(a) What are Power foods? (b) What are the rules regarding the partaking of power foods?

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                     **Power Foods**

1. Power foods are foods that provide rich levels of nutrients like fibre, potassium and minerals. With people becoming increasingly health conscious. Today, a lot of fitness trainers encourage their clients to include these foods in their daily diet to increase muscle development. There ale various ways of incorporating power foods in your daily diet. Of course, the key to enjoy power foods is proper preparation of these foods, the use of season-fresh foods, and identifying your choice of flavour among power foods.

2. Some of the recommended power food combinations are those that are prepared in our kitchens on a regular basis. Take for instance, the combination of chickpeas and onions. This combination is a powerful source of iron which is required by the body to transport oxygen to its various parts. Iron deficiency can lead to anaemia, fatigue, brain fog and tiredness. A study by the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry says that sulphur compounds in onion and garlic help in the absorption of iron and zinc from chickpeas. The combination is a hit with teenagers who need to be diligent about getting iron in their diet. A quick way to prepare this power food is to make a chickpea salad with chopped onions, chaat masala and cilantro.

3. Another favourite combination with power food consumers is yoghurt and bananas. This makes for a perfect snack after a rough game of football. Exercising burns glucose and thus lowers blood sugar. Yoghurt is packed with proteins that help preserve muscle mass, and bananas are packed with carbohydrates that help in refuelling energy and preventing muscle soreness. A quick and easy recipe with bananas is a banana smoothie topped with cool yoghurt.

4. Among beverages, green tea is the best source of catechins that are effective in halting oxidative damage of cells. According to researchers at the Purdue University adding a dash of lemon juice to green tea makes the catechins even more easily absorbable by the body. So, the next time you have friends serve them rounds of iced green tea with mint and lemon juice.

(a) What are Power foods?

(b) What are the rules regarding the partaking of power foods?

(c) What is the advantage of including onions and garlic in our diet?

(d) Suggest a quick recipe with chickpea and onions.

(e) Why is yoghurt and bananas, an enriching power food ?

(f) Why is green tea a recommended power food ?

(g) What is the advantage of combining green tea with lemon juice?

(h) What is tire key to enjoying power foods in a wholesome way?

(i) How is yoghurt beneficial to our body?

Answer 1

(a) Power foods are foods which provide rich levels of nutrients like fibre, potassium and minerals.

(b) Power foods should be prepared properly using season-fresh foods and by identifying one'* choice of flavour among power foods.

(c) Onions and garlic help in the absorption of iron and zinc from the chickpeas.

(d) A quick way to prepare chickpea and onions is to make a chickpea salad with chopped onions, chaat masala and cilantro.

(e) Yoghurt is full of proteins that help preserve muscle mass and bananas are packed with carbohydrates that help in refuelling energy and preventing muscle soreness.

(f) Green tea contains catechins which are effective in halting oxidative damage of cells.

(g) Combining green tea with lemon juice helps the body to absorb catechins more easily.

(h) Power foods can be enjoyed in a wholesome way by including them in our daily diet to increase muscle development.

(i) Yoghurt is very beneficial to our body as it is packed with the protein that help to preserve muscle mass.