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4 Tips For Making Healthier Nutrition Choices

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Many people can agree that they would like to be able to make better choices throughout the day when it comes to what they eat. Even though we may have high hopes for our diets, it isn’t always easy when we have busy schedules or are rushing from task to task.

Some people assume that you need a private chef or a professional trainer in order to make the best possible nutritional choices throughout your day, however, this isn’t the case. Sometimes it takes simply knowing a few tricks to be able to make smart food choices even with a full schedule. Here are the best ways how. [Read more…]

Feeding Your Way to Physical Fitness

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Attaining physical fitness is mainly related to two things: food intake and physical activity. One without the other cannot sufficiently prevent the possible effects of ignoring the importance of either good eating habits or regular physical activity. The health benefits of addressing these two concerns have long been established but they have to be approached in the proper way. [Read more…]

Undercover: Foods You Wouldn’t Think Were Healthful

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When it comes to food, we think that we know which to eat and which to avoid. We have grown up knowing to eat vegetables and avoid fats, sweets and salt. For the most part, these rules are great ones to live by. However, it’s possible that you may be missing out on all the benefits now being discovered in food you wouldn’t think is healthful.

CHOCOLATE
Rejoice, ladies! Chocolate is actually very healthful. Studies show that a small bar of dark chocolate everyday can actually protect your heart. Firstly, it has been seen to reduce Low-Density Lipids (or bad cholesterol) by as much as 10%.

Know that incredible feeling after biting into a bar of chocolate? That’s seratonin at its finest. Seratonin is the same compound that the brain produces when one is in love. Thus, it also acts a an anti-depressant.

LAMB
A nice rack of lamb can actually be as healthful as a seafood dish. This is because, lamb has been found to contain high levels of omega-3 fats. These are usually thought of to be found in fish, nuts and seeds. Lamb contains, on average, around 40 milligrams of omega-3 per ounce.

Omega-3 oils help to clean up the arteries. They break-up fat and plaque that have built up during the course of our lifetime. This lowers blood pressure and relieves the heart of blockages. Omega-3 also facilitates the brain development of a baby while in their mother’s womb. That’s why pregnant women are always told to ingest omega-3.

CHILI PEPPERS
Another thing most people don’t associate with a healthy lifestyle is the chili pepper. The spice actually benefits the body because of its capsaicin content, the compound in peppers which makes it spicy. Studies have proven that it can be an effective treatment for relieving pain caused by arthritis, diabetic neuropathy and psoriasis. Red chili peppers have also been seen to reduce blood cholesterol, platelet aggregation and triglycerides.

If you’re trying to lose weight, an addition of pepper to your diet can help you shed unwanted fat. That’s because capsaicin can curb your appetite, boost metabolism and break down fat.

Tofu Wrap with Peanut Sauce

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After my soup streak, I am now into healthy food. I am addicted to crunchy greens and it is actually good. So I have been trying to find different recipes to cater to my current craving and my attempt to go on a diet.

It is also a good idea to season the tofu differently to get a different taste and add other vegetables if desired. Tofu Wrap and peanut sauce is a healthy snack or a light meal that is good for you and yummy too.

 

Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 8-inch whole-wheat flour tortilla

8 ounces thinly sliced tofu

1 cup sliced carrots

4-5 lettuce leaves, torn

1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter

1 1/2 teaspoons coconut milk

1/2 teaspoon water

1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice

1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

1/8 teaspoon fish sauce

1/8 teaspoon hot sauce

1/8 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root

1/4 clove garlic, minced

3/4 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro

Salt and pepper to taste

 

Season the tofu with salt and pepper. Bake it for 5-8 minutes or until they are brown and cooked to your desired doneness. Set aside.

Combine the peanut butter, coconut milk, water, lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, hot sauce, minced ginger, garlic and cilantro in a bowl. Mix well.

Spread some peanut sauce on the tortilla. Add tofu, bell pepper and snow peas. Fold the sides and roll it up over the filling. Repeat the process for the remaining tortilla. Serve immediately.

 

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