Friday, 1 December 2017

Food and Nutrition Facts

Lambaba December 01, 2017 Did You Know

Did You Know: Food and Nutrition Facts

Most of our houses are empty today, at least during the early part of the day, and this would continue to be so for a while because our kids are back to school. The weekend was used in preparing for the new academic session.

Well, as they've gone to continue their own studies, you too can learn a thing or two today about stuffs you did not know. These are some interesting facts about some everyday food and nutrition facts we eat. Check them out;

DID YOU KNOW???

Apples are more effective than coffee at waking you up in the morning.
Bananas aren’t the only fruits with potassium. Avocados have twice the amount of potassium as bananas and are rich in monounsaturated fat that is burned easily as energy. Green-tipped bananas are better for you than over-ripened bananas. Bananas contain a lot of sugar, if eaten with protein, the insulin levels are normalized.
Broccoli contains twice the amount of vitamin C than an orange. It contains as much calcium as whole milk, and is more readily absorbed by our bodies.
Cilantro is good for digestion and also soothes many common ailments such as headache, coughs and nausea.

That you burn more calories eating celery, than it contains? Yes this is true, the more celery you eat, the thinner you become. So if you’ve tried all you know there is to try to lose weight and you’ve seen no real result, maybe you should give celery a try today.
Wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light.
Green tea has 50% more vitamin C than black tea?
About half of the world’s populations have their staple food as rice?
Popcorn business is one of the most lucrative businesses out there.
No matter how you cook or freeze Chile pepper, you don’t reduce its hotness or spiciness?

Onions are great antioxidants, containing anti-allergy, antiviral, and anti-histamine properties. The sulfur compounds found in onions help in the detoxifying the body and aid in cellular repair. Maximum health benefits are seen in raw or lightly-steamed onions.
The only natural food that never gets spoiled is honey? Well, if you’ve ever had honey at home and it got spoiled, you can go back to whoever you got it from and ask for a refund, because that honey was surely not pure.
Parsley is also great for use as a digestive aid. It is a natural breath freshener, anti-carcinogen, contains three times the amount of vitamin C as oranges, and twice the amount of iron as in spinach.