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Energy Balance

Proper nutrition is essential for the energy balance of the body. The knowledge about the ingredients that we use requires some time and reading the information on the  package of a product. One of the ways to keep  the balance of you diet under control is to study the daily calorie intake (GDA). A balanced diet can not always be achieved in one meal but it do can in the daily or weekly period.

Energy value of foods is shown through kilocalories (kcal), and in sometimes  in kilojoule (kJ) and the GDA system is based on them. It is useful to know that one kcal  is same as 4.2 kJ.

Figs For Strength and Speed

History
The history of this typical Mediterranean fruit goes back centuries. It is mentioned in the bible and in other antic writings. It is thought they originated in South Arabia and were brought to Mediterranean over 2900BC. Figs were so revered for their qualities of increasing strength and speed that in the original Olympic Games winning athletes were crowned with fig wreaths and given the fruit to eat.

There are three types of figs- white, black and red, and the exterior color of fruit varies from pale green, gold, brown to dark purple. The whole fig is edible and can be eaten fresh or dried.