Fibre: The Key to Eating Well and Feeling Well!

Want to be healthy and maintain a healthy body weight while enjoying delicious foods? Sounds impossible, right? Well, good news, it’s far from impossible if you include plenty of fibre in your diet! A diet rich in fibre from fruits, vegetables, legumes, and complex carbohydrates like whole grains is of immense importance, and should definitely be favored over whatever low-carb diet fad is currently making its rounds through the popular press.

Don’t get us wrong, some of the popular diets out there do have their merits. That said, diets that do little more than restrict carbohydrates are missing out on the bigger picture. The war on carbohydrates may stem from our overdependence (and overindulgence) on sugar. Researchers and dieticians have long been warning of the dangers of excess sugar consumption, although those warnings have long been downplayed by major producers of sugary foods. Sugars are simple carbohydrates, not to be confused with the complex carbohydrates found in whole grains and some leafy greens, which are rich in fibre.

The benefits of fibre are numerous: not only is fibre an important source of fuel for the body, it also helps the body absorb nutrients. Fibre also contributes to good heart health, and helps cut the chances of heart disease and early death from heart disease. As if that weren’t enough, fibre also helps prevent the development of type 2 diabetes, and of course, it keeps us regular. So when planning for your next week’s meals, it may well be worth finding a way to include more fibre!

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Common Misconceptions About Coffee

We all love the stuff, but we can’t always be up to date with all there is to know about coffee. Here are two common misconceptions about coffee that may surprise you.

Storing coffee in the freezer. For infrequent coffee drinker bringing home a brand new bag of beans, it’s often tempting to think the best place to keep it would be in the freezer. The problem with keeping coffee beans in the freezer, however, is that it will create too much moisture in the bag, leading to beans that go bad quickly and end up with a dull taste. The best place to store beans is in the pantry or other cool, dry place, in an airtight container with a one way valve so that no air can get in but CO2 can get out.

Decaf coffee. For those who love the taste of coffee but can’t quite handle the caffeine, or those who’re already on their fourth cup and need to cut back ever so slightly, decaf may seem like a godsend. Here it is, the wonderful taste of coffee with absolutely none of the caffeine, right? Well, not quite. While most decaf coffees manage to be up to 97% caffeine free, they do still contain some caffeine, an average of 5mg per cup. This may not be enough to keep you up at night, but it’s worth noting that caffeine has a half life of six hours so it’s still not a great idea to have a cup of decaf before bed.

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The Benefits of Eating Eggs

Eggs! They’re not just delicious, they’re also good for you, and eating eggs on a regular basis comes with a load of benefits. Here are just five of the many benefits of eating eggs.

They’re quick, easy, and versatile. Cooking an egg is quite literally a matter of minutes, and few other cooked foods are quite as easy. To top it all off, eggs are incredibly versatile and can not only be cooked a number of different ways, they can also be incorporated into a wide variety of dishes.

They’re loaded with vitamins. A single egg contains vitamins A, B5, B2, B6, B12, D, E, calcium, zinc, phosphorous, selenium, and folate. Need we say more?

They’re packed with protein. Eggs are an excellent source of complete proteins, containing all nine amino acids that the body can’t synthesize naturally, and help promote muscle recovery and development.

They’re good for your health. Eggs raise HDL (good) cholesterol and help make LDL (bad) cholesterol less harmful. They also help manage weight, contribute to better eye health and mental acuity, and may help reduce the risk of stroke.

They’re portable and make great snacks. Rather than spending extra money on vending machine snacks that are full of salt and sugar, hard boiled eggs can help satisfy those mid-day craving and make for a much healthier alternative!

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