Eating the Seasons: The Best of Autumn

When you think of autumnal foodie delights, do you automatically think of Halloween sweets or fun fair toffee apples? These may be the treats we remember from our childhood, but there are many other autumn delicacies to try; and luckily they can be healthy choices too!

Pumpkin

Halloween may be well noted for its association with oodles of sweet things, but pumpkins are also plentiful around this period. Most of us tend to simply carve them out and throw away all of the innards, leaving an empty shell used for a scary decoration. However, pumpkins can also be used as a nutritional source in your diet. Containing vitamins A and C[1], pumpkins are delicious as well. Think along the lines of curries, soup, ravioli, or even pumpkin muffins.

Squash

The solid exterior of the Butternut Squash hides a delicious orange flesh which makes for a great autumnal side dish. Bake it, mash it, or cube it and add to pasta, risottos or stews. Whichever method you choose, the sweet and firm veggie adds flavour and texture and is packed with nutrition. High in vitamin A, Squash also contains vitamins C, E and B6[2].

Radishes

Add a pop of colour into your autumn salads with the peppery tasting radish. Juicy, crunchy and fresh, radishes are available from May to the beginning of October.

Apples and Blackberries

Working beautifully together, apple and blackberries are a healthy, sweet and tasty autumnal treat. Why not try your hand at a classic British dish with a twist: an apple pie with blackberries? You’ll be getting good amounts of vitamin C, plus antioxidants from the blackberries which may help to fight the affects of cell-damaging free radical particles on the body[3].

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Fat Burning Foods – 3 Ways Lose Pounds with Proper Eating

Ever wondered how those inches have piled up?

While it is true that weight gain is due to imbalanced eating habits, there’s still hope to for you cut off those extra pounds. And the surprising part is, you can do this still by eating— eating the right food that target fats.

But before we proceed to that, let us examine the negative effects of fats in our body.

Obesity is largely caused by eating too much junk food. This is because junk food has a high level of salt content. Increased level of fats in the body can result to cardiovascular diseases, liver and intestinal problems, diabetes, hypertension and eye problems. The bad news is it can also lead to cancer.

Do you remember feeling lethargic after eating too much fatty foods? That’s because more blood goes to the intestines as diverted by blood vessels. Poor concentration and hormonal imbalance are offshoots as well. And the more obvious symptom: bloating and bulging waistlines.

Eliminate fats by eating the three groups of food below:

1. Vitamin C enriched fruits such as mangoes, lemons, oranges, peaches, apricot, plums and strawberries.

1. Vegetables such as spinach, cauliflowers, carrot, cabbage, brown bread, lima beans, and sweet potatoes target fats as well. Fiber-enriched foods like corn, wheat, coffee, cereals, oatmeal, and nuts also burn fats. Fiber soaks up the fatty constituents.

1. Finally, yogurt, green tea, barley, fish, honey and other food rich in protein and calcium helps burn fats.

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