Showing posts with label rice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rice. Show all posts

May 6, 2008

Fiber and Diet

If a person wants to lose weight, it is a good idea to have a diet rich in fiber. Fiber leads to decreased food intake and an increase of excretion of calories from the digestive system to help a person lose weight. The average person should be eating 20 to 30 grams of fiber each day. Foods that are rich in fiber include whole-grain breads, whole-wheat pasta, brown rice, unpeeled fruit, and some cereals.



February 20, 2008

Cutting Carbs Helps Eye Sight

It is found that a person could prevent their eye sight from getting worse as they get older by cutting out refined carbohydrates, such as white bread, white rice, and other food with a high glycemic index. It is best to also cut back on soda and sugary foods and eat more whole wheat versions of pasta, bread, and rice

January 19, 2008

Fight World Hunger For Free Online

Free Rice is a website that fights world hunger by asking you vocabulary questions. For each question that you get correct the site donates 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. The rice is paid for by advertisers and other supporters. The more questions you answer the more is donated to poor and hungry people.

Visit This Link: http://www.freerice.com/