Overindulging is something we are all guilty of at Christmas. But did you know there are around 6,000 calories lurking in the average Christmas Day feast, putting us at risk of gaining almost half a stone by the New Year. From potatoes roasted in goose fat to celebratory glasses of champagne, it is easy to …
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Burning Xmas Calories
Most people would expect to indulge a little over Christmas, but it might be surprising to hear the average person could have eaten a staggering 6,000 calories yesterday – nearly three times the recommended intake. And festive revellers have been warned, they may not realise the Olympic lengths they need to go to compensate for …
The New Superfoods
Superfoods are foods — mostly plant-based but also some fish and dairy — thought to be nutritionally dense and thus good for one’s health. The term has no set scientific meaning, however, and any list of “top” superfoods is purely subjective. Superfoods are healthful, for the most part, aside from possible contamination, added sugars or …
Cooking with Spices
Spices and herbs should be used to enhance the natural flavor of food — not disguise or obscure it. Many herbs and spices can complement a dish and each other; however, be selective in their combinations. Avoid using too many at one time.
How to Cook Grains
Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another cereal grain is a grain product. Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products. Grains are divided into 2 subgroups, Whole Grains and Refined Grains. Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel ― the bran, germ, and endosperm.
Good Food Gone Bad
Each year, contaminated food products are estimated to cause 48 million consumer sicknesses in the U.S. alone. Use the following guide to help protect yourself from food-borne contaminants.
Decoding Nutrition
Nutrition is the selection of foods and preparation of foods, and their ingestion to be assimilated by the body. By practicing a healthy diet, many of the known health issues can be avoided.
Decoding Diets
A healthy eating plan gives your body the nutrients it needs every day while staying within your daily calorie goal for weight loss. A healthy eating plan also will lower your risk for heart disease and other health conditions.
The Paleo Diet
In a nutshell, the Paleo diet (or, as I like to think of it, the Paleo template—the word “diet” tends to mislead folks into thinking this is nothing more than a temporary weight-loss program) is based on the notion that for optimal health, modern humans should go back to eating real, whole unprocessed foods that …
Pumpkin Power
Pumpkins are blocks that appear on grass, spawned in random clusters in most Overworld biomes, though somewhat rarely. So we- wait a second..