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Salmon and dill cream cheese is actually a lot healthier than people give it credit for. Get a recipe and learn the nutrition facts behind salmon and dill cream with help from an experienced culinary professional in this free video clip.
A healthy diet and exercise plan are integral to emotional and physical wellness. Most people know that diet and exercise are important, but many don't understand just how far the benefits can really extend. Diet and exercise can significantly reduce your risk of developing serious health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and certain cancers. Beyond that, taking care of your body by living a fit lifestyle helps you feel your best by boosting self-esteem, reducing stress and sharpening your mind.
Iron is an essential nutrient for both children and adults, helping blood to carry oxygen to all the tissues of your toddler's growing body. Toddlers in particular are vulnerable to iron deficiency -- in the United States, up to 15 percent of children ages one to three may be deficient -- and one of the best ways to counter that is to make sure your child eats a variety of foods rich in iron. Of course, many toddlers are also just entering their picky-eating phase, so sometimes that's easier said than done.
“Eat your vegetables” may be sage advice for people, but extending the practice to our feline companions goes a bit far. Vegetarian cat foods exist, but consensus among veterinarians suggests a diet based on animal proteins meets their nutritional needs much better. The better question is not whether a cat can subsist on a veggie diet, but if such a dietary choice jeopardizes his health.
Orzo and baby scallops require you to start out by boiling your pasta for six to eight minutes. Make orzo and baby scallops from a great recipe with help from a food service industry professional in this free video clip.
There are a wide variety of different substitutions that you can use for sour milk depending on exactly what it is you're trying to prepare. Learn about sour milk substitutions with help from a food host and private chef in Los Angeles in this free video clip.
Mature women tend to wear very specific types of foundation primer. Find out what foundation primer a mature woman wears with help from a certified raw food chef and detox specialist in this free video clip.
Tudor makeup tends to serve a very specific purpose in the world of beauty. Find out about tudor makeup with help from a certified raw food chef and detox specialist in this free video clip.
Pureeing blackberries requires just the right technique and a little bit of your time. Find out how to properly puree blackberries with help from a certified raw food chef and detox specialist in this free video clip.
When making tumeric milk with almonds, you're always going to want to keep a few very important things in mind. Make tumeric milk with almonds with help from a whole food enthusiast in this free video clip.
Making rice milk with agave only requires that you follow a few important steps in just the right order. Make rice milk with agave with help from a whole food enthusiast in this free video clip.
If you don't eat enough and still lift weights, there are a few key things that might happen. Find out if you will lose muscle if you don't eat enough protein and lift weights with help from a certified personal fitness trainer in this free video clip.
Making banana bread with baby food is a lot more delicious than you'd probably expect it to be. Find out about a great banana bread recipe using baby food with help from the culinary professionals at eHow.com in this free video clip.
Not all barbecue chicken meals are high in fat. Cook low fat BBQ chicken with help from an accomplished chef in this free video clip.
Tortilla bowls are a traditional part of many Mexican dishes. Get nutrition facts for tortilla bowls with help from a professor at the University of Idaho in this free video clip.
A lot of raw food bars can be made right at home, using you very own oven. Find out about raw food bars made in the oven with help from a health educator and raw vegan chef in this free video clip.
Veal is tender, delicate meat, typically taken from male dairy calves. With around 1 gram of fat per ounce, veal is lean in comparison to most other meats. Its taste is delicate, but similar to beef, and it goes best with mild seasonings. Brining veal enhances its natural texture and flavor, often eliminating the need to season the meat before you cook it.
Lebanese cracked wheat salad doesn't have to be the most difficult dish you try to prepare all week. Find out how to make Lebanese cracked wheat salad with help from the owner and operator of a variety of food businesses in this free video clip.
Vegetable baby food can be made right at home and will save you a lot of money in the long run. Get the vegetable baby food recipe with help from a private chef in this free video clip.
Picking a ripe mango must be done in a very specific way to make sure the fruit remains undamaged. Pick a ripe mango with help from a raw and living foods enthusiast in this free video clip.
You don't actually select a mango by looking at its color. Learn how to pick mangos with help from a raw and living foods enthusiast in this free video clip.
You can ripen a mango in a few different ways depending on your preferences. Learn about the ripening of mangos with help from a raw and living foods enthusiast in this free video clip.
Homemade juice needs to be bottled in a very specific way to preserve freshness. Bottle homemade juice with help from a raw and living foods enthusiast in this free video clip.
