Food

Green vegetables every day star more dishes on our table. For its multiple benefits and versatility, spinach, broccoli or chard, for example, have become part of our daily diet. If you still do not have a relevant place in your table, it is time for you to take note of …

This fruit is usually yellow, green, or reddish brown. It has the shape of a pear and a very nice flavor, perfect to accompany many dishes in the world. One of the popular and erroneous beliefs about avocado is that its fat is “detrimental” to health, totally false assertion. In …

The green leafy vegetables are one of the foods that have the most advantages for our health, however, currently their consumption has decreased. Doctors recommend including them as an essential part of any healthy diet, since its high nutritional content provides the necessary vitamin supplements for the body. The chlorophyll …

According to FAO and NASA, quinoa is an example of perfect food for the human diet with an ideal proportion of nutrients. We tell you about its properties, health benefits, how to cook it and some recipes with quinoa. Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa Wild) was a sacred plant for the Incas …

Following a healthy eating plan and staying physically active are the keys to achieve a healthy lifestyle. But exactly what does “healthy eating” mean? The answer is found in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services …

Dietary supplements are substances that you can use to add nutrients to your diet or to reduce the risk of developing health problems such as osteoporosis or arthritis. Dietary supplements come in the form of pills, capsules, powders, gelatinous tablets, extracts or liquids. They may contain fiber, vitamins, minerals, amino …

What is fiber and why is it important? It is a substance that can be taken mainly by ingesting plants, that is, to take vegetable fiber you must consume grains, vegetables and fruits. There are two types of fiber: soluble – present in oat bran, barley, nuts, seeds, lentils and …