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Gentle Cooking Retains Vitamins

What's gained by careful buying of vegetables at the market can be lost by careless cooking in the saucepan. Vitamins and minerals have a hard time surviving certain cooking conditions, and it's wise to know how to treat those greens and other good vegetables after they come into your kitchen. Some vitamins can stand rougher treatment than others, but gentle cooking is always good advice when it comes to vegetables. Vitamin A is the sturdy member of the family, not seriously affected by cooking. Vitamins B and C, on the other hand, are subject to considerable loss, and they need a little coddling to preserve them. Cut down vitamin loss to the minimum by cooking vegetables just to the point where they're tender, and not one minute more! Mineral salts, so essential to the body's chemistry, dissolve in water, which is one of the reasons why the water you cook your vegetables in should never be thrown away. That water contains valuable calcium, needed to build sound bones a

Should You Learn Healthy Cooking Recipes?

Should you be looking to learn to cook healthy family recipes from home? If you really want to enjoy healthy food there is no way you can rely on the processed rubbish you buy in the stores with it's many toxic additives. What can we do to ensure we are giving our family the best possible cooking possible that is healthy and nutritious for them. The first step you need to take in order to create good healthy cooking recipes is to start simple, all too often we pick up a cook book and are overwhelmed with the instructions we need to follow. Start simple use one primary product at first, experiment and try and find out how to do it the way you like. Eventually you won't need any sort of instructions to be able to create your families favourite recipes There are some significant advantages to cooking and learning healthier recipes for your family. We first noticed it in our children. Normally evening meals would consist of package food thrown in the oven, a little bit of garlic b

Have Fun Cooking Easy Recipes

Is it me or are only certain types of people able to have fun cooking? Are some people just naturally able to follow recipes and get them right every time? I personally think the way to really enjoy cooking is by making easy cooking recipes that taste great. We have always struggled cooking dinner on a daily basis for our family but when you begin to see the fun in cooking, doing it daily becomes a breeze. Focusing on easy to cook recipes will assist in the fun element of cooking but in order to make the process run smoother we need to break cooking down into it's basic elements, prep, execution and clearing up. Personally I would say that by preparing well will be the difference between how much you enjoy the execution and the overall cooking experience. Have you got all your ingredients? Do you have the necessary utensils? What needs slicing and dicing? What order do you need to do things and how long are individual elements going to take to cook? Taking the preparation stage on

What Is Good About Vegetarian Food

Whether to become a vegetarian might be something you have been thinking about for some time but do not really know if will change anything for you. Although people considering this will ask what difference will one person make? Ok, so one person won't change things much but many individuals who think the same way can make a difference and even one person can help. This point is very well highlighted by the instances of heart disease in people that have a meat rich diet in America. Circulatory, heart problems, high cholesterol and heart attacks are primarily caused by the regular consumption of dairy products, eggs and meat; a reduction in this consumption would lower these health problems. The organization Earth Save has calculated that a vegetarian has only a quarter of the chance of a heart attack as someone who has meat in their diet. Those individuals that have gone one step further an become vegans have around a ten percent chance of a heart attack as opposed to people on reg

Healthy Good Beverages

A new home testing kit to test the caffeine content of beverages such as tea, coffee and soda may be commercially available. General Food and Drinks is an International wholesaler who source and supply the best quality alcoholic beverages and soft drinks, we also provide niche dry good products from around the world under our own general food and drinks branding, so you know that you can trust the quality. Nutrition analysis of Healthy Beverages mangoes- It gets the entire sweet flavor from its carbohydrate content. There are many varieties of mangoes, and most of them have high carbohydrate content. Since the carbohydrates are fruit based, its complex carbohydrates sucrose. There is almost no fat or protein content in mango. It provides you with more than your daily requirement of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. It also contains fiber, magnesium, iron and antioxidants. So, as you can see mango is overall a nutritious fruit. 1 ripe mango 120ml/4fl oz of plain yoghurt 1tbsp light honey, perhap

weight loss healthy eating

The idea of combining both the healthy and balanced diet plan is to: * provide variety in the diet * consume more grains, fresh fruits & vegetables which help increase energy levels * low fat intake - especially saturated fats * reduce sugar intake * lower salt intake * provide optimum health & vitality - it gives us the energy to be more active, this = rapid weight loss! By now everyone has heard of eating a balanced diet for better health but some believe a healthy diet also means a balanced diet. In fact they are both different. A balanced diet enables us to obtain all essential nutrients present in a wide range of foods. If the balanced diet plan is consistent it will also provide a regular supply of vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients ensuring optimum health and vitality. Optimum health means less illness and health complications but more importantly increase energy levels for physical activity, this is great news for dieting and rapid weight loss. Its importa

Should You Learn Healthy Cooking Recipes?

