Foods advance fat burning

The following foods speed up your metabolism and promote fat burning.

·      Turkey and other lean meats

build muscles, strengthen immune system

·       Fatty fish (such as salmon, tuna, mackerel)

increases fat burning

·      Dairy products

build strong bones, help lose weight.

·      Whey

builds muscle, burns fat

·      Eggs

build muscles, burn fat

·      Beans and legumes

build muscle, help burn fat, regulate digestion

·      Peanut butter

builds muscle, burns fat, boosts testosterone

·      Whole grains (quinoa, brown rice, millet)

small doses prevent body from storing fat

·      Spinach and green vegetables

               attack free radicals in your body

·      Berries antioxidants

·      Almonds and other nuts

build muscle, reduce cravings

·      Grapefruit

regulates blood sugar level and metabolism

·      Chili peppers

spikes metabolism

·      Green tea

Fires up fat burning

Diet While Having Flu

A well-sustained immune system enhances your body to flight infection. During flu pick time your diet should contain great variety of colourful fruits and vegetables, legumes, fish and lean meat. These foods contain phytochemicals, which boost your health.

If you have flu you should focus on eating foods that improve your immune system, so you can recover quickly. Flu is caused by viral infection and ginger is a natural anti-viral, so it helps to fight off illness. Ginger has been used for centuries to relieve a sore throat and loosen up congestion due to a cold.

Consuming grapefruits, oranges, lemons and lime enhances your immune system.  Also minerals like selenium and zinc keep your immune system durable. The following protein- rich foods contain these minerals meat, nuts, beans, seeds, eggs, dairy and fish. Vitamin B12 a powerful immune booster, you can get it by eating meat, fish, eggs and milk.

Throughout having flu you need to drink plenty of liquid. The grandmother’s chicken soup contains valuable nutrients; proteins, vegetables `and liquid.  So go for it!

Once you recovered from flu fill your diet with fruits, vegetables, legumes, eggs and lean meat to get your health back to strong again.

Eta Mama’s Chicken Soup

This chicken soup contains proteins, vegetables and lemon.

Ingredients for 4 persons:

Chicken breast cubed	2
Carrots chopped	3
Parsnips chopped	2
Celeriac sticks chopped	2
Tomato chopped	1
Green pepper chopped	1/2
Garlic chopped	3 cloves
Salt	Up to taste
Tarragon	1 tsp
Bay leaves	3
Freshly squeezed lemon juice	1
Water	1litre
Butter	1 tbsp

·      Place the chicken breast cubes in 500ml water season it with salt and pepper cook it for 30 minutes.

·      Melt the butter in a medium size soup dish

·      Add the vegetables and stir them for 5 minutes

·      Pour 500 ml water, season it with salt, tarragon and bay leaves

·      Add the cooked chicken soup

·      Cook the soup for 15 minutes

·      Finally add the lemon juice and serve it

Acid Alkaline 

Ms H

Foods depending on the effect they have on the body are classified as acid forming or alkalising. Eating too much acid-forming foods leads to acid indigestion that eventually creates chronic acidosis, which acidifies body tissue. This acidification process blocks oxygen within cells and eventually compromises the immune system. This leads to all sorts of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, memory loss and nutrient deficiencies. All of these conditions are due to acid-forming diets that disrupt the acid/alkaline blood ratios of your body cells. The acid alkaline diet is one of the keys to lead a healthy life. The high alkaline diet can alkalise and oxygenate body cells as you eat alkaline foods. By following a specific alkaline diet plan, you will begin to shift your body's pH and oxygenate your body. These alkaline foods will keep your body healthy and functioning correctly, to help prevent and combat diseases.

pH balance

The diagram reflects the ratio of a well- balanced healthy acid/alkaline diet.

 20% acid/ 80% alkaline

Study your daily meal in the last two days

Day 1

Breakfast
Snack
Lunch
Snack
Dinner

Circle the acidic foods with red pen

Circle the alkaline foods with blue pen

What is the ratio of the acid – forming / alkaline foods?