Colorful Vegetable and Fruit Good for Your Health?

There is a vegetable with many different colors. Is it beneficial to eat them? Or, is it just the color what attracts you? Does the color help with the body’s nutrient? Is it just important to consume vegetable? Are green in color because people always tell you to eat your greens? Does the other color matter? Colorful Vegetable and Fruit Good for Your Health?

Colorful Vegetable and Fruit Good for Your Health?
Colorful vegetables

Why is colorful vegetable and fruit good for your health?

The multiple colors from fruits or vegetable ensure you get a diverse nutrient. For example, the colors red, blue and purple fruit and vegetables protect against damage against free radicals. It variety array of color vegetables helps with the three major health issues heart disease, stroke, and cancer.

This also helps with memory issues and eye degeneration. Therefore, if regular consumption of theses three color vegetables will help with the immunity system. Color vegetables has many benefits besides the lovely colors.

What about Orange and Yellow Vegetables?

What gives vegetable the orange and yellow is the carotenoids. The nutrient from these vegetables provide the body with many minerals and vitamin. These are vitamin C, potassium, folic acid, and bromelaine.

Vitamin C is in orange, orange bell pepper, sweet potato, cantaloupe, peach, mango, and papaya. What contains folic acid? Carrots, cantaloupe, summer squash, and corn. Pineapple has bromelain great for an issue with digestion and infection. The orange and yellow vegetable is not only fun for children but also fun and healthy for adults.

Colorful vegetable

Change with Your Meal Plan

Colorful fruit and vegetable is very important for a healthy body. Time to make changes and add a variety of colorful fruit and vegetable to your daily meal. It can be something simple like adding color fruit or vegetable to a smoothie.

Do not try to do too much too quickly start off slow. Try shredding vegetable for a pan fry frittata or soup puree. There would be more concentrated amount of vegetable and fruit into one dish.

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Do You Need Extra Fuel to Last Until the End of the Day?

There are times I get super busy and I don’t get to my to-do list until a couple of days later. Unfortunately, my to-do list starts to get quite long. What I end up doing, I take one whole day or a large part of the day working on my to-do list. This is very fulfilling to finish my to-do list. Then, I get extremely exhausted due to all the running around. I just need extra energy. Do you need extra fuel to last until the end of the day?

Do You Need Extra Fuel to Last Until the End of the Day?
Chia Seed

Do You Need Extra Fuel to Last Until the End of the Day?

What you need is chia seed. The little seed has many health benefits. In the olden days, Aztecs and Mayan consider these little black seed very important. They give strength and energy. The seed is whole grain, non-GMO, and free of gluten. Another important fact is that chia is great for the anti-oxidant level. Anti-oxidant is very good for the health.

Various Health Benefits

Anti-oxidant helps the body to fight against free radicals. Also, chia is high in fiber. When these seeds absorb water, it expands to fill up the stomach. The fullness of the stomach, the chia seed prevent the stomach from constantly feeling hungry and helps with weight loss. These are loaded with many nutrients very good for the body. What can you use the chia seed in?

Chia Pudding

 

Do You Need Extra Fuel to Last Until the End of the Day?

Ingredients:

1/4 cup chia seed

1 cup soy milk

fresh fruit (blueberry/strawberry/etc)

nut and seed (pumpkin seed and walnut)

Instructions:

  1. In a bowl, combine milk and chia seed.
  2. Place in refrigerate. Let it sit overnight.
  3. The next day, stir the mixture. Make sure there is no clumps.
  4. You can add various toppings to the pudding. Add either blackberry or strawberry. Or, you can add some texture such as walnut or pumpkin seeds. You can add or drizzle some honey on top.
  5. Enjoy!

Different Ways to Use Chia Seed

What to serve chia seed with? What to use chia seed in? Chia seed can be added to smoothies or with oatmeal in the morning. They can be added to water with added flavor by using fruits. Or, you can add these little seeds into your baking like a loaf of bread or in muffins. And, chia can be added to healthy snacks such as snack bites or granola bars. When I don’t have a lot of time, I sprinkler some into my afternoon milk tea for a relaxing and energizing drink. What do you like chia seed in? You should give it a try and let me know what you like.

You can visit sites with various chia seed recipes

What is Self-Care?

Difficult Week

Last month, it was a tough month. My kids and I caught the flu. The family was in bed most of the time. I can barely have enough energy to do my usual things. My health is not as good as it use to be. I know I need to focus on self-care once I get better. This made me focus on what is self-care for me.

