Get Over Your Cravings for Cheese Effectively

By Elijah D Wayne

A lot of people will agree that cheese is one of the foods that they cannot easily choose to stay away from. You will find great use for the dairy product either as an ingredient for different dishes and desserts, to top off pastas, to use with bread, and even eat it on its own.

For sure, a lot of people will really find it hard to stay away from "cheese less" eating but if you will just weigh your options evenly, you might realize the importance of breaking the cheese eating habit. Cheese is a highly concentrated source of calories and you should take into consideration the idea that the amount of cheese you use for your favorite foods may be the reason why your health is not in its best shape.

Cheese can really result to unhealthy eating habits and for sure, if you are having a hard time losing that unwanted weight, part of the blame goes to the cheese that you overloaded your body with. It is not a healthy option not to mention that it is unethical since cattle are abused and undergo prolonged suffering for extracting the dairy product they produce and what's even worse is the fact that after all the cattle's pain and sufferings, death awaits in the end because they will be slaughtered for their meat. Cheese is also environmentally hazardous because of the methane which is one of the contributors of global warming that is produced when raising cattle.

Eating cheese may really offer so much satisfaction for your appetite but you cannot stay away from the fact that it can also become the reason why some disadvantages will be encountered and trimming down cheese consumption little by little until you totally get rid of it will surely be ideal for positive changes to be started. To help in making the idea possible, it will really help if you can find the best substitute for cheese as a source of calcium so here is the list of the ingredients that can easily supply your body with the nutrients that you usually get from cheese.

• Tempeh 

• Almonds 

• Edamame 

• Collared Greens 

• Mustard Greens 

• Chinese Cabbage 

• Okra 

• Broccoli

There are dairy substitutes that can easily make the idea of healthy diet simpler and for the people who cannot easily depart from the tasty goodness from cheese, you can easily look for shops that offer vegan meat substitutes and for sure, you will never fail to find a healthier option that offers the flavorful taste of cheese at the same time.

War on Salt

By Valerie D Grimes 

Can anybody tell me what happens to that good old pretzel, hotdog, butter biscuit, popcorn with extra butter or frozen dinner, once we consumed it. Have we indulged with our eyes and hands but forgot the effect it has on the temple (body). We are all guilty in that we go for the things that taste and we definitely don't read the labels for nutritional facts.

We consume sodium (salt) on a daily basis which can be a good thing or bad. We should pay very close attention to the amount of sodium we consume. Our bodies need a certain amount of salt daily, between 180mg-500mg.

Many African Americans suffer with high blood pressure. Looking at this specific population the average daily sodium intake for those age 2-60 is 1,333436mg. Restaurant and processed foods are a major contributor to the high rates of high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. They have caused nearly 400,000 deaths each year. But many people love salt.

This is 75% of our daily salt intake. We also should drink plenty of water. As believers we must pray and eat right everyday; taking the proper vitamins and prescribed medications from the doctor. As it is often said " If you take one step God will take two". Make sure you get to where you need to be in your daily christian walk by being healthy.

Facts on Salt:

1. Most sodium is consumed in the form of sodium chloride which is table salt. Other forms of sodium are also found in food, so watch out for salt and sodium.

2. Try to have less than 2,400 milligrams of sodium a day-- that's the same as 6 grams of salt a day or about 1 teaspoon.

3. That includes ALL sodium and salt-- what's in the product, and added in cooking and at the table.

4. Processed foods account for most of the sodium and salt consumed.

5. Check food labels--sodium is in some foods you might not expect, such as soy sauce and some antacids.

6. Kosher salt and sea salt are just that--salt. Don't forget to include them in adding up your sodium intake for the day.

7. No Sodium=less than 5mg per serving day

Low Sodium=140mg or less per serving day