As with any dried fruits, dried apricots are sweet and thus many would say they are bad for health due to high sugar and calories. This is true but only when eaten in excess. Come, let’s find out what are the benefits eating dried apricots. You’ll be delighted to know of dried apricots laxative effect …
Being a fitness enthusiast, surely you have goals. You may want to be able to run a mile, lose a pound or do 10 push-ups. In order to improve performance and achieve your goals, you need to properly fuel your body. Similar to why a car needs fuel to run from point A to point …
Decades ago, who would have heard about whole foods? Nowadays, people are talking about it and food companies are using “whole foods” in their marketing campaigns. Why should we eat whole foods? Is it really necessary? Healthy eating habits are important for staying in good health. Thus, food choices play a major role. There are …
They say people who eat high-fat food are fat. I’ve heard this since a teenager and that’s decades ago. You may still be hearing this now but let me tell you, this isn’t entirely true. Fat in food does not necessarily make you fat. It depends on what type of fat. There are certain benefits …
Nowadays, having high cholesterol is common among us and is referred to as a modern-day lifestyle disease. While high cholesterol can be inherited, it is often the result of unhealthy lifestyle choices and can be prevented or managed. A healthy diet and regular exercise can help reduce cholesterol. You’ll need to avoid foods that are …
If you have been following me on my Nuttylog, you’ll know I’m not a fan of walnuts. It is the bitter taste that I dislike. But given the health benefits eating walnuts, surely there’s a way or ways to make walnuts taste better. You like to know too, don’t you? Read on… Why Do Walnuts …
Snacking is not necessarily unhealthy and it certainly does not mean you’ll put on weight doing so. If you make the right choice eating healthy snacks then you’re on the right path. Many of you may have asked, what can I eat and not gain weight, you mean to ask what SNACKS don’t make you gain …
Honestly, walnuts are not my favourite nut but because of their nutritional values, I value walnuts and eat them as part of my daily diet. Out at the bakery ingredients store a while back, I found pecans to be rather expensive and they almost doubled the price of walnuts. More expensive, so then, are pecans …
I was shopping for my baking needs at a local bakery ingredients store a while back when I saw bags of pecans beside the walnuts I intended to buy. I thought to myself, why not try pecan nuts? A glance at the price tag, oh dear, it doubled the price of walnuts. Have you any …
Chia seeds are one of the many superfoods that are rich in nutrients beneficial to health and overall wellbeing. Superfood or super fad, if you’ve been following this superseed, surely you notice there is the much talked about chia seeds water. Should you like to pick up this trend to gain its health benefits, surely …
