{"id":1602,"date":"2016-10-05T12:39:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T10:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2016-10-05T12:44:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T10:44:12","slug":"national-nutrition-week-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/national-nutrition-week-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"National Nutrition Week 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Love your beans!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1604 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HELLO-450x377.png\" alt=\"Love your beans\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HELLO-450x377.png 450w, https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HELLO-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HELLO-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HELLO.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>The theme for National Nutrition Week 2016 is &#8220;Love your beans.&#8221; \u00a0It is not only beans that we are focusing, but all legumes.<\/p>\n<p>Legumes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chickpeas<\/li>\n<li>Lentils<\/li>\n<li>Split peas<\/li>\n<li>All beans: green beans, baked beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, butter beans and sugar beans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why should you eat beans?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Beans contain protein<\/li>\n<li>Beans are low in fat<\/li>\n<li>Beans are low in sodium<\/li>\n<li>Beans are cholesterol-free<\/li>\n<li>Beans contain plenty of fibre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Health benefits of beans:<\/h3>\n<p>The fibre in beans:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helps to prevent or improve constipation<\/li>\n<li>Protects against heart disease<\/li>\n<li>Helps to control blood sugar levels<\/li>\n<li>Keeps you feeling fuller for longer<\/li>\n<li>Helps to improve the immune system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to use beans:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tinned beans are easy to use &#8211; drain, rinse and use!<\/li>\n<li>Dried lentils cook quickly &#8211; boil them in water for 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Chickpeas can be used in stews, pasta dishes and salads.<\/li>\n<li>Baked beans on toast.<\/li>\n<li>Beans and lentils can be added to: stews, casseroles, curries, mince dishes, soups, stir-fries and salads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme for National Nutrition Week 2016 is &#8220;Love your beans.&#8221;  It is not only beans that we are focusing, but all legumes.  Legumes include: Chickpeas, Lentils, Split peas, All beans: green beans, baked beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, butter beans and sugar beans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4CNFS-pQ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1602"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1602"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1609,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1602\/revisions\/1609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dieticiansatwork.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}