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.
While mashed potatoes are not complicated to make, the process may be time-consuming. Instant mashed potato flakes, made from dehydrated, cooked potatoes, speed up the process. You can reconstitute them with water or milk, or use them as an ingredient in breads, gnocchi or gravies.
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Some people follow a low-carb diet and avoid bread altogether, but this isn't necessary if you want to lose weight. Comparing the nutrition facts for different types of bread can help you choose the best one for your diet.
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Cancer patients require special nutrition management due to a higher risk of developing nutritional deficiencies and becoming malnourished. Changes in nutritional status may result from the cancer itself, or it may be a side effect of cancer treatment.
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Nutrisystem provides home-delivered diet meals designed to help you lose weight, but Nutrisystem is not the only available diet delivery system. Some plans are similar to Nutrisystem in that you are required to purchase supplemental foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, to go along with the delivered meals.
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Kielbasa, or Polish sausage, has a satisfyingly garlicky flavor and a coarse texture. You'll find it made with ground pork, but some versions also contain ground beef or turkey, and seasoned with garlic, smoke flavoring and marjoram.
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Amino acids are nitrogen-containing molecules that serve as the building blocks for proteins. Every protein possesses a unique sequence of amino acids that determines its structure and function. Your body contains hundreds of thousands of different proteins, each of which performs a specific task.
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Whether you're from Italy and call your grits polenta or you're from the South and call your polenta grits, you're talking about stone-ground cornmeal that cooks by absorbing water, like rice does in a rice cooker.
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While using vegetable oil is a healthier option than butter in a store-bought cake mix, you can substitute one for the other if your bottle of oil is empty. Just replace the vegetable oil with melted butter.
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Every cell, tissue and organ in your body contains the macronutrient protein, which provides your body with energy. The digestive process breaks down protein in food into amino acids that repair and replenish the body.
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Potatoes make an excellent side dish, whether served with a chicken, seafood or beef main dish. In addition to the oven, potatoes can be baked on the stove. Combine a few simple ingredients with about 20 minutes of your cooking time and create a delicious batch of stovetop potatoes.
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Truvia is a sweetener extracted from the stevia plant. Because it contains no calories, people often use it as a sugar substitute in everything from coffee to cereal. You can also use Truvia's Baking Blend or Brown Sugar Blend for to help reduce overall calories when baking.
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According to the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association, manufacturers shipped more than 15 million outdoor grills to stores for purchase in North America in 2010. Businessman and former boxer George Foreman had sold an additional 100 million indoor grills worldwide as of 2010. Ribs remain a grilling favorite.
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It may sound strange at first, but avocado -- with its healthy unsaturated fats and creamy texture -- can replace oil or butter in many baked goods. According to "Shape" magazine, using avocado to replace some of the oil in a cookie recipe made the cookies softer and less crumbly than making them with all oil.
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Following a low-carb diet can help you lose weight, keep blood sugar balanced and lower the amount of triglycerides in the bloodstream. The tricky part is deciding how many carbs you’ll consume and being careful not to go too low unless you’re under the supervision of a registered dietitian or your physician.
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Ricotta is a fresh cheese, a by-product made from the watery whey drained off other Italian cheeses such as mozzarella and provolone. Although you can eat this sweet, smooth cheese on its own, ricotta is most commonly an ingredient in desserts and pasta dishes.
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A thick slice of center-cut beef shank looks remarkably like a well-marbled steak, and is often labeled as shank steak in retail stores. They're too tough for grilling, but like chuck steaks, they're ideal for braising.
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Garlic, or Allium sativum, is an herb used in cooking throughout the world. According to the “Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine,” garlic has many applications beyond cooking, including many health benefits.
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The question, when slow cooking mushrooms, is how slow can you go. A long cooking time will give you tender and rich mushrooms, perfect to serve with steak, or over pasta or potatoes.
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The 2010 “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” recommends that adults eat 2.5 cups of vegetables from a wide variety of vegetable choices compared to the 1.6 cups that adults currently average.
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Contrary to the fad diet craze, carbohydrate-containing foods can be healthy choices and may not necessarily add to excess weight gain. Like anything, your carbohydrate intake should be balanced. You must understand the carbohydrate needs of your body and also how to choose the healthiest sources of carbs.
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