Eat Right Live Bright

Am different

2010-10-23T05:56:00.000-07:00

ليس ذنبي أن العقول صغيره أمآم فهمي ‘ ..! وليس ذنبهم / أن فهمي صعب .. !
كل مآ ادركه أن لي قنآعآت لا تقبل القسمه‘ على اثنين ..! ولا تقبل الجزر والمد ..!
ولآ تقبل أن تكون مش‘ـآبهه لـ‘ قنآعآت للأخرين ..! أنآ مختلفه‘‘
طبعآ ليس لـ ألافضل ... وليس لـ الأسوء‘
ولكني‘ أختلف ‘‘

Leqafa syndrome

2010-10-18T16:13:00.000-07:00

Am a very quit person, I never ask questions, I never ask why you did this or that, I just hate interfering with other peoples life`s. if a person comes to me and ask me any question or to do something I would do it without even thinking about it, I know it's stupid but that’s me! I really cannot handle it anymore; it's getting very annoying, before maybe because I was too busy to notice it but now am free! And things are getting clearer for me.
Personal life is for the person who`s living it! And what happens in it he/she and his/her family should know about it unless he/she talks about it otherwise its none of your business!

Now I want to relate it to nutrition, for all malaqef in my life! Starting from this moment, stop being malaqef because once etalaiqfoon weyay you will not be pleased with my answer and this will cause you emotional stress which will lead to eating! And yeah at the end you will gain weight because of me :D

Facebook AGAIN!

2010-10-18T11:05:00.000-07:00

Facebook keeps on surprising me daily! KHA6ABA! Seriously ? no really are you serious? No comment! I really don’t know what to say! We started with * sweet cup cakes, cute headbands, lovely wara2 3enab, yummy wraps* selling home-made food! and now the new trend is KHA6ABA? I can only imagine couples getting married through a KHA6ABA on Facebook and when their kids grow up and ask mama how did you meet baba? The mother answers, well a KHA6ABA added me on facebook! O wafeqat rasain bel 7alal!

Here and there

2010-10-18T10:24:00.000-07:00

Can't wait for winter to come! I miss grilled corn at chalet.

Reports, I still wonder why I always get full marks in my reports but when it comes to the final grade everything changes!

though the picture is not clear, but it's clear that it’s a LIST of F`s ;p alla esam7ch dr.noriya 75% of the class failed!

My final grade at KU, A- :D I wanted an A bs na7asat el Dr 3ad.

I love this, by ahlam mustaghnami

5 years of accomplishments (:

First graduation cup cakes! Thank you my lovely M :*

3afwan? Ana darast 5 years sh7qa !?

Pesto pasta salad with grilled mushrooms and parmesan ;)

2010-10-17T15:30:00.001-07:00

2 cups o basil
4tbs of oilve oil
1/2tsp salt
1 garlic clove
1/2 tsp black peper
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
2 tbs lemon 2 tbs nesait esma LOL :/ 9nobar! i hope chthe esma :S pine nuts in english ;p
1 cup of fresh chopped mushrooms
3 cups of cooked pasta, i used regular pasta but next time am doing it am using whole grain

mix everything bel blender then mix it with the pasta and leave it for an hour at least, grill the mushrooms with some blackpepper, add it on top with some freshly grated parmesan.

Enjoy :)

