The Good Side of Processed Food

Processed food includes food stuff that has been altered from its natural condition for safety concerns and also for convenience. Sometimes we think that processed foods are bad but it is just a one big misconception among the people in general and processed food is as good as any other food product. Let’s take an example of milk. It should be called a processed food as it is pasteurized and homogenized. Some prefer to use raw milk and some, in fact most of us prefer its processed form that is available in our grocery shop and self-service stores.

Another very strong point to prove that processed food is not bad is the frozen vegetables. Many of us believe that fresh vegetables are the best but let me inform you that freezing of these vegetables preserves vitamins and minerals which means they are more nutritious than the fresh ones. Fruits and vegetables juices also very healthy processed food as all of them are equipped with extra calcium which makes them even more nutritious. The methods used for processing food include canning, freezing, refrigeration, dehydration and aseptic process. Let’s discuss canning.

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The Best Food For EXTRA Energy

Supercharge your energy levels this year with these essential five star super foods.

It’s that time of the year, well into January when you are getting back into the
swing of business, family and exciting projects for your year ahead. It’s when you
want to feel focused and energized. Choosing to eat the foods that give you energy
boosting nutrients, without loading up on calories, will specifically supercharge
your energy levels for a fit and more productive 2008.

Here is the low down on the top six foods for EXTRA energy and useful advice on how to incorporate them into your daily diet.
Plus at the end of the article you will find some extra top tips for beating fatigue.

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Healthy, Nutritious And Delicious Recipes For Your Toddler

As a parent, our focus always remains that our kid should eat healthy food. On the contrary, kids are known to be picky eaters and making them eat something healthy is a difficult task at times. We constantly look for recipes that are healthy and will help in increasing our baby’s weight. We should not rely only on the child weight chart to decide if the baby is healthy or not. Skinny does not mean unhealthy and similarly chubby is not a definition of health.

For moms, the real challenge is to make healthy food choices look appealing. Below mentioned are few food items that are healthy and nutritious, using these we will prepare a few recipes which your little ones will gobble down in a minute.

Fruits
Vegetable
Dry Fruits (In moderation)
Pulses
Oats
Rice/Dalia
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Getting Healthy Before You Get Pregnant Leads to a Healthier Pregnancy and Baby

I have found many teenage girls being choosy and sulky over food and I include myself in this category. But once they start learning how to cook, the mother’s wacky old recipe tastes interesting if the young lady cooks it herself. Some women start eating all the veggies and fruits which they once hated as soon as they get pregnant. This gives rise to an interesting fact that if young ladies can cook their own food in a healthy way and start consuming it, they can be in a healthy state even before they get pregnant. I don’t know how far the idea holds true but being healthy by the time you get pregnant is very essential to have a baby as per experts in the healthcare domain.

It is just not that consuming healthy food is sufficient to conceive but you need to follow a series of steps to get healthy before you give birth to a healthy baby as it is evident that 1 in every 33 babies born in the USA have some sort of birth defect which can be fatal at times in the first year of the child birth. As it is apparent that healthy mothers have healthy babies, the women have lesser chances of having miscellaneous issues in their pregnancy such as miscarriages, premature labor, GD (Gestational Diabetes). The babies also are not vulnerable to premature birth, still birth or low birth weight. Continue reading “Getting Healthy Before You Get Pregnant Leads to a Healthier Pregnancy and Baby”

How to Stick to Your Healthy Eating Plan

If you are on a diet or are trying to live a healthy lifestyle, temptation is your biggest enemy. Being on a diet means you agonize over everything you put in your mouth. Peer pressure to eat at fast food restaurants or pizza joints makes it even tougher. This can be very frustrating for the dieter. Don’t despair though. You can overcome these obstacles and learn how to keep others from leading you into temptation.

One problem area can be your job. If someone orders lunch for everybody, it almost always is unhealthy food. In meetings or seminars there are the inevitable doughnuts, soft drinks and cookies. Try to decline in the unhealthy food politely, and let the person is in charge of ordering know beforehand you would like something that is healthier. If a lot of food is provided, you can take your own portion, split in half, and save it for tomorrow’s lunch. Learning how to stick to your healthy eating plan means you must be resourceful. Continue reading “How to Stick to Your Healthy Eating Plan”

Healthy High-Calorie Foods For Weight Gain

No doubt, gaining weight is as hard as losing. Having a good body and a healthy weight is important to live a long and healthy life. And if you are one of those skinny people who is struggling to increase some extra pound, so, this article is for you. Here we share a list of foods you can add to your diet that increases your weight in no time without putting any adverse effects on your health. So, let’s take a look.

