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.
Sesame oil is fragrant and tasty, but itโs not just liquid fat that you pour over salad. While it is fat -- it doesnโt have any carbohydrates floating around in it -- the type of fat and the vitamin content in sesame oil might have a beneficial effect on your health.
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Kanten is a traditional Japanese food made from a type of seaweed. Kanten is called agar agar in the United States. It was originally made from one seaweed, Gelidium, and dried in snow, but the Tokyo Foundation notes that modern kanten is more often made from Gracilaria seaweed.
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Popcorn is often touted as a low-calorie snack that fills you up before you can eat too much. Add something to it, though, such as oil for popping or flavoring, and you increase the calorie count, sometimes substantially.
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Guar gum is a stabilizer and thickener derived from the guar or clusterbean plant, which is native to India. Guar gum is often used as a gluten substitute in gluten-free baked goods, and it is found in foods such as ice cream, pudding and gravy.
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