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A good and healthy lunch is essential to ensure your child’s
energy and concentration levels are kept in check throughout the long
school day, and possibly even for after school. The basic healthy
lunchbox should look like this:
Sandwich
with a healthy filling
Choose whole-grain, low GI breads and provide a fun yet healthy
filling. Use wraps or pitas to be different. For younger children, cut
bread into four smaller triangles or squares. Go easy on sandwich
fillings that will make bread soggy and thus less likely to be eaten.
Some examples of fillings include:
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Vitamin
E
Vitamin E is a fat soluble, antioxidant vitamin that has a fundamental
role in the normal metabolism of all cells. However, it is not just one
vitamin. Vitamin E is the collective name given to the eight compounds
called tocopherols and tocotrienols, that comprise the vitamin complex
as it is found in nature.
Vitamin E plays an important role in protecting cells. It protects cell
membranes from oxidation and free radical damage. If free radicals roam
in the body, they damage the cells of the body, making the body more
prone to conditions such as aging, arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular
disease, cataracts, diabetes and infection.
Imagine cutting an apple in half and leaving it on the kitchen counter
for a day.
When you look at it after a day, it will be brown, and starting to dry
up. The rotting that takes place is the work of free radicals. On the
other hand if you squeeze lemon juice over the half that you leave out
it will retain its color and form. This is the work of the antioxidant
properties of the lemon. The same theory translates to your body,
whereby the free radicals damage your cells, and the antioxidants
protect the cells.
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Cholesterol
Lowering Foods
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat like
substance, called lipid (blood fat),
which is produced by the liver and found in the tissue. Your liver
produces all the cholesterol your body needs, but when you eat too many
foods that are high in saturated fats and cholesterol (mostly animal
foods) it can make your blood cholesterol levels rise.
When there is a lot of fat in the blood, these fat molecules attach to
the walls of the blood vessels and cause narrowing or complete blockage
of the blood vessel. This means that one’s blood cannot
easily pass through the blood vessel, and causes a stroke (blockage of
the brain) or heart attach (blockage of the heart).
High cholesterol is one of the most important risk factors for heart
disease (cardiovascular disease). Other major risk factors include high
blood pressure, being overweight, diabetes, smoking, stress, lack of
exercise and a family history of heart disease.
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