عفواً رجـآل آلـعـْآلـمّ ..حظاً أوفَر

2010-10-17T15:08:00.000-07:00

أعرف رجلا

افسدني بدلاله يراني شمسه
و قمره

هذا الرجل

حملني من الأرض

وأسكنني فوق
السحاب

و جعلني فتاةمدللة

قد يكون هو سر حزني و ألمي

لكن الاكيد انه سر
سعادتي

أعرف رجلا افسدني بحبه

يسقيني حبا

و يطعمني حنانا

أعرف رجلا يؤلمه ان

لمسني الهواء

ويكسره ان اقترب مني رجلا

ادعوا الاله ان يحميه لي ويبقيه في دنياي

يشاركني كل لحظات حياتي

‏‏عفواً رجـآل آلـعـْآلـمّ ..حظاً أوفَر .. لَستُم مثَل أبي

Beirut

2010-10-17T12:51:00.000-07:00

Beirut! Amazing city I love it! I love everything about it, the weather, their food and of course their shopping malls! We usually spend eid al adha vication there but this year we are not going :( Because………… am going to 7aaaaaaaaaaaaaj ;D I can't wait to go to 7aj! Am very very excited! back to beirut ;p o I`ll keep you with some pic`s I snapped during are previous visits to Beirut.

`esh6a eb3asal! @ Moneer!

Kebbe Mashweye! ;p BEST fattosh ever at Jenna!

Elie Sa`ab Boutique the view from
my room ;p

I wanted to add more pic`s bs madre shfeeh its very slow :/ i`ll add them later! :)

Summer 2010- kuala lumpur

2010-10-17T12:34:00.000-07:00

I never wanted to go there! I really don’t know why, but my father insisted! He wanted a new place to see! So we approved on going! The only thing I was excited about is food! I was looking forward to try it! But I was very disappointed :( their food hmm I can describe how bad it was! Or let me give you a hint we lived on bread talk with chedder cheese for 2 weeks ; p oh and some yummy fresh fruits! genting highlands

Some weird fruit I think its genetically modified shakelha shawaqne I had to try it! It was a mix between guava, green apple and pears! ;p

Summer 2010-London

2010-10-17T12:15:00.001-07:00

Though its not healthy! But it’s a must! Don’t you think that the flake does not taste like a real flake? Chenaa mo 9ije :/

After a long shopping day we decided to take this Hyde Park lake ride! Faraghaa! Kena mayten mn el ta3ab! :/

Harrods pizzeria! 3ajebaaa!

My little friend ! I miss u wayd!

The lion king show! Best show EVER! I almost had a fight with a kid was setting behind me! She did not stop KICKING THE CHAIR!

London eye :)

Take me back to london please :(

A wish.. or maybe a dream

2010-10-16T18:24:00.000-07:00

Kuwait malls with out smoking! Yarab

Every eight seconds, a human life is lost to tobacco use somewhere in the world. That translates to approximately 5 million deaths annually. so if you were a smoker e7md/ 7emday, rabk/ rabch that you are alive! and guess what! maybe the next 8 seconds its your turn! ;p

Help me please!

2010-10-16T18:18:00.000-07:00

how can i get notifications on my gmail if someone commented on a post?!

old days ;p

2010-10-16T18:01:00.000-07:00

everyone says that i will miss those days! but i dont think so cuz so far ma walaht 3ala shay! i did my internship at MKH, AlRazi, and Maternity hospital. Mubarak al kabeer hospital was a good place but filled with weird people! Though ena fe wayd mn my sweet sweet friends but still el weird people are more! ;p Al razi, are trainer was not a dietitian she had a degree in zoology so I will leave the rest for you imagination :D maternity hospital was amazing! But boring ;p I loved the babies part! My first day there kanaw 7a6een a baby on the station :D I was like hathe 9ijyaa ?! hehe it was fun to see the babies, but not the cases or even the people ele hnak!

92/100 ;p kent sha6ra!

SO TRUE!

2010-10-16T17:58:00.000-07:00

Facebook! leave it ? maybe!

2010-10-16T17:27:00.000-07:00

Stupid face book privacy thing! I just realized that everyone can see my pic! My profile is VERY limited! O I don’t have any stranger added to my list that’s why I posted my pic on face book because I know that only my list can see it! Suddenly I receive messages with nice smile! Or good night or I couldn’t resist your smile I had to add you wai333333333333333333333333333333333333333!!!!:S from people that I don’t know it's scary! I had to remove my profile pic o do the settings all over again :( I hate you face book for doing this to me! I love being on face book! It keeps me connected with my friends! I don’t want to leave! Bs madre I hate it when weird people add me! I wanted to remove the add button from my account too but I couldn’t there is no such option :(

shrykom leave facebook? or not!

akher shay to look at the bright side ;p I have a nice smile hahaha ;p

why ?

