Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

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.

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Calories in Unpopped Popcorn

According to the USDA National Nutrient Database, un-popped popcorn kernels contain 105 calories per ounce. Unpopped popcorn has slightly more calories than cooked popcorn kernels, according to The Popcorn Board.

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Burgeoning Craft Beer Industry Creates Niche Market For Limited Release Beers

Landshark Beer Calories

LandShark is a lager manufactured by Anheiser-Busch Company in St. Louis, Missouri -- the largest brewery in the United States. LandShark lager has 150 calories per 12 oz. bottle and 3.2 percent alcohol per volume.

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Frozen strawberry margaritas on the beach

Frozen Strawberry Margarita Calories

A traditional margarita is made with tequila, triple sec and lime juice. A frozen strawberry margarita is made by combining these ingredients -- plus strawberries -- with ice cubes and blending until smooth.

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Ramen

Calories in Ramen Noodle Soup

Ramen noodles is an Asian noodle dish often served in either a beef, chicken, pork or vegetable broth. While noodle restaurants are popular in Asian countries, in America, instant ramen soups are a popular, inexpensive meal.

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Pale Ale Beer Calories

Pale ale, also known as Indian Pale Ale or IPA, refers to an amber-colored beer that is brewed with pale malt. Pale ale originated in Britain and is known for its crisp, hoppy texture. It typically has about 3.5 to more than 6 percent alcohol per volume.

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How Many Calories Are in a Large Fuji Apple?

Fuji apples are a variety of apple that originates in Japan. They are yellowish-green in color with red highlights. Harvested in September and October, Fuji apples are sold in U.S. supermarkets year round.

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Frozen drinks dispenser

Slushy Nutrition

A slushy is a frozen beverage made from either a carbonated or noncarbonated drink. Slurpee is the brand name of a popular slushy made by the national convenience store chain, 7-Eleven.

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Fresh Caesar or Bloody Mary Cocktail drink

Bloody Mary Mix Nutritional Facts

A bloody Mary is a libation made by combining vodka, tomato juice, spices including horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Itโ€™s often garnished using celery and olives. Cocktail Times reports that the bloody Mary was invented in the 1920s by Fernand Petiot at Harryโ€™s New York Bar in Paris.

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The Benefits of the Magnesium Mineral

Magnesium is an essential mineral required for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS). Magnesium plays an important role in the maintenance of muscle, nerve function and heart rhythm, and helps support the immune system.

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Ingredients in Pears Soap

At the Great Exhibition in 1851, A. & F. Pears Ltd. was awarded the medal for soap, because of the soap's unique and gentle qualities. According to the Pharmaceutical Journal website, by then, the transparent cleanser had already been in production for more than four decades.

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Breakfast

What Are the Nutritional Values of Cereals?

Nutrients that are represented best in a bowl of cereal include fiber, protein, zinc, iron and B-vitamins, reports Dr. William Sears. Eating a nutritious breakfast will provide you with energy to last you throughout the morning and can help control weight, explains to the Mayo Clinic.

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