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Because we must focus our attention on these aliments due to their important role in our eating habits,  let me tell you more about cereals, muesli and grains, some tips and tricks that are worth sharing.

When consuming cereals, we must take into consideration the following:

- when consuming fats with grains or cereals, the absorption and carbon hydrate digestion decrease.

- the acidity from citric fruits, vegetables and vinegar increases iron absorption, so please do consume rice or pasta, for instance, with vegetables and sauces.

- muesli and breakfast cereals may contain large amounts of sugar, so consume them moderately and choose minerals and vitamins enriched ones.

- fats can be contained in small quantities in breakfast cereals. So do not fall into the FITNESS type of cereals, because all types contain pretty much the same amount of calories. Just choose the ones that taste better :p.

-rice and corn do not contain gluten, so these cereals can be consumed by gluten intolerance sufferers

- basmati rice is considered to be the easiest to digest

- popcorn without oil added is very low on calories

- cook pasta ‘ al dente’ to make it easier for your organism to digest. Pasta cooked with tomato sauce contains less fats

- focaccia and ciabatta are bread assortments with spices and olive oil and their energetic value increase from 215 cal/100 g to 280 cal/100 g.

Continuing our discussion regarding milk and dairies, here are some advantages and disadvantages when consuming these products

Disadvantages

-lactose intolerance represents the impossibility to digest carbohydrates from milk due to the lack of an enzyme called lactose.

- during the proccess of milk transformation into yogurt lactose is degraded so persons with lactose intolerance may consume any dairy, except for milk

- proteins from milk may give allergies and, in this case, dairies have to be eliminated from your diet

- if you have high cholesterol and trigliceride levels, you shouldn’t consume dairies due to their high lipid content

- fruit or muesli yogurt has a very high sugar content, so if you’ re on a diet, be careful when consuming these products…

Recommended associations:

- try dairies and yogurt with bread, pasta or rice

-dairies don’t contain vitamin C or fibers, so add cereals, muesli of fruits to your fresh milk, yogurt or cream

Culinary secrets

-use milk enriched with D vitamin to increase Calcium absorption and fixation

- vitamin B2 from milk is sun sensitive so keep it away from sunlight

- the yellow color in butter is given by the amount of carotene in the caw’s food