2010-10-16T17:19:00.000-07:00

why do girls gain weight after getting married!

is it because ohwa wayd edal3ha o ye6l3on yet3ashon kelyom barra ;p

or enha ma et3rf te6bakh so also kelyom qa3den ya6lbon mn barra!

or from getting pregnant! o 3qob giving birth ma tehtaam eb nafs`ha ?

wayd ako ashya2 eb bali bs i cant recall! ;p

i wish i can find an answer 7aq my question!

shay barra el mawtho3 :)

الأم تأمل أن تجد ابنتها زوجاً أفضل من أبيها وتؤمن بأن ابنها لن يجد زوجه مثل أمه

stuff that i cooked! ;p

2010-10-16T17:13:00.001-07:00

grilled viggie sandwich! with lemon sauce

Fatta! bread can always be baked and viggies can always be grilled not fried!

Potato salad! it can always be made with out mayo! i added fat free yougert i`ll be posting the recipes soon :)

minne burgers with minne taco`s!

PS: i did not tag the photo`s ;p matwaq3 a7ad eb yakhth`hom cuz mo mn zenhom ;p

KAIFE!

2010-10-16T17:09:00.001-07:00

YES Kaife! ma7ad lah sheghl shino baswe eb 7aayati! family friends o all people that i know! plz mind your own business and leave me alone!

ma7b el malaqeef :) madre meta they will grow out of this bad habbit!!!!

My Grilled Viggie salad

2010-10-05T15:14:00.001-07:00

I just love this salad! Grilled mushroom, grilled zucchini, asparagus tomato and simple lemon with dill dressing!

AM back :)

2010-10-05T14:44:00.000-07:00

I`ve been away for a very long time! I took a long break to relax and have fun ;p ! But now am back ;)

Happy Birthday To ME ;D 4-7-2010!

2010-07-03T15:28:00.000-07:00

HELP BIRDS TO SURVIVE! PLEASE

2010-06-20T07:31:00.000-07:00

please please please! adding some water 3nd your window wont take more than 5 min! by doing this your helping lots of birds to survive! imagen! when we are thirsty we can get water but those cute little things need to look for water! and with this weather they wont even survive :(

Privet VS governmental sector jobs!

2010-06-19T12:30:00.000-07:00

I was very passionate about working in ministry of health, but my father is not approving at all! He says that I will berry myself their! And no one will appreciate me! On the other hand when I got an offer for a privet sector job my family did not approve too! They say too many working hours and 6 days a week and you will be tired and you will not have a life! Now I really don’t know what to do! Am confused! I really don’t know what to do! I really love being a dietitian :( I really want to help people! But WHERE that’s the question!

people will hate me because of this post :/

2010-06-13T05:10:00.000-07:00

Bema ena business el cupcakes zayed hal ayaam alla ewafqhom enshalah all! bs please ya jm3at el khair BECAREFUL mo ay a7ad teshtron mena! a product to be sold needs to go under alot of processes! o aham shay menha 6areqat 7efth el cake or whatever item is sold! you never know how they cooked it or even prepared it or what qulity of food your getting! ardaa noo3 neshtreeh mn el jam3yaa is much better than those sold by home businesses!
sorry i know people will hate me but this is the truth! ok you cook o akelkom latheeeth mo ma3anataaa you know everything! shlon et7adedoon entha2 el 9ala7ya! o ele eb6 chabde akthar ele eb3on ashya2 healthy!!!!!!!!!! shdrakom ena healthy please! to know if the food is healthy one of the things ele lazm et9er is to take ethen mn ma3had el ab7ath and analyze this food item! o matwaq3 any home business will do this!

to those home-business owners... sorry oo alla ewafqkom :)
to my blog readers.. please becareful o alla e7afthkom :)

nutritional tip: eating shwaya mn kelshay ma3nataa eating shwayaa mn kelshay HEALTHY.. ya3ne eating shwaya 7alaw or shwaya kakaw is not considered healthy ;) bema3na thane mo etqoloooon ana bakel netfaa bs mn hathaa.. hal netfaa will affect your life!

