Showing posts with label foods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foods. Show all posts

2008/12/18

Eat well, combine well

Eat Well, Combine Well


While every human being has his tastes when its time for eat, you have to know that the human body is prepared to absorb the food properly when they are consumed. That's why we need to do a good combination of the wood that we consume:


Both the milk and yogurt mixed with vegetables hinder digestion. On the other hand, if we approach the cheeses (particularly the hardest) there are no problems. For example, it is advisable to replace the white sauce in noodles for some white cheese or ricotta.

The cereals are a good combination with legumes (four parts of cereal and one of legume). If you do not have digestive disorders, they can be combined with cheese, especially the skimming ones.

Fruits are compatible with cereals, except bananas. Should not mix banana with flour. The same goes for the orange.

For the sweet fruit is advisable to exclude citrus fruits (oranges, tangerines, grapefruit), because if they are combined with milk hinder digestion.

The strawberry is best to combine with yogurt. The same applies to the dried fruits. It is not desirable to mix with milk.

It was first advised to eat acid fruit and then the sweet. The lemon or grapefruit are drunk half an hour earlier than other foods.

We must always bear in mind that our body is the best food alterations detector and that will allow us to know what we should eat and what not. In addition we must take into account factors such as anxiety, fatigue, nervousness, the environment, fighting, etc.. can upset the digestive process.

We must bear in mind that you can not mix:
- Fruit with vegetables (except the apple that is neutral)
- Lemon with tomato or rice
- Banana milk or flour
- Potato with flour

2008/12/17

Candies and Sugar Control Tips

Candies and Sugar Control Tips



There's no need to feel guilty if at some point you felt provoked to eat the cereal of your son, frapuccinos, tomato sauce, ice cream or delicious brownies!. We are most in need of fresh or baked things and sodas .All boils down to high levels of sugar .The bad tihgs of all this is that they have a lot of calories with few nutrients. In addition, their increase our weight.But everything has a solution, there are ways to train the mind and body to avoid these high sugar consumption.

The first is to reduce your consumption, obviously it´s difficult, I know, but it's a start. Giving less sugar to the body, it will be accustomed and it do not need higher doses, thus avoiding the cravings. Analyze how much sugar you're eating, because when you discover this, you can control your intake. To do this, read the labels and take the count. Do not be fooled, dehydrated fruit has more sugar than fresh fruit . Take an eye with that.

Breakfast is important because it prevents the fall in blood sugar that makes you want to take sugar later.

Satisfy your sweet cravings with apples, berries, melons, because they have natural sugar, this sugar helps you with the provision of fiber and antioxidants.

When you consume any snack, be sure it have at least 100 calories.

Avoid the things that make you more damage, by gradually lowering its consumption. If you take Frappuccino always try to take one every two days, later one per week and finally one per month.


This whole process takes its phases, it is necessary to be patient with you and overcome obstacles. It is logical tha whe you make these changes, you will be irritable the first days but little by little you will feel great.

You'll find that with just a little bit of sugar will be sufficent, you will get a healthier body and you loose the overweight.

Activate In The Office

Activate In The Office


Being all day at the office sitting in front of the computer can generarte spinal pain, circulation problems and can make that your ass have the same width of your chair!!

It's good to stand up, walk around the office while you read a report, to stay upright in a reunion, because you move your skeleton and burn fat.

Try not to eat much if you are sit, organize your snacks and aware of what you eat, because when you eat food while you are doing some activity on the computer can cause that you eat a lot because you are distracted. Knowing what you eat is vital to keep in track.

Drink coffee or green tea. They can help you to control anxiety, fill the stomach also these drinks have ingredients that help the body to burn calories and fat.

Have a flavoring on hand. The vanilla is very good, because whn you smell the fragance when you have cravings, helps to suppress appetite rather than stimulate it. It's more, the simple fact of having the smell of a lemon, tangerine or apple on your desk could decrease your cravings.

Motivate with your co-workers and make a diet together. So to the extent that you are losing weight, you will motivate each other and comment your progress and successful stories.

The important thing is not to stay seated, move and be smart to not add pounds more.

Myths About Diets

Myths About Diets


* Not to fruit after 4 pm?

There are no scientific studies to verify this. In fact, now speaks of the importance of consuming some carbohydrates past this time, because the insulin works better at night. The fruit is always good, except in cases of intolerance.


* There are fruits that make more fat than others?

No, what happens is that some have a higher caloric density than others, such as Cambur or bananas, for example, because it has more starch. So these fruits contribute to gain weight when you eat more than one in a day.


