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.

bbq buffalo chicken wings with beer

How to Cook Chicken Wings in a FryDaddy

Fried chicken wings come complete with a double nutrition whammy: they contain a copious amount of fat-filled chicken skin, and then are deep-fried in even more fat.

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Navarin of Spring Lamb and Baby vegetables

How to Cook a Roast Low and Slow

Discover the secret to tender and juicy roast beef with our simple low and slow cooking method. Learn how to cook a roast in the oven or slow cooker, and master the art of slow roasting for tender results every time.

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Whole raw chicken on the chopping board with a knife

How to Bake the Perfect Whole Chicken in an Oven Bag

Roasting a whole chicken is an economical and simple way to prepare this classic Sunday-supper treat. Pan-roasting any meat usually results in a greasy pan with caked-on food that needs copious amounts of scrubbing.

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Medium Rare Beef Roast Served with Various Vegetables

Chuck Roast Vs. Rump Roast

Some of the more inexpensive cuts of beef, such as the chuck or rump, can produce tasty and tender roasts if cooked properly.

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Beef roasting joint

The Best Ways to Cook a Rump Roast as Choice Meat

Because bottom round rump roast comes from the well-exercised hindquarters of the cow, it contains a large amount of collagen and connective tissue that make the meat tough and chewy. A rump roast with the U.S.

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Strawberries

What to Make With Overripe Strawberries

As strawberries pass their peak to the point of becoming overripe, they begin to lose their vibrant flavor, color and juiciness. You don’t have to toss them just yet, as there are several recipes where overripe strawberries will work just as well as fresh berries.

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What Is a Good Tender Roast?

The most tender oven roasts are those with plenty of fat marbling and that come from the least-exercised parts of the cow. These best roasts, unfortunately, are usually the most expensive and are not always your healthiest option.

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Nutritional Value of a Strip Loin Grilling Steak

A strip loin steak is also known as a top loin, club, Kansas City or New York strip steak. This steak comes from the top portion of the short loin, which is nestled between the cow's ribs and sirloin.

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How to Thicken Stews in Crock-Pots

Stew consists of chunks of meat and a variety of vegetables swimming in a rich, thick gravy. Thickening the liquid can be tricky, particularly when cooking in a Crock-Pot, but several techniques can accomplish this.

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Fish Steak Fried in Iron Pan

How to Cook Flounder Filet in a Pan

Cooking flounder in a pan on the stovetop is a simple way to prepare this mild fish. Whether panfried or sauteed, flounder fillets need only some seasoning and a splash of fresh lemon juice when cooking to become a flavorful dish.

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Roasted ham with vegetables

How to Bake a Fully-Cooked Semi-Boneless Ham

A semi-boneless ham gives you the best of both worlds: the shank bone is removed for ease of carving, but the leg bone remains to give the ham more flavor. Nutritionally speaking, a 3 oz. serving of cooked ham contains roughly 140 calories, 10 g of fat and almost 800 mg of sodium.

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Submarine Sandwich

How to Make a Grinder Sandwich

Whether you call them grinders, heroes, hoagies, subs, gyros, poor boys, torpedos or wedges, almost every cuisine across the country has their favorite sandwich built on a crusty, submarine-shaped roll.

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Steak with vegetables

How to Cook Your Steak Black and Blue at Home

Black and bleu steak, a staple menu item at most steakhouses and chophouses across the country, gets its name from the blackened seasonings used to season the steak and a topping of rich bleu cheese.

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Baked Potato Isolated on White

How to Bake a Jumbo Potato

Jumbo baked potatoes are simple to prepare and make a suitable accompaniment for roast beef, chicken or pork, or can stand on their own as a quick meal with a few added toppings. Sweet potatoes and white potatoes are good-for-you foods that are low-calorie, low-fat and rich in vitamin C and potassium. One 5-oz.

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Spinach, ricotta and bacon lasagna

How to Mix Egg With Ricotta for Lasagna

Adding egg to ricotta cheese helps to bind the cheese for lasagna so that it does not ooze out of the casserole when cut. Although ricotta is a classic addition to many Italian dishes, it is finding its way into more restaurant dishes and was named one of the top restaurant food trends in 2011 by "

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Healthy Deviled Eggs as an Appetizer

How to Replace Mayo in Deviled Eggs

Although the concept of deviled eggs goes back as far as ancient Rome, they hit their peak of popularity in the 1960s and 1970s when they became standard appetizer fare at dinner parties. As America became more health conscious, deviled eggs all but disappeared from the menu.

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What Are the Benefits of Gatorade?

Gatorade had its beginnings in 1965 at the University of Florida, home of the Gators sports teams. Athletes at the school continually battled dehydration in the Florida heat, and researchers tackled the problem by combining water, carbohydrates and electrolytes to solve the problem.

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Homemade Southern Fried Chicken

How to Fry Chicken With Cornstarch

Although an unlikely and unconventional ingredient, cornstarch helps to ensure a crispy crust on fried chicken that does not fall off. The coating may not be what you expect, however, as it is closely resembles a heavy tempura batter.

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How to Cook Oven Spoon Roasts

Cut from the top of the sirloin, spoon roasts are filled with flavor and are one of the healthier cuts of red meat. The American Heart Association named the boneless top sirloin roast as one of the three types of beef that are low enough in saturated fat and cholesterol to carry the heart-check mark.

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