Showing posts with label Vitamin E. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vitamin E. Show all posts

Thursday, September 4, 2008

RICY RICE

RICE.....

Rice is the most affordable food available to everyone right from the rich to the poor.Rice in itself is a complete food, which goes well with other foods very easily to end up adding nutrients,bulk and flavor to our meal.
Rice doesn't require expensive, complicated cookware and much time spent on preparation, and cooking.
-Rice has been found to be very easy to digest.
-It is low in fat, low in cholesterol, high in starch, and has a high nutritional content.
-Rice is also an excellent source of energy. It is comprised of 77.5% carbohydrate.
-Rice also contains a range of important nutrients, including B and E vitamins, protein and minerals, especially potassium which helps the body reduce toxins.

Nutritional values of rice :-
Per 200g cooked brown rice
  • Calories - 282 mg
  • Fibre - 1.6 mg
  • Iron - 1 mg
  • Magnesium -220 mg
  • Niacin - 2.6 mg
  • Potassium - 198 mg
  • Vitamin B1 - 0.3mg
  • Vitamin B2 - 0.04mg
  • Zinc - 1.4 mg

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

OATS THE GATES TO HEALTH

OATS
The origin of Oats goes back to the fifth century B.C, Hypocraites the father of healing arts has written about Oats and its benefits.
Oats are now-a-days becoming popular among health concious people. . In the form of oatmeal they are rich not only in carbohydrates, 67 percent, but also in protein, 16 percent; fat, 7 percent; minerals, 2 percent, and the rest moisture or water. All told, a pound of oatmeal contains 1,850 calories. It follows that a judicious use of oatmeal can cut down on the use of more costly foods.


Benefits of Oats :-

  • Eating oat regularly will lower your blood cholesterol level
  • A very good anti-depressant. It will make you calm and releive you from depression.
  • Oats also prevent bowel cancer because of its high fibre content.
  • Having oats can cure constipation.
  • Oats also help in lowering chances of heart-disease
  • A godown of vitamin B1
  • On a per gram basis, oats contain a higher concentration of protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, thiamin, folacin and Vitamin E than any other unfortified whole grain, such as wheat, barley, corn or rice.
  • Oats contain one of the best amino acid profiles of all grains. Amino acids are essential proteins that help facilitate optimum functioning of the body.
  • Oats are naturally low in fat. Researchers agree that nearly everyone – men and women of all ages and races – benefits from eating a low-fat diet.
The best way to include Oats in your day-to-day diet is to have it at breakfast...