* Take eight glasses of water make you thinner

The consumption of water does not help you to loose weight, it produces an effect of satiety, and we must not abuse of it if we have a problem of fluid retention. The important thing of drink water in large quantities on a day basis in that it helps to metabolize food in nutrients and in a better kidney functioning and enzymes.

* Forget bread, potatoes and rice

Dieting may not be synonymous with the exclusion, in one fell swoop, of this type of food because the ingested protein will be converted into energy, when its true function is to build tissue and cells. Hence the importance of consuming meals that are sources of carbohydrates.

* Only proteins

Eat only animal protein diets like many proclaim that it help you to lose weight, the problem is that the day whe I bore of eating the same thing and I choose to eat a bread, for example, the metabolism will accelerate and keep all the proteins, instead of a part of them.

* Butter vs. margarine

Here the question, in fact, is what is least harmful. The answer would be butter, because it has a number of vitamins and essential fatty acids, but whenever you can, does not tilt in any of these; just optfor the olive or canola oils.

* Increase the Wheat foods?

Without abusing it, have it on hand, it should consider its lower caloric density and are rich in fiber, which helps to better intestinal transit.

* A Farewell to Fat

Do not remove them, remember that, modestly, are necessary for proper production of enzymes, hormones, for the transport of fat-soluble vitamins, and to maintain the temperature of the body and protect organs.

2008/12/05

5 Tricks to avoid dependence on addictive food

5 Tricks to avoid dependence on addictive food


1.- Learn to listen to your body. Some of the cravings can be really hungry because this is the way that the body informs us that it needs more energy. In that case you can opt for nutritious snack and also healthier for example: some almonds, a piece of fruit, a yogurt skimming etc ...., Instead of the tentative sweets, bread or chocolate bars.

2.- Do some exercise and rest. These measures are so important because it stimulates production of endorphins, which promotes a feeling of well being.

3.- Eat until you are satisfied, not full. Many times we eat so quickly that it does not give the brain time to realize that the stomach is full. So when the signal reaches the brain it's too late: the stomach is too crowded. That is why it is important to eat slowly and chew well. So our body can react and tell us when is enough.

We have to make several meals a day and follow a schedule. If we knew detect signals of hunger and satiety, we are going to have appetite every two or three hours, so we can take a mid-morning "snack" and another snack in the afternoon, because both are very healthy habits that everyone should acquire. In this way, calories a day are distributed in a more reasonable and also help the metabolism work harder and therefore burn more. Of the five meals, recalls how important it is for breakfast, because you come from a long number of hours without eating for being asleep and if you ingest food when you wake up, you will not feel hungry and avoid the anxiety during the day.

Choose "satisfying" ingredients. Foods rich in fiber help you to control levels of blood sugar and give the feeling of being full.

2008/12/04

The importance of satisfy cravings in diets


It's normal that when we are on a diet is precisely what we want its the food that its banned, because to be honest we are not enthusiastic about a broccoli as much as the idea of eating an ice cream with a layer of chocolate or French bread just out of the oven! But calm, whatever your weakness is something that can be controlled and forgiving. On the one who repeatedly break your diet plan will not affect much on your weight, unless you really miss the control and you go out completely from your system.

When we eat any of these cravings, our organism is asking the sensory properties that satisfy our palate, Activating our brains and sensory knowledge of that particular food.


It's very common to think that cravings are a nutritional need, because if the body calls for them, its for something .... But if true, we love spinach! But it is not. This is very important to know because not everything we asked that the body must pass it, because it may be due to other factors. The best thing is to eat every 3 hours, to keep the body nourished and not hungry, because if this is carried to the limit of hunger is more likely to eat the first thing that will put you ahead.

In the evenings it is more common the need for something rich off the diet, try to eat some crackers, or a few strawberries with a light touch of chocolate and not deprive your body.

A very helpful tool to avoid the cravings is to recognize that craving is (sweet, salty, creamy) and try to please the body with the most healthy version of it. If it is something sweet, go for the fruit is the best option, though if you are hungry you will wantsomething sweet to recover energy quickly. A fruit with a touch of cinnamon will fall you very well, cinnamon has a very good effect in the mouth that gives a different taste sensation in the fruit.

If the craving is salty, avoid sodium, because this can be very damaging. Opt for a few almonds or merey

If it is creamy, try to get a dressing in olive oil or light cream.

If it is carbohydrates, choose whole wheat bread, Swedish bread with cream cheese, pita bread, oats, brown rice.

The most important thing is to understand that it can turn over cravings, but no ban a good piece of pizza or a basket of chocolate, because at the time that we limit something, the stronger the desire to obtain it. Be smart, listen to your body, do not be fooled, do not be justified, learn, think and please your body from time to time.