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.

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How to Melt Hershey's Chocolate Bars in a Pan

Most chocolate has a low melting point that can cause it to melt on your kitchen counter on a warm summer's day. This makes it easy to melt down chocolate bars when you want to use it for other recipes.

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How to Grill Mock Tender Steak

Mock tender steak is an inexpensive cut of beef for a reason. The steak is usually rife with fibrous muscle and connective tissues that is chewy to eat, and easily dried out. It is not an ideal steak for grilling because the dry heat often saps moisture from the meat and hardens its texture.

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How to Cook a Sausage Patty in a Pan

Sausage patties can be made from many types of meat, including pork, beef, chicken or turkey. They consist of ground meat - often a variety with a high fat content - that is mixed with seasonings and formed into patties.

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How to Cook Mock Tender Roast

Mock tender roast is also known as chuck eye, chuck filet, medallion pot roast and Scotch tender, according to the Texas Beef Council. The roast is called a mock tender because it is similar in appearance to a beef tenderloin; beef tenderloin is widely regarded as one of the most tender cuts of beef.

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How to Braise Mock Tender Steaks

Mock tender steak is known by many different names. According to the Texas Beef Council, grocery stores can label it as chuck eye steak, chuck filet steak, chuck tender steak or fish steak. The steak is cut from the mock tender roast, which comes from the chuck part of the cow.

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How to Cook a Cube Steak on the Stove

Cube steak can refer to many specific types of steak, but usually it is a tough cut of meat that has been run through a meat tenderizer. These tenderizers make small cuts through the meat, severing the tough fibers that can make certain meats difficult to chew.

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How to Cook Ocean Perch Fillets

Ocean perch is an easy fish to prepare. Unlike other types of fish, the surface of perch fillets change color when cooked from a white color to a distinct brown tone. This gives you a good visual guide when trying to ensure that the fish is properly cooked.

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How to Cook a Bratwurst in the Oven

If you don't own a grill, or don't like hassling with charcoal or propane, your oven's broiler is a good alternative. A broiler is essentially a grill turned upside down -- the heat comes from the top, rather than from underneath the meat, and the heated space is enclosed.

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How to Grill a Walleye Fillet

Walleye's mild flavor makes it a versatile fish. Seasoning the fish can greatly alter the taste of the meat, which can makes walleye taste different depending on how it is cooked.

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How to Grill a Beef Shoulder Fillet

The beef shoulder fillet, better known as the petite tender steak, is not one of the most common cuts of beef found in meat markets, but its flavor and value make it an economical cut. The steak is taken from the shoulder of the cow and usually weighs between 8 and 10 oz.

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How to Cook Salmon to Be Reheated

Salmon can be cooked in several different ways depending on your preference -- steaks and fillets are often grilled, broiled, baked and smoked, and you can even prepare it in the microwave. Meat can be stored in the refrigerator and saved for later use, but be careful when reheating the meat.

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How to Cook Yakisoba Noodles

Yakisoba noodles are the starch component of a number of Asian dishes. These noodles can be incorporated into stir fry, paired with vegetables and even eaten on their own. The noodles themselves look similar to Ramen noodles and are made from wheat flour and egg.

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How to Store Corn on the Cob

Harvested corn can come in large quantities, and whether you are picking the ears yourself from a private field or buying them in bulk, it's possible that you won't be able to make immediate use of the ears. Storing them can be useful, but doing so properly is important.

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How to Boil Ground Beef

Boiling ground beef is not the most appetizing way to prepare the meat. In fact, boiled ground beef is often used for dog food. But boiling has its advantages: the cooking process is quicky, simple and easy to clean up after.

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How to Grill Boneless Pork

Some of the most popular cuts of pork are boneless. The pork tenderloin, for example, is often sold boneless, since the ribs connected to the loin are often removed and sold as their own product. Many pork chops are also prepared boneless, although bone-in options are available.

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How to Brine Potatoes

Brining is a method of salt-based food preservation and a method of seasoning foods. A basic brine features salt and water in specific amounts. Although meats can be brined prior to cooking, vegetables -- including potatoes -- can also be brined to preserve them in a jar or can or to season them prior to a meal.

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How to Take Vitamins C & E for Skin

Vitamins C and E have specific roles in your skin's health. Vitamin C helps reduce the effects of sun damage, which dries out skin and reduces its elasticity. Vitamin E helps repair rough or dry skin, including skin damaged by sunlight.

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Healthy Diets When You Can't Exercise

Exercise is an important aspect of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It becomes even more critical when you are also relying on it to help you lose weight. But not everyone is physically capable of performing exercise to lose weight, and some feel they don't have any time in their day to devote to physical activity.

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Foods to Reduce Stomach Acid

The buildup of acid in your stomach can cause an unpleasant burning sensation, among other problems. Indigestion sometimes occurs, and the acid can also damage the lining of your stomach and esophagus. Over the long run, this can cause serious medical problems, including ulcers.

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