Improvements Starts from Within

Mom we sometimes have to worry about our family, the husband, the kids, the household, you barely have time or energy for yourself. I made changes to my lifestyle; I decided to take supplements to help with my energy level.

Supplements to Improve Life

I need a change so I started taking natural supplements:

What is Self-Care?

Salus Floradix formula – natural liquid iron supplemet, form red bloodcells, improve iron deficiency, and easy on the stomach

Rhoziva – herbal blend, good for fatigue, improve mental health, improve memory, improve on physical endurance, improve physical and mental health, health when under a large amount of stress

B complex 100 – high amount of vitamin B, good for liver detox, balance cholesterol level and balance hormone.

The above supplement does help to improve my fatigue and stress level.

Time for self-care

I made changes to my schedule to give myself ‘ME TIME’ which I know I am finding it is very important. I started to put more effort into my well-being, even though I can become too exhausted to want to spend time on myself. I try to force myself to spend time on myself.

I make it a regime to workout more in the morning and in the evening. Sometimes I would lay down for 10 minutes to just relax and clear my mind, it really made a big difference. Later, I would do something I enjoy for 5-10 minutes, for example, read a book or sketch a drawing. Doing the above tasks, it really help me to de-stress and help me to relax to improve my well-being.

Sketching Art

A Bowl of Soothing Congee

This week, it has been a tough week for my whole family. My kids and I caught the flu. We were quite sick that we stayed in bed most of the time. My kids were hot with cold hands they were complaining that they were constantly cold. The kids and I were having a bad fever. They did not want to eat; the best way is a warm bowl of congee something I grew up with.

Plain Congee

Creamy Congee

1 1/2 cup jasmine rice

2 quarts chicken stock

1 quartz water

2-3 slice of ginger

2 scallion(cut thinly slice)

4 boneless chicken thigh

salt

Instructions:

  1. In a slow cooker, add rice stock, water, ginger and scallions. Cover to cook on high. Mix well. Once the rice soften. Turn down the heat.
  2. Throw in ginger. Cut up chicken thigh into slices. Turn the heat on low, add in the chicken. Cover the crockpot. Once chicken becomes cooked and it changes in color, the chicken should be ready.
  3. Season the congee with salt.
  4. Enjoy!
A Bowl of Soothing Congee
Congee with green onion

I love feeling warm and cozy. Congee is very comforting. When I have a sore throat or have been coughing a lot a bowl of congee is extremely soothing. On the day you don’t have any appetite congee gives your body the needed nutrient to fight a cold and to keep your body replenished.

Going not only Gluten-free, No egg, and No dairy

I recently took my daughter to a Naturopathic Doctor because the Allergist I saw didn’t help as much as I had hoped. Based on the result, my daughter didn’t react to any of the main items such as dairy, wheat, egg, and nut. However, she still reacts to something.

Going not only Gluten-free, No egg, and No dairy

Gluten-free

When I had suspected she was senstivitive to gluten, once I switch her to gluten-free her conditions would get better. Therefore I thought she had a gluten sensitivity. 

Recommendation

The Naturalpathic Doctor mentioned the highest food allergy is due to wheat, egg, and dairy. It would be best for Char to not eat the three items for three months. I know it would be challenging. The time I started on a gluten-free diet; it was extremely stressful. Now, I would need to eliminate three items. It would be tough. Hopefully, after I put Char on this strict diet, it would improve her condition. After the three weeks, the Doctor would be doing a blood draw to test her food sensitivity. 

Supplements

While Char will be on a strict diet, the Doctor recommended two supplements to improve my daughter’s gut health and development.

-OmegAvail Citrus Sorbet Smoothie helps to support optimum cognitive health and brain function(brain, eye and nerve developments)

-HMF Natogen Probiotic Formula

Wheat-free, Gluten-free, and Grain-free.

Wheat, rice, corn, and oat are made from grass seed.
Should They be reduced from our diet? If we eat the following food items; we are eating grass seed. Humans do not eat grass and we do not digest grass. Is this why we have sensitivity to these products? Today a lot of food we eat have been genetically modified, which might be the healthiest to eat. Are these the reason why people have an autoimmune disorder or have a sensitivity to certain foods?

Wheat-free, Gluten-free, and Grain-free.

