{"id":1339,"date":"2019-12-02T12:16:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T11:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/wp\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2019-12-05T06:59:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T05:59:53","slug":"copy-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"“We are what we eat”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

contributed by Henri Xuereb, House 8B<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of Maltese\nyoungsters practise some kind of sport regularly.  Some do it just for fun; others have included\nsport in their lifestyle.  I am one of\nthe latter.  I have been practising\nfootball since I was five and over the years I have become fully conscious of\nthe importance of a healthy and balanced diet. \nAll the coaches I trained with have left a great impact on my approach\nto food.  However, healthy eating habits\nare not just for athletes.  Eating what\nis good for you will give you a better chance of living longer with less chance\nof falling ill with some nasty disease. \nDo you remember that old saying: \u201cAn apple a day keeps the doctor away\u201d?  Well, let us say, that it is \u2018a balanced\ndiet\u2019 that will keep you safe from most illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me start\nfrom the very basics. All living things on this planet need food to live and\ngrow. Without food, and without water, we would be weak or even die.  But then there is food and food.  Junk food, which is sprayed with a variety of\npreservatives to keep it from going rotten for months on end if not years, will\nsurely keep you alive, but it does not contain the right nutrients for a\nhealthy body and a healthy mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protein helps\nour body to grow and repair itself. \nProteins are usually found in meats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carbohydrates\ngive you energy but be careful; carbs also carry fat.  Starch and grain are types of carbohydrates.\nStarch is found in foods like potatoes and peas, and grain is a seed for human\nconsumption like barley and rice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fibre, which\nis mostly found in cereals, helps your digestive system work better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fruit and\nvegetables and dairy products have a wide range of vitamins and minerals which\nespecially help young children to grow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vitamins are\nneeded in small amounts to keep our body healthy. Different types of minerals\nare found in different types of food, but they all help our body in ways of\ntheir own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally,\nthere are fats.  The words itself might\nscare you because it brings to mind people with extra weight.  However, fats are just as important as the\nother nutrients.  Fats give you energy\nand help your body stay warm.  The most\nimportant thing is that you learn to distinguish between good and bad fats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturated\nfats are not that good for us as they are high in cholesterol levels. Examples\nof food from this category are red meat, creams and biscuits. Unsaturated fats\nare a bit healthier; they come from unharmful plants and are also found in olive oil. \nTry and consume as little as you can but this nutrient is still\nimportant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A healthy\nand a balanced diet is one which includes all of the nutrients described so\nfar.  It must include a bit of\neverything: from red meats to fruits; from bread and rice to chocolates.  The most important thing is that you get the\nright balance without over-indulging.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The food\nthat we eat is processed by enzymes. They break down food and separate their uses.\nThey help our muscles and bones grow. Some are spread all over the body and\nothers are found in a specific part or organ. \nBut keep in mind that food is not simply broken down by enzymes.  In order for food not to turn into fat, you\nmust also exercise and practise sport regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Athletic\npeople take a lot of care when it comes to food and that is why they have a\ngood physique. Ultimately, having a healthy lifestyle will decrease the chances\nof getting sick or acquiring bad eating habits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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contributed by Henri Xuereb, House 8B Hundreds of Maltese youngsters practise some kind of sport regularly.  Some do it just for fun; others have included sport in their lifestyle.  I am one of the latter.  I have been practising football since I was five Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1339"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1396,"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339\/revisions\/1396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}