Doughnut also known as donut is a fried dough confection and dessert food. Doughnut is well known in the world in various forms as sweet snack. It could be prepared at home or is available at supermarkets, bakeries, food stalls and franchised specialty vendors. It is deep fried from flour dough and is usually ring shaped or without hole or ball shaped. Toppings and flavorings are used for various types such as chocolate, sugar or maple glazing. Doughnuts also include water, eggs, leavening, sugar, oil, milk, natural and artificial flavors. Ring doughnut and filled doughnut are the common types of…
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Cornmeal is coarse flour from dried corn or maize. It is grounded to fine, medium and coarse consistencies but is not fine as wheat flour. Finely ground cornmeal is known as cornflour in United States. Cornmeal in fine form is created from maize which is soaked in an alkaline solution such as limewater used for making tortillas and tamales. In Italy, boiled cornmeal is known as polenta and is a traditional dish or bread substitute in Romania. Traditionally, cornmeal was made through stone grinding retaining some hull and germ of the kernels. It is more perishable due to high content…
Adequate dietary intake and nutritional status among children are important for their own growth, development and function. However, there is clear evidence that childhood nutrition influences adult health. Research has shown that intrauterine nutrition influences adult morbidity and mortality, but childhood diet and nutritional status can modify the consequences of being born small. Diet in all the stages of childhood needs to be taken seriously because of its potential for producing normally developed children as well as determining their lifelong health and thus having an impact on a nation’s health. With many diets in transition owing to changing social, economic…
Tamale is a traditional Mesoamerican dish which is made of dough or masa that is steamed in a corn husk and banana leaf. Wrapping is discarded prior to eating. Tamales are filled with cheese, meats, vegetables, fruits, chilies and any preparation according to taste. Both filling and cooking liquid could be seasoned. Tamales take long process especially in traditional Mexican while making different fillings all from scratch. Tamales are prepared from spiced chopped meat on masa rolled in corn husks or banana leaves and then steamed or boiled. Tamales are considered to be 5000 years old and dish belonging to…
Vegetable juice is a blend of vegetables and is also available in form of powders. Vegetable juice is usually combined with fruits such as apples and grapes to enhance the flavor. It is a low-sugar alternative to fruit juice though some brands of vegetable juices use fruit juices as a sweetener and has large content of sodium. Vegetable juice is commercially prepared from combinations of beets, carrots, tomatoes and pumpkin. Moreover, dandelion greens, parsley, celery, kale, cucumber and fennel are added. Other common juices encompass tomato juice, carrot juice and turnip juice. In Asia, Chinese yam is used for making…
After extensive research, comparison shopping, checking out the Internet and polling friends, people are ready to make a wise decision and purchase a juicer that is perfect for one’s needs and pocketbook. There is nothing more important than learning as much as possible about the wide variety of fruits and vegetables available for juicing is equally important. For example, it can be very helpful to know that broccoli or kale juice on its own may be too strong or unpalatable for most people’s taste. On the other hand, realizing that carrot juice is inherently sweet may efficiently combine it with…
Throughout the nine-plus months of pregnancy, the baby relies entirely on its mother’s daily nutrient intake and body stores for healthy growth and development. Baby’s little fingers, toes, eyes, and nose, as well as its nervous system and all other organ systems, are forming and require a continuous supply of building blocks for the ongoing construction. Its mother consuming nutritious foods and gaining a healthy amount of weight during pregnancy are essential to support this growth. The specific types of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients outlined are most crucial for supporting the changes of pregnancy. Based on the knowledge that certain…
There are many essential oils that are useful skin-care agents: oils such as sandalwood, geranium, palmarosa, bergamot (which should be bergapten-free), myrrh, and frankincense. These are all very valuable additions to the beauty therapist’s list of ingredients, or an aromatherapist’s collection of massage oils. There are also many essential oils which make excellent conditioning treatments for the hair and scalp due to their pleasing scent, gentle action, and powerful antiseptic properties. These essential oils are also the key ingredients of almost all shampoo brands. It really can help clarify your hair with these shampoos and provide moisture and nutrients. These include…
Literally, the word “aromatherapy” refers to a therapy through scent or aroma, without specifying the source of scent. Aromatherapy in practice only uses only essential oils. It has so many aspects being complementary to each other and may also overlap but is nevertheless distinct. Medical practice in professional is the substances or oils themselves or their bio-chemical effects are central whereas while using essential oils for home uses, it is the aroma counting and the pleasure of scent is the main rationale for using oils. The two extremes are cosmetic aromatherapy and massage in which scent and beneficial physiological effect…
Lasagne (a plural form of Lasagna) is wide and flat pasta. It is a culinary dish prepared with stacked layers of pasta modified with sauces and ingredients such as vegetables, meats and cheese and topped with melted grated cheese. Usually cooked pasta is tossed with other ingredients and baked in an oven. Lasagna is a prominent oven baked pasta dish of fresh egg pasta squares. Lasagna is a traditional dish of Bologna in Northern Italy where sheets are green due to the addition of nettles or spinach to egg dough. In Bologna, homemade sheets are layered with modest amount of…
