For those seeking healthier indulgences, low-glycemic alternatives and moisture-optimized baking techniques help manage weight and cravings.
Stool color is a topic you may be hesitant or embarrassed to discuss with your health-care provider. Most people have what they consider to be their normal stool color, but when your elimination looks different from your expectations, you may think that your discolored stool is abnormal and cause for worry.
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Cookies are such a treat when they are fresh and moist, chewy or crunchy, and just delicious. Conversely, stale cookies that have become hard may look great but are not as appealing to the taste buds.
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Dark chocolate offers more health benefits than milk or white chocolate. The higher concentration of cocoa means that dark chocolate contains more substances with positive health properties. Though 72 percent dark chocolate has some risks, eating it in small amount can have positive effects on your health.
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No-bake brownies are more more fudge-like than cake-like. That's because the stove-top treats use less flour than their oven-cooked counterparts -- and no eggs. Nuts and crushed crackers or cookies add bulk to the brownie mixture, rescuing the treats from tipping too far into candyland.
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The benefits of licorice candy depend on the type you’re eating. Red licorice candy never contains actual licorice root from the licorice plant, and black licorice seldom does so.
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The feeling of fullness or discomfort in your upper-chest cavity is a common result of overeating or eating too fast, but if you develop these symptoms every time you eat almonds or cashews, you may have another digestive condition.
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A cookie that spreads too much during baking comes out too thin, and may turn tough or overly crispy instead of soft. While some types of cookies are meant to come out thin, others work better as thick cookies with minimal spreading.
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Chocolate is an indigenous South American food. Traditionally, the bean of the cacao tree was brewed with hot water, producing a bitter drink often mixed with dried chili peppers.
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Creating your own molding chocolate from cocoa power allows you to control the ingredients and easily make adjustments for nutrition. Cocoa beans come from the fruit of the cocoa tree and contain about 54 percent fat, 11 percent protein and 31 percent carbohydrates.
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Coconuts make up staples in many cuisines -- including several Indian and South American cuisines -- and their widespread availability in the tropics provided sustenance needed to establish trade routes, according to Dr. Kenneth Olson, an associate professor at Washington University.
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Weight Watchers bases its diet program around a calculated points system. Each and every food has a points value based on calories and nutrient content. For example, 2 tablespoons of peanut butter is five weight watchers points. Weight Watchers classifies peanut butter as a healthy source of fat.
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Snacking is part of a healthy diet, providing energy between meals and for exercise, and helping to curb hunger and prevent overeating at mealtimes. However, eating lots of sugary snacks can cause you to go over your daily calorie intake goals and have the opposite effect -- weight gain.
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Many diet plans promise quick and easy weight-loss. Many of these diets are fad diets that are not sustainable for long-term success and may lead to serious health consequences.
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Banana cake made with oil is a light and decadently sweet treat. Serve banana cake as a tasty and healthy dessert, which is rich in potassium from the bananas it contains. Because bananas and vegetable oil both add moisture to any baked goods, your finished cake will be deliciously rich and soft in texture.
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Your microwave oven can be useful for more than just heating a cup of coffee or a bag of frozen vegetables. For something new, try using it the next time you make pie crust. Use a recipe specifically for microwave cooking or, if you prefer, use store-bought crusts or your favorite pie crust recipe.
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Baking a giant cupcake is a fun play on the birthday and wedding individual cupcake trend of recent years. A two-piece silicone mold, which ensures even baking, allows you to create the treat in a manner much like making a traditional layer cake.
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Licorice is an herb that lends flavor to many foods and beverages. The plant’s roots are used in traditional medicine to treat a wide variety of disorders, including gastrointestinal complaints, bronchitis, tuberculosis, malaria, osteoarthritis, liver disease, systemic lupus erythematosus and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Thick, rich brownies are a classic treat. If you want to take your brownies over the top by making them even thicker, there are a few tricks you can use. Keep portion size in mind, and consider cutting thick brownies into smaller pieces than you otherwise would.
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If you believe rich foods such as peanut butter contribute to acne flareups and pimples, you're not alone. When researchers interviewed medical students during their final year at Melbourne University in 2001, 41 percent believed that dietary choices intensified acne symptoms.
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If you plan to make cookies and realize you don't have the all-purpose flour the recipe calls for, it might be worth a trip to the store to pick some up. Though you can substitute self-rising flour for all-purpose, depending on the recipe, the results are likely to differ from what you're used to.
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