Showing posts with label meal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meal. 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

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.