Stock is the thin liquid created by simmering raw ingredients with fish bones. Fish stock is the basis of various dishes such as fish soups and sauces. In the West, fish stock is basically made with fish heads, fish bones and finely chopped mirepoix. Food stock should be cooked for at least 20 to 25 minutes (cooking for longer spoils flavor). The concentrated fish stock is known as fish fumet. In Japan, fish and kelp stock known as dashi is made by cooking skipjack tuna flakes known as katsuobushi in boiling water. Other Japanese fish stock is made from fish…
People are aware that what people eat has effects that ripple not just through every organ in the body, but also through the natural environment and farms and other parts of the food industry. Will one change the diet or continue eating as one have been? If likely most of us, one probably could make some easy and tasty changes that protect arteries, protect the planet and farm animals. While some people think nutrition is impossibly complicated, today’s basic dietary message is actually quite clear and simple. The experts recommend: Base diet largely on vegetables, beans, fruits, whole grains and…
Study was conducted to compare disease patterns in people having different kinds of diets identifying factors which are the cause or preventing diseases. For example, difference in disease rates between vegetarians and non-vegetarians could assist in identifying the effects of meat or other animal products. The demerit of this approach is that factors other than diet such as physical activity, use of legal and illegal drugs, air pollution and cigarette smoking affect the rates of diseases. Researchers are trying to account these kinds of factors, but are impossible to know about or account for everything. More Plant-Based Diet Can Treat…
Our diet could be controlled even in a culture that provokes people to have hot dogs, hamburgers and soda pop almost from birth. The two healthy diets which are easy to follow as well as delicious are the modified Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Eating Plan & the Mediterranean Food Pyramid. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) The DASH Eating Plan was discovered by the National Institutes of Health for studies conducted on blood pressure. It is packed with fruits and vegetables recommending seeds, nuts and low-fat dairy foods and includes moderate amounts of fish, low-fat meat and poultry.…
Sweetbread is a culinary name for pancreas or thymus typically from lamb and calf and less commonly from pork and beef. Heart sweetbreads are spherical in shape and throat sweetbreads are cylindrical in shape. Sometimes, various other glands used as food are known as sweetbreads which includes sublingual glands (throat bread and tongue sweetbreads) and parotid gland (ear or cheek sweetbread) as well as testicles and ovary. The common preparation of sweetbread includes soaking in salt water then poaching in milk after that outer membrane is discarded. Once chilled and dried, it is often fried and breaded. It is also…
Croissant is a buttery, viennoiserie and flaky pastry of Austrian origin which is named for its historical crescent shape. Croissants are made up of layered yeast leavened dough. Dough is layered with butter and rolled or folded several times and rolled into a sheet in a technique known as laminating. The process develops a layered, flaky texture which resembles puff pastry. Crescents breads are made since Renaissance. Croissants are a staple of French and Austrian bakeries and patisseries. In late 1970s the formation of factory made, frozen and unbaked dough prepared into fast food which is freshly baked by unskilled…
Brook trout scientifically Salvelinus fontinalis is a freshwater fish species in the char genus Salvelinus of salmon family Salmonidae. It is inherent to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada but introduced elsewhere in North America as well as Europe, Iceland and Asia. It is also called speckled trout, eastern brook trout, squaretail, brook charr and mud trout. Brook trout is the state fish of nine U.S. states: New Hampshire, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virgina, Vermont, Provincial Fish of Nova Scotia in Canada and West Virginia. Description Brook trout is also known as speckled…
Mollusks are soft bodied invertebrates belonging to phylum Mollusca, partly or wholly enclosed in calcium carbonate shell emitted by a soft mantle covering the body. Mollusks are one of the diverse groups in animal kingdom with approximately 100000 described species. It is regarded to be the second largest phylum of invertebrate animals. Mollusks comprises of 23% of named marine organisms. Various molluscs live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Typically phylum is classified into 8 or 9 taxonomic classes, two of which are extinct. Cephalopod molluscs such as cuttlefish, squid and octopus are neurologically advanced of all invertebrates. Colossal squid or…
Back pain Back is one of the most common areas of our body to experience twinges and tension, according to the NHS. “Individuals with back pain may feel a range of unpleasant sensations, from muscle aches and shooting or stabbing pains to uncomfortable tension when bending, lifting, sitting or standing and sometimes a pain radiating down the legs,” explains sports therapist, Tom Austin. “There are many root causes to these, including lifting more than one can handle, or with a poor technique which results in added stress to that area. Discs, (which act as cushions between the bones in spine)…
During stress, people grasp fists or jaw. The tense muscles cause shoulders or neck to hurt. One experience upset stomach, headache, short temper, trouble in falling asleep, uncontrolled hunger and skip exercise. These are just some examples of common – but unhealthy — reactions to stress. Do any of these scenarios sounds common? How stress affects your body Our body is hard-wired to respond to stress in ways that don’t fit the types of stress faced by most people today. This reaction is known as the fight-or-flight response, and it happens naturally without people having to think about it. The…
