Meatless Monday – Baked Stuffed Pasta Shells – Ricotta, Kale & Pesto

How to choose a good and effective fiber product. The benefits of a full digestive system fiber product.

There are many different types of milk product on the market today, meaning that there is a range of choice that can sometimes be overwhelming. It can be very confusing to know whether to buy organic whole milk, fat free milk or whether the least expensive carton of UHT milk will suit our purposes just fine.

Plan your meals. Make a list. Don’t let the grocery markets outsmart you.

In the U.S. GMOs are in as much as 80 percent of conventional processed foods. In this article, we will look at what GMOs really are, where to find them, their potential health risks to us and our children, and how to avoid accidentally buying foods that have been genetically engineered.

You are what you eat. These foods have been shown to increase your risk of developing cancer.

Many people take tomato paste when eating fries. These people mainly take the paste to make the fries palatable. Did you know there are many healthy benefits that come with tomato paste? Here are some of the benefits: Antioxidants Antioxidants attack and kill free radicals that provoke diseases and aging. A 2002 study done by the Journal of Agriculture and food chemistry found that the manufacturing process of tomato paste increases the amount of antioxidants in the paste

Rambutans are practical fruits with many different uses; but not many know of this. For instance, it is highly effective for anaemia and high cholesterol as well as maintaining your teeth with its calcium and phosphorus content. The pulasan is similar to its close cousin, the rambutan, in many ways. Both fruits having cosmetic value, will give you better skin and hair. They are low in fat and calories, but high in water content; and are ideally suited for weight loss; and diabetics can safely eat them with no qualms. High in Vitamin C to strengthen your immune system from infections, the two fruits are equally rich in antioxidants with radical scavenging property. Thus it is not surprising the two red fruits have a toxic effect against cancerous cells. Above all, a fruiting rambutan or pulasan tree is a beautiful sight. Even more enchanting are those who play host in extending their warmth and generosity with these fruits. Moreover, the impact of the rambutan fruit can be gauged from the number of people and roads named after it.

Make sure that your waistline doesn’t grow with the festive season. It’s a season to be joyful so people attend many festivities throughout this period. The pressure from family and friends is on us to eat and drink much throughout the festive season. Emotional eating also tends to creep in as it’s a joyful time. Many people go on holiday during this time so you eat more while you’re having fun with family and friends. But you still need to take care of your health.

‘Clarified Butter’ or ‘Ghee’ is a staple in South-Asian cuisines and often used instead of butter. Ghee is prepared by drying out the liquid content of butter completely until a nutty residue is left. Apart from its usage in the culinary industry, Ghee is also used in religious rituals and Ayurvedic medicines throughout South Asia.

If you are among the Baby Boomer and the Generation X generations, you might know who Popeye is. He is a sailor who is always at odds with another sailor who is at least twice his size. To compensate and to win any scenario, Popeye always opens and eats a can of spinach which allows him to have extraordinary strength.

Gorging on delicious food during winters is natural. Keeping a tab on what to eat is important.

Do you hear about inflammation from your doctor or in the news, but not exactly sure what it means for your health? Acute inflammation is your body’s natural response to an injury (a cut or break) or an infection (a virus or bacteria). This inflammatory response is crucial for your body to heal. Unfortunately, chronic inflammation is inflammation that persists over a longer period of time and plays a role in heart disease, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, some types of cancer and obesity.