I LOVE U!

2010-06-13T04:58:00.000-07:00

I was planning to complain! And then I said no I wont! Because I love you.. yes I love you my lovely country! And I will never ever complain about ur weather! No matter what happens :D

في ناس مو حاصل لها اتعيش بربع اللي احنا عايشينه الحمدالله على النعمة

A NUTRITIONIST :D

2010-06-08T13:19:00.000-07:00

FINALLY I GRADUATED :D Bye Bye kuwait university... will never miss those days :p

is it too early?!

2010-06-07T16:58:00.000-07:00

Hmmm is it too early to talk about my job?! Since I did not graduate yet :p I think it is but am too excited about it! And I will talk about it :p
Everyone says that its good to work in privet sector! But for my major NO NO and NO! i`ve tried working in several diet companies, they were all good but not for me! In fact in privet sector you don’t practice nutrition! You just do some minor stuff and select from menus!
I did not study for 5 miserable years to do this! Here comes the good part: p MINSTRY OF HEALTH HERE I COME! Yes I will be working in ministry of health not because its an amazing place ;p BECAUSE I want to change! And yes I can change! People their do not appreciate the role of the nutritionist! Lots of major diseases can be prevented by nutrition or even controlled.

Mabe a6wel 3alaykom.. people who are working in MOH am coming to change :D dashaa eb qowaa 7adee :p

fit for fun!

2010-06-07T16:32:00.001-07:00

I`ve heard about fit for fun from a friend and when I looked at their facebook group and website I was amazed, the idea the concept and everything about is amazing! I arranged a meeting with the owner Shaima Al-Mulla a very respectful, intelligent and dynamic lady, I gave her an idea about nutri-viva`s club and about are Be Active event, she was very supportive and she offered to bring the FIT FOR FUN AUTO MOBILE for kids activity to be held in are collage!
On the day of the event fit for fun mobile came before the appointment to set everything and they waited for the kids to come so they can start their activity, and yeah I think I did not mention that the staff were verrrrrrrrrrrrrrry friendly.
Finally the kids showed up! :D and they had a BLAAAAAST they thought they were playing only! But in fact they were working out!
Fit for fun is a great, healthy and useful place for your kids to be in!
and if anyone thinks of making a birthday party for kids! Fit for fun will be the perfect place! With their activities, its nice to be unique ;)

99% from being a nutritionist! WISH ME LUCK :)

2010-06-07T16:26:00.000-07:00

Hello dear bloggers, i`ve been away for a while because of my finals and final projects! 7emdelah am done but waiting for my grades!
i really cant wait for this to happen! :D

Soon :)

2010-04-24T12:13:00.000-07:00

Stay Tuned :D

We Love Jumana Al- Awadhi

2010-04-24T11:50:00.000-07:00

I have always loved being a member of the nutrition club, because it gave me the chance to know such an amazing people Like Jumana Al Awadhi, she is an amazing Kuwaiti mother who started her own business in making USEFUL coloring books for children. Words cannot describe how amazing, friendly and loveable she is, am glad to have you as a friend in fact it’s a honor to know you, people like you are hard to find now a days.Please check the new version of we love Kuwait website, and the blog for useful, friendly and lovable posts.

مدحدح

2010-04-20T11:22:00.000-07:00

http://mda7da7.com/

Three bright, amazing and ambitious girls, joined forces and created this amazing website that concerns about adapting a healthy life style and applying nutritional choices on the daily life style. AMAZING stuff will be there, competitions and much MORE, I really don’t want to go into details and I want you to see their work because there are no such words to describe it.

