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HOW TO MAKE OUR BONES STRONG?

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 INTRODUCTION Our whole body structure depends on BONES. Bones provide us support, posture and structure. There are total 206 bones in human body they all together makes a perfect human structure. Bones protects our organ like brain, heart and other organ from injury. This is our responsibility to protect our bones and make it more strong and healthy. Our bones also stores minerals and release them whenever our body needs them. Without strong bones we can not perform our physical activities properly even we can not move from one place to another.  In this blog we will learn about how to protect our bones and make it more strong. LOTS OF CALCIUM RICH FOOD Calcium plays a very important role in making our bones strong. It helps in muscles and nerve cell to work properly. Our body can not produce calcium by itself we have it in form of food . Calcium is needed for growing bones. This is the reason why we all pay attention on growing child to have proper amount of milk in their d...

15 PLANT BASED FOOD FOR GAINING MUSCLES

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 INTRODUCTION Mass gaining of muscles is making your muscles strong so that it enhance your physical activities, makes your body lean and healthy.  Muscles mass gaining also improve your immunity. Person with lean muscles have less chances to fall ill as compare to normal person. Usually person increase their muscles mass by following non-vegetarian diet like they eat chicken, fishes, lean meat, egg, etc.. What about vegetarian person who wants to increase their muscles mass and wants to decrease their body fat for healthier lifestyle and improving their physical activities. In this blog we will learn about those food items that helps in gaining muscles mass of vegetarian person. 1. BROCCOLI Broccoli contains phytonutrients that helps in body detoxification. It also helps in minimizing the negative effect of estrogen. It promotes testosterone anabolic effect that helps in increasing muscles and make more strong. 2. ALMOND Almonds are rich in vitamin E. Vitamin E helps in prote...

FOOD AS SOURCE OF DIFFERENT NUTRIENTS

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INTRODUCTION We need nutrients for our proper functioning of body. Functioning of our body organs( respiration, digestion, filtration, transportation, etc. ) or physical activities. Nutrients provide us energy so that our body can work properly. Nutrients are of two types. 1. Essential Nutrients: Essential nutrients are those nutrients which our body cannot synthesis by itself so needed in the form of food from outside. Examples: Vitamin, minerals, fats, protein, carbohydrates and water.  2. Non Essential Nutrients: Non essential nutrients are those which our body can synthesis by itself although we can have it in diet but if taken in excess amount can be toxic for our health. Examples: Fiber, certain amino acids and fatty acids. PROTEIN Milk and milk products, pulses, eggs, meat, fish, nuts oilseeds, seafood, fat-free or low-fat cheese, white-meat poultry and. VITAMIN A Retinol : Liver, egg yolk, cream, butter, ghee, milk are all good source of performed Vitamin A. Beta carotene...

FOOD PRESERVATION METHODS

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 INTRODUCTION Food preservation is to kill or to inactivate, or control factors which are main cause of food spoilage.  Preservation involves controlling bacteria, yeasts and moulds by either inhibiting their growth and activity or by destroying them.  Creating the environment in which microorganism are not able grow and functions. Drying, salting, use of sugar, smoking, freezing are examples of preservation. In preservation the methods are used should not harm the nutritive value of food only kill or stop the growth of microorganisms. Balancing of methods are much needed. In this blog we will learn about some methods of preservations. HIGH TEMPERATURE Most bacteria, yeasts and moulds grow best in temperature range 16℃-38℃. Most bacteria are killed in  range of 82℃-93℃ but not spores. Very high temperature is needed to kill spores. There is no need to make your food sterile only kill the disease producing bacteria in food.  The pasteurization is the process of h...

POINTS TO REMEMBER WHILE SELECTING FOOD

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 INTRODUCTION We all go to market for purchasing food items. While selecting food items we should take care of our family members likes and dislikes how to fulfil their nutritional requirement. In a limited amount how to select healthy food i.e. full of nutrition. And while having meal your family enjoy it too. It requires knowledge and information about food, the choice that are available to you, and the ability to obtain the maximum value for the money you spend.   In this blog we will learn about the points to remember while selecting food items. SELECTION OF CEREALS AND MILLETS . While purchasing cereals and millets ensure that the grains are clean free from gravel and dirt. .  Cereals are not infested with fungus, insects or molds. . While buying wheat look for plump kernels are not broken. . Buy rice at least a year old. SELECTION OF ROOTS AND TUBERS . While buying potatoes ensure that they are not of green color and any cut on it. . Select roots and tuber whic...