Choice, Choice and More Choice

By will123 August 12, 2009 Quazen.com

Have you ever walked into a supermarket looking for the basics and been bewildered by choice?

Yesterday I walked into my local supermarket, with a long shopping list in my hand looking for the basics and a couple of other luxuries. I quickly found the ‘dairy’ row and walking down looking for some cheese and milk
. I have been to this supermarket a couple of times before and every time I’ve gone, the cheese selection has grown and every time I’ve gone It’s been harder and harder to make the choice. The cheese brand I’m looking for has recently become lost in a mountain of others.

The milk isn’t much different, now you get all different types, sizes, packaging and tokens with the milk you buy. Do you want your milk in a bag? Would you like tokens or free cereal with your milk? What colour cap do you want on your milk?

There comes a point when you have so much choice, you really don’t want to make any kind of choice. This is my relationship with the cheese and milk at my local supermarket.

A Guide to Beauty Nutrients

By CutestPrincess October 26 2009 Quazen.com

Dieters need to pay particular attention to their shopping list: everything that you plunk into your grocery cart shop more chock-full of vitamins and minerals to avoid shortchanging yourself nutritionally.

Your local supermarket stocks as many “beauty products” as a department store cosmetics counter. These includes beautifying agents like whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, yogurt, lean meat, chicken, fish and other foods listed in the following guide. Certain key nutrients supplied by those foods are indispensable to healthy-looking skin, hair and nails and strong teeth and bones.
In addition to the vitamins and minerals featured here, remember that fiber-the indigestible framework of fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains-is considered important to the prevention of varicose veins.
Dieters need to pay particular attention to their shopping list: everything that you plunk into your grocery cart, shop more chock-full of vitamins and minerals to avoid shortchanging yourself nutritionally.

Vitamin A
Beef liver, sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, cantaloupe and other green, yellow and orange fruits and vegetables

Can help to keep skin soft and supple; prevent dry, flaky skin; build strong bones by fostering reproduction of bone cells.

Iron
Beef liver, lean beef, blackstrap molasses, sunflower seeds, chickpeas, dark mea meat, poultry (best eaten with a rich source of vitamin C to boost iron absorption.)

These foods can help to prevent anemia which leads to brittle nails, hair, lips and skin.

A Guide to Beauty Nutrients
Published on October 26, 2009 by CutestPrincess in Shopping
Dieters need to pay particular attention to their shopping list: everything that you plunk into your grocery cart shop more chock-full of vitamins and minerals to avoid shortchanging yourself nutritionally.

Your local supermarket stocks as many “beauty products” as a department store cosmetics counter. These includes beautifying agents like whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, yogurt, lean meat, chicken, fish and other foods listed in the following guide. Certain key nutrients supplied by those foods are indispensable to healthy-looking skin, hair and nails and strong teeth and bones.
In addition to the vitamins and minerals featured here, remember that fiber-the indigestible framework of fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains-is considered important to the prevention of varicose veins.
Dieters need to pay particular attention to their shopping list: everything that you plunk into your grocery cart, shop more chock-full of vitamins and minerals to avoid shortchanging yourself nutritionally.



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Beef liver, sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, cantaloupe and other green, yellow and orange fruits and vegetables

Can help to keep skin soft and supple; prevent dry, flaky skin; build strong bones by fostering reproduction of bone cells.

Iron
Beef liver, lean beef, blackstrap molasses, sunflower seeds, chickpeas, dark mea meat, poultry (best eaten with a rich source of vitamin C to boost iron absorption.)

These foods can help to prevent anemia which leads to brittle nails, hair, lips and skin.

Vitamin E

Wheat germ and wheat germ oil, sunflower seeds and oil, almonds, pecans, hazelnuts and other nuts.

Can help to heal dry, rough, red skin; protect skin against damaging effects of sunburn; prevent dry hair; slow down cellular aging at all levels. (Shortage of vitamin E may cause yellow nails.)

Vitamin D
Sunshine, vitamin-D fortified milk, fish-liver oil, herring, mackerel, salmon, and tuna.

Vitamin D can help to get strong bones.

B vitamins
Whole grains, poultry, legumes, leafy vegetables, brewer’s yeast

B vitamins can help to provide sufficient folate, which teams up with other nutrients to protect against receding or bleeding gums. (Too little vitamin B12 can cause darkened nails)

Calcium
Skim milk, yogurt, cheese, salmon (with bones), tofu, broccoli, calcium carbonate supplements

Can help to build strong bones; prevent rounded shoulders and ensure straight posture, preserving youthful stride; protect against tooth decay and gum recession.

Protein
Lean meat, chicken, fish, skim milk and cheese, tofu, combination of beans, seeds, nuts and grains

Protein can help to maintain firm, smooth, glowing skin, strong hair and nails.

Vitamin C
Citrus juice, cantaloupe, peppers, strawberries, potatoes and other fresh fruits and vegetables

Vitamin C can keep joints lubricated; guard against infection; build strong bones by facilitating absorption of calcium and iron; keep gums firm and pink; heal cold sores (especially when taken with bioflavonoid, also found in citrus fruits and fresh vegetables).

Zinc
Lean beef, liver (chicken, beef, and calves’), turkey, pumpkin seeds, and various legumes

These can help to maintain healthy hair and scalp; keep complexion clear; strengthen fingernails; fight body odor; aid calcium in the prevention of weak brittle bones and poor posture from osteoporosis.

5 Ways to make food shopping healthier

By Brett Blumenthal - Sheer Balance

Healthy eating starts with healthy grocery shopping. When we arrive at the grocery store, however, and our kids (or we) are yammering for the newest sugared cereals, cookies or ice cream, it’s easy to get distracted and pulled off-course from even the best of intentions to keep your cart full of the good-stuff and devoid of the bad. The solution? It’s easy. Follow these rules and you’ll be ready to fight off the unhealthy expenditures.

Make a List. There are times when I run to the store without a list, and when I get there, I “add” things I might not necessarily need…like ice cream. Make your list and categorize your foods by the aisles they are in. When you get to the store, make sure you stick with the list.
Eat a Pre-Shopping Snack. Studies have shown that people who grocery shop on an empty stomach are more likely to buy more food and foods that are less healthy than if they go shopping on a full or half-full stomach.

Leave the Kids at Home. If possible, leave your kids at home with your spouse or their grandparents while you do the grocery shopping. Kids, unfortunately, don’t always appreciate your attempts to keep the household healthy. I’ve seen many parents succumb to their child’s demands to spare an embarrassing scene in the grocery store, only to find their cart filled with unhealthy foods.
Stick to the Perimeter. Avoid aisles that contain “junk” or unhealthy foods.

Many of these foods tend to be located in the center or inner aisles of the grocery store. Most healthier or “whole” foods are located in the perimeter aisles.
Keep it Fresh. Each store gets deliveries at different times. Buy meats, eggs, produce and fish, as fresh as possible. Unfortunately, delivery times may vary, depending on the food. So if you have to choose one delivery to go by, prioritize purchasing fresh produce, as produce is most likely to lose nutrients over time. Also, look at expiration dates...often, the freshest foods are located on the bottom or in the back of the shelf.