Ingredients 10/12 biscuits: 150g butter at room temperature, 150g of sugar, an egg beaten, the rind finely chopped half a lemon and half orange, 150g of mixed candied fruit, 250g of flour, a pinch of nutmeg, a pinch of cinnamon powder.

Preparation: reduce to a cream butter with sugar, add the egg and incorporate fruit and candied peel of citrus fruit, add the sifted flour, nutmeg and cinnamon; keep the dough in the refrigerator for about half an hour ; Spread the dough between two sheets of paper from the oven, then once removed the paper, produced forms of biscuits with molds and place on a baking tray imburrata; bucherellate with a fork each biscuit, then Bake for about 10 minutes at 180 degrees.

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We all know the value that a diet high in protein has to increase volume and keep your muscles healthy and strong, and that is that the proteins are an essential nutrient for the body, and that’s why I have to be present in our diet.

Most of those who went to the gym or sports practice to improve muscle tone, we remain a diet rich in proteins. They are necessary for the body produces new tissue and improve existing ones. When we submit to the muscles to training, they require the amino acids that make proteins in our body so they can improve their condition. But we must not forget that either do not always take advantage of these proteins, to maximize their take of certain foods can help. But proteins such as the body can not take advantage, as they become essential amino once the digest in the stomach. This process is not as simple as it seems, is that along the digestion that can happen is lose some of these amino acids and not be utilized to the fullest.

To avoid this the main thing is to facilitate digestion, As soon as our bodies absorb the nutrients before the draw on and will not spoil. In addition, each agency has a facility or another to maximize nutrients. What is certain is that we can achieve maximum utilization of proteins by eating foods that will help us.

As we have seen in other post, the papaya is one of them, and it contains an enzyme called papain that has an action in the body similar to that of pepsin, and is the direct targeting proteins and make them from becoming more rapidly in amino acids that make use of in its entirety. This will accelerate enzyme digestion and with it the use of nutrients.

Also the pineapple is a food that will help us in the assimilation protein, and it contains Bromelain, an enzyme that acts the same way that the papain. The same goes for the kiwi, which contains high doses of actidina, or figs which is a food rich in ficina. They all contribute to a better assimilation of proteins that pass into the blood to be of great help in building muscle.

Another ally in the use of proteins are carbohydrates, because among its properties is to protect them so that once in the stomach are not lost or are discarded without being processed and exploited to the fullest.

It is important to always bear in mind, and that is that if we help our body in the assimilation of nutrients will draw the greatest benefit to the food in the end is where we have to get everything that our body needs.

The banana is a fruit that we can include these dates in our in our daily diet supplement for breakfast, lunch or drink before the training.

Among its many virtues is that 100 grams of bananas have a quarter of calories that 100 grams of pastries (which is the most widely used resource for eating between meals at work). Here are some more features.

* As discussed in Viton, its natural properties of this fruit make a quick source of energy, facilitating physical activity.
* Taken slurry has astringent effect in situations of diarrhea.
* Their potassium content tends to balance the body’s water and sodium, with beneficial effects for hypertension.
* Finally, add that are not suitable if hepatic pathology.