A veggie of the day
Product of a day
Hawai Mix 400 g. A quick and healthy ready-made dish. Rice with green peas, corn and red peppers. A vegetarian dish.
Interesting facts
In the past groats used to be very popular. Before potatoes became a common part of meals, groats were a important staple of meals. Today they aren’t so common as before, but they are really healthy and it would be good to return to them.
Diet "South Beach"
Diet "South Beach" - this is the simplest and most effective way to fight excess weight. To be healthy you do not have to limit your food intake drastically, count calories and starve yourself.
Program of healthy eating
This is not a slimming diet but a healthy nutrition programme. At the base there is the theory of Glycemic Index (GI) – helpful in diabetes treatment, as well as heart diseases, overweight and general fitness of sportspeople.
After meals the level of sugar in your blood grows, with foods rich in GI this growth is really rapid. This sudden rise of sugar leads to an instant insulin production, which triggers your appetite, so we want to eat again, most preferably the same thing that had started the whole process. With a high insulin level the body burns fewer calories.
Low GI foods cause a slow growth of the level of blood sugar and therefore you do not feel hungry and the body will have enough time to exchange the fat acids into energy.
Glycemic Index
Is assigned by ranking each food item according to its effects on the blood sugar in your body.
Low GI foods cause a slow growth of the level of blood sugar and therefore you do not feel hungry and the body will have enough time to exchange the fat acids into energy.
It is good to remember: eating chips or biscuits to feel better does not help anything, on the contrary: it worsens your condition.
Low GI foods: apple juice, soft fruit, beans, basmati rice, rye bread and yoghurt. This is not a complete list; there are special charts where you can find low GI foods.
Example menu:
Breakfast
Muesli
Poached egg with toast and butter
Lunch
Wholemeal roll with butter, chicken and salad
Vegetable soup
Fruit
Dinner
High carb cereals and bulb vegetables
Unlimited amount of green vegetables
A small amount of meat and a choice of beans, lentils or tofu
Steamed fruit or fruit sorbet
Snacks
Low fat yoghurt or a piece of cheese
A wholemeal toast
Fruit, fresh vegetables (carrots, celery)
Low fat Graham crackers
Skim farmer’s cheese
Muesli
Poached egg with toast and butter
Lunch
Wholemeal roll with butter, chicken and salad
Vegetable soup
Fruit
Dinner
High carb cereals and bulb vegetables
Unlimited amount of green vegetables
A small amount of meat and a choice of beans, lentils or tofu
Steamed fruit or fruit sorbet
Snacks
Low fat yoghurt or a piece of cheese
A wholemeal toast
Fruit, fresh vegetables (carrots, celery)
Low fat Graham crackers
Skim farmer’s cheese
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