Cooking Tips

Detox Water helps you maintain a flat belly. Mix: 2 lemons, 1/2 cucumber, 10-12 mint leaves and 3 cups of water. Fuse overnight to create a natural detox, helping to flush impurities out of your system.

Eating with CHOPSTICKS makes you eat slower, and slower eating makes you eat less. So don't hesitate to use them!

- Air popped popcorn: 3 cups contain 95 calories - Fish: 120 calories/3 oz - Apples: 100 calories each - Vegetables: 5-100 calories per cup - Oatmeal: 140 calories in 1/2 cup.

Did you know that 1 single Oreo Biscuit contains 70 calories and needs around 1200 jumping jacks (or however you can do in 15 minutes) to burn it?

SODAS Contain: - Phosphoric acid, that weakens the bones and rots teeth - Excessive artificial sweeteners, that make you crave more - Caramel color, made from chemical caramel and is purely cosmetic, it doesn't add flavor yet it is tainted with carcinogens - Potassium Benzoate, is a preservative that can be broken down to benzene in your body - Soda leads to impaired brain function, hyperactive behavior, difficulty in focusing and lack of impulse control.

Pre-Workout: Eat Good Carbs that provide energy like: - Oatmeal with blueberries - Whole grain toast with nut butter and a banana - Greek yogurt and nuts. Post-Workout: Eat Proteins to repair the muscles like: - Salmon with sweet potato - Omelet with veggies and avocado - Grilled chicken with veggies.

Do you know that it takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with?

200 calories from a cup of Strawberry Milkshake is better than 0 calories from a can of diet Soda like Coca-Cola Zero.

1- Drink water before and after every meal; 2- Do 100 to 300 ab exercises every day; 3- Stop eating 4-5 hours before bedtime; 4- Wear slightly tighter clothes to make yourself aware of your body; 5- Avoid sugars, wheat and whites (sugars cause bloating); 6- Eat food that's the size of a fist each hour of the day; 7- Try to eat a liquid diet for 1-3 days.

DO: - Eat 6 small meals per day - Eat breakfast everyday within 1 hour of rising - Eat a combination of lean protein with carbs at each meal - Eat healthy fats everyday - Drink 2 to 3 liters of water per day - Depend on fresh fruits and vegetables for fiber, vitamins, nutrients and enzymes - Adhere to proper portion sizes.

DON'T: - Eat processed foods such as white flour, sugar, cheese slices, chips etc.. - Eat chemically charged foods - Eat foods containing preservatives - Eat artificial sugars - Eat saturated and trans fats - Drink excessive amounts of sodas - Supersize your meals - Eat foods containing little or no nutritional value.

Artichokes contain a compound called Cynarin, which increases the liver's production of bile. Since bile plays a key role in the excretion of excess cholesterol from the body, then artichoke is a highly effective cholesterol reducer.

Cocoa hydrates your skin, making it firmer and more suppler. Dark chocolate contains high levels of flavonols, a potent type of antioxidant. For maximum flavonol content, eat chocolate that's at least 70% cacao. A couple of squares a day should be enough to improve luminosity. The caffeine in chocolate may temporarily reduce skin puffiness.

3 Carrots give you enough energy to walk three miles.. They were first grown as a medicine not as a food.

Did you know that SMOKING harms your vision? Cataracts (clouding the eye's natural lens) are a leading cause of blindness in the world. Smokers significantly increase their risk of developing a cataract compared with non-smokers. In fact, studies show that people who smoke DOUBLE THEIR CHANCE of forming cataracts, and the risk continues to increase the more you smoke.

Stretch receptors are located throughout the stomach. When they are triggered by food, they send signals to your brain to tell you to stop eating. With high fiber, whole plant foods, you can eat the most quantity for the least amount of calories. For example, 400 Calories from Vegetables would full your stomach comparing to 400 Calories of Chicken, which would fill only half of it.

1- Strawberries 2- Blueberries 3- Onions 4- Spinach 5- Oatmeal 6- Salmon

Did you know that the Folate, found in Onions, may help with depression by preventing an excess of homocysteine from forming in the body, which can prevent blood and other nutrients from reaching the brain. Excess homocysteine interferes with the production of the feel-good hormones (such as serotonine), which regulate not only the mood but also the sleep.

The unsaturated fats, protein, manganese and niacin in peanut butter provide a healthy boost to metabolism. That's why eating peanut butter before going to bed keeps metabolism working and burning calories even while people are asleep.

Did you know that Watercress vegetable is a workout superfood that can help restore energy levels and relieve the natural stress on your body brought on by strenuous exercise?

1- Garlic Powder 2- Cinnamon Powder 3- Ginger Powder 4- Turmeric Powder 5- Cayenne Pepper Powder

For some people, a high salt intake does not lead to high blood pressure BUT: - Affects the function of the inner lining of the BLOOD VESSELS, making it harder for the heart to pump blood throughout the body, leading to heart failure. 2- Can lead to chronic KIDNEY disease and so, kidney failure. 3- Negatively affects the BRAIN: excess salt causes the sympathetic nervous system to over-react to stressful situations.