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.

Expired ice cream on table

Dangers of Old Ice Cream

Does ice cream expire? Food-borne illness or food poisoning is the primary danger of eating outdated ice cream; but the date on the container is not the only information you need to decide whether ice cream is safe to eat.

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How to Cook Pinto Beans That Don't Cause Gas

Beans are a non-meat protein that are low in fat and high in fiber. Youโ€™d think by now someone would have resolved that one little thing thatโ€™s not so lovable -- those embarrassing gaseous emissions. High fiber and complex sugars called oligosaccharides are to blame for this problem.

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Steam or Boil Corn?

Corn on the cob is one of the best eating pleasures of summer. Cooking up good quality sweet corn is simple and quick. Steaming fresh, even frozen ears of corn is the quickest way to cook them and also preserves more nutrients than boiling.

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Fried salmon fillet

Calcium Carbonate and Belching

Avid gardeners will tell you that calcium carbonate is added to soil to increase pH โ€“ make soil more alkaline โ€“ and also increase calcium levels. Pharmaceutically purified calcium carbonate is an easily available and affordable calcium supplement.

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What Fruits Shouldn't Be Stored Next to Each Other?

Almost all fruits and vegetables produce invisible and odorless ethylene gas, โ€œthe ripening hormone.โ€ Fruits that produce ethylene gas in larger quantities ripen faster as a result of concentrated exposure.

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