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Showing posts with label antioxidants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antioxidants. Show all posts
01/08/2012

Guest Post - Fresh Fruit & Veg without fuss

I have teamed up with Charlotte - who loves to blog about food and Drink and together (I have done the photography) we have put together a healthy inspired post. Fruit and vegetables are essential parts of our diet and ensuring that you and your family get their 'five a day' is crucial for good health. Both contain vitamins and minerals which are known to improve our immune system and some also contain vital antioxidants which medical experts believe reduce the risks from a range of illnesses including some cancers. Both fruit and veg should be as fresh as possible in order to get the most of the benefits available from them; both can lose some of their nutrients and minerals if not sourced freshly and consumed quickly. What and When Five a day means five portions of fruit or veg; one portion is classed as medium sized piece of fruit – an apple or banana for example, while a serving of vegetables should be about eighty grams, if it's to count as a portion. Id......
20/01/2012

Time for tea

I think it's something about winter that really get's me back into drinking tea in a big way. I love that there is so much variation and wonderful choices of beautiful tea's...and most with health benefits to boost. I just had to pick up some Chai Latte as a treat when I saw it in it's cute little round tin. When you think of Britain you think of tea, but in a sort of boring way...simple earl greys and breakfast tea's but when Kate Moss and all the other fashion posse starting raving about the stuff loads of little specialist tea shops popped up, which I am not complaining about as I love to find fresh loose leaf, so I hope the trend stays. I thought I would share my love for tea with the rest of you....here are my favourites from my kitchen... I love Chai so when I saw this....saying "drink me" I had to get it I love a cup of Mint tea with lemon before bed...good for the digestion This tea smells to good and it's specially for women...to......