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Vegetables and fruits are food sources that contain a complete and healthy nutrition. Green vegetables are rich sources of carotene (provitamin A). The older the color green, the more the content of carotenoids. Content of beta carotene in vegetables helps slow the aging process to prevent the risk of cancer, improve lung function and reduce complications associated with diabetes.
Green vegetables such old is cassava leaves, papaya leaves, Velvetleaf. In the vegetables and fruits are also vitamins that work as antioxidants. Antioxidants in vegetables and fruit works by binding to and destroying free radicals and can protect the body from oxidative reactions that produce toxins.

Avocado, apple, starfruit, guava, oranges, mangoes, papayas are rich in vitamin A. While sprouts or toge a source of vitamin E. fruits in general are rich in various types of minerals, including potassium (K), calcium (Ca), Sodium (Na), and iron (Fe). Fruits are rich in calcium is the brown fruit, lemon, strawberry, jackfruit, nutmeg. It’s so many benefits of vegetables and fruit for the health of the body. For that, no wonder if all the health experts recommend us to eat lots of vegetables and fruits to maintain body condition.

Not be denied that any celebration of Christmas, meals became the most awaited ritual. The Feast is always synonymous with good food, including the celebration of Christmas and new year. Until next weekend, the schedule for Christmas dinner and New Year’s party must have waited for you. Pictured on the eyelids, the rows of high cholesterol tasty dishes are ready “invade” your body.

Maintaining a healthy diet, certainly quite difficult to do. Especially when the scent of a typical Christmas meal, make you swallow his own saliva and the like “forced” to forget the healthy lifestyle you’ve planned before. Study conducted the New England Journal of Medicine shows that every holiday season, many people gain weight and was never able to eliminate the excess.

But do not let your desire to keep your weight just take the shine off the holiday you celebrate with family. You can still enjoy delicious Christmas dinner and new year, but the diet was maintained.

There are some dishes that you should be aware of. Like a turkey or roast beef. This Christmas specialty of saturated fat. Especially in the turkey and chicken skin. In each gram, saturated fat contains more calories than carbohydrates and contribute to increased cholesterol. Meanwhile, beef and other red meat, even more should be avoided anymore because it contains more cholesterol than white meat.

Because that’s when to eat it, choose the breast meat of fat-free. Avoid the skin. Baked skin golden brown and crispy with a tasty sauce melt is just the most delicious part. But if you do not want the body buried in cholesterol, better avoid it.

The second is food, cakes and biscuits. Various soft cake decorated with cream, grated cheese, and sweet butter is so tempting. Similarly, the biscuits are shaped variety. Very tempting! But this is the source of high calories. One or two pieces will not make you satisfied. Would want to eat again and again. Read the rest of this entry »

New Year’s coming, do you have resolution to become healthier? After the wrong diet or that are too tight, it seems it will not help you or your family’s health goals. Healthy does not mean boring, or forced to eat foods that are bland.

Try the simple steps but can help you implement a healthy diet, without feeling lost. Healthy is absolutely necessary. Therefore, input the word healthy in your new year resolution. Follow these simple tips below.

1. Fill your plate with vegetables to eat colorful
There are many more vegetables to try in addition to lettuce and tomato. Dark green leafy vegetables, or even a brightly colored, full of vitamins and antioxidants. Vegetables are also high in fiber, which is sufficient for daily needs.

In addition, low calorie good to help streamline the waist. When you fill your stomach with vegetables, they will likely not feel the desire to consume other substances such as high fat or processed foods.
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