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Tips from So7i Wa Sari3’s Monique Bassila Zaarour for healthy New Year resolution
The most popular New Year Resolution is a healthy lifestyle; everyone starts the year with healthy eating habits, controlling portions or planning a workout schedule.
If you are planning such a new step in your life, here are some preliminary tips to begin and maintain your resolution by owner and director of “So7i Wa Sari3″ company Monique Bassila Zaarour.
Changing lifestyle isn’t only about food, it is necessary to make important changes such as:
• Quitting smoking
• Avoiding excess drinking
• Becoming active (taking the stairs, walking while talking on the phone, etc…)
• Exercising regularly
Such resolutions are as important as healthy eating to keep fit and healthy!
Here are 5 “So7i Wa Sari3” tips on what to eat on a regular basis this year and every year:
1. Try as much as possible to choose whole grain foods, and when you can, choose foods that are high in bran which is the outer layer of the wheat grain (such as brown bread, brown pasta, brown rice), they are loaded with fibers. Bran would make you feel full and you wouldn’t eat as much! You hate it??? Try to introduce it gradually and by the end of the year, if half of your choices are whole grains, then you did great!
2. Eat meat the Lebanese way. Include it in small quantities in your stews and occasionally on weekends. Try to avoid daily steaks and dishes that are based on meat. People who eat more red meat have a higher risk of colon cancer, stomach cancer and pancreatic cancer.
3. Eat fish at least twice a week. Fish has less saturated fat than red meat. Its omega-3 fatty acid appears to lower the risk of heart disease. Of course, canned tuna and sardines are considered fish, and yes, frozen fish is a healthy choice!
4. Add more beans, seeds and nuts to your dishes; try the Lebanese stews and soups based on lentils or beans; add roasted seeds or raw nuts to your salads … These choices are rich in fibers, sources of many many nutrients such as potassium, iron, folate and protein… They are delicious and healthy; remember, moderation is always the key!
5. Follow healthy, quick and easy cooking methods found in “So7i Wa Sari3” cookbook.
Have a healthy new year!
Haifa Wehbi, Ragheb Alama perform at Biel for New Year’s Eve
Many artists held concerts and dinner parties around Lebanon to celebrate the new year. Haifa Wehbi and Ragheb Alama performed at Biel celebrating new year 2011 with friends and fans. Many gathered at Biel for a seated dinner and a full entertainment schedule with Lebanon’s two favorite stars. This is Wehbi and Alama’s second new year concert together at Biel.
Click here for New Year 2011 with Alama and Wehbi
Beirut City Rings in New Year 2011
Thousands of Lebanese and tourists gathered in Downtown Beirut to ring in the new year 2011 with grand fireworks, cheers and hope for a prosperous year. The celebrations also included UFA Assurances’ 3D Mapping projecting pictures of old Lebanon in the middle of the country’s most developed, modern city.
The crowd was dispersed between Martyr’s square and Nejmeh Square where the historical clock of Beirut dubbed the beginning of the new year surrounded by a large and boisterous crowd.
Lebanon welcomes the new year with a local record-breaking 2 million tourists as expected by Minister of Tourism Fadi Abboud in November. From Gulf countries, Europe and Asia, many visited the vibrant city in 2010 marking a celebrated increase in the tourism sector; one of Lebanon’s most successful sectors.
Photos by M.Azakir and Mahmoud Kheir
Scrambled Eggs launch latest CD in concert
Lebanese band Scrambled Eggs celebrated the launch of their CD “Peace is Overrated & War is Misunderstood” in a concert held at The Basement on December 23rd.The album includes some recorded and unreleased songs between 2006 and 2009.
The Eggs represent a big part of the Lebanese Alternative rock scene and they are Charbel Haber and Tony Elieh on guitar and vocals and Malek Rizkallah on drums and vocals. Fans and supporters of the band attended the concert along with Djs Richie and nice cream.
Photos by Roni Said
Regency Palace hosts special Christmas evening
On December 23rd, Regency Palace Hotel celebrated the Christmas season by hosting a special evening “Cheese and Wine” Christmas sensation. The evening included a full entertainment schedule from a magic show, comedian Nemr Bou Nassar, to a live band and singer. Many attended the dinner party and celebrated Christmas a day prior.
Photos by Roni Said
UFA Assurances kicks off 3D Mapping event
The building of UFA Assurances stands large at the heart of Beirut City across from Martyr’s Square displaying 3D Mapping skills projecting memories and stories of Lebanon’s heritage.
December 22nd witnessed the beginning of this creative event at 8:30 p.m. which will also take place on the 29th, 29th, and 30th of this festive month. The mapping is for an hour and is divided into three section.
The first is If They Told Me About Beirut then Colors of an Old Beirut in which the former reveals stories about Lebanon narrated by a storyteller; stories that date back 5000 years ago with a traditional-sounding musical background of Oud and Nai.This section is showcased on 3D Max.
The later section projects certain images from a 1962 documentary on Lebanon; old houses, ruins and many historical sites. The last stage showcases local talents of 15 artists who participated in this colorful 3D mapping extravaganza.
The main purpose behind this grand show is to highlight the importance of urban art and artists starting from the old images of Beirut to the most advanced way of telling a simple story.
Photos by Roni Said
Maurice Abou Malhab opens pret-a-porter store in Downtown Beirut
Maurice Abou Malhab, a leading fashion designer in the Middle East, celebrated the opening of his new pret-a-porter store in Downtown Beirut on December 20th.
Abou Malhab has been in the fashion business for 20 years dressing up Middle Eastern and international celebrities. His style is unique in its simplicity and elegance.
Many fashion fanatics, Lebanon’s VIP and others attended the opening of this new fashion hub in Downtown in support of Abou Malhab.
Photos by Mahmoud Kheir
Black and White on Saturday night
We were at Black and White Pub in Jounieh for a Saturday night.
Photos by Roni Said
Glow “plub” in Jounieh
Glow is a combination of the great features of a pub and a club. Here’s a look at Glow in Jounieh.
Photos by Roni Said
Georges Chakra gowns dazzle red carpet events
World renowned Lebanese designer Georges Chakra closes the year in style dressing up, as he always does, Hollywood for their end of the year event. There isn’t a better way to walk down the red carpet than in elegance and unique style.
Pop musician and newly bride Katy Perry looked stunning at the GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live in a dress by Georges Chakra Couture. Katy sparkled in a gold sequined boat neck dress; Couture Fall 2010/2011 collection.
On the other hand, country singer Carrie Underwood attended the American Country Awards – ACA in Las Vegas looking amazingly beautiful in an Edition by Georges Chakra gown. The most awarded artist was wearing a red chiffon gown with beaded cummerbund and beaded tulle bodice from the ready to wear Fall 2010/2011 collection.
As for the American actress Katie Cassidy, she looked chic at the 2010 Hollywood Style Awards in a black gown from the Edition by Georges Chakra collection. The black gown with lace and beaded details was selected from the ready to wear Fall 2010/2011 collection.
