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Missing your first meal - breakfast? Not good! Are you a working women and no time for making breakfast for family. Don't feel guilty, we have some great ideas for breakfast that won't consume much of your time and will also start a healthy day for your family.

Here are some quick breakfast meal ideas:

• Fruits: Start your day with any fresh fruit. They are high on nutrition. Apple is the easiest one, pick one and carry along to save your time.

• Wheat bread: White bread is a big No! But brown bread is high on nutrition and easy to eat. To make it yummy, make a layer of Jam or cheese spread or ketchup and even fresh sliced cucumber and tomatoes are great options.

• Flakes and Milk: Again a great option, healthy and no time consuming. Flakes are dietary fibre and protein.

• Eggs: I love this, boiled, scrambled or may be omelette, whichever you find easy to make. Doctor recommends egg white.

• Sprouts: I personally find them easiest, healthy and tasty also. Soak them overnight and enjoy by sprinkling salt and pepper on it. Small pieces of onions and tomato can add taste to it.

• Milk shake: If you want something filling, any kind of shake is great. Summer is all about mangoes, try mango shake or banana shake. It takes just a minute and very healthy especially for women.

Try these easy breakfasts and start your day healthy. Let us know if you want something you tried when you were rushing for office.

Have you ever wondered what your fat cells are up to when you eat something "bad"? Well, here is a video to show you just that.

Your  fat  cells are very busy cells and that's why they have been called "Active Fat". Acive fat constantly pumps out dangerous chemicals that can cause cancer, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. This awareness campaign is being sponsored by three different charities: Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK so watch it and let me know what you think. Also check out ActiveFat

Eating fruit and vegetables does not stop you from getting cancer, a study of almost 500,000 people has confirmed as mentioned on theage.com.au. The eight-year study, found that eating about 400 grams of fruit and vegetables a day offered only a small amount of protection against developing cancer. I could not believe this when l read it, after all these years.

But cancer experts said ''We are still not clear why fresh fruits and vegetables would reduce cancer, but we do know that some cancers are related to obesity, so, regardless of these findings, people should be staying within a normal weight range.''

Well, well what can l use on my kids now to eat their veggies each night? (Source)

Courteney Cox-Arquette refuses to diet before getting in front of the camera.  As said on theage.com.au, for the show Cougar Town she didn't mind shooting semi-nude scenes for the show but admits she doesn't have the "discipline" to lose weight and did not go on a diet.  Yeah, finally a woman who is not following the crowd! She is 45 years old, WOW and a 5 year old daughter.  She does exercises regularly and has been quoted as saying that she has quit smoking. In  an interview for Look magazine she told readers "Well, first of all, I never exercised during Friends - I just smoked loads of cigarettes. Now I eat and exercise, and you know, do everything I can... I just try a lot harder than I used to." Yes, we know how that feels. Also just a quick note, l never realised she was 40 years old when she had her daughter! Nice shoes in pic below, n ot sure about the head-band though, lol. (Source)

Molly Ringwald told people.com "I try to make sure that I eat something green. "I think that's just a really good rule of thumb. I love all different kinds of vegetables, but the green ones are generally the best for you and the best for your diet."  Can you believe she is 42!!!!!

She was looking amazing at the Oscars in a purple Todd Thomas dress over the weekend - eight months after delivering the twins.
How long did it take you to get into shape? For me l only had one and it took me over a year, lol.

(Source: people.com)

In recent times Americans are avoiding the kitchen and relying on the convenient yet fattening fare offered at fast food restaurants and other national chains. Plus most of these offer home delivery so now they have the added convenience of not even having to leave home!

While most people are aware that cooking at home is an effective way to save money, many of us ignore the fact that preparing our own meals can be beneficial to our health, as well.

Have a look at the picture below for some inspiration next next time you feel like having too much junk, it says it all.

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Green tea is made from the dried leaves of Camellia sinensis, a perennial evergreen shrub. Green tea is the least processed and thus provides the most antioxidant polyphenols, notably a catechin called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is believed to be responsible for most of the health benefits linked to green tea. Green tea has always been, and remains today, the most popular type of tea from China where most historians and botanists believe the tea plant originated throughout all of Asia.

