A Healthy Flat Belly Diet

Belly fat is often viewed as a reflection of bad eating habits and no exercise. However, there is always the hope that you could reverse the fat by following a healthy flat belly diet. The most important part of a fat belly diet, is to reduce the intake of foods that contribute to the storing of fat, but most of all to avoid food sources that would generate excess fat.

There are a number of different types of flat belly diets available. All you need to do is make the choice for the diet you find most suited and enjoyable.

Some of the Foods You need to Include in your Flat Belly Diet

Fiber: A great way of getting the best out of fiber is to include two, especially at breakfast time. This is a sure way of getting you to be regular and stay that way. Bloating is one way of making your belly appear fat, hence, the fiber will take care of that. All Bran is the best for this purpose. Continue reading “A Healthy Flat Belly Diet”

Five Healthy Foods to Improve Nutrition After Weight Loss Surgery

Patients who lose weight with bariatric surgery generally set their sights on living a healthier life using weight loss surgery as a tool for weight loss and healthy weight management. Many patients are concerned they may suffer nutritional deficiencies as a result of the malabsorptive surgery such as gastric bypass because the surgery restricts the absorption of nutrients from food. Patients are prescribed dietary supplements to ensure their nutritional needs are met.

However, a mindful patient will also include healthy nutritional foods in every meal to increase their odds for nutrient absorption. Here are five powerful natural foods, that when included in the healthy post-weight loss surgery diet, may increase the nutritional absorption and overall health of the bariatric patient: Continue reading “Five Healthy Foods to Improve Nutrition After Weight Loss Surgery”

7 Essential Foods To Prevent Hair Loss

Like any other part of the body, you need to remember that even your hair needs to get the type of nourishment that it deserves to grow long and strong. When hair is healthy and nourished, it will be able to grow, but when hair is undernourished, it will be prone to breakage and hair loss can become quite the problem, if not handled well within time. However, there are certain food categories that are like a potent serum for your hair and can stop hair loss, or at the least reduce the same, easily.Here are the 7 essential foods that can help prevent hair loss: Continue reading “7 Essential Foods To Prevent Hair Loss”

Salads: A Great Addition To Any Meal

Salad: A Bowl of Health and Happiness

Salads today are full of flavor, not a bowl of wilted lettuce, over ripe tomatoes and little else. Salads today are full color, appetizing, full of fresh fruits and vegetables. They are appropriate for all occasions. You can create a salad for a family dinner, a light lunch or a dinner party. Salad can actually be your main course. The creation of salads is limitless. If you can dream it, you can create it.

Salads today can be prepared any time of year. They can be as simple or as complex as you like. Salads can be the main course by adding meat, seafood or poultry along with your greens, vegetables, nuts, fruit and cheese. Salads will fit very easily into you meal plans. As you get into the habit of adding Salads to your menu planning you will discover you are searching for the ingredients to the next type of salad you desire to place on your table. Continue reading “Salads: A Great Addition To Any Meal”

10 Protein-Rich Foods for Vegetarians to Include in Their Diets

If you’re a vegetarian looking for suggestions on how to include proteins in your diet, you must often meet disbelieving stares and standard replies such as, “Why don’t you just start having eggs”? A bunch of vegetarian foods come in with high quantities of protein to help you lead a healthy lifestyle without having to look over the egg counter for assistance.

Here are 10 protein-rich foods for you that can help in building muscle strength, promoting satiety and enabling weight loss

Seitan

Made from gluten, Seitan is a well-known protein source for vegetarians and vegans alike. It is also known as wheat meat or wheat gluten as it matches the texture and consistency of meat when cooked. Every 100 gms serving of Seitan contains 25 gms of protein. It also contains selenium and small quantities of iron, calcium, and phosphorus as well. You can pan-fry, sauté, or grill it to incorporate it in a recipe of your choice. However, if you are sensitive to gluten, or are suffering from celiac disease, you should avoid Seitan.

Greek Yoghurt

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The Best Steak Outs in Aruba

Aruba has some of the best restaurants in the world hailing from every corner of the globe- from Cuban to Argentinian, Greek to authentic Aruban cuisine there is something for everyone when you spend a few nights enjoying the culinary delights that island life has to offer. If you are craving steak the next time you visit Aruba look no further than these five stunning steak houses, which will have your mouth watering before you even walk through the door!