Gluten

Gluten is made of glutenin, gliadin, and protein in the following items like wheat, barley, spelt, rye, and oat. If you have gluten-sensitivity you would want to avoid gluten. Or, you might want to try the Paleo diet. This allows you to heal the intestine. This is very important; wheat-free, Gluten-free, and Grain-free.

millet

Grain-Free

What is grain-free? It is man-made grain; it is to avoid any products with a grain such as pasta, rice, bread, and cereal. They are known as a Paleo or a keto diet. Those avoid grain is to improve their health. 

Wheat-Free

Being wheat-free is similar to a gluten-free diet, it is to avoid wheat in products. Those with sensitivity to wheat can tolerate some gluten product not all. The reason some are sensitive to wheat is an increased amount of phytic acid a coat on grain products. The coat is difficult for the human body to break down this item. Therefore, people have a sensitivity to wheat. 

Choosing wheat-free, gluten-free, and grain-free

  • start by removing all wheat product instead have more protein and vegetable. 
  • then remove gluten product.
  • lastly, remove rice, corn, quinoa. All the grain product and increase vegetable and fats.


Therefore, you can attempt a grain-free, wheat-free, and gluten-free diet to see what your body tells you. Do you feel healthier? Do you feel better? Weight? blood sugar? digestion? sleep? Skin? Gas? If these have improved then it has a positive effect. 

How to Avoid Gluten

How to Avoid Gluten

  • When choosing pasta, what you can have instead is rice or zucchini noodle.
  • If you want oatmeal, attempt gluten-free oatmeal instead.
  • Bread, you can look at bread made from rice flour or almond flour.
  • How about wraps they are usually made from wheat try corn wraps.
  • What can you have instead of wheat there are flourless options or to use cornmeal.

How to Avoid Gluten

 

 

 

 

 

What to Know about Food Labels

Ingredients to look for on the food label and avoid.

  • flour
  • triticum vulgare
  • triticale
  • hordeum vulgare
  • secale cereal
  • triticum spelta
  • malt
  • spelt
  • wheat germ
  • wheat protein
  • semolina

What to make When you have very little Time?

What to do when you have been rushing around all day dealing with kids. Not a lot of time. Maybe only 10-15mins to cook. You need to feed hungry little ones. What can you make with very little time.

  • omelet
  • nuts
  • veggie and hummus
  • gluten-free corn chip with cheese

How to Avoid Gluten

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preparing Meal at Home Main Focus on Gluten-Free

When you start to eat gluten-free option, it can be a lot to take in. After you become comfortable with 2-3 dishes, you can make slight changes by changing the spices or changing the protein or vegetable.

  • Roast with rosemary carrot and onion
  • Bake chicken thigh with roasted garlic and pepper spice
  • Beef stew with lentil potato and peas

You can start off with a simple dish or something you like. Just experiment.

 

Saving Money with Gluten-free Choices

What you can do to save money when starting gluten-free is to add more vegetables to your dishes. Try to spend more time in the kitchen, you can make your own snacks. Choose one meal with bean, chickpeas or lentils.

Gluten-free Breakfast

When you think of breakfast, it usually contains carbohydrates. What you can have instead is the following:

  • salmon with gluten-free cracker
  • yogurt with nut
  • bowl of fruit
  • omelet
  • avocado with gluten-free toast

It is best to start small with eating gluten-free rather than to overwhelm yourself.

 

 

 

 

Food With Gluten You Didn’t Know About

Food With Gluten You Didn't Know AboutFood With Gluten You Didn’t Know About

There are everyday foods that you didn’t know that can contain gluten.

Gluten Product:

You might want to look more carefully at the ingredient list. Any product you purchase while doing your grocery shopping. You might be surprised what contains gluten.

Barley, Breading, Brewer’s yeast, Bulgur, Durum, Farro or Faro, Agraham Flour,

Hydrolyzed wheat protein, Kamut, Malt extract, Malt syrup, Malt flavoring or malt vinegar,

malted milk, matzo, matzo meal, modified wheat starch, oatmeal, oat bran, Oat flour,

Whole oats, Rye Bread and flour, Seitan, Semolina, Spelt, Triticale, Wheat bran, Wheat flour,

and Wheat Germ.

Products to Watch for Gluten

You might be surprised how almost everything you use contain gluten from sauce to seasoning.

Beer, Bread, Broth, Cereal, Cookie, Cracker, Chocolate, Flavored coffee,

and tea, Imitation bacon bits, medication, processed foods, Salad dressings,

Sausage, Marinades, Gravies, Seasoning, and Soy sauce.

