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.
Potatoes are a versatile and customary side dish, whether served fried, sauteed or baked. While baked potatoes require lengthy cooking times in a conventional oven, shredded potatoes, or hash browns, cook quicker, due to their thin size.
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The meat on a chicken is either white or dark, depending upon where it is on the bird. Breast meat is white because it develops more fat over time, unlike the legs, which do the work of carrying the bird around. So a whole or half chicken breast can be quite thick and difficult to pan-fry.
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Iron deficiency causes a type of anemia. It can be a temporary condition, such as when a person loses blood in trauma, surgery or childbirth. In a normal, healthy individual, iron-supplementation will bring the iron stores back to normal in a matter of weeks.
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Lamb is a rich and flavorful meat. You can eat cubed lamb alone or include it in a variety of nutritious dishes such as stews and soups, or skewer it with a variety of vegetables. Lamb can be a tricky meat to cook, because if overcooked, it becomes tough and dry.
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Although slow-cooking a tri-tip roast wrapped in foil is typically done in the oven, you can just as easily slow-cook it on your grill, ideal on a hot summer day. Tri-tip is a tender, boneless roast, sometimes cut into steaks.
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It may have been discovered accidentally, but people have been eating yogurt since 6,000 B.C., according to the Dairy Farmers of Canada. Today, there are a wide variety of different types of yogurts and brands available at the grocery store, from low-fat to nonfat to Greek to yogurts with added fiber.
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Butternut squash is a hard-skinned winter squash with dense, sweet, orange-colored flesh. Its outer shell is thin and easy to peel. Butternut squash is especially rich in vitamin A, and also a good source of vitamins C and E.
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Normal menstrual cycles range from every 21 to 35 days, according to the Cleveland Clinic, and most women's periods last four to seven days.
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Chicken cubes cook more quickly than whole chicken pieces, and can be used as the base for a wide range of healthy dishes, such as a chicken stir fry or a topping for a dinner salad. You can purchase boneless, skinless breasts -- the leanest cut of the chicken -- and cut them yourself before cooking.
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Hominy comes from white or yellow corn kernels that have been soaked in a mild lye or lime solution until they split and expand. Once cooked, hominy has a fluffier and chewier texture than plain corn and isn't as sweet. Look for the inexpensive kernels in the international foods section of your grocery store.
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If you've forgotten to thaw frozen sausage in time for the breakfast rush or to cook a hearty dinner, your options depend primarily on the brand of sausage you're cooking. Some manufacturers specify that the sausage must be thawed before cooking, while other brands can go straight from the freezer to the pan.
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The three macronutrients -- carbohydrates, fats and proteins -- contain calories, which deliver the energy you need to keep active and stay healthy. Even though your body can use all three for energy, protein is at the bottom of the list.
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If you're diabetic or just mindful of your diet, tracking your intake of carbohydrates is likely a part of your life.
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Bratwurst is a type of pork sausage that originates from Germany. Different geographical areas of the country have their own way of cooking and seasoning it. Bratwurst is available in pork, chicken, beef and veal varieties.
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First cultivated in the 1960s by British researchers, mycoprotein consists of Fusarium venenatum fungi that's been supplied with glucose, oxygen, nitrogen and minerals like phosphate, magnesium and potassium while it grows.
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Although food doesn't really clean your colon -- your body generally does a fine job of that on its own -- choosing the right foods can help keep digestion running smoothly, possibly preventing constipation. High-fiber foods may be particularly helpful in this department, as can those with live bacteria cultures.
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People often think that burning tons of calories through exercise and consuming very few calories through diet can result in rapid weight loss. Although this may work at first, it may limit your weight loss after the first week or two.
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Fimo clay is a polymer compound that can be reshaped indefinitely with minute detail. Cooking it permanently sets its shape so you can create jewelry, doll faces and appendages, beads and other decorative objects. Correct temperature is an important factor in the success of your Fimo clay project.
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Fevers consist of an abnormality with your body heat, which causes your temperature to rise 1 degree or more above the average body temperature of 98.6 degrees.
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Lymphoma, a type of cancer, occurs when your cells form tumors in your spleen and lymph nodes. Hodgkin's disease is a type of lymphoma cancer, while others are classified as non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Lymphoma treatment typically consists of chemotherapy and radiation.
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