To some, red velvet cake may pose a bit of a mystery as this rich, chocolate-flavored cake features a red hue that may range from bright to dark. Red food coloring gives this cake its color in modern times; however, it was originally made with beets and cocoa.
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Smart Balance is a company that makes food products with reduced levels of trans fatty acids, fat and saturated fat, as well as foods with enhanced nutrition. The company manufactures a peanut butter with more omega-3 fatty acids due to the inclusion of flax oil.
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Crab legs, sold flashed cooked and frozen in many grocery stores and specialty seafood shops, are prized for their delicate flesh and sweet taste. Thawed legs can be steamed, baked or microwaved, and the meat from crab legs is eaten plain or incorporated into a larger recipe.
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Many raw food advocates sing the praises of juicing vegetables as a way of taking in a variety of nutrients and improving your health.
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Vegetarians often need to get creative when it comes to meeting their protein needs. Texturized vegetable protein, or TVP, serves as an excellent meat replacement. Primarily made of soybeans, TVP is often sold as a dehydrated mix, although it is possible to purchase it in ready-to-eat blocks.
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Sea kelp, a vegetable that grows in forests in the ocean, is commonly used in Asian cuisine. You might be most familiar with it in its dried form: sheets of dried seaweed used for rolling sushi.
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Lucky Charms, an oat-based cereal with firm marshmallow pieces, may be magically delicious— as the leprechaun in the iconic commercials claims — but it is also quite nutritious.
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The sweet-tart flavor of cranberries adds taste to a meal. This fruit's versatility and shelf life are extended by drying. You may opt to incorporate dried cranberries, also called craisins, into cookies, bread and other baked goods, or sprinkle them over salads for a hint of sweetness.
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Eat at a Japanese restaurant and you will likely get a bowl of miso soup with your meal. This hot soup pairs a Japanese soup stock called dashi in which you dissolve miso, a fermented bean paste, with bits of tofu, chopped scallion and sometimes seaweed or kelp.
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Ranch dressing, a common salad topping, combines ingredients like mayonnaise, buttermilk, lemon juice and herbs and spices. This type of dressing also serves as a creamy, tangy accompaniment to a range of foods, including French fries, fresh vegetables and chicken wings.
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Whether you enjoy onions for the taste or the crunch, do not underestimate the nutritional value of the onion. In addition to healthful fiber, onions serve up vitamins and minerals useful for meeting your nutritional goals.
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When choosing pasta, size often matters -- your recipe may call for pasta for use as a broad base for thick sauces or melted cheese, or it may call for smaller pasta for use in soups. One such small pasta known as orzo resembles large grains of rice. You can find orzo for sale in your local grocery store.
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Egg drop soup is a classic Chinese dish containing chicken broth flavored with ginger and soy and thickened with cornstarch. To make the soup at home, pour beaten eggs into heated broth to produce light strings of cooked egg. Top the soup with chopped scallions.
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For meat and potatoes lovers, a meal may not be complete without a baked potato. If you're on a diet, you might like baked potatoes because they fill you up without providing a significant number of calories.
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Whether you're looking for a snack or an accompaniment to dinner, eating a slice of bread with a pat of butter on it may be a good choice, depending on your nutritional goals and current health. However, this food combination has quite a bit of sodium and fat.
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In its simplest form, beef jerky consists of strips of dried beef. However, producers of beef jerky often brine the beef before the drying process and may also grind it, adding in herbs, spices and other flavorings before forming the mixture into strips.
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While fresh milk is nutritious, it isn't always convenient if you're interested in long-term storage. Milk generally has a short shelf life, but canned milk will keep for much longer periods of time. Some recipes, particularly for baked goods, call for canned milk specifically.
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Baked chicken is the dinner of choice for many people in the United States, providing a tasty protein source that is lower in fat and calories than many other varieties of meat.
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Grits, considered a classic southern food, are made of hominy -- small, ground chips of dried corn. The texture resembles a loose polenta; both regular and instant-type grits are available, and common preparation includes water or milk.
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Most people discard the rind of the juicy watermelon, but don’t be so hasty – the watermelon rind has many benefits. Whether you eat the rind or use it topically, this often-wasted food can do good things for your body.
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