I love eating fresh pineapple. It has an awesome taste and is so sweet. pineapple has many benefits as well. It is full of lots of vitamins, such as C. It also contains calcium and potassium, as well as fiber. Pineapple is low in fat too which is great for watching your waist line. Enjoy…
We know coffee isn’t the most healthy food, but in moderation, it’s a great luxury. I’m not a coffee purist. I know some people think that adding hazelnut and caramel and amaretto and so forth dilutes the flavour of the beans, and to those people, I say, hello? Do you not realize you can drink…
Raisins are called natural wonder food. They can be enjoyed right out of the box, in a trail mix, on top of cereal and oatmeal, and in cookies. Raisins are made from grapes that have been dehydrated. They are full of B vitamins, as well as calcium, iron, and potassium. They are full of fiber…
Honey has many great benefits. And you can enjoy it so many ways. Add some to your oatmeal to make it sweeter. Add some to your hot tea to make it taste better. Try placing some on a bagel for a sweet experience. Any where you put it honey is sweet. Honey is great for…
When I think of mint, I think of adding it to my iced tea. But did you know that it has many great benefits that you may wish to add it to more things, such as desserts and puddings. YOu could even add some mint leaves to your water. Mint is able to sooth the…
Corn has many great benefits that can really help you. Corn is known to delay to mascular degeneration, which affects the eyes. It is also known to decrease nuclear cataracts. You may be able to lower your chance at Alzheimers if you eat corn. And since corn has beta carotene you can also lower your…
Now days, snacks have become very common because of our busy schedules. Between activities, work, homework, and chores, we tend to munch on anything than we can get our hands on, which leads to a bad diet and an unhealthy lifestyle if you don’t choose your snacks wisely. I recommend that you don’t stuff your…
Importance of complex carbohydrates is often neglected in today’s nutritional habits or people. Let me explain what complex carbohydrates are and finally what is their important role in the body. First of all, probably you thought, if there are complex there are also simple carbohydrates? You are right. That distinction comes from glycemic index division….
Hard workouts, even easy ones, stress the body, especially the muscles. As a result muscle fibers are broken down during workout. In this stage they are more than ready to receive all the help they can get from food nutrients. Since muscle fibers are torn by the hard work, they use protein from food to…
Simple carbohydrates are the ones that are easily digested in the liver and transported to the blood. Since these are easily digested they tend to overwhelm the blood sugar which increases the levels of insulin, which basically then tends to store all the extra calories from the food intake to you love handles and other…
