Day: April 20, 2018
12 fresh foods to be kept separately
April 20, 2018You come back from the grocery store with your basket full of beautiful fresh fruits and vegetables, but a few days later, they make gray mine. Here are some conservation rules to keep your food fresh longer. Leave the cucumbers apart Many fruits and fresh foods – tomatoes (yes, it’s a fruit), bananas and melons – produce ethylene […]
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Fats and proteins good for your health
April 20, 2018An exclusively vegetal diet may have immune deficiencies. In fact, the body requires the consumption of healthy proteins and fats, the former contributing to the growth and maintenance of cells – antibodies, among others – the latter being metabolizing agents for the body. The truth about fat: some are good for you Numerous reports of the […]
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8 truths about coconut oil according to nutrition experts
April 20, 2018In recent years, coconut oil has attracted a lot of interest from social networks and the internet. However, you have to look twice before you buy coconut oil galore. Coconut and saturated fat As incredible as it may sound, coconut oilcontains six times more saturated fat than olive oil, or about 12 grams per table spoon. “For most people, […]
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10 foods richer in potassium than a banana
April 20, 2018A banana gives you less than 10% of your daily dose of potassium. Here are other sources of this essential mineral for your health. Butternut squash This sweet-tasting root vegetable beats potassium banana with 582 mg of this precious mineral per cup (250 ml), compared to 420 mg for banana. According to Health Canada, an adult should drink 4700 mg of potassium […]
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11 iron-rich foods for vegetarians
April 20, 2018Refraining from eating meat should not be synonymous with iron deficiency, a mineral essential to our health. Here’s how to get your daily dose of iron with plant foods. Pumpkin seeds, a source of iron Pumpkin seeds are an excellent source of iron for vegetarians. A small handful contains 1 mg iron, or 5% of the recommended daily […]
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Cherries: 7 benefits and health benefits of cherry
April 20, 2018Tasty with desire and ideal as a snack or dessert, the cherry has many benefits and health virtues unrecognized. Health benefits and virtues of cherries Nutritional value of the cherry A serving of 125 g of cherries provides 75 calories. Cherries provide beta-carotene – especially sour cherries (6 mg per 100 g) -, some vitamin C […]
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Fruit and vegetable juices: good or bad for health?
April 20, 2018Fruit and vegetable juices can help us eat more fruits and vegetables every day. But are these juices good or bad for our health? Are fruit and vegetable juices good or bad for our health? Doctors and nutritionists urge their patients to eat more fruits and whole vegetables to benefit from all the nutrients. It is recommended to […]
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