Stay tuned! And wait for the opening; it's something not to be missed at all! And guess what all nutri-viva girls will be supporting the website as nutritional officers and they will be answering all your questions regarding to nutrition.

alla ewafqkom o ekather mn amathlkom girls :*

Crab sticks are not Crabs!!!!! :/

2010-04-19T16:03:00.000-07:00

one of my friends told me this info! i was shocked!! i looked up and yeaah it turned out that crab sticks are not crabs :/ walla qa9eeen 3alaynaa hal japanese restaurants!!! crabs sticks o crab stick sushi o crab o crab !! o akher shay its processed fish!! it dose not even contain crabs!! fish with ORANGE FOOD COLORING :/

Ingredients -Surimi -Water -Wheat starch, Tapioca starch -Egg white, Soy bean oil ... See more-Salt, Sugar -Sorbitol, Isolated soy protein -Crab flavor, Crab seasoning -Natural color

Home made Sushi :)

2010-04-19T13:02:00.000-07:00

I have always been a sushi addict… so I decided to make it at home ;D and it worked out! Went to sultan bought " 3aish ma9ree" nori seaweed, avocado, crab sticks and fresh jumbo shrimps .
Cooked the rice, left it in the fridge to cool down, steamed the shrimps with some salt and pepper seasoning added… and rolled everything Up ;D next time am gonna give it a try with brown rice and see if it works out ;D

بقصم home made

2010-04-19T12:38:00.000-07:00

while i was talking to my friend about the weather and it feels like winter because of the rain.. i felt like eating some بقصم and milk :p and i decided to make my own, i tired to make it as healthy as it could be so i replaced the regular flour with whole wheat flour, and i used conola oil and a Very little amount of sugar with hail and za3fran :) and it turned out AMAZING :)

Guilt free deep fried food!

2010-04-17T04:24:00.000-07:00

I have always had passion for deep fried food, but since I started studying nutrition and started to learn how bad they are and how it can contribute for chronic diseases, I always felt bad when I eat them to be honest I stop eating them for a while and then when I see it in front of me I just can`t resist it!
Few months ago I started hearing about this machine that cooks in 1 spoon of oil, I did not care much because I thought it was one of the useless commercial stuff that they always sell in the name of healthy food.
Today my father came and woke me up and told me " yalla benro7 neshtre ele taqle el akel eb qafshat dehen" I was like hmmmmmmm okay.. We went to electrozan and we bought the ACTI-FRI, came back home and I thought of giving it a try!
With a 1/2 table spoon of oil ONLY.. Check the pictures for the results...

first i added the shirmps that has been prepared earlier..

then i added the 1/2 table spoon of oil

then i kept in thier for 12 min, the result was..
the taste was AMAZING, it tasted exaclty like if it was fried.

now i can eat with out feeling bad ;D

* portion size must be wateched, no oil dose not mean calorie free..
PS: if you dont have the ACTI-FRI, The oven would give u the same result by watch the amount of oil you adding

Pumpkin or potatoes!

2010-04-13T13:44:00.000-07:00

A 245 gram serving of cooked pumpkin contains 49 calories ONLY!
While a 299 gram baked potato contains 278 calories: /
Both are low in fat and sodium.
The potato has more protein.
Both are good sources of vitamin C.
Potato offers more iron, while the pumpkin offers more vitamins A.
Both are good sources of potassium, manganese, and B6.
Pumpkin offers Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, Folate, Magnesium, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, and Riboflavin.
So calorie wise I would go with pumpkin! Bye bye my dear potatoes :D
A simple and quick recipe for an amazing healthy dish:
Fresh pumpkin, cut it into wedges, little bit of olive oil, salt and pepper! pop into the over for 25 min and you will get something like this the picture in the post:D

A drink for your Immune system!

