Cooking Oil: What’s Healthy & What’s Not
The cooking oil used daily for food preparation is normally made of synthetic animal or plant fat. Consumers have a wide range of cooking oil to choose from these days although not all are available easily in local supermarkets. There…
Fabulous Fibre
It’s not just for your bowels We all know that it is best to include more fibre in our diet because it does us good but are you able to explain what fibre actually is or why is it important…
The links between diet and acne
The link between diet and acne has been going on for so long, leaving the public unsure if they should believe that their diet does cause acne breakouts or if they could binge on food and still look pretty. First…
Powerfoods: Pomelo
Pomelo The pomelo (Citrus grandis) is the largest member of the citrus fruits. Larger than a grapefruit, the pomelo is also sweet, with a very thick skin. In fact, the grapefruit is the result of a pomelo-orange cross. Pomelos are…
Healing the World with Our Eating Habits
What is the meaning of eating habits? The term “eating habits”, or sometimes referred to as “food habits”, refers to why and how people eat and what food they eat. The term also covers the ways people obtain, store, use…
7 snacks that taste FATTY but keep you skinny
Are you one of those girls desperate for a hot body yet have a constant urge to nibble on something throughout the day? Are you a dude who hits the gym every day just to keep fit? It is not…
Powerfoods: Sweet Potato
Sweet potato Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the oldest vegetables known to mankind. Scientists believe that sweet potato was domesticated thousands of years ago in Central America. After his first voyage to the Americas in 1492, Christopher Columbus…
Infection Protection: Eating for healthy immune function
Inside your body there is an amazing protection mechanism called the immune system. The immune system is made up of a network of special cells, proteins, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body. It is designed to…
Eat This, Not That! Decoding the Food Label
Food labels were first made in United States around 1860s but were only in effect in 1990s. At that time, all processed food manufacturer were required to place this label on their products. Though not all foods are required to…
10 Foods A Nutritionist Would Never Eat
You may be surprised at what lies ahead: 10 feel-good foods that appear to be pretty harmless but are actually quite unhealthy. If you are unsure if the seemingly-healthy food is good to eat, just be safe and limit your…