1. Amazonia Churrascaria. Brazilian beef is known around the world for being tender, succulent, and downright delicious. Amazonia Churrascaria’s talented chefs have created a masterful menu with over 15 different varieties of meat and Brazilian inspired dishes. Vegetarians are also welcome at this restaurant which maintains an extensive salad bar in addition to appetizers and sides that are sure to please every member of your group. Desserts can’t be forgotten, either! Continue reading “The Best Steak Outs in Aruba”

Have You Ever Eaten Lotus Fruit?

For the modern Greeks, the lotus fruit is the Japanese persimmon, which looks a lot like a large, smooth, hairless peach. I’ve seen it growing in gardens in the province of Lakonia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Personally, I’m not a fan of this particular lotus fruit, it’s dry and leaves your mouth feeling as though it really needs water. It tastes a little like vanilla.

Having tasted this fruit it is hard to believe that it was this that so enthralled Odysseus and his crew of adventurers. Of course, it is reasonable to suppose that the ancient Greek hero stayed close to his homeland, but it is unlikely, given the number of years it apparently took him to get home after the Trojan war.

It is much more likely that he travelled to Asia and encountered the sacred lotus. The sacred lotus, so Homer wrote in Book 9 of the Odyssey, caused Odysseus and his followers to forget the purpose of their journey, which is why some commentators have suggested that the lotus eaters partook of the opium poppy. Continue reading “Have You Ever Eaten Lotus Fruit?”

5 Best Brain Foods Toddlers and Young Kids

Children are constantly developing, whether they’re sleeping or playing. What they eat is highly important, because it impacts their growth, including brain development. It affects how quickly they pick up and learn simple things as toddlers. When your little one has started to go to school, what he eats affects his focus and cognitive skills.

Make it a point to cook and serve only healthy, balanced meals to your child. Here are some of the best brain foods for toddlers and young kids that are critical for their overall development:

Greens

Leafy greens are among the world’s most nutritious food. They’re loaded with essential vitamins and minerals that all play a part in healthy development, including the brain. It would not be easy to serve leafy greens plain (like in a salad) to most kids, but there are many ways to incorporate them into meals to make them kid-approved.

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A Culinary Guide to Cyprus

Like Cyprus itself, Cypriot food has a long history and many influences. It is similar in many ways to Greek and Turkish food, although there are some specifically Cypriot dishes. Many Cypriots still grow their own food and keep animals: eating fresh, home-made dishes is part of the way of life on the island.

The locals are fiercely proud of their culinary heritage, and you’ll often find local dishes alongside the pizzas and sandwiches in international tourist restaurants. Of course, the best places to sample Cypriot food are small village tavernas, off the tourist trail.

Cyprus produces a wide range of foods. Olives can be seen growing all over the island, as they can elsewhere in the Mediterranean, and are a staple crop. Fresh vegetables, fish and shellfish, and meats of all kinds are all common on Cypriot tables. Here are some of the best local dishes:

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Why Chocolate for Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is many things to different people- a chance to start new relationships, rekindle old ones, or remind that special someone how wonderful they really are. Others feel it is just another “Hallmark” holiday where they are expected to do something for unknown reasons. Regardless of your hopes, expectations, or reservations about Valentine’s Day, chocolate has long been a favorite gift for lovers.

Since the days of the Aztecs chocolate has been used as a gift. Today a box of luxurious quality chocolate says a thousand “thank you’s”, “good luck”, or “I love you”. Chocolate can be given as a way of saying “congratulations”, “I am sorry” or “get well soon”. On Valentine’s Day chocolate clearly says “I LOVE YOU!” Chocolate is more than food, it not only fills your belly but also makes you feel soooo good. Elaine Sherman wrote “Chocolate is heavenly, mellow, sensual, deep, dark, sumptuous, gratifying, potent, dense, creamy, seductive, suggestive, rich, excessive, silky, smooth, luxurious, celestial. Chocolate is downfall, happiness, pleasure, love, ecstasy, fantasy … chocolate makes us wicked, guilty, sinful, healthy, chic, happy.” What more could you want to say to your lover on Valentines Day? Even the scientific name for the tree from which chocolate is derived, Theobroma cacao, translated from Greek, means “food of the gods”. Continue reading “Why Chocolate for Valentine’s Day?”