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Trendsetting energy and health drinks to be found at Fine Food Australian Food, Australia - (Bickfords) • Nutrient Water Rehab contains super fruits açai and goji berry and is naturally flavoured with pomegranate and a blend of berries. ... |
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:05:58 GMT
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Introducing the aronia berry - Marie Claire.co.uk
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:32:35 GMT
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Introducing the aronia berry - Marie Claire.co.uk
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:32:35 GMT
Marie Claire.co.uk | Introducing the aronia berry Marie Claire.co.uk, UK - With three times the level of antioxidants as blueberries and higher levels of these cancer-fighting nutrients than raspberries and even goji berries, ... |
grow goji berryFour Changes You Need to be Aware of in the New Food Pyramid
It has been twelve years since the United States Department of Agriculture has updated the Food Pyramid. Most of us are familiar with the old one. That pyramid emphasized foods you should eat more of on the bottom of the pyramid with foods to be eaten in smaller amounts on the top. The New Food Pyramid is an inverse pyramid. The food groups are color coded, with the size of the sections emphasizing the proportions of foods eaten in each group. You will also notice a figure, climbing some steps, on the side of the pyramid which symbolizes exercise as a part of the total plan.
The following are four important changes in the New Food Pyramid:
1 Have at least three ounces of your grains be whole grains. On a 2,000 calorie meal plan that would amount to one half of the grains allotted. Some examples of whole grains are millet, wheat, rye, whole wheat pasta and brown rice. Be careful in reading the labels on bread. If a loaf of bread is truly whole wheat the first ingredient on the label should be whole wheat flour.
2 There is an emphasis on nonfat and low fat in the milk and dairy group. On a 2,000 calorie meal plan, three cups of dairy is recommended. Dairy foods that are not sources of calcium are not included in this group. Some examples of these would be cream cheese, cream and butter. One cup of yogurt equals one cup of milk. One and one half ounces of cheese equals one cup of milk.
3 There is an emphasis on lean meats and less meat in the meat group. A 2,000 calorie plan allotment is five and one half ounces of meat. This would be one quarter pound lean hamburger and one ounce of lean meat on a sandwich for the day. The old Food Pyramid allowed two to three servings in this group.
4 There is an emphasis on exercise being needed when following the new plan. The new plan suggests being physically active for at least thirty minutes, on most days of the week. Sixty minutes of exercise is suggested to prevent weight gain and sixty to ninety minutes to lose weight.
While I feel that these changes are an improvement over the old Food Pyramid, I have some concerns. If you visit www.mypyramid.gov, you can input your age, gender and physical activity level and receive a personal plan. I did this. I found the caloric intake to be a little high. A very loose rule of thumb for maintaining a certain weight is to take the amount of weight that you want to maintain and multiply it by ten. A one hundred and thirty pound maintenance is about thirteen hundred calories a day. This does not take in activity level, however. If you are more active you can add a few more calories and if you are very active you may be able to increase your caloric intake to eighteen hundred calories.
The caloric amount suggested in the individual plans, in the New Food Pyramid, would be appropriate for growing children, teenagers, or persons with high activity levels. So use the New Food Pyramid only as a guide. While it would be optimum if we could all exercise for sixty to ninety minutes a day, it is not practical to expect that everyone will. With thirty minutes of activity a day, you need to modify your caloric intake and if necessary take a vitamin supplement that contains the minimum requirements.
Constance Weygandt is a an author, speaker and balance mentor. For more information or to sign up for Constance's newsletter, visit her website at http://www.balancedwellnessonline.com.
Quick Reference Guide for Buying, Storing and Serving Cheese
Cheese is more than just peeling back the wrapper on a slice of American cheese. There are proper buying, storage and serving procedures that will help maintain freshness and ensure enhanced flavor and texture.
When buying cheese consider these three items.
1) Where to Shop
- Choose a reliable source such as a specialty market or gourmet grocery store.
- Find a cheese only market or a cheese restaurant. Many large metropolitan areas have restaurants that serve only cheese and wine.
- Shop at a gourmet food store that specializes in cheese.
2) Amount to Purchase
- Buy only what will be consumed with in a few days. Flavors and aroma of fine cheeses change over time in a home refrigerator.
3) Characteristics of Cheese
- Cheese should present the characteristics of that particular style. The interior should not have cracks, mold or discoloration in any form.
- Natural rind cheeses have a rustic appearance. The rind on the outside of these cheeses is a side product of production.
Blue or Roquefort styles will have some mold and cracks
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Secret Formula You Need to Make Healthy Food Choices - Keys to Good Nutrition
"If it wasn't a food 100 years ago, it's a man-made product." - Brett Rademacher
I'd like to give you a standard by which you can measure all food products to know if they are healthy for you or not. Use these keys to good nutrition and tips to eating healthy when you're out shopping for food or eating in a restaurant.
Simply ask yourself these two questions:
Question #1 - "Was this a food 100 years ago?"
