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.
Sugar is a substance frequently used to sweeten desserts and beverages. Although sugar is known to be high in carbohydrates, this should not concern you if you caramelize it with butter, since a little goes a long way.
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A whole-wheat bagel with cream cheese makes a filling and satisfying breakfast, but it works for a quick lunch as well. Besides its complex carbs and protein, this combination delivers B vitamins and calcium.
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Eggs are an excellent source of protein, vitamins and minerals, but one large egg also contains as much as 5 grams of fat and 2 grams of saturated fatty acids. One whole large egg also contains 213 milligrams of cholesterol, all of which is in the egg yolk.
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The number of calories in a doughnut depends on the type and size of doughnut. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doughnuts are high in calories. In addition to a high volume of calories, doughnuts also contain a lot of fat and sugar, and doughnuts should not be eaten frequently.
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A plum is a low-calorie fruit that contains vitamins, minerals and amino acids. There are more than 140 kinds of plums that may be small in size or slightly larger and different in color.
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A bowl of spaghetti with red sauce can supply you with a significant amount of calories, many of which are in the spaghetti, not the sauce. When making spaghetti with red sauce, you can use store bought sauce, or you can make your own.
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Chicken and rice is a tasty entree that is easy to make, and it will not work against you in your efforts to keep your calorie intake down. To make this dish, thoroughly cook six pieces of chicken in a little vegetable oil in a pot and add water, rice, Spanish olives, fresh vegetables, cilantro, salt and pepper.
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Bagels come in different sizes, and depending on the size, a bagel can amount to a significant portion of your daily caloric intake. If you add a serving of peanut butter to a bagel, the calorie content increases dramatically.
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A cup of chicken salad can be part of a healthy low-calorie diet when consumed on a bed of lettuce. Chicken contains protein your body needs on a daily basis.
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Beef and red kidney beans are high-protein foods that are ingredients in taco soup. One cup of taco soup contains a significant amount of calories. Forty-five of those calories are from fat.
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Frozen yogurt and ice cream contain calcium that contributes to strong bones, but ice cream contains more calories. Ice cream also contains more fat.
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Vegetable barley soup is nutritious, full of fiber and low in calories. This soup also gives you more than enough of two important vitamins per serving: vitamins A and C.
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You can make a delicious spaghetti sauce with dried herbs, but cooking with fresh herbs gives the sauce a flavor as fresh as the herbs you add. One highly tasteful and fragrant herb commonly added to spaghetti sauce is sweet basil. Oregano is another herb with a powerful flavor and smell.
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Spinach is a green, leafy vegetable that is rich in vitamin A -- and when you cook spinach, its vitamin-A content more than doubles. The amount of iron in spinach also increases after you cook spinach. One way to prepare spinach is to saute it. Serve sauteed spinach as a side dish.
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Celery is a crisp vegetable that contains vitamins A and C. Calcium is also found in celery. It is in the same family as carrots, and it can be purchased any time of the year. A wide variety of different types of celery are grown, but Pascal celery is the most familiar type. Celery can be enjoyed raw or cooked.
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Fried cod fillets are crunchy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside, and they are incredibly tasty. Cod contains phosphorus, niacin and vitamin B12, and it is an excellent source of protein. A 100-g serving of cod supplies you with almost 18 g of protein. The number of calories in one serving is 82.
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