Guava – The Health and Nutritional Benefits

Guava fruit

As we know, Guava is a tropical fruit rich in nutrient and characterised by its unique flavour and taste. In its ripened state it has a sweet musky aroma, creamy texture and a sweet-tart taste. The fruit is consumed fresh or processed into various products like jam, jelly, pasta and juices. Guavas are rich in […]

Drink Milk and Get Health Benefits?

Drink Milk for Health Benefits

Please consume milk. Milk consumption as part of a calorie-controlled diet has been linked to increased weight loss, particularly from the abdomen, according to research. I am a huge fan of milk! Aside from its creamy flavour, milk is one of the most nutritionally complete foods on the market. It is a good source of […]

Watermelons have amazing health benefits.

Watermelon is undoubtedly one of the most refreshing, thirst-quenching fruit available year-round, I’d gladly tell you that it ranks up there on my favourite fruit list, right after pineapples, apples, bananas, pears, cashews… (OK, pardon me. I admit I have a lot of favourites!).It is not only delicious but also very nutritious. Studies have shown […]

Have you experienced The Pineapple Effect?

pineapple

Pineapples are a fantastic fruit that is both spiny on the outside and sweet on the inside. The fruit is composed of numerous individual berries that fuse specifically around a central core. Each scale is a single berry/floweret that grows and weaves together to form the lovely golden fruit known as a pineapple. Except for […]

Amongst many, Salmon is the Healthiest Fish.

Healthy Fish - Salmon

What is the healthiest fish? If you’re a person concerned about your health and fitness, you have likely pondered this question. And it is a good question and certainly one worthy of some discussion. Ever heard of Salmon? Most people have a general awareness of the health benefits of fish, or at least know that […]

Kiwifruit has Key Nutrients for Great Health

Amazing and yet strange looking Kiwifruits doesn’t seem to get many pickoffs from the shelf at Shoprite and most other local grocery stores. It’s no wonder why because it looks quite strange having a hairy outer covering like a yam tuber and when cut open it looks like the green version of something in between […]

Food Appearance: Does it really matter?

Food appearance

“Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress.” – Charles Pierre Monselet. Digestion starts from the eyes. As the food is to the stomach so also is food […]

An Apple A Day Keeps Prescription Medicine Away

Apple

Apples are a wonderful superfood. It is no wonder they say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. But at Diet234, we dare to say, An apple a day keeps prescription medicine away. DIET234 Here is why. The data of a research study of 8000 men and women conducted between 2007 and 2010 was […]

Bottled Water: What is all the fuss about it?

Bottled Water

Hopefully, you know by now that drinking water and the benefits cannot be overemphasised. If you still go about thirsty all day, passing out faeces might be unfair to you, worse still you might have a tear… and the rest is ugly. But today I want to share with you and find out from you […]

Alcohol beverages: What foods are they made from

Alcohol beverages

If you can’t see the image above clearly, do not worry. The image is originally blurry (smiles). Now, if you’re wondering why I called it “alcohol beverages” instead of “alcoholic beverages”, it is because the first is accurately descriptive; the second put across an image of tipsy bottles dancing on a shelf rather than respected […]