2010-04-13T13:20:00.000-07:00

strawberry and banana smoothie

2/3 cup thick apple juice

8 fresh strawberries

1 banana peeled

fresh mint leaves!

All in the blender! and YaaY you end up with an amazing drink full of vitamin C and it has an energy boost!

Raw energy, eating it like it is…

2010-04-13T13:09:00.000-07:00

Eating raw veggies ?! yes ! why not!
Cooking veggies will result in the loss of most essential nutrients. Vitamins A,C and E, thiamin and folic acid are damaged or even destroyed by heat!!
Eating some raw foods everyday offers many health benefits:
-Maintain natural water balance
-Reduces our salt intake
-Raw food can improve our resistance to minor illnesses such as colds and flu and also help us deal more effectively with chronic conditions such as diabetes

Here are some tips to help minimize vitamin and mineral loss when cooking fresh, organic veggies:
-Do not pre-soak vegetables.
-Do not start cooking veggies in cold water, add them straight to boiling water or steam them
-Cook veggies as lightly as possible they should be firm and tender not soggy
-Make sauces and gravies with the veggie cooking water so that you can benefit from any vitamins or minerals lost in water.

Or just enjoy them raw without cooking! But make sure that they are cleaned very well.

13 years old girl transformation

2010-03-24T16:26:00.000-07:00

D is my baby sister she is 13 years old who eats on daily basis from POPEYE`S or MacDonald's, with her are life is full of laughs she is just amazing. D and my other 2 sisters came to the walkathon that nutri-viva arranged earlier this week and at the end of the walkathon there was an exhibition for some health company`s, I insisted on her to go on a device that can calculate body fat, protein, excess weight etc.. Once she got her measurements printed she could not stop looking at the paper and she kept it with her for almost all the morning, the readings were bit high she needs to lose few kg. I saw sadness in her eyes she felt bad about herself for a while, suddenly she stopped and said I WANNA BE HEALTHY! We came back home she went for my father asked for money and asked my sister to take her to sultan center, she went and shopped for healthy fresh snacks, baby carrots, broccoli and more! Am amazed she even convinced my father to be healthy she comes back from school and she supervises her own lunch while it's cooking! And she does the same for my father as well! Few days ago I heard her talking about her exercise she started with 15 minute per day and she increase it 5 minute everyday! Is that so ADORABLE?! D !! I LUV YOU all the best my baby girl... Stay tuned I'll be posting more about her and her new lifestyle

A Healthy start for a Healthier Kuwait :)

2010-03-14T13:07:00.000-07:00

Kuwait medical students association (KuMSA, Kuwait University) and Nutri Viva (Kuwait University) have joined forces to fight obesity in the first national anti-obesity walkathon. When?-20th of March, 2010 at 8:30 am sharp to 12 pm

Where? -Gulf road, Salmiya (start: The Scientific Center, end: Marina Cresent)

Why?- Start a healthy lifestyle- Raise awareness about lifestyle changes to prevent obesity- A chance to WIN VALUABLE PRIZES!

Do u love ur family ?!

2010-02-28T12:44:00.000-08:00

If yes click here

I eat at moms milk bar! open 24 hours! ;D

2010-02-28T12:22:00.000-08:00

Since am a nutrition student I know that breastfeeding is very very very helpful for the mom and for the baby!! And what I hear from my friends it's an amazing experience :) dear moms please don’t miss this wonderful gift from god! And stop using those commercially processed milk products! You don’t know what you are missing, some women's would give away their life's just to have a baby, you have one please take good care of it!
I really don’t want to go into details because am not a mom yet and I will leave you with a wonderful inspiring experience for one of my friends! here you go with noura marafi and her amazing story :)

carbs cause weight gain ?! NOOOOO

2010-02-28T12:09:00.001-08:00

Food Myths and Facts

Now days! Everyone is expert! When it comes to nutrition!! We hear a lot of funny stuff! And the bad thing that people believe it! Below i listed some of the common myths that people keep on saying! And Believing! :/

Myth: Carbohydrates cause weight gain.

