Showing posts with label Colour your diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colour your diet. Show all posts

Sunday, 6 October 2013

Colour your diet - White for immune system

White for immune system 

What they contain: 
White natural foods have a wide range of beneficial nutrients, such as anthoxanthins, sulfur, allicin and quercetin. 
Why you should eat more:
These substances boost the immune system because they are anti-viral, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory, which helps the body fight infections.

Examples of white foods include garlic, onions, cauliflower,mushroom,banana, pear and  radish.
Try: Tucking in to some in-season potatoes, mushrooms or adding a crushed onion, garlic clove to soups, stews and stir-fries.



Friday, 4 October 2013

Colour your diet

Colour your diet 
 
Just like Navratri is filled with colours  eat your way to a better health, add some colour to your plate to ward off health and beauty problems – from heart disease to wrinkles.

Recent research suggests that if your plate looks like a little piece of the rainbow, with fresh vibrant colours, you could be reaping the benefits of a healthy meal.

Eating brightly coloured fruit and vegetables can keep you fit and healthy and protect against certain cancers, arthritis, heart disease, cataracts and even premature ageing,

Keep watching this space to know how to put a rainbow on your plate.....Each day we will put up the benefits of each colour so keep watching ....Njoy Navratri