Simple Ingredients, Properly Prepared
Category: Nutrition
Why Buy Local? Shopping locally has become very popular these days, with many arguing for its environmental and economic benefits. Farmers markets, cooperatives, community gardens, and local businesses are all great options for buying groceries locally. But why should you eat local? What benefits does it have for you? The Food Tastes Better Food that [...]
I am always looking for the new products on the market that help us as parents and consumers to make the best nutritional food purchases. I just recently came across this iphone app and I believe it will revolutionize the way we select the right and correct foods at the grocery store, just scan and [...]
There are lots of reasons to become a vegetarian, but there are also plenty of convincing arguments that can make you reconsider the diet. Ultimately, your body will have the strongest voice in the vegetarian decision because your optimal diet is unique. While the average person benefits from a mixed diet that isn’t over-processed, figuring [...]
Still searching for inspiration for your Holiday dinner? Take a look at ifood.tv‘s 2010 Christmas Cookbook! This eCookbook features 25 easy and delicious recipes and tons of helpful tips. Make sure you check out my submission for “No-Fry Tostones” on page 10
Oft-overlooked and always packing a surprisingly potent punch, cumin seeds are the secret ingredient of countless quality recipes, and many cultures separated by an entire hemisphere claim it as its traditional pride and joy. That cumin is a seed is a misnomer; it is actually the small, dried fruit of an annual plant in the [...]
Few things in the world of food are as confusing and potentially frustrating as fats. While they are certainly delicious, we’ve been told that they’re simply not good for us (as we were in the 1980s), that they’re all good for us so long as we avoid carbohydrates (as happened briefly in the 2000s), and [...]
Chocolate Production: Chocolate begins as a yellow fruit pod dangling from the tropical Cacao tree. After the pods ripen, the beans are scooped out and placed in the sun for several days to dry and ferment. They are then cleaned, dried, cured, and roasted to develop flavor and reduce bitterness. Next the beans are crushed [...]
You want the very best that life has to offer, from fancy cars to first class travel to million-dollar homes. While these things are simply not in the budget for the average Joe, you can certainly have the best of everything (or a reasonable facsimile) when you sit down to eat each night. Budget gourmet [...]
Committing yourself to the goal of losing weight is really a transformation of your lifestyle. Changing your diet and introducing exercise into your life are a daily challenge. There are several things that can derail you from the progress of achieving your goals. Stress and illness are two of the most common culprits that rob [...]
It’s never easy to start a new diet, especially if you’ve never done it before, but most adults find that since they control their own kitchen, it’s easy to toss the enticing foods of yesteryear (butter and sugar get replaced by margarine and artificial sweetener). Therefore, it should come as no surprise that your biggest [...]
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