Fact: it does not cause weight GAIN. Only if it's contributed to excess calorie intake. A BALANCED DIET WOULD FIX THE problem

Myth: brown sugar is healthier than regular table sugar.

Fact:
Sugar is sugar! Brown sugar just has a little molasses added to change the color and it doesn't add a significant amount of nutrients.

Myth: Skipping meals can help lose weight!

Fact: NO, NO, AND NO. If you skip a meal, your body will think that you are in starvation mode and therefore slow down the metabolism to compensate and this will lead for over eating in the next meal which will lead to WEIGHT GAIN.

Myth: Certain foods, like grapefruit or celery can burn fat and make you lose weight.

Fact: NO FOOD CAN BURN FAT. These kinds of food are low in calories and they might contain caffeine that might speed up the metabolism.

Myth: Eating for 2 is necessary during pregnancy.

Fact: 200 kcal are needed only! A baked potato will be enough to be added to a pregnant woman HEALTHY diet.

Myth: Avoid seafood to lower blood cholesterol.

Fact: dietary cholesterol found in seafood and other meats has little effect on blood cholesterol in most people. Saturated fats and Trans fatty acids are the most important factors that raise blood cholesterol. So what affects the blood cholesterol most is the packaged snack foods and deep-fried foods.

I wanted one thing only! But I ended up buying the whole super market!

2010-02-21T11:47:00.000-08:00

Most of the people suffer from this! The only wanted to buy few things they end up with a big shopping bag! Here are some few tips to help you to avoid this from happing:
-Never shop hungry
-Always shop by the sides of the super market because on the sides we find the veggies, breads and dairy products. Once you go deep you will find the bad and unnecessary stuff!
-Always write down a list with what do you need to buy.
-Learn about food claims because not everything you read on the product is true!

And good luck ;)

Be positive!

2010-02-19T12:04:00.000-08:00

For the past few days I was complaining about me being sick for my sisters " am sick, I think I have fever, bala3mee etwe3rnee -my throat hurts-, my nose hurts I want a new nose!" and I just kept saying this! Until today I realized that won't help! Complaining won't help! I need to be positive get out of bed and live a normal life! And it really worked! Convincing your body that you're ok will make you feel better!

The same thing goes for people who are on a diet I always hear people saying! Am fat I can't do it! Or I will start next Saturday! If you want to lose weight you can do it! And if you don’t want to! You just keep complaining.

Starting a healthy lifestyle do not need a fixed time to start it if you want to start do it now! There is nothing hard just BE POSTIVE and always remember eating right means a brighter life.

Thanks B!

2010-02-18T12:17:00.000-08:00

i got this amazing gift from my big sister B :)

thank you for having faith in me! though some times the food that I cook end up tasting very bad! But you still eat it without complaining! I luv it when you say I'd rather eat something you cook than buying from a restaurant! It makes my day :D I luv you so much!!

PS: she painted it! isnt it amazing!! :D

Oh, i always skip breakfast hmmm sometimes dinner or even lunch! and am still FAT!

2010-02-18T12:07:00.000-08:00

Skipping meals helps in losing weight is a BIG myth.In fact it helps in gaining weight and creates abdominal fat "karsha"Most of you are wondering why?! It does not make sense.Well when you skip meals your whole system will switch into the survival mode, as your body is in a survival mode when you skip meals, it would pack away fat. And this fat which your body stores will be saved away for later and I said earlier it's saved as abdominal fat "karsha"So if you are trying to lose weight don’t use this method because it's wrong and it contributes to lots of bad things for your body.

keep hot food hot and cold food cold!

2010-02-17T23:37:00.001-08:00

simple and easy! any kind of food left out for more than 2 hours such as meat, poultry, eggs, and casseroles it should be discarded! why? because keeping it at room temperature means you kept the food in the danger zone and the danger zone is the zone that helps bacteria to grow! Which we really don’t want.

keep hot food hot and cold food cold!

