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Salted vs. Unsalted Butter
Virtually every celebrity chef and cooking show recommends cooking and baking with unsalted butter. The rationale is using unsalted butter allows you to control how much salt is in the food. But does cooking with unsalted butter really make that big a difference? Considering how much salt is added to ... more
Read moreAn Egg A Day May Be OK
For decades doctors have warned patients with high cholesterol to avoid high cholesterol foods like eggs, which have about 210 mg per large egg, to reduce the risk of heart disease. More recent studies found dietary cholesterol, cholesterol obtained from foods, may not increase blood cholesterol and the risks associated ... more
Read moreWhere’s The Nutrition Facts?
Cooking shows and celebrity chefs prepare mouth watering, delicious recipes in 30 to 60 minutes. Cookbooks and websites feature these recipes and 100s of satisfied home cooks preparing recipes high in calories, saturated fat and sodium. One thing that is usually missing is nutrition information and for good reason. If ... more
Read moreNutrition Facts for Fats and Oils
Butter is classified as a saturated fat. Celebrity chefs recommend cooking with butter for its unique flavor. Health professionals recommend avoiding butter due to its high saturated fat content and links to hearth disease. No oil or fat is 100 percent saturated fat, monounsaturated fat or polyunsaturated fat. All oils ... more
Read moreLentil Soup
Vegetable and legume soups are an excellent way of adding vegetables and fiber to our diet. Lentil soup is higher in calories than vegetable soups. One cup (8 oz., 240ml) has about 200 calories versus 100 calories or less for vegetable soups. But lentils are high in protein and fiber. ... more
Read moreSteaming Vegetables
Fresh vegetables have numerous essential vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. While most vegetables can be eating raw, usually they are cooked by boiling, baking or steaming. Boiling vegetables leaches many nutrients that are discarded with the water. Steaming is a great way to cook most vegetables. Because steaming is gentler ... more
Read moreMed Diet and Diabetes
More and more scientific studies are confirming a balanced Mediterranean style diet can reverse or prevent Type-II (non-insulin dependent) diabetes. The emphasis is on eating an abundance of whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and limiting or eliminating highly processed foods high in refined grains (wheat flour) and sugar (white, ... more
Read moreNot So Healthy Salmon
Salmone. The king of fish when it comes to omega-3 fatty acids. Americans are encourage to eat more seafood especially salmon several times per week. Recent supermarket adds promote fresh, healthy, farm raised Atlantic salmon. Prices range from $4.99 to $8.99 per pound. Hardly a week goes by that some ... more
Read moreSkip the Ramon Noodle Soups
They are quick, inexpensive and packed with sodium. One brand boasts in large type on the front of the package that their soups have zero grams of trans fat. On the back of the package in small type it states you can reduce the amount of sodium by simple using ... more
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