Monday, October 14, 2013

Vegetarian Diets

What is a vegetarian?
It is a general term to describe people who exclude poultry, fish, meat or other animal derived foods from their diets.

What is a lactovegetarian?
It describe people who include milk products and milk in their diet but exclude poultry, fish, meat, eggs and seafood from their diets.

What is a lacto-ovo-vegetarian?
It describe people who include milk products, milk and eggs to their diet but exclude poultry, fish, meat and seafood from their diets.

Click on the link below to learn more about vegetarian diets, their health benefits, their diet planning and how their Food Guide Pyramid look.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Benefits from fats

We went over the health risks related to fats and in which foods you find fat now we will go over the benefits of fats and why we need it.
You can click on the link below to read more about the benefits of fats.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Health effects and risk of fats

Looking at all the nutrients, fat is most of time linked with heart disease, some types of cancer, and obesity.  One recommendation that help with all the health problems is you have to choose a diet that is low in saturated fats, trans fats and cholesterol and moderate in total fat.
Click on the link below to see which risk go with which fat when it comes to health.

Friday, October 4, 2013

All about fats

Now we know we get different types of fat.
Known as saturated fat, trans fat, monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat and Omega fatty acids.
Click on the link below to see in which foods we get these fats to know what you have to decrease or increase in your diet.

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Exercise guidelines during pregnancy

Pregnant women can enjoy the benefits of exercise.

By remaining active throughout pregnancy, a woman can develop the strength she needs to carry the extra weight and maintain habits that will help her lose it after the birth.

Click on the link below to see what you should and shouldn't do for exercise during pregnancy.