Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Your grocery list to face the season of colds and flu

You probably do your best to provide a balanced diet for your family to keep them healthy. But did you know that our immune system is so hard to keep us healthy? Healthy choices we make, such as the fact of consuming dairy products and low-fat protein, products made from whole grains and fruits and vegetables, enhance our immune system.

However, during the season of colds and flu, it is important to give an additional boost to our immune system to protect us against infection. You can strengthen your immune system by adding these foods to your grocery list for the season of colds and flu.

A good bowl of soup to your health! The soup is an essential food when ill. The portion size can be easily adapted - making it a perfect dish to satisfy the capricious appetite of a sick person. Indeed, nothing beats a good bowl used to treat a weak stomach or a sore throat, or a good vegetable soup (mushroom, celery or carrots) to boost the immune system. The steam emerges from a hot soup can help relieve nasal congestion and calm the tremors that accompany the fever. What about chicken soup? When you are ill, our body mounts an attack defense against pathogens and nutrients contained in the cup chicken can strengthen the immune system during this battle in order to eliminate these symptoms.

Long live the green! Difficult to admit that our mothers are always right, but it's true: we must eat our vegetables!