It is an age old exhausted maxim; that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Yes, thank you sir, we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Still many of us skip breakfast consistently because we are not hungry. Ask yourself are you not hungry because you had [...]
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Since many of you are overcome with the madness that pervades our great country during the month of March, check out these Mad Citrus Fruits!
Are you looking to lose some weight? What you eat is very important obviously. Here is a list of 20 great healthy foods that will help you on your journey! Remember to watch your overall calories, exercise daily, and get proper rest every night. You can do it!
Ever heard of something called Bolani? I hadn’t until very recently. It’s not a pita. It is like pita but way way better. It is filled with stuff! Bolani is a special bread that Afghans make for special occasions. There are number of varieties and nutritionally they are really amazing.
If your reading this you probably have seen coconut products in the grocery store and you may already be a big fan of the coconut. For those of you that don’t already know, the coconut is an extraordinary fruit of the tropics. If you were starving on a desert island you could hydrate with the milk, eat the meat, and use it also on your skin…actually you could also use the coconut shells for a bunch of things.
Juice bars have been around for ages, peddling their fresh-pressed elixirs to the uber health-conscious crowd who put back wheat grass shots like college kids downing, well…Let’s just say that with the emergence of a few mega juice and smoothie chains over the past few years, more people than ever are opting to drink their 5-6 daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
If I could attach a song to this post to play in the back of your brain while you read this it would be Art Blakey doing “Up Jumped Spring”, or maybe Dizzy’s “Salt Peanuts”. Nuts are great for you and also delicious and versatile in the kitchen.
When a food fad gets big, it gets big. Every dieter’s magazine, blog and show picks it up. People keep those magazines, re-post those blogs, and TiVo those episodes. So, when that fad is proven wrong, it can take years for the masses to get the news. Very slow trickle down. These fads were proven wrong a while ago, but are somehow still being followed.
Snacking, it is something to be controlled and also a behavior that we need to acknowledge. Some people like to snack in the morning and some get the urge in the evening, then there are those who get that late night craving for snacks. If you’re the sort of person who frequently gets the “midnight munchies,” then you’ve probably been told countless times that snacking that close to bedtime (or while waking up briefly from sleep) has adverse metabolic effects.
I’ll start with Bell Peppers! They are also known as sweet peppers, they are shaped like a bell to state the bleeding obvious and come in all sort of different colors such as green, yellow, orange, and red. Many chefs will tell you, the diner sees the dish before they eat it! This makes bell peppers fantastic culinary tools for building stunning dishes. Their color typically depends upon when
