Take care of your body....Its the only one you have.

Take care of your body....Its the only one you have.

Thursday 27 February 2014

Be snack smart.......

According to the Cambridge online dictionary, .......a snack is a small amount of food that is eaten between meals, or a very small meal.....
                   

Weigh in as at Day 49 of 360 Days weight loss Challenge

  Today I weighed in at
           
                                 

Monday 24 February 2014

Fruit Knowledge 103......Being merry with BERRIES

    Berries are another wonderful gift from God. They are loaded  with high levels of different antioxidants in measures almost unparalleled among fruits...

                     

Remember.......Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food....
                                                 Hippocrates


Sunday 23 February 2014

Fruit Knowledge 102........

We have very good fruit choices around us in Africa too.....

Cashew Apples.....

       
                                         

Saturday 22 February 2014

Gluttony .....equally as bad as drunkenness

As I was discussing with a dear friend yesterday on weight loss and  healthier lifestyle , she mentioned how this vice has eaten deep into the fabric of our society. It really got me thinking......so ....let's 'xray' the word .....

Thursday 20 February 2014

Fruit Knowledge 101............

 Just as my Best Friend said to me recently; ' Beetles and Rolls Royce are not in the same class'.......So I bring to this forum today the 'Rolls Royce' in the land of Fruits.....

Topping the list of fruits we ought to take regularly is........

Weigh in as @ Day 42 of 360 Days weight loss Challenge

Today I weighed in at


Tuesday 18 February 2014

Juicers......the worthy health investment

To enjoy juices of different types of fresh fruits and vegetables you need the right equipment......which in this case is a juicer.

     Juicers can be classified into two main types based on their mode of operation....
                                             

Sunday 16 February 2014

Juicing....the key to easy weight loss?

Juicing extracts liquid from from fruits and vegetables separating it from the fiber. It is a fun way to get in your recommended daily allowance of fresh fruits and vegetables especially if you don't really like eating them.
                           

Friday 14 February 2014

Super foods Breakfast ideas........4

                  EGGS..........

      Eggs are a very good source of protein and are packed with some essential vitamins like D , B12 ,Selenium and Choline.
           
      They are low in calories too....a medium sized egg having about 80 calories.....it's now how you cook it that makes it into a good or bad choice for breakfast.  
 

Tuesday 11 February 2014

Are you Dehydrated?

 There is a saying handed down to us by our Yoruba ancestors that......"No one makes water his enemy"........ And I imagine you say of course not.......

........But in this generation we can see that some people have chosen to make drinking water their enemy by making it unattractive and a sign poverty to even offer a guest water.......
                         

Sunday 9 February 2014

Superfood breakfast idea.........3

                     YOGHURT

  According to Wikipedia, yoghurt is a fermented milk product made by bacterial fermentation of milk. Plant sourced milk can also be used.....e.g soy milk, coconut milk and almond milk.

Wednesday 5 February 2014

Super foods Breakfast ideas..........1


Having run through some of our common breakfast foods in naija.....It is time to closely look at healthier options ..........

Tuesday 4 February 2014

Ramblings of a chocolate deprived Orobo.....

Its just not fair.....how some people can eat a horse and still be "lepa" and some of  us just indulge for a while and pack on the pounds.

 My mind is on this today:

without the strawberries joor *wink*

Afterall who send me on this kain journey?  The only thing keeping me in check is knowing how painful the exercise to burn the calories will be.....Smmmmmhhhhhhhh.

HELP MEEEE.........

Monday 3 February 2014

It is my cup of tea.........2

BLACK TEA-----Is the most oxidized leaves of the Camellia Sinensis and it has a strong flavour. It is called Red tea in China because the tea is red after it has been brewed. It is the processed leaves that are black.

Sunday 2 February 2014

What are you waiting for?

 January has rolled by and you have still not implemented any of your resolutions to take charge of your health.