The first step you need to take in order to create good healthy cooking recipes is to start simple, all too often we pick up a cook book and are overwhelmed with the instructions we need to follow. Start simple use one primary product at first, experiment and try and find out how to do it the way you like. Eventually you won't need any sort of instructions to be able to create your families favourite recipes. There are some significant advantages to cooking and learning healthier recipes for your family. We first noticed it in our children. Normally evening meals would consist of package food thrown in the oven, a little bit of garlic bread or pizza for something on the side, it was either this or some sort of takeaway. We knew this was wrong but lead busy lives and seemed like we had little time to worry about cooking. One day we decided to make a stand and start cooking our own evening meals from fresh recipes. At the beginning of the week we would make a note of what meals we we

Healthy Eating for College Students by P. kanmani

Healthy Eating in College: When you go away to college, you are thrown into an unfamiliar environment.Sleeping in a bed that is not your own and dealing with a new room mate you don't know may be difficult enough, but you can't forget about learning how to eat healthy foods while at college. Healthy eating is important so that you keep the weight off and keep your immune system healthy. Eating Routine at College: It is first important to settle into an eating routine. At home, you would probably never eat after a certain time at night-doesn't at college either.If you're used to eating breakfast, wake up before classes in enough time to do so. At the very least, be sure that you have time between classes for a balanced lunch and dinner. Don't skip meals. If your schedule is hectic, as most people find, you'll need to schedule time to eat. Instead of grabbing food from a vending machine when you are hungry, plan ahead. Take a healthy salad or sandwich with you to

A Vegetarian Diet - Lower the Chance of Heart Disease and Create a Healthy Digestive System by Bill Hansen

The well known saying 'we become what we eat' is generally true, as it has been established over and over again, that healthy people consume healthy foods. When we make the correction from eating meat to a vegetarian diet, our cholesterol levels drop, our body fat reading decreases, we are less likely to contract many types of cancers, the chances of having diabetes reduces, our blood pressure falls into a normal range and generally, our overall health and fitness improves. Moving towards a meat-free way of life has been shown statistically to decrease the occurrence of so many of the diseases of industrialized countries. A great benefit of a meat-free lifestyle is the plentiful supply of fiber, vitamins and antioxidants found in fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts that assist in the prevention of certain cancers and also create a healthy digestive system. The majority of vegetarians who are genuine about changing the way they eat have also eliminated poultry from their daily

Good Nutrition Without Extreme Measures by Art Gib

There are two types of people in the world, those that are concerned about the health and well being and those that do not have any concern about their health and nutrition. On the one hand some people become fanatical about what they eat and how often they exercise, while on the other hand the extremists give no thought whatsoever to exercising or what they put into their bodies. The two extremes have radicals on either end to balance them out but closer to the middle of the road there a people that are concerned about proper dietary health and nutrition yet do not know how to go about starting a healthy regiment of diet and exercise. For people that are aware of their past eating habits and want to do something to start making small changes to their lifestyle without becoming an extremist there are many options available to help them get on to the path of healthier living. Nutritional supplements are an important first step in cleaning up the body and clearing out the toxins and free

Methods Of Food Preservation by James Thompson

Preservation of food can done in many ways other than using a refrigerator and here we will look at some of these options. First let's ask ourselves a question. Why do need to preserve food? Well simply put food is essentially biological and was at one point alive and just like us when we die we start to degrade or rot. Some foodstuffs are seasonal so if we did not preserve them the majority of food would be wasted as most of it would become ripe to eat at the same time resulting in too much food at this point and none at others. Preservation processes must be non damaging to the food and non toxic to us so this narrows down the options. Drying works on the principle that bacteria needs water to grow so by removing the water the growth of bacteria which rots the food is slowed or even stopped. This is a long established method of preservation involving drying out the food using the sun, wind or possibly smoking. An added benefit of drying is that it hardens the surface or skin of t

