DOWN SYNDROME - NUTRITION

Food when cooked can lose a lot of it nutrients, that's why I mentioned earlier about eating as much raw vegetables as possible. when we cook our veg we lose a lot of nutrients especially if we don't steam them. We don't need to spend a lot of money on an expensive steamer, one that goes on the cooker does very well, I would say better than the electric ones from my experience.
Cooking at low heat rather than cooking fast helps to keep in the nutrients, so if you are using a saucepan on the cooker remember to keep the heat low. Boiling is destructive cooking method, a study showed Cruciferous (part of the Brassicaceae family) vegetables (a group that include broccoli, brussel sprouts and cabbage)had almost 90 percent of their cancer fighting antioxidants removed after boiling, but not much loss after steaming or stir frying. The same effect was observed with flavenoids (phytonutrients) that prevent cancer and heart disease and glucosinolates (plant compound)that helps to prevent cancer.
Zucchini, beans and carrots retain much higher amounts when cooked in a little water, versus being cooked in large amounts of water.
Microwaving is not a good way to cook vegetables it has found that microwaving loses most valuable nutrients.
Steam and stir fry are the best way by far to cook your vegetables. Also when cooking vegetables cook them whole and unpeeled whenever possible

Asparatane and the bad news
Asparatane is not recommended to anyone, as the side effects can be very harmful.
People taking a lot of food and drinks that have asparatane added can expect to suffer some of the symptoms that can occur when taking asparatane.
I have listed a few of the common ones here: Asthmatic reactions, bloating (fluid retention) Blood sugar control problems, Chest Pains, Breathing difficulties, Dizziness, diarrhea, headaches/migraines, hair loss, hearing loss and the list just goes on. I always make sure, when purchasing food and drinks, that asparatane does not appear in the ingredience. Products that obtain asparatane, often provide little or no nutrients which may protect against chronic methanol poisoning and are often consumed in between meals. Persons who ingest aspartame-containing products are often dieting and more likely to have nutritional deficiencies than persons who take the time to make fresh juices.

Smothies is a excellent way to get fresh fruit and vegetables into children. I have used this excellent way to improve my children's diet. They are so easy to make and so full off good nutrition.
children love them, and it only takes a few minutes to make in a smothie maker or blender. In this lens we will be giving you some recipes of some quick smothies to make.

We all want to stay healthy especially this cold weather, and we all know the cost of food is going up. By spending more time in your kitchen you can do both. Homemade soups are a great way to feed the family and have a lot of nutrition with them. They are cheap to make and they are so much nicer than buying them from the shops.I going to start this text with one of my favorite soup receipes:

Potatoe and Leeks soup

You will need 2 medium leeks cleaned (organic if possible)
1 small onion skinned and finely chopped
2 medium leeks
25g english butter
350g potatoes peeled and finely chopped (orgainic if possible)
600ml chicken stock
5ml rock salt
1 blade mace
10fl oz elmela double cream
30ml snipped fresh chives or finely chopped watercress to garnish

Finely chop the white part of the leeks, melt the butter in a saucespan add the leeks and onion and fry without browning for 7-10 minutes.Add the potatoes to the pan with the stock,salt and pepper and mace.
Bring to the boil on a low heat, and cover the pan. Simmer gently for 20-30 minutes or until the vegatables are tender. Put into a food processor or rub through a fine sieve. Heat on stove but do not boil, sieve with elmela double cream and chives or watercress.
Serves 4-6 ( This makes a good lunch served with homemade rolls or garlic bread, great to give the children for a snack in the holidays, and a healthy one at that.)

Garlic Bread

If you want to save some money, and have cloves of garlic in the house it is very easy to run up some garlic butter to spread on bread. If you have a bread making you can make a lovely healthy loaf and serve it with garlic butter,
All you need is this
Butter or spread of your choice, mix with 2 cloves of garlic and spread on to the bread. Put in the oven medium heat for 3-5 minutes and serve with the soup

If you really wanted to save money with your vegatables and fruit, why not trying growing your own. Time and effort needs to go into it but it can be very rewarding.

We can all benefit by taking garlic wether it be a supplement or wether we add it to our food. I use garlic a lot in food, make my own garlic bread add it to different receipes. If you are unwell, it good to up your intake of garlic, because this helps your immume system. Garlic help to keep your body healthy, it good for people suffering from high blood pressure, high cholesterol poor circulation, and heart conditions.
It has also been said that eating garlic, reduces the risk of stomach and colon cancer. It inhibit the growth of different types of cancer especially breast and skin tumors. It also help greatly with colds and chest infections. I recently gave my daughter garlic tablets after a heavy chesty cold, not only did I find it cleared it up,but as she also has a heart condition, I found it helped her circulation making her more active and lively.