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.

Foods to Avoid With the Hourglass Shape Diet

The hourglass diet is designed to shrink fat from your muffin top—your waist. It highlights lean proteins and low glycemic index foods that will burn fat, resulting in a more attractive, slimmer body.

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traditional nicaraguan cuisine, roast meat, salad and fried banana.

Why Should Plantains Be Cooked Before Eatinng?

The plantain is a mixed breed fruit that is a vegetable in some cultures and referred to as the cooking banana. Its origin is Southeast Asia, but it is grown widely. It is a staple food in Africa, southern India and throughout tropical America because of its stability of production and high nutritious value.

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Cut watermelon

Watermelon & Citrulline

Watermelon is one of the richest sources of citrulline. Citrulline is a nonessential amino acid and antioxidant that is converted to another amino acid called arginine by special enzymes. Arginine has a key role in cell division, wound healing, and the removal of ammonia from the body.

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