Milk And Milk Products Milk products include: Yoghurt Kefir Mala Cheese Custard Cream Butter Ghee Ice cream Milk shake Nutrient Profile Carbohydrates The main carbohydrate in milk is known as lactose (made up of galactose and glucose), which is broken…
Herbs, Spices and Condiments Spices and herbs are both natural plant products that are utilized in the seasoning of foods. Herbs comprise the green leafy parts of a plant while spices are obtained from any part of the plant including…
Nuts and Seeds In this post, we will differentiate between nuts and seeds, and identify their benefits to you. We will also want to investigate whether they are good for you or not. Usually, nuts are covered by hard shells…
Cereals Cereal grains are a prime component of the human diet. They are grasses grown for their edible grains. However, they are different from pseudograins such as buckwheat and quinoa that are not grasses. Whereas the terms cereals and grains…
Legumes vs Pulses Legumes are any plants from the Fabaceae or Leguminosae group. A legume comprises a whole plant including the stems, pods, leaves etc. Examples of legumes include bean plants, pea pods etc. Pulses on the other hand, comprise…
The link between mental health and nutrition is rather complex. Certainly, mental health disorder causes are multi-factorial ranging from trauma, biological factors, genetics, abuse etc, but does nutrition and the food you eat impact your mental health in any way?…
Diet And Nutrition Proper diet and nutrition are central to the sustenance of health. Diet and nutrition are closely interconnected. Your diet influences the nutrients your body requires to function. What Is Nutrition? Nutrition has to do with how food…
The Nutrition and Dietetics course is beneficial as it allows you to: Empower yourself with nutrition information After studying the various nutrition and dietetics topics, you feel the need to enforce what you have learned and slowly by slowly you…
What Is The Role Of A Nutritionist? Nutritionists and dietitians may study similar courses although they differ in the roles and specifications as we discussed in the post The Differences Between Nutritionists And Dietitians. In this post we specify the…
Among the topics, you will learn in the nutrition course are: (Note that they are not in sequence of how they are studied.) Public health and nutrition intervention -You learn about the common public nutrition/health problems. You identify the signs…
