Health and Wellbeing Info

goji berries side effectsDiscover the 5 Essential Rules of Food Combining

Standard diets contain numerous recommendations regarding healthy nutrition. They classify foods, herbs, spices and beverages as �good� or �bad� � for everybody.

(Un)fortunately, we are all unique and different. Every person has their own metabolic type, blood type, sensitivities and most of us at least some health issues. We live in different climate and environmental conditions and each of us has a very unique collection of inherited (or mutated) genes.

All these factors and several others determine:

• Which foods are good for us and which are not;
• which ingredients from the food intake our body can digest and utilize and
• which of the ingredients get stored somewhere in the body because they can�t be processed or eliminated. These excess substances may start causing health problems after they build-up to a certain level and because we keep adding them.

The ability to hear what our body is �telling us� is the best way (above all!) to follow in order to treat this �earthly vehicle� in a form of physical body the best we can. However, with all the distractions that the modern society is �screaming at us�, we experience many moments when it�s difficult to hear or feel the signals that come from within us.

Therefore, adopting the following five rules of food combining can be a tremendous help to our digestive system. All the bodily processes may run smoother without incompatible foods. At the same time, only the foods that complement each other can be properly processed or eliminated from the body.

1. Fruits or variety of fruits are best eaten alone (in the morning or a few hours after other foods) because they are easier and faster digested than other foods. When eaten with or on top of other foods, fruits begin a fermentation process in the stomach (due to delayed stomach juices) which enables gas to go through the intestines. The only exception to this rule seems to be citrus fruits, eaten with nuts.
2. Proteins are best combined with vegetables.
3. Starches are best combined with vegetables.
4. Whenever possible, avoid combining protein (like meat, milk and milk products) with starches (like potatoes, pasta, rice and breads). For digestion, proteins require an acid digestive medium and starches are digested in alkaline one. Eaten together (proteins and starches), they interfere with each other�s utilization. Digestion of a meal that includes both (proteins and starches) is not efficient, takes much longer and may lead to poor utilizing of nutrients, indigestion, gas, abdominal discomfort and bloating.
5. One protein per meal is enough; different protein foods consumed during one meal can easily mean an excessive intake of fats or protein.

The five rules above alone can aid loosing excess weight and health in general. Of course they mean that there will be no more common meals like sandwiches (lunch meat, cheese and bread), meat with potatoes or fish with pasta and so on.

For most people these rules might seem completely unacceptable or too hard to carry out. But if you are one of those whose heart resonated with the message of this article, give food combining a try for thirty days - and see how that makes you feel.

Copyright � 2007 D. Perse. All rights reserved.

D. Perse is a student of Herbology at Clayton College of Natural Health, passionate about growing herbs and collecting interesting facts about them, including history and legends, medicinal uses, recipes, growing tips and more. Website http://www.dariasworld.info is devoted to herbs and offers tons of free information for the purpose of educating and empowering, never to diagnose, prescribe or treat. Because one's health is in one's own hands.

Packaging Containers (Forms) For Milk And Dairy Products

Bottle

The glass bottle still continues to be used for packaging of milk in some parts of the world. However in several developed countries and some of the developing countries it has lost ground to single service containers for packing milk.

Carton

The cartons are the preferred medium or form for packaging milk. They are also used for packaging liquid, frozen and coagulated milk products. Cartons are commonly made of food grade paper coated on the inside with wax or plastics; or lined with paper, plastic films or aluminium foil; or made of laminates. The merits include maximum space utilization in vehicles, and storage; ability to carry attractive printing and convenience as a means for stacking milk at super market shelves.

Retailers in the developed countries consider it the best available package for self-service selling. Cartons also play a role in the bulk packaging of milk. Cartons are commonly available either as preformed containers or as pre cut blanks ready to be formed in to containers. The carton systems in common use is

Perga (preformed) U.K

Pure pak (precut) USA

Zupack, Blockpak (precut) Germany

Tetra pak (precut) Sweden

Sachet / Bag / Pouch

Flexible waterproof plastic bags are commonly used for packaging milk and liquid dairy products. Since it is difficult to pour from these, a jug is usually also provided. The popular laminate for such bag is black or dark brown (to exclude UV light) or white. The bags may be formed from either a reeled or flat film. Generally it is a form-fill-seal system. Generally, ultra violet light is used to sterilize the films. The bags are heat-sealed and cut, the common sequence being to bottom seal, fill, move down on sachet length, top seal and cut off.

Can

This is commonly used for packaging all types of solid, semi solid and powdered dairy products. Cans are traditionally made of soldered tin plate steel, generally lacquered on the inner surface to prevent corrosion. Aluminium cans have now become famous. Cans are the most convenient for gas packing.

Box / Tub

It may be made up of wood or paper board. White wooden boxes / tubs are used for bulk packing of butter and butteroil with butter paper / plastic liners, paperboard boxes are generally used as over-wraps.

Barrel / Cask

Commonly made up of wood and coated with wax on the inner surface. Used for bulk packaging of sweetened condensed milk, semi solid butter milk / whey, butteroil etc.

Cup

They are generally made up of paper with wax or plastic coating on the inside. Used for packing frozen dairy products such as ice cream and coagulated milk products.

Collapsible tube

They are made up of aluminium and lacquered on the inside. Low cost, lightweight, ease of handling and dispensing, product protection are its advantages. Used for packing semi fluid products such as sweetened condensed milk, processed cheese spread etc.

To know more about the the summary of packaging materials / containers used in Dairy Industry, please visit Dairy Packaging Containers

The author is a dairy expert, specializing in the technology and microbiology of dairy foods and holds a doctoral degree in Dairy Science; for more info on milk and dairy products please visit her site A Professional Dairy Site

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