet. In addition, milk is a great source of hydration.

BEETROOT
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The Romans considered beetroot an aphrodisiac (it’s rich in the mineral boron which is important in the production of human sex hormones).

MUSHROOMS
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The word mushroom is derived from the Frankish word mussiriones referring to the meadow mushroom and from the French mousseron meaning growing on moist moss.

PUMPKINS
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Pumpkins are a fruit that originated in Central America.
They contain potassium and Vitamin A and are 90% water

PAPAYA
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The papaya is a melon like fruit with yellow-orange flesh enclosed in a thin skin that varies in colour from green to orange to rose.

CHERRIES
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The two main species of cherry throughout the world are the Prunus avium, or Sweet Cherry (also called wild cherry) and the Prunus cerasus, or Sour Cherry (also called tart cherry).

COCA-COLA
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Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space.

CHOCOLATE
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Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted and ground beans taken from the pod of the tropical cacao tree.

HONEY
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Honey is a sweet and viscous fluid produced by honey bees and derived from the nectar of flowers

CARROTS
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A Carrot is grown from a tiny seed. It is a root vegetable like onions

NUTS
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Nuts derive from 8% to 18% of their calories from protein.

BREAKFAST
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The most important tip we can give you is to eat breakfast every day, without exception as this one action alone can make a huge, positive difference in your health. When you skip breakfast, you are likely to become tired when your brain and body run low on fuel.

EFFECTS OF COLD WATER
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For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.

GET FRUITS!!! GET VEGGIES!!! GET HEALTHY!!!
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Fruits and vegetables provide essential vitamins and minerals, protective plant compounds and fibre, so they're a great source of nutrients and vital for a healthy diet. Most fruits and vegetables are also naturally low in fat and calories and are filling.
What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?

FABULOUS FISH
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Fish is very good for you. Fish is low-fat and is a good quality protein, filled with vitamins like riboflavin (Vitamin B2), which aids the body in the metabolism of amino acids, fatty acids, and carbohydrates and Vitamin D, which aids calcium absorption. Fish is also rich in calcium and phosphorus and a great source of minerals, such as iron, zinc, potassium (a mineral needed for muscles, nerves and fluid balance in the body), iodine and magnesium.

HEALTHY, HAPPY LIFESTYLE
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We all like to try to lead a healthy, happy lifestyle. Here are some tips to help get you on the healthy eating track.
Eat plenty of starchy foods (complex carbohydrates) Complex carbohydrates provide a slower and more sustained release of energy than simple carbohydrates.