Our nutrition lesson plans are excellent classes designed for you, to help you understand the role of nutrition in your health, diet and lifestyle. The importance of nutrition cannot be underestimated. Click here:
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Healthy Eating and Diet Nutrition
Healthy eating and getting the most nutrition out of your meals is your secret to staying healthy and energized, natural weight loss, and combating lifestyles diseases. Click here:
Salt: the facts
Find out the daily salt recommendations for adults, children and babies and learn how to use nutrition labels to spot the salt in food. See here:
Is Diet Coke making you fat? People who drink at least one can a day have larger waist measurements
Dieters opting for low-calorie fizzy drinks to help boost their weight loss may see their waistlines expand instead, experts have warned. See here:
New ‘MIND’ diet linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer’s
A new diet developed by researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL, could significantly reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, even for those who do not follow it precisely. Click here:
Juicy Tuesday: Supercharged Carrot, Pear and Ginger
As far as fruits are concerned, pears are low in sugar and therefore a great way to satiate your sweet tooth without terrorising your blood sugar. Click here:
What it does… turmeric
Apart from being a key ingredient of any curry and widely used throughout Indian and Asian cuisine, turmeric is known to have many health benefits. See here:
21 Energy-Boosting Snacks You Can Take Anywhere
There seems to be a time around 3 p.m. most weekdays when the energy tank falls dangerously close to empty, and the only feasible options are downing a carafe of coffee or face-planting on the keyboard. There’s a third option, though—and it’s quite tasty: Nosh on some strategic snacks to bring back that alert, energized state of mind. Click here:
Buckwheat & Poppy Seed Pancakes With Coconut & Cherry Yogurt – Jennifer Medhurst
I can’t begin to tell you how happy I was when I finally developed a buckwheat crepe recipe that worked. Buckwheat flour has a tendency to make quite a dense pancake, but these are wonderfully light and delicate. Why did I choose buckwheat you may ask? Well buckwheat flour is a great substitute for people with wheat or gluten sensitivities, and despite what the name suggests it is not related to wheat, nor is it even a true grain. Buckwheat has a high protein content, and contains all the essential amino acids, making it an excellent choice for vegans and vegetarians. So if you can get it into your diet tasting this good that’s a definite win. Click here:
Here’s When Going Gluten-Free Is Actually Helpful
Just a decade ago, few people knew what gluten was. Today the wheat protein is having a moment (OK, more like a few years of fame) amidst a sea of grains. The gluten-free diet is one of the trendiest food restrictions in the U.S., with celebrities including Lady Gaga and Zooey Deschanel touting it as their secret to perfect health. Some claim it to be an ideal weight-loss tool, while others say it has given them more energy and helped abate stomach pains and improve digestion. Click here: