Everyone will not like food that tastes bitter. But apparently bitter foods can provide many health benefits. Here are some reasons to eat more bitter foods, as reported by the Third Age (19/04).
1. Reduce sugar cravings
Too many sugary foods can be harmful to the body, especially if you have problems controlling blood sugar. To prevent sugar cravings, you should start eating bitter food more often. (more…)
Every day, you might always enjoy food with ketchup. But try to eat fresh raw tomatoes, to gain remarkable properties of tomatoes as reported by Third Age, below.
Antioxidants
The content of antioxidants in tomatoes is beta-carotene. In addition, tomatoes are also fortified with vitamin A and C. Everything works together to fight free radicals that enters the body. (more…)
Persuading children to eat a lot of fruits can sometimes be a difficult thing. They prefer to eat chocolate or snacks that are not nutritious. But do not worry, there is an easy way to make them eat more fruit.
Research shows that children tend to eat more fruit if the fruit is presented in the form of small pieces. The amount of fruit consumed by children increased by 73 percent when the fruit is cut into pieces. Most likely they do not like to eat fruit that are too big, as reported by the NY Daily News (19/04). (more…)
Unhealthy diet can actually shorten your life. For example, a combination of red meat, white bread, butter, cream, and sugary foods could make you die fast, well this is according to a new research.
As reported by the Daily Mail, the study involved 5,000 respondents and the results were published in the American Journal of Medicine. (more…)
Sugar is an essential nutrient that the body needs. But most sugars are not good for health. There are some dangers of sugar besides diabetes. So limit your intake of sugar or replace with other natural sweeteners, such as quoted from All Women Stalk below.
Honey
Honey is not only sweet, but also has anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, and anti fungal properties. So use honey as a natural sweetener instead of sugar in your home. (more…)
