December 07, 2006
Eat Healthy! Issue #008 7 December 2006
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50 HEALTHY EATING TIPS AND TRICKS
New at Healthy Eating Made Easy
This month sees lots of new healthy eating tips on the site. There's a new one on the home page every week - and lots more as well.From...A Healthy Eating Tip for Every Week of the Year
- Six small meals spread through the day can help to keep blood sugar levels stable and keep you mentally alert and physically energetic all day long.
- Drink home-juiced drinks when fresh. The Vitamin C content of fruit juices halves after 4 days in fridge.
- Always carry a supply of fruit and water on journeys, stave off snack attacks at the fast food counter. Read more...
From... Healthy Eating Tips for Christmas
- Feast for a couple of days, then return to normal. Buy less, and don’t let the holiday season turn into an excuse for a month of bingeing.
- Watch what you drink. Five or more units of alcohol at a session counts as binge drinking. It's okay to have an extra glass or three if it’s just once a year - and you're not likely to do anything more regrettable than wake up with a headache. But for the rest of the year, spread drinking out over the week, and have one alcohol-free day in every seven, minimum. Read more...
A deliciously healthy gift
If you are in the UK, and looking for a great gift for someone who enjoys healthy food, take a look at my recommendation for Peligoni Organic Olive Oil. The oil, in a slender flask-shaped bottle, comes beautifully packaged and tastes delectable. A perfect gift.
Get ready for holiday feasting
Try these smart healthy eating tips through the early part of December, to help your body cope with the festive onslaught.- For many of us, Christmas and the New Year involve drinking a bit more alcohol than we're accustomed to. Give your liver a pre-season detox, by putting these foods on the menu over the next couple of weeks: spinach, avocado, peaches, oranges, canteloupe melon.
- Rich foods can raise blood cholesterol levels, so try this healthy eating plan for the two weeks leading up to the 25th to lower your levels in preparation by eating oranges, apples and pears, beetroot, plus pulses like chick peas, lentils and kidney beans - these last contain soluble fiber, which helps to lower cholesterol levels.
- Up your intake of iron to give you energy to see you through this hectic season. Have an egg every day - but don't drink tea at the same time, as it prevents the body from absorbing iron. Eat plenty of oily fish, and have a couple of helpings of lean red meat each week. Eat iron-rich pulses, plus a daily serving of dark green leafy vegetables.
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