Beetroots are related to spinach and chard, and have been cultivated and used for their medicinal properties since Roman times. The beet, or root, of the plant is an excellent source of folate and contains a significant amount of fiber, manganese and potassium.
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Long ago nicknamed “the stinking rose” for its distinctive odor, garlic — one of the world's first cultivated plants — is known for its health benefits. Garlic contains a number of vitamins and minerals, including vitamins B-6 and C, manganese, selenium, calcium, iron, copper and potassium.
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If your mouth tastes like metal, it could be the result of a vitamin supplement you are taking. Luckily, the effect is usually temporary and not serious.
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A number of frosting recipes call for egg whites as a primary ingredient. Royal icing, for example, is a type of egg white frosting made from egg whites, powdered sugar and cream of tartar. It’s a stiff frosting that dries hard and is ideal for making designs on sugar cookies.
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Grilling a salmon fillet — or steak — with the skin on is preferable to grilling skinless cuts because the skin helps hold them together as they cook in high, dry heat.
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Cook a delicious and easy one-pot meal by using tomato paste in your chili. Learn how to make the best tomato beef chili with our quick and simple recipe, perfect for a weeknight dinner or a weekend gathering.
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If potatoes make it onto your plate more often than sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli or any other vegetable, you’re in the majority. The U.S.
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In India, “dal” is the word for lentils, and “moong dal” is the general term for mung lentils, also known as split yellow mung beans. Moong dal is native to India, but has also been cultivated in southeast Asia and China since the late Neolithic era, according to “The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods.
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Baking powder is a leavening agent that helps cakes rise. Cakes that don’t call for baking powder, or some other leavening agent, are typically cheese- or milk-based. Cheesecake doesn’t require baking powder, but many cheesecake recipes call for vanilla extract.
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With its innumerable varieties, cabbage is considered the king of the family of cruciferous vegetables, which also includes Brussels sprouts, turnips, kale, collards, mustard greens, rutabaga, broccoli and cauliflower.
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When it comes to produce, perishability isn’t necessarily a liability – buy a pint of raspberries and you know you’ll have about a week to eat them before they go to waste. Acorn squash, like other winter squash varieties, keeps far longer than most fresh produce.
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Calories -- formally known as kilocalories -- measure the amount of energy supplied by food and beverages. The number of calories your body requires to function and maintain itself depends on a variety of factors, including your body size, your metabolism, your activity level and your gender.
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Specifically designed for poaching whole fish, a fish kettle is an oblong-lidded pan typically made from copper, aluminum or stainless steel. The average kettle is just over 20 inches long, requiring the use of two stovetop burners for even heating. You can poach salmon in stock, salted water or milk.
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Proper storage is the final detail that goes into all the time and effort it takes to bake a cake. Most cakes are delicate, and without proper storage, they tend to dry out or even start to go stale overnight.
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Whether it’s because they’re economical, intensely flavored or usually found in a can, sardines are widely regarded as low-end fare in the United States. These small, plentiful fish are as nutritious as they are underappreciated, however, which is why "The New York Times"
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It’s no surprise that most of America’s sesame seed crop is used by the baking industry -- the flavorful seeds are a familiar topping on bread, rolls, breadsticks, crackers and biscuits.
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Sucanat -- a granulated sugar that takes its acronym-like name from the words “sugar cane natural” -- is often marketed as less refined and more nutritious than table sugar, or sucrose. Although it is minimally processed, Sucanat isn’t any healthier than other types of sugar.
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Almonds are related to peaches, apricots and cherries. Unlike their pitted cousins, however, the edible nut is situated inside a tough, fleshy outer layer that becomes its hull upon maturation.
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Just as often as carbohydrates and fat are shunned in the name of weight loss, protein is turned to as a sure-fire way to keep off excess pounds. Although protein is designed to maintain body tissues and can’t be stored as-is, eating more protein than your body requires can lead to extra body fat.
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A number of world cuisines, including Jamaican, Filipino, Indonesian and Indian, incorporate coconut into savory dishes as well as sweet desserts. In Thailand, which has the lowest cancer rate of all 50 countries surveyed by the National Cancer Institute, some form of coconut appears in almost every dish.
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