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Some Essential Nutrients in Brief
Water Water is a major component of the body's composition, making up 50-70% of our body weight. We do not store water well, therefore we need to consume it daily. Water plays many roles in the body-it helps maintain body temperature, helps with removal of body wastes, serves as a lubricant, and it is a great medium for chemical reactions to take place....Importance of Greens For Your Kids
The cartoon character "Popeye" would swallow a whole tin of spinach and watch his biceps grow tenfold in size to the absolute delight of his nutritionally correct belle, "Olive Oil".
The beneficial effects of Fruit and Vegetables, of which there are many, are not quite as dramatic as Popeye would suggest. They are, however, quite real and tangible. Lets begin with...
How To Get The Best From Your Fruit & Veg. Storing
Buy vegetables as you need them and try to use them as soon as possible. Use tender vegetables like broccoli, lettuce and mushrooms early in the week and root vegetables nearer to the end.
Most fruit is best stores in a bowl where air can circulate but store berries in the fridge. Take all Fruit and Vegetables out of plastic bags as soon as you get home, this way...
Get Up and Go - Exercise Tips For Adults & Children
The Department of Health Promotion at University College of Galway, offers some exercise tips which will help to keep you and your family fit and healthy.
Just think about it, your body is made to move and be active. Every part of your body will work better and last longer if you build regular physical activity into your lifestyle.
Get into the habit of regular...
Food Labelling
A typical supermarket offers about 20,000 different food items. Food labels can help you choose from among the options available. Knowing how to read food labels can help you get the best value for your money. While it is best to choose fresh foods as far as possible when shopping, nowadays processed foods are afso a regular item on the weekly shopping list. They can...Food Pyramid Power
How to use the Food Pyramid Each represents one serving. The number of servings needed each day for adults and children is indicated on the Food Pyramid. Servings in each group or shelf are interchangeable. For example, to get at least 4 servings from the Fruit and Vegetable shelf you could have: Food item Serving Half glass fruit juice 1 1 portion vegetables...Healthy Eating Guidelines when shopping
TRY TO
Eat a variety of different foods using the Food Pyramid as a guide.
Eat the right amount of food to be a healthy weight and exercise regularly.
Eat four or more portions of Fruit and Vegetables every day.
Eat more foods rich in starch - bread, cereals, potatoes, pasta and rice.
Eat more foods rich in fibre - bread and cereals (especially wholegrain), potatoes...
Food Pyramid balances foods
The Food Pyramid balances foods in the amounts needed to make sure that you get all of the energy and vitality you need. You can see at a glance that most of your food should come from the bread, cereals and potato shelf and from the Fruit and Vegetables shelf with a smaller, but important contribution from milk, cheese and yogurt and from meat, fish and alternatives...