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.
Avocados -- an essential ingredient in guacamole and other Tex-Mex favorites -- is high in heart-healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats and other essential nutrients. While avocados can contribute to a healthy diet, storing cut avocados presents a challenge.
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Versatile salmon lends itself to a wide variety of preparations, from cold poached salads to silky smoked lox to baked, broiled and grilled entrees.
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Whether at the movies, a ballgame or in front of the TV, people in the United States consume 16 billion quarts of popcorn per year--about 54 quarts for every man, woman and child. Not all popcorn is created equal.
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Poaching an egg used to be a test of a chef's skill: dropping an egg into a pot of barely-simmering water, and cooking to a soft consistency without it falling apart, confirmed the kitchen master's talent.
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A vegan diet contains no meat, fish, dairy or other animal products--including certain sweeteners. Strict vegans won't eat honey, made by nectar-producing bees, or even white granulated sugar, which may be refined using animal-derived products.
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Family doctors have recommended brewer's yeast as a natural mosquito repellent for generations. Brewer's yeast is high in thiamine, or Vitamin B1, which is excreted through your pores when you sweat.
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One of the most nutritious root vegetables, sweet potatoes are high in vitamins and minerals essential for healthy growth and cell development. Even when mashed as a side dish or pie filling, plain sweet potatoes lose none of their nutritional value.
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