Millets are ancient small grains grown in arid and semiarid regions of the world. They are abundant sources of minerals and vitamins. A wide range of biochemical compounds are present in the plant parts and the grains. Millets belong to the Poaceae family which includes various species. Some of major millets are pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and …
There are so many smoothie recipes, but we can never have too many. 🙂 This is a meal that provides some of the nutrients we need every day. It’s a nutrition bomb: Blueberies: contain Fe and other essential minerals. I picked these myself in the local forest. They grow on rich soil on forest floor …
Vitamins are organic compounds essential for normal physiological and metabolic functioning of the body in small quantities. Vitamins are a large group of micronutrients, mostly derived from diets with a few exceptions. These micronutrients usually exist in complexes and thus cannot be obtained from a single dietary source. Functionally, vitamins are involved in various metabolic …
First let’s explain what these numbers mean, they represent a ratio our diet should consist of: 80 % carbohydrates – 10 % protein – 10 % fatty acids. Consisting mostly or entirely of raw food (that’s an individual’s choice). With 80/10/10 it’s not about renunciation. Nutrition is a constant effort and is easy to missinterpret …
In these infected times when it’s not safe to get food from a public place and most of such services are closed anyway, what to pack day to day? The simplest and the best “lunch break food” is fruit. It’s as nutritious as it gets and only requires little energy for digestion which doesn’t make …
you feel better; in a matter of about 2 years, some a lot sooner, you reach your optimal body mass (and with it weight); no or at least a lot less body odors no gas problems, seriously, unless you make a bad combination of foods in a non-monomeal. In such case, you may let some …
Do you ever feel like having a nice bowl of breakfast cereal, even though it’s been years since you’ve last eaten it and don’t even like it anymore because it’s way too sweet and full of grains you don’t even like (anymore)? I sometimes feel I could go for a nice bowl like that. But …
Chocolate cream for breakfast? What’s better than that? Yumm! 🙂 Ingredients (for one): – 3 bananas (+/- – your choice) – carob (2 hefty tsp) – optional: rice/oat drink/coconut milk/coconut water (2 to 4 dl) or water – optional: something for decoration (coconut flakes, nuts, etc.) Blend all the ingredients and pour it in …
Ingredients: – 2 bananas (small to midsize) – raw cacao (1 tsp) – rice/oa – rice drink/coconut milk or coconut water (2 to 4 dl) Blend all the ingredients. The amount of cacao depends on how strong you want the drink/meal to be. Pour in a glass and it’s done! Be careful – if you …
Ingredients: – 1 avocado – 1 or 2 tomatoes – 1 (red!) pepper – celery (amount as desired) First, all the vegetables (which are botanically fruits) must be ripe: pepper has to be red and a bit wrinkled, avocado has to be soft (about as soft as a peach when ripe, so that it …
