Cooking & Baking Tips: Healthy Fats, Grain Prep & Substitutes

Mastering the kitchen involves understanding healthy fat profiles, variety-specific grain preparation, and safe food handling techniques.

Yellow and red lentil

Health Consequences of Too Many Lentils

Lentils are seeds that grow in pods and are shaped like flat disks. Lentils are used as an ingredient in soups, stews, salads, casseroles and side dishes. These seeds are high in protein, fiber, carbohydrates and potassium.

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cooked rice with black sesame on bowl

How to Cook White Rice for Two

Rice is a low-cost, fat-free and cholesterol-free food. Rice with a removed husk, germ and bran is known as white rice. When cooking white rice for multiple people, you must consider the serving size of the rice before and after rice is cooked. One serving size of cooked white rice equals a 1/2 cup.

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