MDO Team Bloggista

 

    Since its all about Nutrition this month of July, let's talk about how we can keep ourselves fit and healthy. The benefits of good nutrition are multiple. Besides helping you maintain a healthy weight, good nutrition is essential for the body and all its systems to function optimally for a lifetime. In fact, the benefits of good nutrition can be found in physical and mental health because a healthy diet provides energy, promotes good sleep, and gives the body what it needs to stay healthy. When you consider the benefits of good nutrition, it's easier to eat healthy.

 

Tips For Healthy Eating

• A medium papaya contains 200% of your Vitamin C requirement A green pepper has more Vitamin C than a orange.

• Whenever possible, eat raw fruits and vegetables. Vitamin C is very easily oxidized by air. In fact, orange juice and cantaloupe can lose half their Vitamin C content if not stored properly. Wrap tightly in plastic or store juice in a small container. This minimizes their exposure to air.

• Tomatoes contain both Vitamin C and betacarotene. Both are powerful antioxidants.

• Vitamin E is another powerful antioxidant. You can find it in sunflower seeds, wheat germ and fortified cereals.

• Whole grain breads and cereals contain magnesium, iron, zinc, B Vitamins and fiber.

• Good sources of folacin are broccoli, beans, spinach, romaine lettuce, eggs, and oranges.

• Non-dairy sources of calcium are sweet potatoes, beans, broccoli collard greens, kale, tofu, salmon and sardines.

• Do not take iron and calcium supplements at the same time. They bind together in your gut and your body can't absorb either of them!

• Many vitamins do not dissolve in time to be absorbed by your body. Test yours by putting it in vinegar. If it doesn't dissolve in thirty minutes, it ends up in the septic tank.