Mastering the kitchen involves understanding healthy fat profiles, variety-specific grain preparation, and safe food handling techniques.
Ground cinnamon is a common addition to meals and baked goods, but it also has immense potential in healing a number of medical conditions. Consider adding a teaspoon of cinnamon to your diet daily to benefit your health.
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Bananas are a sweet source of natural sugar, but they also contain health-promoting nutrients, such as fiber, potassium and B vitamins, making them a healthy addition to most diets.
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Metabolism is the process by which your body changes food into energy. Simple carbohydrates such as white rice are easy for your body to break down and digest, so they metabolize rather quickly.
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Wheat bran is a high-fiber food that you can add to baked goods or sprinkle over soups and cereals. While you might sprinkle wheat bran over cooked oatmeal, cooking it like oatmeal will result in an unpalatable, chewy mush. Choose other uses for wheat bran, however, as it is a highly nutritious addition to any diet.
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Protein is an essential macronutrient that should make up between 10 and 35 percent of daily calories, according to the Institute of Medicine.
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Almost every "healthy" recipe calls for a cooking spray to coat the pan, but the aerosol method of application may make you suspicious. Cooking sprays are considered completely safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and rumors that they contain carcinogens are unfounded.
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Tomatoes have a place in hundreds of culinary applications including spaghetti sauce, pizzas and as sandwich toppings. Tomatoes contain naturally occurring sugars, as do all fruits.
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Start your day with a bowl of steel-cut oats and set yourself up for dietary success. A 2013 issue of the "Journal of the American College of Nutrition"
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Puffed rice offers few calories and little fat per serving. The cereal is made from white rice, meaning that it is not a whole grain and contains very little fiber. Understanding the full nutritional profile of the cereal can help you determine how to make it part of your diet plan.
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Chickpeas are probably best known for their starring role in the Middle Eastern dip hummus. These legumes, also known as garbanzo beans, can be used in a wide variety of ways – including in curries, stews, stir fries, salads and chilies.
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Coconut sugar is the boiled and dehydrated sap of the coconut palm. It comes with a higher price tag than granulated sugar but offers the same number of carbohydrates and calories.
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When adopting a raw food diet, you do not have to give up quinoa. Quinoa is treated like a grain in cooked preparations, but is actually a seed that may be sprouted and eaten raw. The seed originated in Latin America, where it has been used for thousands of years.
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The comforting, inviting smell of home-baked bread should be reason enough to try baking at home. Home-baked bread can also offer more nutrients and fewer additives than commercially manufactured breads.
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Wheat Thins are a baked snack cracker made by Nabisco, owned by Kraft Foods. They are made with whole-grain whole wheat flour and come in a variety of flavors. Wheat thins may be eaten as a snack on their own, or with dips, cheese or toppings.
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Americans eat over 355 extra calories a day from added sugar, says the American Heart Association. One gram of sugar contains 3.87 calories.
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One of the Quaker Oats Company's classic products is Old-Fashioned Oatmeal, made from rolled oats. This form of oatmeal is made by cleaning the husk from the oat grain, steaming it and then rolling it flat between heavy metal rollers. Oats are a source of whole grains and offer multiple nutritional benefits.
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Coconut flour, made from dried, ground coconut meat, is no longer only found on the back shelves of your local health-food store. Due to its numerous health benefits, light coconut flavor and airy texture, coconut flour is making its way into mainstream stores and recipes.
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Penne pasta is a type of macaroni formed into two-inch long, tubular shapes. They are also known as mostaccioli. according to All Recipes. The diagonal cuts at the end make them resemble the end of a “quill pen,” which is where they get their name.
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If your recipe calls for peppermint extract, but you have none on hand, you can sub in peppermint oil. Both are flavored by the leaves of the peppermint plant. The oil is more concentrated than the typical extract, so you need to use a lot less to flavor your candy or confection.
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A concoction of maple syrup, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and purified water detox has its origins in the Master Cleanse diet. Stanley Burroughs introduced the diet in the 1940s, and it was repackaged as a 50-page pamphlet in 1976.
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