Beets are an acquired taste for some, offering a strong flavor and dense texture. While the most commonly sold type of beet in your grocery store has red flesh, you may also find white, yellow and orange beets at farmers markets and specialty shops.
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When faced with a decision at a Chinese restaurant, you might choose Kung Pao Chicken. This dish is a healthy choice for most people, containing a range of vitamins and minerals, as well as complete protein. It is also low in saturated fat and calories.
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The multiple types of lentils, which include black, green and red lentils, can be used to make dozens of different lentil soups. One popular recipe variation for lentil soup from LIVESTRONG.COM's MyPlate calls for chicken or vegetable broth and olive oil combined with lentils, celery, onion and carrots.
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Sorrel, an herb sometimes used as a vegetable, imparts a sour, lemon taste suitable for culinary use. This is just one benefit, because sorrel provides high quantities of vitamins and minerals.
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Pickled herring is traditional in Scandinavian cuisine, and you may also find it in Japanese cooking. You can make this dish at home by combining salted herring with a pickling marinade made with sugar, vinegar and spices.
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The choices in your grocery store’s bread aisle range from plain white breads to multi-grain breads rich with oats, whole wheat and other grains.
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Chicken cheese steaks are an alternative to beef-based cheese steaks, offering a different flavor and texture as well as different nutritional value. This type of sandwich serves up good-quality protein, vitamins and minerals, but it is high in sodium and fat -- although less fat than a beef-based steak.
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Clamato juice, or tomato juice infused with clam juice and tiny bits of clam meat, is a savory alternative to regular tomato juice. Many people use it as the base of a cocktail called a Bloody Mary, but you may also use it as a seasoned broth for cold and hot soups.
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Dried plums are often called prunes. This fruit may be dehydrated in an oven or in the sun, and they resemble large, black raisins. The leathery skin and moist flesh provide nutritional benefits. Consult your physician before eating dried plums to correct medical issues.
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Sliced deli ham is a common option for salads and sandwiches. Deli ham can be sliced directly from a large ham or ham pieces pressed together to form loaves. While this luncheon meat does contain a high amount of sodium, it does have positive nutritional value including minerals and protein.
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Welch's grape juice, made from concord grapes, offers a sweet flavor with no added sugar. The company website notes that each 8-oz. glass is made from at least 40 grapes and counts as two servings of fruit. This beverage contains quite a few calories, but it does offer vitamin C as well as other benefits.
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Mayonnaise is generally made with egg yolk, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard and pepper, whirled together until smooth and creamy. It is also quite high in fat and calories, with 916 calories and 78.4 g of fat, 11.5 g of which are saturated, per 1-cup serving.
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Pasta dishes are a meal staple for many people, and some choose to enjoy creamy, cheese-laden fettuccine Alfredo. The pasta used for this dish, fettuccine, is similar to spaghetti, but this noodle is flat and thin instead of round and thin.
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Many people enjoy oysters, a bi-valve mollusk native to salt water, but you may experience side effects that can range from annoying to life-threatening when eating this type of seafood. Understanding those risks can help you avoid reactions.
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Many recipes would suffer without the taste of vanilla, but the cost of real vanilla extract may not make it an attractive option when you are trying to stretch your food dollars. Imitation vanilla flavoring is lower in cost, but it also offers a variety of advantages and disadvantages.
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Malibu Rum is a brand of alcohol owned by Pernod Ricard and manufactured in Barbados. The rum is blended with coconut extract, giving it a sweet, tropical flavor. Malibu Rum is low in calories and contains very little in the way of carbohydrates. You also take in small amounts of sodium.
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Many people enjoy a beer with a meal or at a bar during a night out. Beck's, a German beer company, offers a variety of beers from which you can choose, each with its own nutritional value and alcohol content. Understanding how each brew affects your meal plan will help you meet your nutritional goals.
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Apple juice is a healthy beverage option for many people, serving up small amounts of a variety of vitamins and minerals. However, you may experience a range of side effects from drinking apple juice, including gastrointestinal problems.
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Orange marmalade uses the flesh and peels from oranges and lemons to make a citrus fruit preserve. While this food is high in sugar, it provides a range of nutritional benefits, supplementing your diet with vitamins and keeping your fat, calorie and sodium intake low.
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Plain gelatin is a clear, unflavored gelatin suitable for use in your diet. You may use it to replace flavored gelatins, to thicken sauces or to make food molds such as aspic. Any recipe that calls for a thicker texture, including cake icing and marshmallows, may benefit from the addition of plain gelatin.
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