Question #2 - "Is this a God-made food or a man-made product?"
If the food product you are considering eating or drinking WAS a food 100 years ago, then it is most probably a whole food and healthy for you. In other words, it is probably a GOD-MADE FOOD that was designed by God to meet the nutritional needs of your body. Therefore, it is a good whole food and should be eaten and enjoyed.
However, if you're considering a food product that WAS NOT a food 100 years ago, then it is most definitely a MAN-MADE PRODUCT and is NOT healthy for your body. Don't eat it or drink it! It is simply not good for your health and will put a toxic stress on your organs.
Let's look at a couple of examples and see if this measuring rod holds true.
1. An Organic Apple - This was a food 100 years ago, and it is a God-made food that is healthy to eat today.
2. High Fructose Corn Sweetener - This was not a food 100 years ago, and it is a man-made product that is NOT healthy to eat. Unfortunately, man (food manufacturers) has found a way to put this unhealthy man-made toxic sweetener in most of the products in the supermarket, often without the consumer even knowing it's there, and usually without the consumer knowing how dangerously unhealthy it is for his health.
3. An Organic Carrot - This was a food 100 years ago, and it is a God-made food that provides good nutrition to your body.
4. Hydrogenated Oils (Trans Fats) - This was not a food 100 years ago, and it is a man-made product that is very UN-healthy for your body. Unfortunately, this toxic form of oil is found in many man-made food products in the supermarket and in restaurants.
5. Artificial Sweeteners - These are obviously man-made products and were NOT a food 100 years ago. They are extremely toxic to your body and cause all kinds of terrible physical health problems. Therefore, never use Aspartame, NutraSweet, Splenda, Sucrulose, and Saacharin.
6. MSG (monosodium glutamate) - This was not a food 100 years ago, and it is a man-made food additive that is very UN-healthy for your body. Unfortunately, food manufacturers and restaurant owners have found hundreds of ways to sneak it into their man-made food products without the consumer even knowing it's there. Avoid this excito-toxin at all costs.
7. Organic 100% Whole Wheat Flour - This was a food 100 years ago, and it still is because it was made by God. This is the only kind of wheat flour to bake with and eat.
8. "Enriched" Wheat Flour - This was NOT a food 100 years ago, and it is a man-made product that is very UN-healthy for your body. Most of the good nutrition has been bleached out and stripped out, with a few synthetic vitamins and minerals added back in that your body cannot even use. Unfortunately, this is the most common kind of flour that food manufacturers put into their hundreds of baked goods. Another danger with eating this man-made product is that it is most probably a genetically modified (GM) product that is very UN-healthy for you.
I could go on and on with a ton of examples, but I hope you see my point. Most foods fit into one of these two categories: God-made foods and man-made foods. Most food products can be classified into one of these categories, which will help you choose what to eat and what to avoid.
There are a few things that do not easily fit into these two categories. And if you ask if they were a food 100 years ago, some people might say "Yes," while others might say "No." These are special cases that you need to look deeper at in order to make a wise decision. For example, what about pork products and shellfish?
The truth is that God did not create pigs and shellfish to be eaten by man. They are God-made creatures, but they are NOT God-made foods. Let me explain.
God created certain creatures to be scavengers on the earth and to eat nasty things like the decomposing flesh of other animals. Pigs, shrimp, lobsters, crabs, clams, scallops, and vultures are all scavengers that God designed to eat rubbish and garbage and other scum on the ground and ocean seafloor. When you study the dietary restrictions that God gave His people in the Bible, you will find all of these scavengers prohibited for health reasons. When man does not abide by these dietary restrictions that God set up for our good, he starts consuming a whole host of toxins that accumulate in his body and eventually lead to all kinds of terrible physical health problems and illnesses. If you don't believe me, ask any marine biologist about the levels of mercury and other poisons found in clams and scallops. In summary, certain creatures that God made were strictly forbidden to be eaten because God did not make them to be food for mankind. Pigs, shellfish, birds of prey, and the like are not to be eaten by man, and if they are, they will cause him to become sick and loaded with toxins that are destructive to the body. They are God-made creatures, but they are not God-made foods.
In conclusion, when you're out shopping for food or eating at a restaurant, always ask yourself these two questions.
1. Is this a God-made food or a man-made food?
2. Was this a food 100 years ago?
If the answer to both of these questions is "YES" - then eat it and enjoy it.
If the answer to either of these questions is "NO" - then do NOT eat it because it is not healthy for your body and will cause you many health problems.
Josiah Friberg has studied health & nutrition for 25 years. His nickname is, "The Naked Nutrition Knight," because he believes strongly in whole food nutrition. Visit his daily blog at: http://eatinghealthynutrition.blogspot.com
Discover the single most nutritional experience of Josiah's life. http://www.LiveSuperJuice.com
Josiah is also a photographer; visit his inspirational photography gallery at: http://fineartinspirationalphotography.blogspot.com He lives in Moravian Falls, North Carolina.
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