Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

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.

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How to Cook a Cow Foot

Most Americans cringe at the thought of eating the foot of any animal, but in many cultures, the feet are important flavoring ingredients to soups and stews or are consumed as inexpensive sources of meat.

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How to Bake a Potato in Tinfoil on the Grill

Your grill is an ideal place to bake potatoes while you prepare the rest of your meal. When you close the lid, all the heat you need is trapped inside to cook the potatoes all the way through. You can also avoid having to turn on your oven and heat up the house.

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What are the Health Benefits of English Walnuts vs. Black Walnuts?

Generally, the walnuts you see on your supermarket shelf are the English variety. Easy to crack open, they add taste and texture to cookies, cakes, yogurt, cereal and oatmeal, salads and vegetables. Harder-to-find black walnuts have a bold, earthy flavor and require a lot of work to get them out of their shells.

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What Should I Drink If I Hate Water?

Many diets suggest you drink plenty of water to help with weight loss. The diets often stress how crucial water is in a diet. It does no good if you drink calorie-laden soda, which is more likely to make you gain weight. Some people just don't like water, though. It is bland and tasteless to them.

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What Are the Benefits of B-12 & B-100?

They're needed in small amounts, but the B vitamins play a vital role in your health. They help convert the food you eat into energy and assist with making red blood cells.

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How to Boil Ground Beef

Boiling ground beef is not the most appetizing way to prepare the meat. In fact, boiled ground beef is often used for dog food. But boiling has its advantages: the cooking process is quicky, simple and easy to clean up after.

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How to Thicken a Smoothie

A glass of juice is a good accompaniment to a hearty breakfast, but if you need a meal on the go, a thick smoothie is the perfect choice. You can make a tasty, substantial smoothie with ingredients you already have in your pantry and refrigerator. Pour the drink into a thermos and sip it on your way to work.

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Does Soy Milk Cause Indigestion & Bloating?

Soy milk does not cause indigestion and bloating in most healthy people. Soy milk is a nondairy beverage that is commonly used to replace dairy milk. The beverage is made from soy beans, water, sugar and flavors and is commonly fortified with calcium and vitamin D.

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How Long Does a Niacin Flush Last?

Niacin flush is caused when the capillaries become dilated and blood flow increases causing a warming sensation and reddening of the skin. This typically occurs within 20 to 30 minutes after niacin has been taken and usually only lasts a few minutes.

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Can Vitamins Make You Dizzy?

For the most part, you don’t need to worry about vitamins making you dizzy, but there are a few exceptions. High doses of vitamin A, niacin and choline can cause dizziness, as can a folate deficiency.

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High-Protein Foods for Swallowing Difficulties

Any food that is high in protein can be processed for swallowing difficulties. Depending on the condition that is causing the swallowing difficulty, the food must be chopped, mashed, ground, pureed or liquified so that little to no chewing is necessary to get the food down your throat.

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Does Adding Cream & Sugar Cancel the Health Benefits of Tea?

Tea is well-known for its health benefits. However, the studies that show these benefits don't take into account adding cream and sugar to your tea. Adding cream and sugar does not take away most of those benefits of tea. However, cream and sugar can contribute to a variety of health problems.

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How to BBQ a Sirloin Roast

A sirloin roast is a large cut of beef that comes from the back portion of the cow. Though not as naturally tender as the tenderloin sections, a properly cooked sirloin roast can yield moist, flavorful meat. Barbecuing a sirloin roast on the grill adds flavor without adding fat.

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Can Babies Drink Silk Soy Milk?

While babies under a year old should not drink soy milk, Silk soy milk, in the context of a healthy diet that also includes calcium-rich foods, is a suitable beverage for toddlers after they've been weened off breast milk or formula.

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Onions And Indigestion

Many people have trouble digesting onions, especially when eaten raw. Some people belch, develop gastroesophageal reflux, have abdominal pain and bloating, constipation, diarrhea, or feel as if their meal is sitting in their stomach for longer than usual.

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Is Ghee Healthy?

Ghee is a variety of clarified butter that you can make at home or buy in a commercially prepared form. It doesn’t need to be refrigerated because it contains no milk solids, and it has a distinctive and fragrant flavor that is different from pure butter.

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Sodium Bicarbonate for Weight Loss

Sodium bicarbonate is a chemical more commonly known as baking soda. It can react with and neutralize acids, which makes it a common home remedy for acid stomach. Your body also uses sodium bicarbonate for several different things, including assisting in digestive function.

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Cassava Benefits

Cassava is native to Brazil and Paraguay and is a staple food throughout Indonesia and Thailand, as well as parts of Africa. Its roots serve as an excellent source of starch and, at 330 calories per cup, cassava provides energy you need to fuel your active lifestyle.

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Side Effects of Saccharin Sodium

Saccharin sodium is a type of artificial sweetener that is sweeter than sucrose but has a bitter aftertaste. Saccharin sodium is often used to sweeten soft drinks, candy, biscuits, medicine and toothpaste.

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