Weight Loss Food

Some of the weight loss food that I may suggest after trying them myself:- Whole grains: Beans Multi grain hot cereal Oatmeal Yams Brown rice lentils 100% whole grain bread or sprouted bread 100% whole wheat / whole grain pasta White potatoes Sweet potatoes Vegetables:   Spinach Broccoli  Salad greens Asparagus Onions Tomatoes Peppers Cucumbers [...]

Healthy Recipe for Diabetic Ingredients

If you have diabetic health problem, you may want to make a small change in your daily diet. Cutting down carbohydrates, protein and fat intake is indeed a must, but you don't necessary to avoid it totally. While eating right is important, you can still enjoy a tasty meal afterall. I've learned a recipe recently [...]

About Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean diet mainly consists of fruit, vegetables, legumes, cereals and nuts that have low saturated fats. Also included in this diet are dairy products, poultry, sea food, red meat and red wine all in small quantities. The Mediterranean diet is also known as the most researched diet.   Studies show that people from the [...]

Avoid Acid Re-flux Diet Foods

What is Acid Reflux? The lower esophagus – a tube that carries food to the stomach from the throat – has a muscle lining that opens to allow the passage of liquid and food after which it closes to prevent acid reflux – the reflux of acid from the stomach – from getting into the [...]

Learn about Onion Benefits

Lately due to festive season, the onion sold in the market was extremely cheap, about 25 cents per kilogram. This aroused a “sudden need” in me to purchase some onion for my grocery. Come to think about it, onion indeed gives a variety of nutrition benefits, but somehow it is not considered as the favourite [...]

Is Fish Excellent for Health?

Research shows that fish is an excellent source of lean protein and omega-3 fatty acids called eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). One who take diet that rich in fish oil may help to reduce inflammation and decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease. The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish are also important for [...]

Review on Canola Oil

Canola oil is derived from canola seed, a rapeseed plant that is functioned as the excellent insect repellent. The rapeseed is a member of the mustard family that has been used extensively in many parts of the world, such like India, Japan and China.   It is believed that the canola oil contains the lowest [...]

Which is better? Margarine or Butter?

While everyone is striving to lowering down the cholesterol level in the body, many health authorities recommend eating margarine instead of butter.  Somehow, studies found that there is more to think about consuming margarine than just cholesterol.   Now, what is margarine? Margarine begins as chemically-extracted, refined vegetable oil.  This can be considered a poor quality product to begin with.  The [...]