Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.
These days, more and more health professionals are encouraging you to "eat the rainbow." In fact, including foods in your diet of every color -- orange, green, yellow, purple, blue and red -- can help your body function at optimal levels and fight off certain chronic conditions.
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Crumbled bacon has a variety of uses and can be added to recipes for texture and flavor. Salads, soups, casseroles, baked potatoes and stuffings are just a few of the dishes that crumbled bacon can enhance. Bacon is high in sodium, fat and cholesterol, with a whopping 11 milligrams of cholesterol in one slice, fried.
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Raw, frozen chickens are available in the meat sections of most supermarkets. Frozen chickens are normally less expensive than fresh chickens and, if prepared properly, they can taste just as good. One of the drawbacks of buying frozen chickens is the extra preparation time.
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Cook a whole salmon in the oven for an impressive and delicious main course. Whole, baked salmon is easy to prepare, yet festive enough for a holiday feast. Remove the head before cooking for squeamish eaters or leave the head in place and enjoy the prized cheek meat.
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Chicken tenderloins, which are located below the breast meat of a chicken, are long, slender cuts of white meat. Tenderloins are lean meat with a high protein-to-fat ratio. This makes chicken tenderloins a great choice for a balanced diet. Broiling tenderloins in the oven is fast and convenient.
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For bodybuilders, it is especially important to consume a diet with adequate amounts of protein to allow for the rebuilding and repair of muscle tissues. Milk is unique in that it contains two types of high-quality protein, which each possess different characteristics.
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Along with oxygen and water, food is life sustaining. Food provides macronutrients including fats, proteins and carbohydrates, which are used as sources of energy, as well as building blocks for everything from healing injured muscles to producing enzymes and hormones.
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Nausea, or the uneasy stomach sensation that feels like you may need to vomit, is not itself a disease, but a symptom of some other condition such as stomach flu or blocked intestines. While causes vary, there are some common remedies you may have handy, like ginger ale or tea.
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First cultivated almost 4,000 years ago, melons smell and taste sweet, provide minimal calories and add color to your meals. And they also provide a range of nutrients that help you stay healthy and feel your best.
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Occurring naturally in more than 60 plants, caffeine is a bitter substance that when consumed has stimulant properties. According to neurologist Dr. R. E. Shapiro of the University of Vermont, caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant drug in the world.
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While cayenne is familiar to many as a seasoning for foods, this long, red pepper is also known for its medicinal properties. Used either fresh or dried, the spicy-tasting vegetable adds heat to foods and has been used traditionally to help with digestive and circulatory problems.
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Eggs can influence both height and weight. However, it's not because they contain special nutrients. As a source of calories, eggs can help you gain weight. They're also a good source of a number of nutrients you need to grow taller.
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Acesulfame potassium is one of five artificial sweeteners approved for use in the United States, as of 2014. The benefits of artificial sweeteners include a lack of calories and a greater sweetening power than real sugar. Public concern regarding the safety of artificial sweeteners, however, does exist.
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Stuffed baked potatoes take considerable time and energy to make. Bake them once to cook the potato, and bake them again to heat the stuffing inside the potato shell, which is usually whipped potatoes, sour cream or plain yogurt, cheese, bacon and seasonings. Fortunately, stuffed baked potatoes freeze well.
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Mangoes are rich in vitamins C and A and are excellent in fruit smoothies and protein shakes, especially if you freeze the mango ahead of time. You can certainly suck, slurp and eat the fruit and fiber right off a mango seed without tearing into the seed and digesting it.
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Freeze breaded chicken breast for a quick meal any night of the week. Grab the crunchy chicken piece out of the freezer and put it right into the oven for a meal that is ready within minutes. Properly freezing the chicken is essential to keeping it tasting fresh and preventing freezer burn.
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Serving pasta in a buffet-style setting is challenging; you need a chafing dish to keep it warm. While the chafing dish does a great job of ensuring hot pasta on demand, the constant heat can also dry the pasta out and make the pasta stick together.
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Reheat a brisket so it stays moist and tender, just as when it first came out of the oven or smoker. Reserving the juices when you cook it makes reheating easier, but you can use other liquids, if necessary. Chilled brisket is actually easier to cut so the reheating stage is the ideal time to cut it into slices.
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The 90-Day Fitness Challenge was developed by a former husband and wife team, Amy and Phil Parham, from their experiences as contestants on the weight-loss television program "The Biggest Loser."
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Corned beef responds best to long slow baking with some moisture. It retains its pink color when cooking, so the best way to judge doneness is with a thermometer.
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