Vegan sweet potato and kale soup with almond milk is a great dish with a variety of great flavors. Make your own Vegan sweet potato and kale soup with almond milk with help from a nutrition expert, ‘delicious’ food educator, and co-founder of Nutritious America in this free video clip.
Incorporating protein into your food can help you get this necessary nutrient into your system with ease. Protein can help you build muscle and reduce fat – replacing meals with a healthy shake can be filling and pack in many of the food groups into one beverage. The nutrient is also an alternative to more fatty foods that contain protein, such as cheese and meat. An average scoop of protein powder contains approximately 97 percent protein, accounting for approximately 30 grams.
Coconut milk is the liquid that is pressed from coconut meat that has been pressed through a strainer or cheesecloth. This is different than the liquid that is found inside a ripe coconut, which is called coconut water. Although it is possible to make coconut milk on your own, it is commercially available in grocery stores in canned form. Some Asian and Caribbean grocery stores also have it in frozen form. When coconut milk is not available, there are a number of substitutions that can be made, including coconut cream, whole milk and soy milk.
"Empire: Rise of the Middle Kingdom" is a civilization simulation game set in ancient China in which players must build cities and elevate them to great heights. While you seek to maintain the basic needs and safety of your citizens, malicious forces including angry ancestors, unruly mobs and foreign armies conspire to make this task difficult for you. Since your enemies are constantly ready for you to display a weakness, there are some measures you should take to safeguard yourself in each city.
Chances are, you have recently eaten or encountered a fermented corn syrup known as xanthan gum. Manufactured at biochemical companies in China, Switzerland and the United States, this trendy substance is listed as a "natural thickener" in health food products and recipes. It comes in powdered form for over-the-counter consumption but is also used as a liquid emulsifier in various industrial settings. Found in products from pet food to sunscreen to ceramic glazes, xanthan gum is a multipurpose additive.
Everything eats sunlight or the byproduct of sunlight. Plants absorb sunlight and engage in a variety chemical processes that allow the plant to grow and thrive. Animals eat these plants and other animals often consume them. Food chains and energy flow can become very complex, since herbivores eat a variety of plants and then are consumed by predators, which eat a variety of animals.
The lean bottom round roast comes from the posterior of beef cattle. It is the least favored cut of meat according to Cooks Illustrated. It does, however, have nutritional value says Weight Chart. Weight Chart source its information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This cut of meat is mostly water, over 50 percent. Nutritionally, it is more healthy than other meats albeit less flavorful.
Vegan lifestyles, or even simply choosing a vegan diet for health reasons, may require you to make some substitutions along the way to adhere to the strict no meat, dairy or animal product concept associated with veganism. Learning to use substitutions that are vegan friendly allows you to swap out ingredients to keep enjoying the foods and dishes you crave. Butter can be substituted with vegan choices, depending on the dish and the flavor you are seeking.
Btu stands for British thermal unit and it is a measure of energy, specifically of heat energy. There are many ways of expressing energy. Along with Btu, some of the standard units for expressing energy are watts, calories and joules, depending on which energy source is being discussed. Some of the sources of energy that people measure include those from electricity, food and fossil fuels.
Overfishing can cause serious damage to the ecosystem, according to many organizations concerned with marine ecology, such as Greenpeace. The dangers of overfishing affect fish species and the ocean ecosystem in addition to endangering mankind's own food sources. To stem the tide of overfishing, in July 2011, the European Union proposed an overhaul of its fisheries policy, including creating fishing rights to safeguard fish stocks.
Crimini mushrooms have a lot more to offer than fantastic flavor -- they are also full of health-enhancing vitamins and minerals. These nearly fat-free fungi are sometimes called baby bellas. They look like a brown-colored version of the white button mushrooms so familiar to your produce section, and their nutritional facts might surprise you.
Smoking your meat and fish infuses deep and complicated flavors you cannot get from more traditional forms of cooking, such as grilling or frying. Fortunately, you don't need to purchase an expensive smoker to get the job done. All you need is a rectangular cardboard box and several other household items. Once these items have been set up properly, you can start smoking your food and impress your friends with your homemade smoker.
Bananas provide a healthy snack rich in vitamins A and B and are a great source of potassium. Bananas also have medicinal applications, and have been used to treat conditions such as leg cramps. For those who enjoy dried fruit, banana chips are an easy and nutritional snack. The fruit will ferment in the sun, but a food dehydrator can make delicious banana chips in just a few short hours.
