YES! Your body needs carbs!

Carbohydrates are an important component of the human diet. It supplies our cells with energy needed for daily metabolism, digestion, physical activity, and recovery. And good carbs also provide us with beneficial fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help to regulate the body, and manage disease and aging.

A Day in My (New Normal) Life

If I were to describe the first three quarters of the year, I would say it took lots of adjustment.  Like most, I had to cope with a lot of changes in such a short span of time – from getting married in Q4 2019, and moving to our new place and furnishing it, just…

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Practice your Spice Mastery with this Fabulous Potato Recipe

One of the cooking skills that could benefit your long-term health is a mastery of spices. How can that help, you might ask. It helps by allowing you to explore so that instead of relying on salt which is high in sodium, you can enjoy a mix and match of different flavors from world cuisines….

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11 Potato Recipes from Around the World

Potatoes are vegetables that come in different varieties, colors, textures and forms. But one thing they have in common is that potatoes provide the complex carbohydrates, potassium and energy you need to perform at your best every day. Potatoes are nutrient dense and more energy-packed than any other popular vegetable. This means that they are…

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What I Wish Everyone Knew About the Potato

Before we get started, let’s get something straight: It is a fact that potatoes hold a valuable place in a healthy diet. I have to say this now as it is alarming how negative news about natural sources of carbohydrates are being circulated by fans of fad diets – food trends that are usually a joke or worse, a threat to the health of the public.

5 Reasons Why Eggs Should Be Part of Your Diet

I can’t live without eggs! For most non-vegetarians, eggs are a dietary mainstay. It’s also probably one of the first few foods that you were able to cook by yourself. Because why not? Eggs are a breakfast staple as well as an ingredient in a lot of sweet and savoury food. But what about all…

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The #1 reason why you shouldn’t weigh yourself everyday.

Weighing yourself sounds like the most basic thing to do when you think of weight management – and a bathroom scale is usually the first investment, cause how else would you measure progress, right? True enough, bathroom scales are the cheapest, easiest, and most convenient way to measure your weight but by experience, weight watchers…

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