Eggs: The Perfect Diet Food?

Eggs: The Perfect Diet Food?

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by Pamela Sosnowski Versatile, packed with nutrients and containing only 75 calories each, eggs may just be one of the most perfect diet foods readily available. Unfortunately, many believe that eggs are a “bad food” and should be avoided: A 2008 survey conducted by the Egg Nutrition Center found that…

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Gourmet Milkshakes to Make at Home

Gourmet Milkshakes to Make at Home

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Sometimes you want something cold to drink, but the usual water, soda, or iced tea just won’t do. You want something rich, creamy and thick. This is the perfect occasion for a milkshake. Milkshakes are available at your local fast-food joint, but these made-from-a-mix milkshakes don’t offer much in the…

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How to Eat the Right Fats

How to Eat the Right Fats

Food & Recipes / Food How to 101

Lipids, also known as fats, make up one group of essential macronutrients. With all the contradictory information available today, the truth on fats can be difficult to discern. Though we need fat in our diets, too much can be detrimental to our health. When we consume a diet high in…

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How To Make Healthy Foods Palatable

How To Make Healthy Foods Palatable

Food & Recipes / Food How to 101

by Elizabeth Kelly “No way.” “Come on. Just one bite won’t hurt you.” “Ewww. It’s gross!” It’s a scene that plays out at dinnertime in thousands of households across the country. But if you’re picturing a frustrated mother and her rebellious five-year-old, think again. The truth is that many adults…

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How to Make Homemade Candy

How to Make Homemade Candy

Food & Recipes / Food How to 101

Most people fear the task of making homemade candy because they hear stories of candy thermometers and high-heat, quick-preparation methods where one wrong move could cost you the recipe. We’ve put together some great low-fuss recipes that will be a hit in your candy jar! Truffles Don’t think that fancy…

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Swiss Chard – What Do I Do With That?

Swiss Chard – What Do I Do With That?

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Originally, all foods were “organic” – grown and prepared without pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, hormones, irradiation to prevent spoilage, and microwave cooking. Our food these days, whether of vegetable or animal origin, is not only deficient in nutrients but also full of pollutants and farm chemicals. The modern denaturing of…

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How to Caramelize Onions

How to Caramelize Onions

Food & Recipes / Food How to 101

by Lerrina Collins What can turn a spicy, smelly vegetable into a sweet, flavor-enhanced delight? Caramelizing! At least when it comes to onions. While some people enjoy onions any way they can get them, most have learned cooking, particularly grilling or sauteing, changes the onion’s chemical makeup, diminishing its strong…

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