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.
Iodine is an element that is useful in preventing and treating infections. Because iodine has a risk of toxicity and may damage healthy cells, the element is usually used in combination with povidone, a water-soluble polymer.
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Learn how to reduce caffeine withdrawal symptoms by gradually cutting back on the stimulant and taking it easy. Discover tips for managing fatigue, headaches, and other side effects when quitting caffeine.
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Gluten is a protein found in some grains, such as rye, barely, wheat and semolina. In people with celiac disease, gluten causes inflammation in the small intestine that damages the digestive tract and interferes with nutrient absorption.
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Water retention in the legs, ankles and feet is usually painless and treatable with home remedies. Fluid retention increases with age and is more common in those who are obese or suffer from impaired circulation.
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Most full-term infants obtain enough vitamin D from breast or bottle-feeding or through exposure to the sun.
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Passion fruit is high in fiber and vitamin C and is native to South America. It has a mildly sweet flavor that makes it great for eating plain, adding to salads or blending with other fruits. In the United States, the most commonly-available variety of passion fruit is round and purple in color.
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The gizzard and heart of a chicken, usually called giblets, and the neck are typically removed from the bird before cooking and discarded. In many cases, they are removed before purchase, packaged in plastic and stored inside the abdominal cavity of the chicken.
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Squash, like other fruits and vegetables, contains bacteria and enzymes that will break it down with time, destroying its flavor, color and texture and reducing its nutritional content. While you do not have to cook squash before freezing it, you should blanch it to stop the activity of these enzymes and bacteria.
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Shrimp are highly perishable and require cautious handling when purchasing, storing and cooking to prevent foodborne illness. Store shrimp immediately in the freezer when you return from the supermarket unless you plan to cook them within 24 hours.
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Marinating Cornish hens before cooking them improves their flavor and tenderizes the meat. You can mix a simple batch of marinade with ingredients you probably have on hand or make a bigger batch and use the extra for basting or for seasoning potatoes or vegetables.
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Both hard- and soft-shell clams are delicious and easy to prepare and cook. You can eat hard-shell clams raw or cooked, but soft-shell clams must be cooked until they open before eating. Always use live clams that smell pleasant and that resist having their shell opened forcefully.
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Cooking a duck on a rotisserie produces a very moist and flavorful bird with well-done meat and crisp skin. This cooking method also allows most of the fat to drain from the bird, resulting in a leaner, healthier meal for your family.
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Chicken becomes more tender the longer it cooks. Unfortunately, most cooking methods produce extremely dry meat when the chicken is cooked long enough to become tender.
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While it is often more affordable to purchase a whole chicken than to buy pre-cut meat, cooking a whole bird can take up to two hours. Butterflying a chicken before roasting shortens cooking time and ensures more even cooking, thereby keeping even thinner portions of the chicken moist and delicious.
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Maintaining proper levels of calcium hardness in your swimming pool is essential for the structural health of the plaster and the clarity of the water. Adding calcium chloride to your pool will increase the calcium hardness, or the concentration of dissolved calcium, of your water.
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Apricots are high in vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus and fiber, making them a healthy addition to any diet. Their sweet taste and soft texture complement a variety of foods; in particular, they are delicious in pies and cobblers, and work well with pork and poultry.
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Pineapple is a tropical fruit widely available in most grocery stores and produce markets. It is rich in manganese and contains plenty of copper, fiber and vitamins B-1, B-6 and C.
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Baked ziti is a great meal to make ahead of time and reheat for your family on busy school nights or when unexpected company shows up for dinner. Save even more time by baking ziti in a freezer-safe casserole dish and then using that dish to both store and reheat the ziti.
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Ginger has a strong, distinct flavor that is often highlighted in Asian dishes and complements sweet salads and fruit dishes. Ginger jam can be served on bread, spooned onto meat or added to rice or salads.
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Broccoli is a good source of fiber, vitamins A and C, calcium and iron. There are three common methods for cooking crunchy broccoli on its own, although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends steaming or microwaving broccoli to ensure it maintains it nutritional content.
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