Arthritis is the disease caused due to age-related changes and occurs within bone and cartilage. Evidences show that arthritis may have metabolic basis. Poor diet is the cause for inflammatory changes and damage in cartilage cells that leads to cartilage breakdown and the osteoarthritis development. Increase in arthritis cases correlate to similar increases in diabetes and obesity, other conditions that can be incited by poor nutrition. Dietary approaches also give a hand in preventing or managing all three of these conditions. Large number of studies conducted in Europe as well as the United States, suggests that a diet emphasizing plant…
Queso Blanco is soft, creamy and mild unaged white cheese usually made from simple acid coagulation with high acid ingredient such as vinegar, lemon juice or citric acid. It is made from pure cow’s milk or combination of goat’s milk and cow’s milk. This cheese type is fresh and unripened. It does not melt and could be fried or cooked and added to Latin American dishes. It is alike farmer cheese and pot cheese. This cheese has short maturation process and could be made at home. Its procedure is similar to Indian paneer that includes boiling fresh milk and adding…
Lamb is the meat of domestic sheep belonging to species Ovis aries. Generally, sheep in its first year is known as lamb and the meat derived from it is also known as lamb. Lamb meat is derived from animal between one month and one year old with weight between one month and one year old. Generally, the meat is tender in comparison from older sheep and appears in tables of some Western countries. The color of meat ranges from tender pink to pale red. The meat of lamb is categorized into three: hindquarter, loin and forequarter. Forequarter consists of neck,…
Though it’s always a challenging task to decide which of the many wonderful herbs to include in listings such as this, limited discussion is made to those herbs that have the greatest safety record and are commonly used for household situations. Most of these herbs can be used successfully over a long period of time, with no harmful side effects, and for a variety of purposes. Warnings are given where appropriate. For a more complete listing of beneficial herbs or for further information on the herbs that have included, consult any one of the encyclopedic herbal practitioners available today. Reading…
There are many ways to enjoy the benefits of essential oils. Languishing in a luxurious aromatherapy bath or enjoying an oil-infused massage are two popular methods. Oils could be dispersed in the air, dab an oil balm on a pulse point, or sprinkle a few drops of oil on a tissue and inhale the scent deeply. Here are the main ways to enjoy essential oils. Massage An essential oil massage has the added benefit of soothing touch. A massage from a trained aromatherapist is a wonderful treat, but you can just as easily enjoy a massage from a partner, or…
The focus is on nourishing healthy tissue in the mouth; preventing and healing gum infections; and preventing and healing bone loss. When there are deep pockets, gaps between the gum and bone (early-mid periodontal disease), bacteria multiply there and typically erode all the healthy tissues, including eventually the bone. The herbs that helps to maintain a healthy mouth, and/or to heal infections, strengthen gum tissue, and tighten teeth, are: plantain leaves, witch hazel leaves, twigs, and flowers, yarrow flowers and leaves, echinacea root, sage leaves, rosemary leaves, horsetail, oat straw, nettles, pine needles and twigs, roses and rose hips, elder…
Herbs for the health of the gastrointestinal tract; herbs to strengthen, relax, tone and/or stimulate the digestive tract and organs, to improve absorption, assimilation and elimination of food and relief from indigestion, constipation, diarrhea, and other digestive woes. Following are some herbs specifically beneficial to the gastrointestinal system. Angelica (Angelica archangelica) root is a warming digestive bitter that can be used as a tincture before meals to stimulate the production of digestive acids and therefore more efficient digestion. The difference between using angelica and dandelion root before a meal to stimulate digestive juices is that dandelion is cooling and beneficial…
Medicinal oils are among the most wonderful and beneficial herbal products. They are used for a variety of purposes, from massage to insect repellents, and they are remarkably easy to make. There are two distinct types of herbal oils available and there is much confusion between the two. Essential oils are the distilled, highly concentrated volatile oils of the plant. They are extremely concentrated and should be used with caution. It is virtually impossible to make high-quality essential oils in sufficient quantities at home unless you invest in a sophisticated distiller. On the other hand, infused herbal oils (fixed oils)…
People may think of asthma as a childhood illness, not one that’s much of a problem for adults. Yet of the 22 million Americans who have asthma, only 9 million are children. Every day in America, 5,000 people visit the emergency room, 1,000 are admitted to the hospital, and 11 die due to asthma. Of course, asthma doesn’t always require hospitalization. It may cause only occasional and short-lived symptoms, such as breathlessness, coughing, or wheezing. But unless your asthma is well controlled, it can interfere with normal activity. In fact, a person with “mild asthma” can have a fatal attack.…
If blood pressure on the high side, the doctor might write a prescription when it creeps above 140/90, but may be able to forgo medication. Lifestyle changes still are considered the best starting treatment for mild hypertension. These include not smoking, regular exercise, and a healthy diet. In addition to eating less salt, on want to consume potent pressure-lowering foods, includes the following: RAISINS Raisins are basically dehydrated grapes, but they provide a much more concentrated dose of nutrients and fiber. They are high in potassium, with 220 mg in a small box (1.5 ounces). Potassium helps counteract the blood…