Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Vitamins- Supplements safe?

I was reading an article from sparkpeople.com this morning that buying a vitamin and mineral supplements is just like going to the candy shop. I guess it is true, you can pretty much buy vitamin supplements in a grocery store or even online store. I am not used of taking vitamins but I am taking pre-natal vitamins still because I still nursing my Mary. At least she will get my extra vitamins not the vitamins that needs me to keep going in my daily routine. I read one time, it is an article. I just forgot where I read it. But if you nurse your kids and you don't have enough or low vitamins present in your body. You will be having a bone problem in the future. This is what I am afraid of, thats why I am still taking my vitamins but after this- I dunno if I still do it. The food that I am eating is enough for me to get the vitamins that I needed. Eating fresh vegetables, meat and energy food...made you healthy. I don't think that those vitamin pills is safe to take... Better check those pills....

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Choose: frozen or fresh vegetables and fruits

I was really surprised the facts that I heard from discovery channel...oh boy! I like to eat fresh vegetables and fruits... but read this article:
The technology to freeze certain foods provides the shopper with more food choices. Out of season produce can be available throughout the year. Producers also are able to transport and store foods without them spoiling. Food scientists can measure the nutrient content of different foods. Foods are analyzed for various minerals, vitamins and fiber. Studies that have compared frozen produce to fresh produce show that in most cases the frozen fruits and vegetables retain their nutrients. A quick-freeze technique is used to freeze produce. This process preserves the food's nutrients. When fresh fruits and vegetables are exposed to light and air, the vitamins in the food break down over time. Fresh produce that has been sitting on the shelf long past its harvest date may actually be lower in nutrients than food that is frozen immediately after picking. The highest levels of nutrients can be found in fresh fruit and vegetables that are in season. Otherwise, frozen varieties are a good choice. Using frozen produce is a great way to get a wide variety of important fruits and vegetables into a balanced diet.
Are you gonna argue with that???? There are some elements happened while your fresh spinach stay in your vegetable bin- exposed to light and the vitamins breakdown....Better off I will buy frozen veges and fruits by now..I will not get worried of spoiling while they are my freezer. I love this idea... and it made my family healthy