Archive for the ‘Food of the week’ Category
Pumpkin seeds
Monday, July 13, 2009 14:34 1 CommentPumpkin seeds
Helps lower your cholesterol levels.
Have anti-cancer effect (Laboratory and animals studies indicates that phytosterols in pumpkin seeds can inhibit cancer development in colon,breast and prostate cells).
Good source of omega-3 fats and zinc ( which is important for immunity and fertility)
This week I am going to talk about pumpkin seeds, those crunchy nutty delicious [...]
Onions
Thursday, June 18, 2009 15:24 16 CommentsImage Source: Freedigitalphotos.net
Onions
Linked to reduced risk of heart disease.
Has anti-inflammatory effects.
Has anticancer effects. (stomach cancer)
Today I am going to talk to about onions, red onions, yellow and white onions. We’ve all experienced eye irritation when cutting onions some stronger than others and the reason behind that is when we cut an onion and we remove [...]
Pizza
Monday, June 8, 2009 14:29 2 CommentsThe food of this week is pizza, pizza is one of the most popular food that we love but we are always worried about eating it due to its high calorie content, we hate that how much pizza is unhealthy for us. Starting with the crust they are always coming from refined carbohydrates they have [...]
Tomatoes
Saturday, May 30, 2009 15:12 No CommentsTomatoes… Has anticancer effects/ Linked to a reduced risk of heart attack/ Useful source of vitamin C and A
There are three kinds of tomatoes :
Cherry tomatoes Plum tomatoes Beefsteak tomatoes
Tomatoes most season is July and it stays for the next 4 months so it is good to take advantage from it at that time, [...]
Mango
Saturday, May 23, 2009 17:44 5 CommentsMangos… Linked to reduced risk of cervical and colon cancer / Good source of vitamin C and E
Mango!! It’s called “the king of fruit”. This juicy delicious fruit, who can resist its adorable taste or fragrant smell, this tropical fruit has lots of vitamins and minerals and antioxidants. It’s one of the most nutritious [...]