Protein Smoothies: If you want to gain weight, so, you should increase the amount of protein in your diet (as per recommended by your dietitian). And drinking protein smoothies are the easiest and yummiest treats you can give to yourself that not only help you attain your weight gain goal but also satisfy your cravings. Try to make some homemade protein smoothies with some natural fruits to have real-time benefits.
Dairy Products: Milk, cheese, egg, yogurt, butter and to name a few are some of the dairy products you need to add to your diet. These are high in calories and help you gain weight effortlessly. So, make sure you include them in healthy quantity with expert advice to take their real benefits.
Rice: Rice is a low-carb food that again one of the easiest ways to gain some extra pounds without making so many efforts. Make sure you have a bowl of rice regularly if you want to see quick results.
Nuts And Nuts Butter: Nuts and nut butter like peanut butter is no doubt a high-calorie food that is the way perfect to add to the diet if you are looking to gain some healthy weight. These are healthy and have enough nutrients your body requires to function properly.
Starchy Carbs: Starchy carbs helps you to gain healthy weight. Include potatoes, quinoa, oats, corn, beans, and legumes, squash, buckwheat, etc. And within a few days, you will see the results that for sure amaze you.
Dark Chocolate: It has a high-calorie density and therefore having, it may also have some positive effects on your weight gain goal. Make sure you add healthy quantity and if you have any other health problem, so consult your doctor first.

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Healthy Eating? Yes You Can – Just Decide to Make a Plan!

Healthy eating can keep you physically thin, mentally sharp and brimming with more energy than a caffeine-overdosed energizer bunny. But… There aren’t many people who do it consistently…even though they want to. Okay, so if everyone wants to eat healthy, how come we’re all doing such a lousy job of it? It’s because we eat without really thinking about it. Everyone does it. Snacking on chips as we talk with friends, taking a bite of fresh sliced tomato off the cutting board, finishing the potatoes just because they’re on our plate. “Mindless eating” happens because we eat things without consciously deciding whether we should. Exactly what you eat is the goal of billions of dollars in marketing, and mostly what’s marketed is not good food.

Are you susceptible? Of course! You’re subjected hundreds of times a day to TV and radio, billboards, print ads and restaurant signs convincing you to eat food you really don’t want to. It’s in the shows and movies we watch, it’s posted to our Facebook pages. We exchange it in games we play. “Here, have a burger. Your friend sent you candy. A Yummy cupcake. You’ll love this frapa-capa-lapa-chino.” Continue reading “Healthy Eating? Yes You Can – Just Decide to Make a Plan!”

Healthy Kids Meals At Restaurants – Is Your Child Eating Right?

The growing instances of child obesity have forced parents to take a second look at their children’s food plate. As a parent, you want to make sure that your child eats only those foods that fulfill a kid’s nutrition needs. However, there is a limit to the amount of control you can exert.

For all those times when you dine out or for those occasions when you are too busy to dish out a meal, your family has no option but to depend on restaurant-prepared meals. We can see how bad you feel, but it needn’t be so any longer. Restaurants, aware of kid’s nutrition needs and parents’ concerns have special kid friendly menus and meals.

You might ask how they are different from the regular restaurant meals. First, they differ in the ingredients they use. Second, they use healthy food preparation methods. Third, they make sure that the foods they serve are appealing both to the eyes and those tiny taste buds. Here’s a detail on healthy kid’s meals at child-friendly restaurants. Continue reading “Healthy Kids Meals At Restaurants – Is Your Child Eating Right?”

Eat Healthy

Paying attention to what we eat is one of the most important and simple things we can do to improve our health. The people in most advanced civilizations have been exposed to highly processed foods for several generations.

During this processing of our food, many of the nutritional benefits of the food are processed out. Natural healthy food is alive. The living tissue begins to rot as soon as it is separated from its roots. During processing, manufactures take many of the nutrients out of the food to slow down this rotting process, so the food will last longer on store shelves.

The problem is those nutrients are essential components of a healthy diet.

Eating organic whole food, as much as possible, is a very basic component of living healthy. I’m not fanatical about this. I am just gradually eating more organic whole food and less processed food. Continue reading “Eat Healthy”

7 Tips for a Healthy Digestive System

Having a healthy digestive system is extremely important. Whether you are an athlete bodybuilder or average Joe, it’s important for your body to break down and digest foods and convert them into energy as efficiently as possible.

“Your digestive system breaks down the foods you eat into the nutrients your body needs. If you neglect your digestive health, your body could run into problems digesting foods and absorbing those nutrients,” says Krisha McCoy on Everyday Health.

For some of us, digestive discomfort has become a fact of life, like never getting enough sleep or having too much to do. We complain about everyday ailments such as occasional gas, bloating and irregularity, assuming they are inevitable. But they don’t have to be. By paying attention and making a few simple changes, you can help your digestive system do the job it was made to do – absorbing nutrients and keeping things running smoothly. Learn what you can do today to help take care of your digestive system.

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