Dr. Andrew Belaveshkin

Nutritional Value of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Many people continue to be skeptical about frozen fruits and vegetables thinking they lack vital nutrients which makes them no better than fast food. Luckily for us, it couldn’t be farther from the truth, and I will tell you why. First, let me say that food preservation is hardly new to us. Evidence has it that ice cellars were used to store food in China as early as 1,000 BC, and you could easily find them in any household. Normally these types of structures were used for storing perishable foods during summer. In early spring, a deep hole was filled with ice and covered with straw. Later meat, fish, drinks, and other foodstuffs were placed on top of it all, the cellar was then boarded up. And then refrigeration came into the picture, rapidly becoming one of the most groundbreaking innovations of the 20th century. It made healthy eating more convenient and, not to mention, more affordable, too. Flash freezing made it possible to obtain...

Rule 1. Keep clean gaps between meals The clean gap is the complete absence of calories, in any form, between meals including snacks and “liquid” calories (coffee, tea, milk, juice, etc.). Often, healthy eating behavior implies that we are too busy and so we don’t have snacks, talk about food, read recipes and watch cooking programs. Now many health and nutritional problems arise precisely because of the habit of constant snacking, and many people underestimate its impact. Keeping a “snack diary” will allow you to notice hundreds and thousands of extra calories unknowingly consumed each day. Your brain is unaware of the number of snacks you eat mechanically. Besides calorie intake, the impact of snacking on dietary patterns and metabolism is important. Imagine eating is like a washing process. You collect different types of laundry, put it in the machine, add the washing powder and start a certain program. If you forgot to add a towel, would you open the door without switching the mach...