FAST FOOD HEALTHY, HERE'S HOW TO PREPARE IT

The food we take into our body daily , as we all know is a vital energy source that contributes to our physical well-being and not only .

 An ancient Latin phrase says "Mens sana in corpore sano " is nothing more accurate. The well-being of the mind in fact pass from the body and vice versa , and that's why we have to carefully select the foods to preserve it. It happens to all be faced with a mentally and physically demanding periods during which we often take refuge in fat and high-sugar foods with the illusion of recharge the body, but especially the spirit , why these foods not only does not have the effect desired but on the contrary would undermine our physical fitness and above all mental . It is no coincidence then that they are called " junk foods ." In particular, researchers at the University of New South Wales stressed that eating foods high in saturated fat or sugar is bad regardless if it is already obese or not, they also they compromise cognitive functions. To be hit would mainly spatial memory , for the location of objects in space . At least this is what emerged from the study of Dr. M. Morris, who analyzed the effects of a diet rich in fats and sugars on laboratory rats. The conclusions that have been reached have been truly amazing , in fact, after only a week of this diet the rats were no longer able to remember the location of an object, and made ​​even more alarming is that such incapacity would continue to exist despite the return to a healthy diet . The damage would be localized in the region of the hippocampus , a brain structure essential for learning and memory. We can therefore safely conclude that a diet based mainly on the so-called " junk food " contributes , as is well known , not only to weight gain but it could irreparably damage our mental abilities . The secrets to a young mind ? A diet low in simple sugars and saturated fats , maybe our taste buds will be disappointed but our mind will thank us remain active for a long time and avoiding a possible cognitive decline.

Here is a recipe that can play a typical food from fast food, but revisited in a healthy :

ingredients:

1 chicken breast,

soy cheese spread

1/2 head cabbage

1 carrot

2 tomatoes of Pachino

2 zucchini Genoese

sesame , ginger , pink pepper

iceberg lettuce

bread from durum wheat semolina integral

salt, pepper , extra virgin oliv

preparation:

Cut into very thin strips cabbage and carrots, stir-fry the whole thing with a little extra virgin olive oil cooking until al dente .

Add the sesame seeds and mix together. Cook the chicken breast on plate and sprinkle with the soy cheese .

Cut the bread in half and spread on both sides of a cream made ​​with zucchini previously boiled , add salt and mix with a mixer. Garnish with a leaf of iceberg , place the chicken breast along with sauteed vegetables and tomato cut in half. Add oil , salt , a pinch of red pepper and ginger.

Bon appetit !

Andrea Busalacchi