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Posted on 17 May 2013 12:28
This year, 2013 has been named the "Year of Quinoa" by United Nations General Assembly, so let’s find out why it is so special.
Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah) is a tiny, bead shaped grain with a bitter flavour. It is gluten free so is suitable for anyone with a gluten intolerance or conditions such as crohn’s or colitis.
And to add even more information for you, here are 5 reasons to use this super food.
1 – It fuels your body: cooked quinoa contains 8 grams of protein per cup. |
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Posted on 12 February 2013 16:10
So why are apples good for
us?
- Apples are rich in vitamins and minerals and contain Vitamin
A, C and Folate, Vitamins E, B1, B2, and B6. They are also rich in Potassium,
Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Chromium, Selenium, Iron, Manganese, Copper,
Zinc and Sulphur.
- They help to eliminate toxins from the body.
- The soluble fibre in apples – Pectin – not onlyhelps to soothe
and clean the colon but helps to lower bad levels of cholesterol by blocking it
from being absorbed by the body.
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Posted on 23 January 2013 14:01
There are many different types of beans on the market and
you can now buy them dried or pre-cooked for your convenience. They are not only a great source of protein
but also a great source of fibre –
depending on the type you can get anything between 5-9 grams of fibre per 100g
serving.
So why else are beans good for us?
Beans are not entirely digested, so the colon sends a message to the
liver to tell it to cut production of cholesterol. This then speeds up the
blood allowing the body to clear out the LDL Cholesterol. |
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Posted on 14 March 2011 20:08
Firstly, Welcome to the new & improved TestYourIntolerance blog. Here we will use this space to write a fortnightly article aimed at highlighting the pros and cons of many common food and non-foods that we include in our 600 item intolerance test. This first blog is about the pros of the ever ripe, ever round, Orange! An orange comes from the citrus family along with lemons, limes and a host of others and are usually (strangely enough) orange. They are available all year around from various warm countries around the globe and are packed full of nutrition. |
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