Atchoooo ! bless me ;pP

2010-02-17T11:33:00.000-08:00

I really didn't get the chance to enjoy are spring break! So many meetings and other things to do for next course program for nutri-viva! And when am done with everything with only few days left from the break!!

Surpriseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Saraah you are sick! :/ I really hate it but what can i do ! its not in my hand! :/ red / runny nose! Feeling tired and dizzy :( !

To make this post useful ;p here are some few essential tips for resisting and recovering from a cold:
Take plenty of fluids, avoid milk and other dairy products, avoid high-fat, indigestible foods such as cheese, red meat and pastries, eat a balanced diet. Take supplements as needed to ensure you are receiving the recommended dietary allowances.

Rest and stay away from others!

غذاء أفضل أداء أفضل خل أكلك صحي

2010-02-16T11:37:00.000-08:00

nutri-viva`s first animated cartoon :) in fact its the first one in kuwait that talks about nutrition :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qX0ViZSetQ

Snacks !

2010-02-16T08:18:00.000-08:00

why do we always go for the cheesy full of fat dips !? we can always go for smething healthy insted :)

Yoghurt and chickpea dip

1 cup of cooked chickpeas

3 table spoons olive oil

1/3 cup yoghurt

1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander

salt and cracked black pepper

I will be posting more healthy yumy and quick recipes stay tuned ;D

You are not sick, you're thirsty!

2010-02-15T11:04:00.000-08:00

Yes you are thirsty! And yes WATER! Can relieve a stunning range of medical conditions.
As everyone knows by nutrition we can control most of the actions that happens in are body and water plays an important role in this since are body is composed of 60 % of water.

I will make it simple if you consume adequate amount of water it will:

- prevents heart disease and stroke.
- prevent and treat Hypertension. (Thagh6 el dam)
-prevent and treat Depression.
-prevent and treat Sleep disorders
-prevent and treat Lack of energy
-prevent and treat Attention Deficit
-prevent Osteoporosis (hashashat el 3tham)

And Much more!

Drink water in adequate amounts, never stay thirsty, and never replace water with any other liquid.

Oxygenated water: is water that is infused with oxygen. the best example for oxygenated water in Kuwait is OGO water in fact it’s the only one in Kuwait and its available in most of the CO-Ops and sultan center.

Start them young

2010-02-15T03:13:00.001-08:00

Most mothers thinks that’s it is very hard to convince their kids to eat healthy, well its wrong! Because when a child is born, he/she comes with a brain ready and eager to learn. The brain is very much like a new computer. It has great potential for development, depending on what we put into it. Early experiences greatly influence the way a person develops, so if children can be taught to make healthier choices while they are still in grade school, they will likely continue those habits as they get older.

Teaching children to be healthy is very hard and they won't be interested unless they find something that they like so always try to make fun! And trust me with food you can do a lot! It just need a little bit of creativity.

The picture was in an activity for nutri-viva that took a place in the GTC girl's camp it was fun and at the same time educational they learned about the main food groups and the servings.

A healthy start

2010-02-14T12:50:00.000-08:00

Well it's my first post, I really don’t know what I should be writing but first of all I`ll introduce myself, am a senior student in Kuwait university am doing my Bs in nutrition, and am the president of the nutrition club in Kuwait university " nutri-viva". I have ALWAYS loved anything related to food I love eating and I adore cooking, I'd rather set at home cook dinner for my family while they are out having fun! In fact my plans after graduation is attending la cordon blue cooking school in Paris!

Hmm, yeah I think I have a confession though am a nutrition student and I know what`s right and wrong I do cook unhealthy meals! But the good news are am not going to do so anymore! No more deep fried food! No more cookies and brownies HELLO oatmeal and whole wheat!

Special thanks for a friend or I can say my idol in nutrition and healthy life style jumana al Awadhi for making me and some other friends that I will introduce later to create are blogs, may god bless her and her sweet family.