Whipped, frothy milk is a key component of many morning coffee beverages. Lattes, blended coffee beverages and even frozen and iced-coffee drinks are all commonly topped with some frothed milk for one last creamy touch. Milk steamers are the large coffeehouse equipment used to regularly froth and whip milk, but frothing milk at home simply requires a clean mason jar and a microwave.
Crawdads are also known as crayfish, mudbugs, or crawfish. Crawdads are the official state crustacean of Louisiana where they are frequently harvested. Crawdads are often prepared by being boiled with a variety of different flavorings and spices, and are used in a variety of different Creole dishes. While there is not a way to tell if a crawdad is good simply by looking at it, paying to attention to the source where the crawdad was obtained and how it was transported can help ensure that the cooked crawdad is safe to eat.
Acorns have traditionally provided a plentiful food source for Native Americans, but care must be taken in preparing acorns for consumption. The bitter tannic acid in the nuts must be removed to make them palatable, and all traces of insects must be removed from the nuts as well. More than 100 types of insects consume acorns, and the acorn weevil will lay eggs inside the acorn shells. The following procedure will remove both tannic acid and insects.
Overzealous seasoning can result in foods that taste too spicy. Instead of throwing out that pot of chili or your homemade pico de gallo, try a few options for decreasing the spiciness in the foods. You have nothing to lose by experimenting with different food combinations to try to alter the taste of your recipe. You might be able to make your recipe palatable again.
A cook juices an apple by extracting its juice. People use a variety of methods for extracting juice from an apple, but nearly all involve washing the apples before they are juiced, and carefully cleaning the juicing equipment, especially if the juice is to be fermented. It takes about 10 to 14 lbs. of apples to get a gallon of juice. Apples are often left to slightly over-ripen before they are juiced.
Soy milk is a protein-rich, yet cheaply made beverage that is used as replacement to animal milk in poorer parts of the world. Raising soya bean plants is much more cost-effective than raising livestock; the soy milk created from the plants can be fortified with calcium carbonate to give it nearly the same amount of calcium as real milk, in addition to its healthy natural vitamins, oils and minerals. Further, the production of soy milk is a fairly simple process requiring little in the way of materials or tools to handle.
Many diners enjoy a hint of heat. Using ingredients such as hot sauce and chili peppers kicks up the spice and flavor of dishes. However, it is easy to go overboard with these ingredients, and you can end up with something too spicy for you or your guests to enjoy. By adding certain ingredients, you can save your dish and prevent it from ending up in the garbage can.
You have more options than that gallon of skim milk when you're faced with a dry bowl of cereal. Many dairy-free products made from vegetables and grains can supplement or replace cow's milk in your diet, such as almond milk. A few important differences other than taste might influence your choice between almond milk and skim milk.
Organic agriculture is the production of produce, livestock and processed items that promote and enhance biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. The USDA has set a strict set of standards regulating items labeled as organic to ensure quality. Organic items are derived from both farmland, livestock and processing facilities that combine organic ingredients for consumption.
The chafing dish is a versatile kitchen implement that is a must for inclusion in the pantry of anyone planning on entertaining. There are a wide variety of chafing dishes, but they all have the same purpose in common. These dishes were designed to keep food at a certain temperature for a long period of time, making them perfect for the table of buffet-style parties and events.
Gray sugar beans, more correctly referred to as dwarf gray sugar peas, are easy to grow. They only take about two months from sowing the seeds to harvesting them, so if you sow the gray sugar seeds in April, you can be eating them in June.
Acorns are the nuts from an oak tree and have a long history as a food source in America. You can cook acorns by roasting them for about an hour. Once roasted, acorns can be enjoyed on their own or you can grind the nuts into a meal and use it to make breads or hot cereal. Acorns are not difficult to prepare but doing so is time consuming. Acorns have bitter tannins and you must remove the tannins before you can eat the acorns.
Sometimes a special cake calls for an special frosting. When traditional frosting colors just won't do, you may feel compelled to reach for liquid food coloring to tint white frosting red. All too often the result is pink or peach instead of red. This is because liquid food coloring is too weak to overcome the yellow tints in shortenings and butter-type frosting. If you are looking for a true red frosting for your next cake, you can use gel or paste food coloring to get the job done.
If you are planning a movie-themed party, decorate cake and cookies with piped popcorn that looks realistic and is delicious to eat. Pipe the icing to look like popcorn on flat cookies, cupcakes or on cakes shaped like a popcorn bucket. White or light ivory-colored butter cream frosting can be used to pipe popcorn. You can also use royal icing, especially if you are decorating cookies. Popcorn can also be made from shaped fondant or from halved marshmallows if you are looking for quicker and easier options.
