A healthy nutrition is the key to a good health. In order to lead a disease free life, we should perform regular workouts and consume balanced diet. The importance of every nutrient is equally important for our survival.

. Sugar: The recommended daily allowance and intake of sugar is 20 grams. Many doctors only consider sugar as a taste maker. According to many surveys, sugar is considered helpful for loosing weight. You should consume 20 grams of sugar in every 2000 calories of food intake.Sugar is considered to be the most harmful substance for a diabetic. Sugar usually increases the blood glucose levels in our body. It is always advisable to avoid sugar in our diet for preventing this disorder. It is considered to be a great mood enhancer. Most people prefer sweetened products for rejuvenation. It is always advisable to maintain the level of sugar in your diet.

. Sodium: Sodium is mostly found in salts. Almost every food needs salt for taste enhancement. The importance of salt is indispensable. You should consume 2400 milligrams of sodium a day according to RDA. The average intake of salt in US is around 4000-5000 milligrams per day.There are many sodium deficiency diseases. One should consume a healthy amount of sodium per day to prevent nausea, weakness and cramps. We can’t imagine our life without salt. It is one of the main ingredients for cooking. Our nervous system needs salt for muscle contraction.

. Iron: You should consume 18 milligrams of iron per day according to Recommended Daily Allowance. Iron plays an important role. It carries oxygen in our body through blood. In most cases iron gets diminished due to cooking. In order to retain iron in foods, one should cook food in less water for a short time. It is always advisable to have raw fruits and vegetables for obtaining more iron. Recommended daily allowance and intake of sugar is comparatively less than sodium and Iron.

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I recently wrote that Younger Son was on the Ark Royal. Well he survived it - and more importantly the Ark Royal survived him!

He was a bit peeved that as they left the ship at Liverpool the crew were putting tables and chairs out for a party. Younger Son felt he was missing out on a feast and after five days at sea he finally felt he could eat again. I pointed out to him that the event was probably a reception for the bigwigs of Liverpool and was never intended for a bunch of by-now-quite-whiffy sea cadets.

I did sympathise, though. How disappointing to see a potential feast in preparation and know it is not intended for you.

Which is how many of us feel when we go out with friends or are eating in public. Overweight people often feel guilty when they have to eat in public.

Particularly if you are the largest person there (or feel you are) you may feel that everybody is looking at your plate of food. They also feel obliged to comment - ‘Oh you’re not eating that, are you?’ or ‘Can you have that on your diet?’ or, as you look at the calorific puddings, ‘Go on, one won’t hurt you.’

The people who do this fall into one of these categories:

a) They are naturally slim and are secretly pleased that they can eat what they like.

b) They are self-conscious about their own body shape and secretly pleased you are bigger than them.

c) They are self-conscious about their own body shape and secretly annoyed that you are starting to take care of your food intake when they are not.

d) They are sociopaths who will do anything to undermine you.

Moral of the story? This talk is all about them, not about you, so don’t take any notice of them. When you choose to eat, you eat to feed your body not theirs. When you choose to eat healthy foods you are choosing for your greatest good, not theirs. When you choose to eat less-than-healthy foods make that a conscious choice for you (unconscious eating has a habit of being unhealthy) at that time.

If you make conscious food choices and enjoy the food you eat, that’s a better strategy than not inviting yourself to the feast. Eating nothing in front of other people or toying with a plate of lettuce in an effort to look ‘healthy’ will only make you go home feeling deprived. And then it’s easy to justify lots of late night ’snacks’ or a whole tub of frozen comfort food!

Don’t leave the ship feeling you are missing out - eat consciously, eat up and enjoy.

As a Nutrition Coach Liz Copeland shows people who find healthy eating difficult how to change their beliefs and behaviours around food so they can eat well, look good and feel great. Receive her 5-lesson mini ecourse “Conquer Emotional Eating Forever” and a complimentary subscription to her newsletter No More Rabbit Food - weight loss tips for people who love food at http://www.ConquerEmotionalEatingForever.com

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Easily the best way to please someone dear to you is to make him a Romantic Dinner. We’ve gone one better and prepared a special collection of Romantic Dinners.

See pictures of recipes, along with user comments and more details at

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