Healthy Pregnancy [Infographic] from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Healthy Pregnancy [Infographic] from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

 

24 Diagrams to help you eat healthier

http://www.architecturendesign.net/24-diagrams-to-help-you-eat-healthier/ - Click the link for more diagrams

Wish You All A Very Happy New Year!

Nutrition For Asian- Indians wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

2015 is no resolution year for "Nutrition For Asian- Indians" but to follow grandma eating habits.

1. Eat breakfast like king, lunch like queen, and dinner like pauper.
2. On busy days at work prepare to have dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner.
3. Boil Brown rice in lot of water, as you do to pasta to avoid arsenic.
4. Rinse white rice to avoid some what arsenic levels before you cook.
5. Avoid all the fancy names for diet, and cleanses and detoxes. Registered Dietitian, Andy Bellati says "our bodies are already pretty good at removing toxins. If they weren't, and you needed a yearly detox we'd all be probably dead". Yes, because Liver is the main organ to detox all toxins naturally. To do that it needs Carbs ( glucose), Fat (fattyacids), and Proteins (amino acids).
6. Our body needs major macro nutrients - Carbs, Protein and Fat.
7. Pick the foods from all four food groups - Fruits and Vegetables, Whole grains and Legumes, Diary and Meat, and Fats and Oils.
8. Portion control. Use your hand to estimate portions. For Ex: 3oz of fish or poultry is the size of your palm. http://lifehacker.com/5880630/use-your-hand-to-estimate-your-portions
9. Ingredients play a major role. Keep an eye on ALL the ingredients list.
10. Exercise  - Regular exercise provides essential protection against many of the chronic diseases.
http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Mens_Health_Watch/2009/December/how-much-exercise-do-you-need

Have a Healthy year a head - Padmaja

Cleanses and Detoxes Talk!

'Cleanses and detoxes' talk with Las Vegas-based registered dietitian Andy Bellatti, nutrition researcher Kamal Patel, and science writer and educator Beth Skwarecki to see if they can measure up to the claims.

http://lifehacker.com/what-happens-in-your-body-during-a-cleanse-or-detox-1669540259 

Cleanses and Detoxes!

 

Registered Dietitian, Andy Bellati says "our bodies are already pretty good at removing toxins. If they weren't, and you needed a yearly detox we'd all be probably dead". Yes, because Liver is the main organ to detox all toxins naturally. To do that it needs Carbs ( glucose), Fat (fattyacids), and Proteins (amino acids). Look at the pic from Pratt, Essential Biochemistry, 3e Chapter 19 - 'Regulation of Mammalian Fuel Metabolism'

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nutrition For Asian -Indians wish you all a happy, healthy and delicious Thanksgiving.

Most of all, I thank one and all for the support and guidance you all have given me in my professional life.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Serving Size Visuals from American Heart Association and American Stroke Association

"It is not only important to watch the quality of foods you are eating, it is important to watch how much you are eating too. It is possible to over-eat even healthy food choices, which can lead to excess calories, weight gain and other health issues. However, measuring serving sizes doesn’t need to be a complicated task.
Use these everyday objects as visuals to guide how much food you are putting on your plate and as an easy way to keep your serving sizes (and waistline!) in check".

Check this Serving Size Visual from American Heart Association

http://sharepoint.heart.org/fda/department/facilities/vermont/Vermont%20Staff%20Folders/Bugbee,%20Laura/Serving%20Size%20Visuals.pdf