Nuts: A Health Food If Used Right
This may come as a shock to people who consider nuts to be too high in fat to be healthful food choices.
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Make Mojo Your Marinade
The Cuban sauce called mojo criollo serves easily as both a great marinade and as an accompaniment to seafood, chicken, and lean pork.
Surprising Soy
Since soy is, arguably, the most versatile food in the world, eating it is simpler and more appealing than you may expect. Soy has gone from geeky health food to a mainstream choice for healthy eating in appealing ways, including this recipe for Cream of Asparagus Soup.
Salty, Sweet, Sour, Bitter and Umami?
The four basic tastes – salty, sweet, sour and bitter – are familiar to us, but so is umami, the Japanese name for ‘the fifth taste’ that doesn’t have a name in the West.
Diabetic Book Review – 5 Cookbooks and 1 Must-Have
Six new book reviews, including: The Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific Cookbook; Mealleaniyumm!: 800 Fast, Fabulous & Healthy Recipes; 1,001 Delicious Recipes for People With Diabetes; 1,001 Delicious Desserts for People With Diabetes; The Diabetes Double-Quick Cookbook; Last Minute Meals for People With Diabetes; and Food Faqs: Substitutions, Yields & Equivalents.
Enjoying Red Peppers and Homemade Pepperonata
The first time I ate a sweet red bell pepper, it was part of an antipasto at an Italian restaurant. The tender roasted pepper, glistening with olive oil, seemed completely unrelated to the grassy, almost bitter tasting green pepper in the salad that always accompanied dinner.
Take-Out, Mediterranean-Style
Take-out has many definitions. To us, it usually means pizza or fast food like burgers and fries. But despite the globalization of our culture across the Atlantic, Europeans still enjoy takeout that includes local dishes as well as American fast food.
Do You Know What You Eat?
Studies show that most people don’t have an accurate view of their eating habits. The right kind of record-keeping can often supply people with the answers like nothing else can.
Trans Fat Gets More Attention
Changes are coming that may help consumers cut back on trans fat. More detailed information on food labels may help us make wiser health choices.
Serving More, Eating More
Several new studies show that the famous phrase “I cant believe I ate the whole thing” may accurately describe U.S. eating habits. It may also help explain the increase in obesity and weight-related health problems we face today.
Winter Tabbouleh Helps Fit in Five-A-Day
If you have tried to achieve Five-a-Day, then you know that eating “the minimum recommended amount of fruit is easy. It’s fitting in the vegetables that can be the hard part.
More Spice Is Nice
Through eating in ethnic restaurants and travelling broadly, Americans have become more aware of how much seasonings can enrich a meal, and we keep a well-stocked spice rack. However, we tend to use only some of its contents regularly. Feature includes recipe for Mediterranean Chickpea Stew with Toasted Noodles.
Enjoy Dishes With Less Meat
Apart from the fact that health experts say most Americans eat more animal protein than their bodies need, there are many reasons to eat less. Includes recipe for Asian Frittata with Shrimp and Broccoli.
All About Shrimp
Expensive as they are, shrimp are by far the most popular seafood. Considering the cost, it is surprising how little Americans know about how to get the best quality and cook them easily at home. Includes recipe for Spinach and Shrimp Salad with Citrus Dressing.
