…Because Food is One of Life's Greatest Pleasures
Our taste buds and bodies can only crave the nutrients we need from what we normally eat, even if it is low quality food. We have to retrain our tastes so that we eventually crave more nutritious food. But it takes time for us to retrain these tastes – so take small steps and be patient.
There are many good reasons to increase the amount of Walnuts in your diet. So here is Walnuts 101 and some ideas for incorporating more into your meals.
Posted in Food, Health, Nutrition, Seasonal Produce on Aug 4th, 2011
When you look at a blueberry, it is obviously dark blue in colour. From my previous posts, we know that foods with dark natural pigments like red and blue, contain phytonutrients that have health-giving properties. Remember it’s the red grapes that make red wine good for us. The next time you bite into a blueberry, look inside – it’s green! That is another clue to its high nutritional value, because as you know, green is good for us.
Posted in BLOG RECIPES, Food, Health, MAIN COURSE RECIPES, Nutrition on Jun 9th, 2011
A study done in 2002 in Florida, looked at antioxidant-rich foods that protect the brain from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. It found that spinach was among the top of the list with other superfoods like spirulina (a blue-green algae that is taken as a supplement) for its protective effects on the brain. (Journal of Neuroscience, July 2002).
Posted in Food, Health, Nutrition, SOUP AND SALAD RECIPES on Apr 28th, 2011
The Goodness of Greens What is Chlorophyll? Chlorophyll gives plants their green pigment and allows them to convert the sun’s energy into food via photosynthesis. Interestingly enough, it has a similar chemical structure to the heme part of the hemoglobin molecule, which carries the iron in our blood. It’s recommended that adults eat 3 [...]
Welcome to Nutrition Corner! My name is Stephanie Grylls and I am a Nutritionist with a passion for educating and empowering people about healthy eating. Who doesn’t want to eat well and feel great? But life gets busy and it can be overwhelming figuring out which foods to eat. This forum is a place to [...]
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