Sweet Purple excellence as Complementary feeding

Complementary foods given to babies after the age of 6 months should meet the nutritional needs of the child. One variety of nutritious complementary foods, namely potato purple.

Purple yam is rarely the choice of food, even though it contains many substances that the body needs. One benefit is that it can nourish the gastrointestinal tract.

"Ubi purple contain anthocyanins, natural pigments color purple is for antioxidant and have a prebiotic activity of good bacteria in the gut," says nutrition consultant pediatrician and metabolic Julistio Djais in Jakarta, Monday (10/03/2016).

Purple sweet potato is also a source of carbohydrates, also contains vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and ribovlavin. No exception of mineral resources such as iron, phosphorus, kalsiun, zinc, selenium, and iodine contained in purple yam.

Professor of Food and Nutrition from Bogor Agricultural University, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Khomsan, MS added anthocyanin in purple yam improve gastrointestinal tract by increasing the good bacteria that function as prebiotics that maintain the balance of bacteria in the digestive tract.

Bit Extraordinary Benefits for Body Health

Bits including tubers that has long been known to have medicinal properties. There are many ways to eat fruit bits, including made into juice.

But when it is made into juice, must be mixed with other fruit, if not then actually cause health problems, such as increased heart rate, fever, and eliminate the vocal cords. Yuk, the consumption of beet juice to the right and get the following benefits:

1. It has healing properties and helps normalize high blood pressure and low.

2. Improve stamina and reduce the use of oxygen during exercise, thus lowering the level of fatigue of the body.

3. The content of amino acids known as betaine may inhibit cancer cell growth. Then it will lower the risk of stomach problems or colon cancer.

4. Having a natural alkaline properties, thus helping digestion easier and avoid digestion related problems, such as acidity.

5. It is recommended for patients with anemia because it contains high iron and help revitalize the red blood cells. Copper in the juice helps the body absorb iron better.

Are Eggs Should be Kept in Fridge

Eggs should put into the refrigerator or not? The answer depends on your geographical location. Different countries were different food storage.

American society used to buy eggs at the grocery store. In the store, eggs refrigerated after washed.

Interest washing and storage at cold temperatures is to prevent the spread of Salmonella bacteria, which can be transmitted either from infected chickens or from manure.

Chickens do not need to be vaccinated against Salmonella, but there are about 79,000 cases of food-borne illness and 30 deaths each year are caused by consumption of eggs contaminated with salmonella, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

However, there are disadvantages egg wash. When the eggs out of the chicken, the shell is coated with a protective layer of proteins and other molecules, called the cuticle.

This layer is designed to keep bacteria such as salmonella infiltrated through the porous egg shell. Washing removes dirt, but also removes the protective cuticle.

In Europe, eggs are not recommended to be washed. They depend on the cuticle to prevent bacteria.