Is it a Fruit or a Vegetable? Top 10 Confused Foods
A cucumber. A pickle. They’re the same thing, but are they fruits or vegetables? Cucumber is actually a fruit.
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19 Ways to Enhance Your Sense of Humor
As Mark Twain once said, “Studying humor is like dissecting a frog — you may know a lot but you end up with a dead frog.” Nonetheless, we’re giving it a try. Here are 19 tips for getting — or growing — your sense of humor, based partly on the idea that you can’t be funny if you don’t understand what funny is.
Worlds Healthiest Foods- Food of the Week: Extra Virgin Olive Oil September 23, 2018As plants native to Africa, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean, olive trees and the olives they produce have one of the longest food histories among all known foods. The pressing of olive oil from olives dates back at least 3,000 years to food ...
- Recipe of the Week: Mediterranean Dressing September 23, 2018This easy-to-prepare dressing is great for any occasion. Just toss your salad or vegetables with the ingredients and enjoy! It is not necessary to mix the ingredients of the dressing separately before using. ...
- Best sources of Vitamin E September 23, 2018Vitamin E is a blanket term for eight different naturally occurring nutrients - four different tocopherols and four different tocotrienols. Each of these vitamin E types is considered a fat-soluble antioxidant, and all eight are found in varying ...
- From the kitchen: Tips for Preparing Extra Virgin Olive Oil September 23, 2018We suggest using extra virgin olive oil in dressing salads and a variety of cooked foods. We don't recommend cooking with extra virgin olive oil (see below). One of our favorite recipes featuring extra virgin olive oil, which can be used on both ...
- Why We Avoid Cooking With Extra Virgin Olive Oil September 23, 2018Even though we strongly recommend the inclusion of extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) in most meal plans - and average 2 tablespoons per day in our 7-Day Menu - we do not cook with this plant oil and we do not believe that cooking with EVOO is the best ...
- What is healthy saute? September 23, 2018Healthy Saute is a cooking method that allows you to have the flavor of sauteed vegetables without using heated oils. Studies have found that exposing oils to high heat can result in the production of oxidized compounds and free ...
- Nutrient-Rich Cooking September 23, 2018Q and As About Nutrient Rich Cooking [Healthy Saute Cooking Method:whfkitqa,6] [Healthy Steaming Cooking Method:whfkitqa,53] [Healthy Quick Broil Cooking Method:whfkitqa,50] [Healthy Boiling Cooking Method:whfkitqa,132] [Is it OK to cook with ...
- Can you tell me more about the Mediterranean diet? September 23, 2018Thanks to the best-selling paperback, "The Mediterranean Diet" by Cloutier and Adamson many people have heard the term "Mediterranean diet" but don't know what's involved with this eating plan. We'd like to tell you a little bit more about food ...
- How do cooking temperatures affect vegetable nutrients? September 23, 2018In virtually all cuisines throughout the world, you will find enjoyment of both raw and cooked vegetables. Sometimes the balance between raw and cooked vegetables varies with climate. For example, you can often find greater consumption of raw ...
- What is acrylamide and how is it involved with food and health? September 23, 2018Acrylamide is a potentially toxic and potentially cancer-causing substance that can be naturally present in uncooked, raw foods in very small amounts. But for this substance to pose a risk of toxicity or cancer, it must be present in foods in much ...
- Food of the Week: Extra Virgin Olive Oil September 23, 2018
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