Tag Archives: diet
How can you be sure your children are getting the nutrition they need?
March 4th, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
Most parents would worry that if they keep their children from eating those fatty foods that they love, and only offer vegetables, that the children will starve, or have nutritional deficiencies. These parents feel that the kids will just not eat the food. If you think about it this way, how much nutrients are they [...]
Fad diet
March 4th, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
Final note: why this is not a fad diet? Humans have been eating fresh fruit, vegetables, and nuts 10-50,000 yrs or more b4 we discovered fire, tools and implement to kill animals.
Eating raw fruits and vegetables isn’t the new fad diet, or the new South Beach Diet. Believe it or not, humans have been eating [...]
Eating organic and going raw can get expensive. Here are some tips.
March 4th, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
When we change over to eating raw foods it can be quite expensive. The ultimate is to grow your own garden. If you have a back yard you can grow a pretty decent sized one. Otherwise, get a few planters and grow a couple of tomato plants along the patio wall, and put a couple [...]
Christmas Food
March 4th, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
Christmas is a time when we think of family get-togethers and abundance. It is memory lane for most of us, enjoying friends, memorable times and good comfort, traditional foods. But the weeks after the holidays are usually weight gains, health problems from too many sweets and food.
Today white sugar, white flour, dairy products, trans [...]
Ethnic restaurants – what to eat and what to avoid like the plague
March 4th, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
With today’s massive cultures in our country, it is almost impossible not to see several ethnic restaurants in today’s towns. Block after block of one ethnic food group after another are choices we have the luxury of today with so many ethnic groups within our country. No matter where we go in our country, we [...]
No more cans! Fresh is the way to go!
March 3rd, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
Buying food items in cans lack in nutrition and are usually loaded with salt and preservatives in today’s food markets. The process of freshness goes from fresh fruits and vegetables, to frozen foods, and down to canned foods. Last on the list, these canned items are slowly becoming a thing of the past.
When the [...]
Find natural Alternatives for flavor!
March 3rd, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
Alternative seasonings are becoming very familiar in the kitchens in today’s world. Rows after rows of organic or alternative spices now line the cupboards in our kitchens as compared to the few we grew up with. We had salt and pepper, and maybe some garlic or onion salt. Slowly this changed to garlic powers or [...]
The next best alternative to ice cream? Easy to make homemade sorbet. (fresh fruits)
March 3rd, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
Probably one of the best desserts you can eat yet is tremendously good for you is Sorbet. It is a frozen dessert made from iced fruit puree and any other ingredient you would like to add for a light dessert. It is sort of a gelato that has no milk in it so is very [...]
Why you should reconsider consuming soy milk often? Soy is the Most mucous forming food on the planet.
March 3rd, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
Most milk is mucous forming. When a cold develops or pneumonia sets in, the last thing offered should be a milk product due to the mucous in it. Soy is still milk, even though it is called a “vegetable milk.” Children under two years of age are being advised not to drink cow’s milk due [...]
Why you should not drink cow’s milk?
March 3rd, 2009. Published under Food and Beverage, Health. No Comments.
Many people are firm believers that cow’s milk is the “perfect food” and you will never be able to change their minds. But parents need to educate themselves about milk allergies and lactose intolerances with their children in mind to be forewarned. One main reason why cow’s milk isn’t that great for you is that [...]
