The Family Table: How Cooking Together Enhances Parenting and Child Development
Guest article provided by: daslia.com
The family table has long been a symbol of togetherness, a place where bonds are forged, and stories are shared. In today’s fast-paced world, finding quality time with your children can be a challenge. However, there’s a simple and effective way to strengthen the parent-child relationship and promote healthy child development: cooking together as a family.
Discover how preparing food together can enhance parenting and positively impact a child’s growth.
Fostering Communication
Cooking together provides a unique opportunity for parents and children to engage in meaningful conversations. As you chop, stir, Read More
Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in the blood and cells. The liver makes most of the cholesterol and some comes from food (mainly meat and dairy). Low density lipoprotein known as LDL is also called the “bad”unhealthy kind that can build up in the arteries to make plaque.
High density lipoprotein is the HDL which is also called the “good” cholesterol because is the healthy kind that transports excess cholesterol from the arteries to the liver which removes it from the body.
Triglycerides comes from the food we eat, and by lowering animal fat in our food, we can reduce the triglycerides in our bodies. Need to limit red Read More
Iron is an essential mineral which helps in making red blood cells. Without having enough red blood cells, the body does not get enough oxygen and that can create anemia, fatigue, and less ability to fight infections.
The heme iron found in red meat is more easily absorbed than non heme iron found in plant food.
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Sugar is in almost anything we eat. Whether it is bread, pasta, rice, fruits, they all contain sugar. The body breaks down the sugar we eat to glucose so it can go into our cells and give us energy. The glucose is the number one source of energy the body uses. So why is sugar so bad for us? why do we crave sugar?
Most of sugar that we consume comes from processed food like white flower, while rice, cakes, and other snacks. This kind of sugar just spikes up our blood sugar and make our pancreas work hard to remove the excess sugar from the blood to our cells. Read More
How to keep your bones healthy through food, exercise, what to avoid and what to do.
- We all know that salt is not good for our health, and the more salt in our diet, the more calcium your body gets rid of, which means, it is not good for your bones. Chips, cheese, cold cuts, fast food and any processed food have the highest amount of sodium. The daily recommendation is 2,300mg of sodium a day.
- Exercise put weight on your bones which is good for bone development, but not all exercises do. Bike riding or swimming does not increase bone density, unlike walking, running, or weight lifting.
- Our body needs Vitamin Read More