by Mira | Aug 13, 2012 | eat out, fat, fiber, Trans fat, unsaturated fat
Who has the time to check every supermarket purchase? And even when you have time to read the label, can you really understand all the numbers? Let’s stop for a moment and find out what’s really in your food. – When buying food for the first time, maybe...
by Mira | Aug 4, 2012 | calories, fiber
This is a dinner I had after my usual 60 minutes of intensive Tae Bo! Usually my dinner is always similar to my breakfast, but my mom was preparing one of my favorite vegetarian dishes, Burghol with vegetables and tomato sauce!! yummy!! Burghol or bulgur is high in...
by Mira | Jun 29, 2012 | antioxidant, calories, cancer, exchange food list, fiber
It is this time of the year when we can enjoy the sweet and juicy taste of plums! While snacking on this fruit this afternoon, I thought of talking a bit about its many health benefits! 🙂 Plum is a fruit that is related to the family of peaches! We can find them in...
by Mira | Jun 26, 2012 | antioxidant, cholesterol, fiber, health
Did You Know that… A- Eating 3 to 5 bananas a day prevents high blood pressure problems! And for people who have already high blood pressure, this intake will minimize it to the max, due to its high potassium content and its very low sodium content. Sodium is...
by Mira | Jun 22, 2012 | calories, eat out, fiber, health
There are different kinds of digestive biscuits! Some are full with butter, others are full of chocolate and sugar! Here I’m talking about the digestive oatmeal biscuit… High in fiber! Every food made of oat is considered very high in fiber and so super...
by Mira | Jun 16, 2012 | antioxidant, calories, fiber
As you know by now, juices are loaded with calories, sugar and are FIBER FREE! Let’s take as an example the Cherry juice from KDD, a Kuwaiti brand of juices. Cherries are very rich in vitamins and antioxidants (essential to fight against all kinds of diseases...