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Healthy Food – It Does Not Have to Be Expensive
Posted by in Benefit of Fruits, Benefit of Vegetable, Health and Beauty, Healthy Care, Healthy Diet, Healthy Education, Healthy Food, Healthy Life, Healthy Nutrition, Healthy Tips, Protein Food on December 26, 2011
The simple definition of “healthy food” is food that has the nutrients we need to keep ourselves healthy. To have that outcome, we need to eat nutrient-rich foods that are high in anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals, not empty calories. Unfortunately, many people think that healthy food is too expensive for their families. Fortunately, that doesn’t need to be true.
The United States is a country of immigrants – almost all of the citizens of this country have fairly recent ancestors who came from somewhere else. One of the things many people leave behind when they come to our shores is basic, good-tasting, home-cooked meals based on high-value, unprocessed foods. Those of us whose ancestors were here before the Spanish and English reached our shores have an equally rich ancestral tradition of eating foods that keep kids and adults strong and fit. The traditional recipes were healthy, and usually cheap.
Then, along came sugar, processed foods, fast foods, and fry bread. Chips, French fries, hamburgers dripping in fat and surrounded by puffed white bread that offers no nutritional value. Boxed macaroni and cheese, instant noodles, lots and lots of pasta…. It all adds up to concentrated calories with little for the body to use to stay healthy.
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The Health Benefits of Brie Cheese
Posted by in Health and Beauty, Healthy Care, Healthy Diet, Healthy Education, Healthy Food, Healthy Life, Healthy Nutrition, Healthy Tips, Protein Food on December 24, 2011
There are different kinds of Brie cheese, including Blue Brie which is made from goat’s milk. Brie de Meaux is the real French Brie and once you have tasted this Queen of Cheeses, you will not want any other kind of creamy cheese. However if you are thinking about your health and on a weight loss diet, this is perhaps one of the foodstuffs to avoid, as it contains saturated fat, and will boost cholesterol levels. You may also have a lactose intolerance so Blue Brie may be your best bet as the blue veins in the cheese are a bacteria related to penicillin, Penecillium roqueforti. This is actually good for the digestive system as it combats harmful bacteria in the gut.
Brie is a good source of calcium, good for healthy bones and teeth, but is high in sodium, with 178.6 mg per ounce; the recommended daily intake of sodium is 1,500 mgs and most Americans have double this amount in their daily diets. Sodium can raise blood pressure, so you should be careful about the amount you eat. Goat’s milk Brie contains less sodium and more calcium and vitamin D levels than that made of cow’s milk, as well as having less fat and cholesterol levels. All goats’ milk cheeses are healthier than those made of cow’s milk.
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