Ready to eat foods good, bad, healthy???

Ready to eat foods good, bad, healthy???

People now a days are busy with both man and woman working, have very less time at their disposal to chop or cook food so turn to ready to eat so called healthy foods for a quick meal or snack.

However routine intake of packaged foods increases the salt, fat and sugar content of the diet which can become a direct signal to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and other health problems. Read the label on the packet, to check the ingredients which will be listed according to the decreasing levels in quantity in the food. So the main ingredient will be at the top and the lesser ones at the bottom.

Here is a quick check list for you all to go through
Trans Fat,


Sodium:

High Fructose Corn Syrup: High fructose corn syrup, used in place of sugar

Artificial Colors and Sweeteners:

Though ready to eat foods are very easily available and convenient, they do not contain all the required vitamins and minerals that the body needs. So, eating freshly cooked food is a smarter choice. If this habit is inculcated from an early stage, it becomes easier to lead a long and healthy life!!

“It’s all about choices." Is picking an apple more difficult than making instant noodles, opening a packet of chips or cutting open a can of smoked salmon,” Again, the answer is easy and making the healthy choice difficult.

“The harmful effects of preservatives and additives may be evident only after decades of consumption. And due to their slow effect on health, studies on large scale are not practical to find out the causal effect,”

So the next time  when you reach out for that packet of ready-to-eat food, think of the chemical cocktail you would be consuming instead of the convenience. Seems it’s time to switch over to the traditional and healthyalternative.

YOU WANT RESULT THEN EAT LIKE IT

 You want results....right...who doesn't....so then work for it...exercise and eat healthy.

Mrs Shilpa Mittal Nutritionist and Diet Consultant Founder Shilpsnutrilife - Diet and lifestylemakeover

Are you drinking enough water?

Are you drinking enough water?

Remember, thirst isn't a good predictor of your hydration status.

The sensation of being thirsty is an indication that you have already used up much of your body's available water reserve and it is now telling you that you need to replenish, in otherwords by the time you are thirsty you are already dehydrated.

If you feel thirsty, it’s too late!

It takes about TWO HOURS for anything you drink to have an effect on your body’s hydration level. By the time you feel thirsty, you are two hours behind! Drinking something even the second you realize you are thirsty means that you will still be dehydrated for at least two more hours.

In fact, most people spend a good portion of their life mildly dehydrated, so drink water frequently even if u r not thirsty may be only sips but please drink water……

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Mrs Shilpa Mittal Nutritionist and Diet Consultant Founder Shilpsnutrilife - Diet and lifestylemakeover

world tuberculosis day 2014

World tuberculosis day 2014

In 2014, the slogan for World Tuberculosis Day is "Reach the 3 million". 

TB is curable, but current efforts to find, treat and cure everyone who gets ill with the disease are not sufficient. Of the 9 million people a year who get sick with TB, a third of them are "missed" by health systems. Many of these 3 million people live in the world’s poorest, most vulnerable communities or are among marginalized populations such as migrant workers, refugees and internally displaced persons, prisoners, indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities and drug users.

Tuberculosis or TB as it is famously referred is an airborne contagious infection that affects the lungs. TB can be prevented by eating healthy food that enhances the immune system of the body. People with existing TB also need a nutritious diet because malnutrition is a common complication of the disease. The healthiest TB diet should basically be nutrient rich foods packed with essential minerals, vitamins and nutrients.

Nutritional needs in TB patients
Energy: Energy requirements of TB patients are raised because of the disease itself.
Micronutrients: A good mineral and multivitamin supplement, supplying between 50 to 150% of the suggested daily allowance, is required since a person with TB is unlikely to meet the heightened requirements for vitamins and minerals with diet alone due to loss of appetite.
Protein: Protein is critical in to Prevent the wasting of body reserves such as muscle tissues.

 Mrs Shilpa Mittal
Nutritionist and Diet Consultant
Founder Shilpsnutrilife - Diet and lifestylemakeover

Metabolism slows down on skipping meals

 Metabolism slows down on skipping meals

STARVING YOURSELF DOES NOT WORK! When you deprive your body of food, your metabolism actually SLOWS down! (Which is the opposite effect of what you want when trying to BURN FAT and lose weight!) Therefore, the next time that you actually do eat something, your body does not WORK as quickly to break down the food, leaving more to be STORED as fat! NOT the goal that you are looking for, right? Your body’s metabolism is like a fireplace…you need to keep adding “logs” (FOOD) to the “fire” (METABOLISM) in order to keep the “fire blazing” (“BURNING” CALORIES!!) So, feed your fire.

Mrs Shilpa Mittal
Nutritionist and Diet Consultant
Founder Shilpsnutrilife - Diet and lifestylemakeover

5-2-1-0 rule for a healthy lifestyle

5-2-1-0 rule for a Healthy lifestyle

 

Vacations are soon approching...so this is especially for parents, as kids now a days spend most of the time watching TV and snacking fatty foods or just play games on mobile, computers, this will help kids develop healthy habits.

Follow 5-2-1-0 Rule

5 or more servings of fruit and vegetables per day

Fruits and vegetables contain many nutrients that a child’s body needs.Children who eat five or more servings of fruit and vegetables a day are significantly less likely to become overweight or develop obesity than children who eat less than three servings per day.

2 hours of screen time or less per day

Children who watch more than two hours of screen time (TV, computer, video games) per day have double the incidence of obesity when compared to children who watch less than one hour per day. Limit screen time to two hours or less per day and keep children physically active. Children should not be allowed to watch TV before 2 years of age, and there should be no TV in a child’s bedroom, no matter what the child’s age.

1 hour or more of physical activity per day

There is significant improvement in both physical and mental health when children and teenagers obtain their required 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Encourage your child to be active! Have a goal of 60 minutes a day of moderate physical activity such as playing outdoors, swimming, dancing or biking.

0 sugar sweetened beverages per day

An easy way to help is to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, punches, flavored milks, sports drinks and flavored coffees. Provide your child with plain milk, lemon water, coconut water, buttermilk and water to drink. Give your child fresh fruit instead of juice.

Ready, get set go follow  5-2-1-0 rule for a healthy lifestyle.

Mrs Shilpa Mittal
Nutritionist and Diet Consultant
Founder Shilpsnutrilife - Diet and lifestylemakeover