Staying Gluten-free Can be Easy

Non-celiac intolerance does get easier. Some do get sensitive with slight gluten. Some do react badly with a larger amount of gluten. The best diet for someone with gluten sensitivity for a better health. It is best to eat gluten-free, vegetable, fruit, dairy, lean meat, fish, seafood, beans, and nut. With starch options, there are many choices. They are potato, corn, rice, soy, quinoa, millet, flax, chia, and nut flour. It is best to have fresh unprocessed food for a better health.

Household Products with Gluten

There are many manufacturing products you might not know that contain gluten. You will be surprised even non-edible can contain gluten. Wheat is an very important binding ingredient. The everyday products you use at home can contain hidden gluten you may ingest depending on what they are such as lip balm, toothpaste, mouthwash, products, etc.

In the beginning, it might be a lot to process to know what has wheat and what doesn’t. Over time, you will learn to know which products are safe to use. And you will learn which brands are safe for someone with gluten-free sensitivity.

Spice Help to Heal the Body

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You cook with spices. You use spices to bake. Did you know that spice helps to improve and help to heal any issues you might have? In ancient times, the herb has medicinal properties or benefits. You might want to think about the herbs that are sitting in your spice rack or in your cupboards such as oregano, thyme, mint, rosemary, etc. For example, I like to use rosemary for cooking.

Benefits of Rosemary:

Rosemary is good to help improve circulation, headache, irritation.  It helps to improve memory, concentration, digestion, prevent the brain from aging, boost immunity, improve circulation, and encourage hair growth. Rosemary has a high amount of antioxidant. It helps to fight against free radicals. 

Digestion:

In Europe, rosemary is known to aid in digestion.

Information on Rosemary:

Rosemary is a fragrant plant. It was originated in the Mediterranean. Rosemary is good for cooking dishes. This herb is a part of the mint family similar to oregano. This herb has nutritional value like iron, calcium, and vitamin B6. Rosemary is either in powder form is as a dried herb.

Things to Know:

It is a perennial plant. The plant last more than two years.

Things to be Careful Of:

A high amount of rosemary would cause problems like vomit, coma, and pulmonary edema. Be careful not to have too much of the herb.

rosemary herb

Recipe:

Slow Cooker Pork Roast

1-2lb pork shoulder blade

2 medium potatoes

2 medium carrot

1 tbsp rosemary

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Instruction:

  1. Spray the crockpot. Place pork shoulder blade in the pot.
  2. Sprinkle rosemary, kosher salt, and pepper all over the roast.
  3. Peel and chop carrot and potato in chunks. Add carrot and potato to the crockpot.
  4. Turn on crockpot on low for 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 hour.

Toddler Constipation Issue

pineapple smoothie

 

 

Toddler Constipation Issue

How can I tell my child is constipated

When a child has bowel movement 1 in 4 days or is in discomfort and has a hard dry stool.

Too much dairy

The child snacks often on cheese. Dairy can cause constipation. Having more milk and not enough greens with lots of fiber can cause problems.

Not Enough liquid

If the child does not drink enough water, dehydration can cause issues with a bowel movement.  You try to keep the child active by taking them to the playground all the running around you might forget to give the child water.

Child might have anxiety going to the bathroom

The child might be afraid to go to the bathroom due to previous experience. This will cause the child to avoid going to the bathroom.

Treatment Option

A good option is to make smoothies. Children love smoothies. You can easily sneak something healthy in the smoothie. You can change it up with different flavor with different fruits. Add your child’s favorite fruit. Or you can sweeten the smoothie by adding ice cream.

 

 

 

 

Recipe:

2-3 pear, cut in smaller

1 cup pineapple, cut in cube

2 tablespoon honey

2 cup of milk

sprinkle psyllium husk

Instruction:

  1. Peel and cut the pear into smaller chunk.
  2. Cut pineapple into cubes.
  3. In a blender, add milk, pear, pineapple, honey, and milk.
  4. Sprinkle psyllium husk in the top.
  5. Turn on the blender.
  6. Taste smoothie. If you want the smoothie to be much sweeter in taste add more honey.

Ingredients:

Psyllium husk – fiber, gentle. Soluble fiber. Psyllium husk goes through the digestive system not to get absorbed. It absorbs water is a compound that helps with constipation, diarrhea, blood sugar level, blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight loss.

Pear – fiber on the skin of the fruit. High in pectin a natural fiber.

Pineapple – have lots of fluid and water great for hydration. Pineapple has an enzyme bromelain that is great for bowel function and controls regularity.