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.
Vitamins are nutrients that are involved in many essential functions in your body. Taking a daily multivitamin supplement is a way to ensure you are getting the recommended amount of each vitamin.
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Fish is a healthy, low-fat source of protein that contains essential omega-3 fatty acids. Adding omega-3 fatty acids to your diet can help lower your blood cholesterol and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends you eat at least 8 oz.
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Chicken hindquarters contain the dark thigh and leg meat and skin and work well for roasting and grilling. The dark meat tends to be higher in calories than the white breast meat; one chicken leg with skin contains around 310 calories, 30 grams of protein and 20 grams of fat.
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Egg allergy restricts your ability to eat many foods. People can have an allergic reaction to whole eggs, egg yolks or egg whites only. Egg white allergy is most common, but whether the egg is raw or cooked can also make a difference.
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Food allergies can be debilitating conditions that limit not only your diet but your exposure to other products as well. Hazelnut allergy is a result of an immune reaction that attacks proteins in the nut.
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Vitamin B-12 is one of the 13 essential vitamins your body needs to maintain a healthy nervous system and to make blood cells. Although generally considered safe, high doses of vitamin B-12 can cause diarrhea, blood clots, itching and serious allergic reactions.
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Antibiotics are prescribed to help your immune system fight off bacterial infections, such as ear infections, pneumonia and bacterial meningitis. Antibiotics can cause some side effects, including digestive system problems such as diarrhea.
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Allergy results when your body mistakenly attacks a molecule, most commonly a protein, present in food. This triggers a production of specific antibodies that recognize and eliminate the food proteins.
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Phosphorus is an essential mineral your body needs for maintaining healthy bones, cell membranes and energy production, but overconsuming phosphorus can cause high serum levels of phosphate, also known as hyperphosphatemia, especially in people with kidney problems.
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Vitamins and minerals are essential molecules for your health, growth and development. Vitamins are organic substances, made by animals and plants, while minerals are inorganic elements, absorbed by plants from the soil and water. Only a few foods contain all three -- vitamin E, vitamin C and zinc.
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Crab meat is delicious and tender and can be eaten hot or cold. Several species of edible crabs live worldwide. Blue, king, snow and dungeness crab are species in the United States. Crab meat is packed with protein and some essential vitamins and minerals. One 3-oz.
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Often made from wheat, pasta has been christened with the bad reputation of being a high-carb food. However, by controlling your portion size and preparing a healthy sauce to serve over it, pasta can be both healthy and fulfilling. One 2-oz.
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Atlantic croaker, also called hardhead, is found in the East Coast of United States from Massachusetts to Florida, and in the Gulf of Mexico. Croaker has a white meat with a sweet flavor. A 3-oz. serving of cooked croaker contains 111 calories, 19 g of protein and 3.4 g of fat.
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Tilapia is a freshwater fish found worldwide. Tilapia has mild, white meat that is low in fat content. One 100-g serving of tilapia contains only 96 calories, 30 g of protein and less than 2 g of fat, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Tilapia can be cooked in a slow cooker such as a Crock-pot.
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Chicken can be baked in the oven without using oil or butter. Use juice, wine and/or chicken stock in the baking dish instead, to flavor and moisten the chicken. Use chicken with or without skin. However, skipping the skin can cut calories and fat from your meal.
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Mahi-mahi, also known as dolphin fish, has a firm texture and a mildly sweet taste. Mahi-mahi is a good source of protein, niacin and vitamin B-12. One 200-gram fillet contains 173 calories, 38 grams of protein, 1.4 grams of fat, 12 grams of niacin and 1.22 micrograms of B-12.
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Fish can easily be prepared in the oven by baking. Typical baking temperature is between 200 and 350 degrees Fahrenheit, while temperatures higher than this are used for roasting fish. Baking allows more flexible cooking times and is more suitable to prepare moist fish, according to the "Joy of Cooking."
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