Calsium and Milk

All the research suggests that calcium alone can help weight loss, but the effects seems to be more dramatic when it’s taken in the form of dairy products.

More work needs to be carried out to confirm the findings of these studies, but so far, results look promising. Consequently, don’t be tempted to ditch the dairy and instead make sure you include low-fat products in your diet – aim for three servings daily such as a glass of milk, 1 small pot of low-fat yoghurt and a matchbox-sized piece of cheese. Your taste buds, bones and waistline will love you for it, and it could be better for your health than you think.

Follow these tips to increase the calcium in your diet:


* Use skim or 1-percent milk instead of water when cooking your oatmeal.
* Try string cheese (part-skim milk mozzarella) as a snack.
* Use Greek yogurt (non-fat or low fat), either with fresh fruit or added to skim or 1-percent milk and fruit, to make a yummy milk shake.
* If you are lactose-intolerant, try Lactaid milk or calcium-fortified low-fat soy milk, or use the Lactaid pill when eating dairy to break down the indigestible milk sugar.
* Also available is Lactaid low-fat cottage cheese.
* Try low-fat ricotta cheese with artificial sweetener and cinnamon for a guilt-free treat that's similar to the filling inside cannoli!
* If your doctor recommends a calcium supplement, such as calcium citrate, remember to look at the amount of elemental calcium rather than calcium citrate in the bottle.
* If you have kidney issues, calcium acetate is preferred over calcium citrate.
* Keep your maximum dosage of calcium for one sitting to approximately 600 mg, since our bodies can't absorb much more than this at one time.
* Avoid taking calcium with your multivitamin or iron supplement because they compete for absorption.

Bone up on calcium in your diet and you just might lose weight in the process!

Quick Weight Loss with Milk

Milk is essential for human body. Since we were a child, our mother always gave milk as our drink. That is a good thing. Milk is needed by our body badly. Do you know that milk can help you losing your weight?

Adults who ate or drank the highest amount of dairy per day -- about 12 ounces of milk or 580 milligrams of dairy calcium -- at six months lost about 12 pounds at the end of the two-year study. People who got the least amount of calcium from dairy foods -- about 150 milligrams of dairy calcium, or half of a glass of milk per day -- lost 7 pounds after two years. Higher levels of vitamin D in the blood were also linked with successful weight loss, the study showed.

More than 300 overweight men and women aged 40 to 65 followed a low-fat diet, a low-carb diet, or a Mediterranean-style diet. All foods were readily available in the cafeteria at their workplace.

In particular, milk is a good source of protein, zinc and some B vitamins. But it’s also one of the main providers of calcium, a mineral that not only helps to keep bones strong, but according to recent research, may also help us lose weight.

Sadly, many slimmers avoid milk and dairy products because they think they’re ‘fattening’. In fact, a pint of skimmed milk contains just 190 calories and 0.6g fat, while a pint of semi-skimmed milk contains 260 calories and 9g fat – that’s less than most small chocolate bars!

Nigella Lawson Healthy Recipes : Healthy Peach Muffins

Ingredients


* 1 cup self raising flour
* 1 cup whole wheat flour
* 1 cup bran
* 2 tsp baking powder
* pinch of salt
* 4 tbsp brown sugar
* zest of 1 orange
* juice of 1 orange
* 1 cup peach puree
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 1/2 tsp cinnamon
* 1 egg
* 3 tsp corn oil (or walnut, peanut etc)
* 1 cup skim milk

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 400F/200C Prepare muffin tins.
2. Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and stir together.
3. Place all wet ingredients in a separate bowl and mix well.
4. Blend the 2 mixtures together.
5. Fill the muffin tins halfway Bake for 20-25 minutes. Makes 24 small muffins

Serves: 24



ENJOY!!! :-)