As a chef I felt these FOOD FACTS are needed to put in this column---anything on food and of praise for food are WELCOME!!Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And, cooking done with care is an act of love - Craig Clairborne The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food - Russian proverb Don't take a butcher's advice on how to cook meat. If he knew, he'd be a chef. - Andy Rooney I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I've lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet." -Erma BombeckThe only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. - Mark Twain How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese? - Charles De Gaulle Vengeance is a dish that can be eaten colld. - James Payn In Market Overt (1895) Some say the glass is half empty, some say the glass is half full, I say, are you going to drink that? - Lisa Claymen Chemically speaking, chocolate really is the world's perfect food. - Michael Levine, nutrition researcher, as quoted in The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars There are four basic food groups, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles. - UnknownI told my doctor I get very tired when I go on a diet, so he gave me pep pills. Know what happened? I ate faster. -Joe E. Lewis Other things are just food. But chocolate's chocolate. - Patrick Skene Catling Chocolate is a perfect food, as wholesome as it is delicious, a beneficent restorer of exhausted power. it is the best friend of those engaged in literary pursuits. - Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist
Lean, mean, fat-burning machine:-
Avoid fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute butter, fat free cheeses and mayonnaise. Thought for the day: Lean, mean, fat-burning machine…. Then be one!SKIPPING MEALS:-
Sensible weight loss programs do not encourage starving yourself or skipping meals. If you skip meals not only will you get hungrier later but your body may have to break down muscle to get the nutrients it needs. You may end up lighter but fatter (by percentage of body fat) and flabbier. If a quick weight loss diet program says to skip meals then skip that diet. FRUITS AND PERSONALITY:-
Did you know that you can tell what kind of personalities people haveby the kind of fruits they like?ORANGE:-It speaks of a person whohas enduring patience and willpower. You like to do things slowly, but very thoroughly and are completely undaunted byhard work. You tend to be shy, but are reliable and atrustworthy friend. You select your partner with care and you love with all your heart. You avoid conflict at all costs. APPLE:-you are an extravagant,impulsive and outspoken person, often with a bit of a temper. While you may not be the best organizer yourself,you make a good team leader and are good at moving thingsforward. You can take quick action in most situations. Youenjoy travel immensely. You ooze with charm when you are with your partner. BANANA:-You are a softie! Loving, gentle, warm and sympathetic bynature is the banana lover. You often lack in self-confidence and are quite timid by nature. People oftentake advantage of your sweet temperedness, and sheervulnerability to a situation. You adore your partner inevery which way, both for their mental and physical beauty! Because of the way you are, your relationship is always verymuch in harmony!PINEAPPLE:-You are quick to decide and even quicker to act. You are brave in making career changes. You have exceptional organizing abilities and areundaunted by the size of the task at hand. You tend to beself reliant, sincere and honest in your dealings withothers. Though you don't often make friends very quickly, once you do, it is for life. You rarely, ifever, make romantic overtures. MANGO:-You reckoned with, quiteoften it's a person who has quite fixed ideas, andinfluencing you is not an easy task. You tend to be anextremist with strong likes and dislikes, and at times even like to control a situation. You enjoy getting involved insomething that presents mental challenge. Strong as you maybe, you are like a kitten when you are with your partner. NEW YEAR'S RITUAL:-
1.Eating noodles at midnight is customary at Buddhist temples in Japan.2.It is a Cuban tradition to eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight. The 12 grapes signify the last twelve months of the year. 3.German folklore says that eating herring at the stroke of midnight will bring luck for the next year.4.In the Philippines, it is important to have food on the table at midnight in order to insure an abundance of food in the upcoming year.5.In the southern United States, it is believed eating black eyed peas on New Year's eve will bring luck for the coming year.6.Boiled Cod is a New Year's Eve must in Denmark. DRINKING WATER:-
As water plays such a vital role in our general health and well-being, it will come as no surprise that there is a recommended daily amount of water that we all should drink at regular intervals throughout each day. The Food Standards Agency advise that the average adult should take in 1.5-2 litres of water in a typical day, this would equate to 6-8 (250ml) glasses or 4x500ml sports water bottles per day.The average person should drink 6-8 glasses of water every day, but the actual amount of water you need to drink for your body to stay hydrated depends on your age, size and weight. You should always drink more water when the weather is hot as well as during and after any exercise, this will help you to avoid dehydration.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EXTREME OVERDOSE OF WATER CAN BE FATAL:-
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Although there are many of us who should drink more water than we do, it is possible to overdose on water. In extreme cases drinking too much water, water intoxication (hyponatraemia), can cause dizziness, respiratory problems and even death as the body no longer has the vital minerals it needs. We recommend that you drink 6-8 glasses of water at regular intervals throughout your day. Thankfully cases of overdosing on water are rare, however it could be caused if you consume large quantities of water, for example 20 litres, over a period of a few hours.
Facts about fruits:-
For the largest part fruit consists of water just like the human body does; Fruit is 100% bad-cholesterol free; Fruit stimulates the memory; The idea that fruit is an expensive nutrition; The miraculous healing effects of fruit; Fibers; Fruit makes you feel better; Ethical reasons to eat fruit; Fruit is the most natural food; The human diet; Fruit juices - squeeze those fruits! For the largest part fruit consists of water just like the human body does Like 80% of our body is water so does 80% of fruit consist of water! If you think about it, it's logical for the human body to consume food that contains as much water as the body itself. The nutrition that meets that requirement is fruit. There is no other food than fruit on this planet that contains on average 80% water. Vegetables also contain a lot of water and are therefore second best. Fruit is 100% bad-cholesterol free No doubt about this argument. Too much bad-cholesterol is not good for our bodies and fruit doesn't contain bad-cholesterol. Animal products like meat and dairy contain a lot of bad-cholesterol. Fruit stimulates the memory If you didn’t know yet: fruit is the ultimate brain fuel. Fruit has a positive effect on our brains. The way this works still has to be found out and many scientists are looking into it as we speak. What we do know is that if you consume fruit effectively, your brains can recall information faster and more easily. This is very useful information for people who are preparing for an exam. Students that want to go to this page immediately go to: improve your exam results with fruit. The idea that fruit is an expensive nutrition Did you always think that fruit was an expensive product? Take a good look at how much money you spend on other food. It could be worth something to replace some of those expenses with fruit. We think that fruit is the healthiest food on earth and therefore it is well worth spending our money on. Add a fruit in your daily diet!
