Do you get enough? Part 1
Written on October 11, 2008 – 4:30 pm | by Adam
You know when you start eating properly and watching what you eat, sometimes you might not be getting all you need, and by that I mean all the stuff you need to be healthy, like vitamins and minerals.
Another thing is if you are a vegetarian you have to be extra careful to make sure you get all the nutrients you need to be healthy. In the next few posts I am going to cover off some of the things you should be including (as well as me) in your diet.
Starting with calcium, potassium and magnesium
All of us know the main benefit of the calcium, it’s great for our bones, but did you know it may also reduce the risk for colon and other cancers, as well as the risk of kidney stones.
It also works along side magnesium and potassium to help regular muscle contraction.
Here are some tips to include these in your diet.
Obviously calcium is found in milk, but to add it into foods without drinking it by the glass you can add powdered milk to soups and casseroles. You could also try making hot chocolate, coffee and rolled oats with skim milk and not water. Try adding low fat cheeses tro soups, salads, sandwiches and baked potatoes.
To include potassium into your diet, add tomatoes, capsicum, broccoli and potates to soups, stews and omelettes, have a banana as a morning snack, have some rockmelon after dinner as dessert.
Some tennis players will have a banana as a food snack during a game to give them an energy boost.
To get a benefit all at once, try a banana smoothie, all you need it some skim milk, a banana, some ice and a teaspoon of honey (optional) blend all ingredients and drink. Great boost in the mornings.
To make sure you get enough magnesium add grains such as barley and oats to soups, salads and yoghurt.
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