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Eating well in the race of daily life has become extremely difficult and the results of this lack of time are visible in the rise in obesity, cardiovascular disease, gastritis, depression, etc.
Our body needs a variety of meals (5 to 6 times a day) to work well, and these foods must contain all the food groups that provide the necessary nutrients. Failure to comply with all meals, makes it a very dangerous health practice.
So how to improve nutrition and make it a healthy habit, favoring weight loss, even in the busy life?
Make a good breakfast, this is a very important, so the brain does not hear the message of “hunger” and will no longer reserve fat.

It will take a few minutes to make a full and balanced breakfast. Where this is not possible, stop at a bakery, but be careful to choose one food from each food group, such as bread or cereal, milk or dairy products and fruit or fruit juice, avoid fried foods, soft drinks, and candy.
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What are functional foods?
To be considered functional, the food must meet the following conditions:

* You have been added a beneficial component, with a proven therapeutic effect.
* You have been enhanced to make it a healthy ingredient.
* You have been totally or partially removed any harmful or toxic element.

What are healthy foods?
Those who naturally have good qualities, or are rich in nutrients, the consumption (scientifically proven) is beneficial to human health.

What are the expectations?
Cooperativa Obrera, always known for the relationship with consumers and the actions that it generates to directly influence the health and welfare of these.
This time, the project is very ambitious, because along with the Foundation “Cecilia Grierson”, we have the opportunity to inform and empower consumers, the virtues of certain foods and their importance in human nutrition.

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Vegetables are essential or for our health. Like the fruit, its vitamins, antioxidants, protect us from disorder. Vegetables are an important part of any healthy weight loss strategies (schemes, allowances, etc). The vegetables are also one of the most characteristic elements of the Mediterranean diet, coniderada one of the healthiest in the world. Then we deal with different kinds of vegetables.Broccoli.

Introduction :
Broccoli belongs to the family of the Cruciferae, the variety and subvariety botrytis cymosa Lam.
It is a hard vegetable the cabbage family or cabbage, high in vitamins A and D. It does best in cool seasons of the year. Increasingly popular in Spanish cooking, cooking simple ways: steamed, baked or unique recipes.

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