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General Websites. Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus. Healthy Eating. Kids' guide to food: Good foods, bad foods and your health. BBC NI - Schools - It's Up To You! - Home Page. Newsmap. 8 Daily Foods. Our tech nerdie, aka Kelly’s husband, is useful beyond words. In addition to keeping us online and in business by keeping up with all of our technical work, he also scans the web for articles that would be of interest to us. This is one of the articles he sent me last month which I think every Beauty Snob should read! I eat most of the items on the list but am now more diligent about all of it. I believe in eating only fresh foods (I do not even own a can opener and am planning to rid of my microwave!) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Photos and article source: BestLifeOnline.

Vegan and Vegetarian. Welcome to Slimming World – the club with the big heart. Nutrition Glossary. This nutrition glossary includes definitions of both common nutritional terms and terms specific to the Nutrition Data Web site. The convenient alphabetic links allow you to quickly navigate between different sections of this glossary. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP): ATP is a molecule that serves as the universal energy source for all plants and animals. In your body, ATP breaks down into adenosine diphosphate plus a separate phosphate group.

This releases energy, which is used to power your body's cells. During periods of inactivity, the reverse reaction takes place, and the phosphate group is reattached to the molecule using energy obtained from food. In this way, the ATP molecule is continuously being recycled by your body. Amino Acids: See Protein. Anthocyanidins: See Flavonoids. Antioxidant: Antioxidants are chemical substances that help protect against cell damage from free radicals. Ascorbic Acid: See Vitamin C. Beta-sitosterol: See Sterol. Bioflavonoids: See Flavonoids. Healthy eating - information from Bupa on healthy eating. The amount and type of food you eat has a major influence on your health. If you eat a well-balanced diet, it can reduce your risk of various diseases as well as help you to maintain a healthy weight. There are certain times when it can be particularly important to make sure that you follow a healthy diet, for instance, if you want to lose excess weight or if you’re watching what you eat because you’re pregnant.

However, it’s important to eat a healthy diet throughout your life, no matter what age you are – there’s never a bad time to make some changes and improve your eating habits. Why is healthy eating important? There is good evidence that eating a healthy diet can reduce your risk of obesity and illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and some types of cancer. The food you eat contains several different types of nutrients, which are all required for the many vital processes in your body.

Key nutrients in your diet include the following. A balanced diet Eat more:

Balanced diet. Guides to healthy eating. Healthy eating - Live Well. A balanced diet - Live Well. Despite what you see in some diet books and TV programmes, healthy eating can be really straightforward. Food groups All the food we eat can be divided into five groups. Try to choose a variety of different foods from the first four groups. They are: Fruit and vegetables. Starchy foods, such as bread, rice, potatoes and pasta. Most people in the UK eat and drink too many calories, and too much fat, sugar and salt, and not enough fruit, vegetables and fibre. 1.

Fruit and vegetables are a vital source of vitamins and minerals. There's evidence that people who eat at least five portions a day are at lower risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers. What's more, eating five portions is not as hard as it might sound. Having a sliced banana with your morning cereal is a quick way to get one portion.

See 5 A DAY for more tips to help you get your five portions of fruit and veg. 2. Starchy foods should make up around one third of everything we eat. Learn more in Starchy foods. 3. 4. 5. Balanced diet.