Five per day!! Curious?

There are some basics rules in order to keep your health and body balanced. You might know them all, you might know nothing. But I 'll share the tips with you anyway! So, pay attention!

We have to eat 5 times per day! Yes! Five times! Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack. But you have to eat them in three hours apart from each other. And by saying breakfast, I don't mean a cup of coffee but a meal! Cereals or pretchel with milk or french toast. For snack you may eat a fruit with 3-4 nuts or a cereal bar.

The last snack of your day must be eaten at least 2 hours before you go to bed. And it can be a cup of milk or a yogurt. In that way, you keep your stomach busy and burns calories for you! This procedure is called thermogenesis and is pretty cool!! Our stomach must always have something to do! But remember, amount counts! Keep your stomach busy not extra full!

To sum up, take your lunch box to work!! How cute is that!!

Enjoy your day!!

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Orange!

Hello people! Orange is my favorite color and fruit! But let's focus on the orange as a fruit! Fashion comes second! You have to keep your body in shape in order to wear the clothes you like!

Eating or drinking orange is good for your health! The most famous thing about orange is that is a great source of vitamin C! But you must learn that orange has many many nutrients that will keep your body in a good shape and most importantly will keep your body healthy! With only 60 calories per orange you take: potassium, fiber, antioxidants, calcium!!

 In other words keeps your bones, skin and blood vessels healthy and in addition helps your immune system stay strong and fight for you! So, go to your grocery shop and buy lots of them! Add them to your daily diet and in your cooking! It's perfect with baked potatoes and chicken!

Enjoy and have fun!! How cute that orange kitty is!!

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http://nutrition.about.com/od/fruitsandvegetables/qt/oranges.htm

Popeye!

Let's talk about Popeye and his secret strength source! Spinach!

Spinach is the perfect multivitamin! Start counting! Vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6! And I can go on!! Low cholesterol, low in saturated fat!

It also contains: calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium!

In simple words! Good for----> Skin, vision, red blood cell production, protects from:  lung,colon, prostate and oral cavity cancers, bone building, good for Alzheimer and damage in the brain, antioxidant, controls heart rate and blood pressure, sperm generation, cardiovascular diseases, controls cholesterol etc..

I can go on!! Popeye was a smart sailor! He was motivated and he had to cope with his duties! That's why he selected this particular vegetable!! Follow his example!

Isn't it good looking, or what?? Haha!

http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/spinach.html 

Enjoy the rest of your day!! And remember!! Always have fun! 

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Yogurt! Think again!

I know, I know.. most of you hate yogurt.. But, you can make really tasty smoothies with it! You just mix 2 tablespoons of greek yogurt with any fruit you like and Da Da!! A tasty snack!
But not just tasty but healthy as well!! In my opinion, the best thing about yogurt is that is much easier to digest it than milk! So, you feel your stomach full but not heavy!
Yogurt is a rich source of calcium, just like drinking a milk can!
Drops your cholesterol as well!!
And last but not least keeps your colon healthy!! Think again, people!! Lowers your colon cancer risk!

Check out this picture! Here are yogurts' nutrition facts:

http://healingwithjuices.com/2012/02/chobani-greek-yogurt-review/

http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/family-nutrition/yogurt/10-reasons-yogurt-top-health-food

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!!

Oh! Who doesn't love chocolate!!! It's passion and love! The best gift, the best consolation! With friends or alone! The best friend and worst enemy! But here I have some ideas to enjoy your passion guilty free!
There is always dark chocolate which has better quality than milk chocolate and much less fat. But I have some recepies with milk chocolate!
You can make a toast! But instead of cheese and ham you put 2 chocolate tiles and you bake it in your toaster! It's the best chocolate croissant! If you want to drink it! You boil a cup of water and you melt 2 chocolate tiles in it! It's yammi!!
Another way is to cook the famous American pan cakes and add 2 chocolate tiles ! It will melt and it will make you feel full! Just 1 pan cake! And just 2 chocolate tiles! 
Enjoy my friends!! Once a week is guilty free! Twice or more ... you are responsible!
Have fun!!

Homemade medicines!

Hey there! Sorry for not posting the last couple of days but I was sick.. :( So, that's why I 'm gonna give you some tips of how to make your life easier when you are sick or tired.
It's not anything difficult.. just a chicken soup!! Really! Chicken soup is the best medicine for almost anything!! Especially when you have a cold! Another secret tip is a cup of tea with sugar (a teaspoon is enough), will make your stomach brand new! An apple will make your diarrhea go away! And when you feel tired honey with  walnuts will give you the energy you need with an orange juice!
Have fun and don't let a slight discomfort keep you at home! Be safe and stay healthy! Wash your hands regularly and if you are really sick stay at home and let time do the rest!

Dinner time!

Hey there! Wherever you are! Nutrition is everywhere! Local cuisine is our inheritage! We honor our cuisine but who doesn't like a taste of chinese or italian cuisine! So if you are out to dinner you can still eat healthy! For example, when you are in chinese restaurant you may order rice with vegetables steamed and pork! You 'll really enjoy it! Now if you stay in European style like italian, you may order pasta with vegetables like broccoli served with salad!
No worries! You can do it! I've told you before, everything is in our mind! Don't push yourself hard though, it won't work! If you need once in a while some french fries, do yourself a little favor! Eat them, it won't do you any harm! But only once in a while.. and I don't mean every week! But once a month is forgivable!
Go out there and have fun!! Enjoy!