Types of Green Tea products in market:

• Green Tea Extract: It usually comes in a concentrated liquid form, and can be added to everything from drinks, to bread, to a relaxing bath. It is a very versatile green tea product, but some would consider the taste of it a little too strong, so be sure to dilute it with each use.
• Green Tea Diet Pills: One of the most popular uses for a green tea product is that of a dietary aid. It has been shown in a number of medical studies that certain properties of green tea can aid the body in burning more calories, and therefore aid in weight loss. Since not everyone has the time or inclination to drink a cup of green tea during the day, green tea diet pills might be a great alternative.
• Green Tea Gum: This product is usually found in the dietary aid aisle of the grocery store, or perhaps behind the counter at your local health food supplier. In addition, for those who don't really enjoy the taste of green tea, this green tea product is often infused with other flavors such as mint or even strawberry.
• Green Tea Mints: This is for those who want the convenience of green tea gum, but enjoy a harder form of candy; there is an alternative tea product. Green tea mints offer a great way to slowly ingest the beneficial properties of green tea.

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Since childhood we have heard chocolate is not good for our health and too much of chocolate can cause us great damage. But still it's so hard to resist as chocolates are so tempting. Now there is good news for all chocolate lovers. Science has proved that chocolate is good for you. We all know as you know chocolate is a junk food that can cause weight gain from calories, but eating the right version is the key to have healthy chocolate.

• Chocolate is a champion antioxidant. Antioxidants help rid the body of free radicals, nasty little molecules running amok in your body which cause aging and disease.

• Chocolate can provide natural health-promoting substances called flavonoids and flavonoids help to prevent heart disease and cancer. The flavonoids work to protect our cells from damage.

• Flavonoids reduce the risk of blood clots, and slow down the immune responses that lead to clogged arteries.

• Chocolate is a major stress reliever.

• Chocolate contains many healthful benefits and is a powerful tool to aid in weight loss.

However health benefits completely depends on the type you eat every day that's from candy bars can be the wrong type to eat, which means you should find some of those healthy bars.

Dark Chocolate is the healthy form of chocolates. Dark Chocolate contains antioxidant that helps to:

• Relax Blood Pressure
• Balance Certain Hormones
• Protect the body from the effects of free radicals
• Stress free as it contains serotonin which acts as an antidepressant
• Lower Cholesterol
• Improve Sexual Function

Eating a small, 1.6-ounce bar of dark chocolate every day is good for you.Here is a previous post we have done: MMMM CHOCOLATE!! Stop the Sugar Craving

Choose healthy chocolates: Eating the good chocolate is something that goes good with any natural food balance.

• Your bars should have the richest concentration of chocolate liquor.
• The percentage of chocolate liquor is proudly displayed on the labels of quality chocolate bars.
• Unsweetened baking chocolate has the highest percentage, followed by bittersweet and semi sweet chocolate.
• Organic chocolates are the healthiest, since they have no pesticide residue.
• Avoid chocolates high in sugar.
• Favor other sweeteners that are more slowly absorbed, like evaporated cane juice or barley malt.
• Don't eat any chocolate with hydrogenated fat. Avoid milk chocolate, which just adds saturated fat to your diet.
• When you've found a dark, rich, mildly sweetened chocolate, eat it slowly and savor it.
• Don't eat too much but enjoy this healthy yet sensuous addition to your diet.

(Sources: ezinearticles.com/?Thin-Secrets-of-Chocolate&id=2371689, facts-about-chocolate.com, webmd.com/news)

A peach is a round juicy fruit with downy yellowish-red skin and a rough stone. It's a very healthy and nutritional fruit. Peaches have originated from china. The Chinese have developed an incredible amount of peach of races. Fresh peaches are seasonal, but peaches can be enjoyed canned or frozen all year round. Ripeness is indicated by a peachy aroma and some softness, so choose a peach that gives slightly to palm pressure.

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The flavour of the fried green tomatoes goes well with anything in the meat category, from pork chops to lamb and T-bones.Yumm!

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