Healthy Breakfast Ideas

A lot of studies and research has shown that kids who eat breakfast perform better in school and have a healthier diet. Eating breakfast will help promote the proper growth and maximize school performance as well. Breakfast is often times a victim of the morning time crunch. Even though you may be tempted to skip breakfast, you can simplify your morning routine by following these 8 tips: 1. Finish homework and pack school bags at night. 2. Decide on what your children will wear to school before you go to bed and locate lost shoes for the following day. 3. In the morning, get up 15 minutes earlier. 4. Give up computer games and morning television. 5. Have healthy foods on hand. You should also shop for breakfast foods with your kids and take into account their personal preferences. 6. Set the cereal out the night before. For younger children, fill a zippered plastic bag with her portion, then add the milk in the morning. 7. Allow your children to use the microwave often, as most breakf
Healthy eating is a way of balancing the food you eat to keep your body in great health. With healthy eating, you'll have energy all day, get the vitamins and minerals you need, stay strong for activities you enjoy, and maintain a healthy weight. Below, you'll find tips designed to help you with healthy eating. 1. Don't skip any meals Eating 3 meals with snacks in between is the ideal way to maintain both energy and a healthy weight. When you skip meals and get hungry, you're more than likely to choose foods that aren't very good for you. If you are eating away from home, take food with you or know where you can buy healthy food from. 2. Learn about how to prepare foods Instead of deep frying, try grilling, stir frying, microwaving, baking, and even boiling. You should also try fresh or even dried herbs and spices to add flavor to your food. Before you eat any type of meat, be sure to trim the fat and skin off of it. 3. Avoid a lot of sugar Drinks that contain sugar

Bread safety and quality

Bread is the food par excellence, the more widespread both in the world and in the common imaginary. If we think about food in general, the first one that comes in our mind is almost surely bread. Bread is a very simple aliment, made just of water, yeast, flour and salt. Although who tried to make bread at home, immediately has noticed that it is not easy at all to get good results. To make good bread, you need time and a lot of experience. Also for this reason, finding good bread, especially in some areas of Italy, is becoming harder. Bread is a kind of food that wastes away very quickly, generally it becomes too hard and so it is very hard to chew, or in the contrary because it becomes too gummy. To avoid these unpleasant surprises, it is always better to trust some food consortium, where you could certainly find goodquality products. One of the most sensible problems in this period is the one of food safety, regarding bread, the fresh one has no problems, because cooking temperature

How to Cook Very Healthy Vegetables

We need to ensure that how we prepare them does not wash away vitamin contents and benefits of consumption. Overcooking can also break down the essential fiber which we need to clean our internal organs.Cooking vegetables can be complicated. Over cooking can make vegetables tasteless and mushy. My belief is that vegetables should not be boiled. Boiling not only robs us of vitamin content, it is the main culprit in turning vegetables to a lifeless, tasteless form. If we cannot boil, what are the options? Steaming vegetables is always a good choice. This will leave vegetables full of life and colour. They will be crisp and colorful. It will also not deplete the vegetables of their vitamin content. It is a speedy way of cooking too. By rule of thumb, vegetables will only need a few minutes in the steam. In some cases you may be able to steam your vegetables on the table and immediately serve them up. There is nothing so delicious as a selection of just-cooked steamed vegetables on the din

Eating Healthy On Vacation

It can be very tempting to abandon your good sense of healthy eating on vacation. Although you may strive for healthy eating, it's easy to drift off and grab an ice cream cone here and there. There are however, ways to watch what you eat on vacation. It's easier than ever these days to request a low fat or vegetarian meal on airplane flights. If you choose to instead drive to your destination, the quest to find healthy food can get a bit more complicated. Rather than simply relying on greasy foods for nutrition, pack some nutritious foods in a cooler full of ice packs. Fruits and vegetables, crackers, yogurt, and sandwiches are all great to have with you on the road. Once you arrive at your hotel, you should do yourself a favor and turn the minibar key down - as this helps to avoid the temptation. If your hotel offers a continental breakfast, stick to fruits, cereals, and proteins. If your hotel has a stove or microwave, consider bringing your own healthy food with you. If you

Cooking with Fresh Herbs: Add Savory Flair to Your Favorite Recipes with These Simple Tricks

by: Jamie Jefferson Fresh herbs add such savory flair to recipes, but if you don't know the basic rules for cooking with them, it can seem overwhelming. Here's what you need to know to start using herbs to liven up your favorite recipes. Using Fresh Herbs First, fresh herbs can be used in your baking, cooking and salads. They pack a lot more flavor than dried herbs. You can even grow the herbs yourself so that they are organic. You'll also save a lot of money because store-bought fresh herbs can get rather expensive. When you use fresh herbs in a recipe, you need to make sure to use more than you would for dried herbs. Generally speaking, one teaspoon of dried herbs equals one tablespoon of fresh herbs. With this conversion measurement, you can use fresh herbs in any of the recipes that you currently make. You'll notice the difference in flavor right away. If you're creating your own recipes you should know that some herbs are traditionally paired with certain dishe