Healthy Living

While these tips have been especially designed for women, they make for great family nourishment with an emphasis on light, healthy eating.

Consuming a variety of vegetables regularly can help reduce the risk of many cancers.
Keep your weight down by eating more vegetables and less fat and sugar.
Keep your skin beautiful by eating more yellow vegetables, like carrots, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes.
Tahini is a sesame paste. It's high in calcium and is used in the preparation of hummus. It can also be used as a spread on sandwiches.
A piece of grilled lean meat is an excellent source of iron. Many women lack iron.
If you chose to be vegetarian, make sure you eat a wide variety of vegetables, as well as vegetarian protein, such as beans, lentils, tofu and cereals.
Freshly cut fruits and low-fat yoghurt are desserts high in calcium and are especially beneficial for women.
Cut down on coffee, and nourish yourself with a smoothie, using fresh fruit, low fat milk and yoghurt.
Make yourself a healthy salad with canned fish, such as tuna, salmon or sardines which are high in calcium.