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Dec 10

How Technology Makes Food Better

Technology is taking over the world. Literally, taking it over… everything! Almost everything we seem to know is infused with technology, even food. You might say this is a bad thing, but like someone once said in a song, to survive, we should only go “forward and onward, always up never down.” With new innovations such as molecular gastronomy (click here to see some molecular gastronomy recipes) and even simple espresso coffee pods, food tech is simply on a roll.

Aside from giving us tools to help better our cooking and food prep experience, technology has also allowed us to make better food. And then there are those which I would like to call “cooking aids”. Stuff such as thermometers, measuring cups etc… etc… Like I said before, technology does not necessarily mean machines powered by electricity, but simply, the tools we use. Anyway, here are some examples as to how technology made food better:

Canned Goods

Don’t tell me this isn’t a wonderful innovation. Before canned products were marketed worldwide, food was difficult to preserve. It had to be consumed fast or else it would spoil and be wasted. Now, canned goods provide us with long lasting food that is also (most of the time) quite easy to prepare. Food such as sardines doesn’t require any cooking at all.

Instant Food

We have the canned goods, and we have the instant food. The most popular would be instant noodles, but now, a lot of “instant” stuff has already surfaced such as instant coffee (just add water), instant mac’n cheese, even instant meat – and a lot more.

Powdered Drinks

Before, if we would like a cold glass of orange juice, we have to rush to the market, buy some fresh ones, and squeeze it to make our own. Right now, we can just buy powdered versions of this stuff (again, you just have to add water). It’s much simpler to prepare than its all-natural counterpart. Stock cubes work the same way, and if you don’t think they’re an innovation, you’ve clearly never spent 5 hours making beef stock!

You may still be asking how on earth we achieved all these. Why, you should know by now… Technology of course!

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Oct 10

Programmable Slow Cooker

Learning how to cook is something that could save you a large amount of money, but many people are hesitant to attempt this because of the fact that they would like to eat out at a restaurant. While this may be the easiest option, it is also expensive and can cost you several hundred dollars each month to feed the members of your family. Financial debt is avoidable, there is no reason why you need to eat every meal from a restaurant or microwave, you can create better meals with the programmable slow cooker.

All you need to do to cook with this machine is choose the ingredients that fit best into a mixture. You can set the food into the pot and select from the settings that are available, you will then be able to set the food to cook from the appropriate amount of time and no longer need to worry about it. Foods that are commonly cooked with this product include vegetables, potatoes and stews. Home cooking is only possible with time, the programmable slow cooker will allow you to cook these items without having to watch over the few.

Within hours you will have an amazing stew that is similar to any your family would make, cooking is about having the right tools. The programmable Rival slow cooker is very easy to use, it is also easy to clean and you can begin learning how to cook. It is very simple to set all the food into the cooker and leave the rest to the machine. A Rival slow cooker is also available for a less expensive price, you need to select the ideal machine for your needs based on the amount of food you want to cook and the optional programmable feature available on some products.

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Jul 10

List of Healthy Foods: Top 10 Super Foods to Keep You Healthy

In an age when toxic schedules and rushed mealtimes are proving more and more deleterious to the health & overall well-being of many people, taking a closer look at our diets has gained paramount importance. Getting a nutritional boost from natural foods is one of the best things you can do for your body, if you want to live longer, richer, and more productive lives, and help your family members do the same.

Relying on medical experts and nutritionists for good advice on the best foods to consume is a good start.  Occasionally, some people stumble into wonder food products that heal or alleviate some of their bodily conditions.  In truth, there are many super foods that have taken centerstage in recent years.  They certainly number beyond 10.  Zeroing in on the top 10 from the perspective of doctors may anyhow prove to be useful.  Here’s one list of healthy foods touted to slow the aging process and prevent numerous degenerative diseases, from the standpoint of a former clinical professor of dermatology and author of several bestselling health books, which may ring a bell:

Açaí
Green Foods
Nuts & Seeds
Barley
Beans and Lentils
Buckwheat
Hot Peppers
The Allium Family
Sprouts
Yogurt and Kefir

Only one fruit is listed above – the deep plum-colored acai berry with skin-enhancing, immune-boosting, and energy-providing antioxidants, phytonutrients, amino acids, fiber and beneficial fatty acids.  There are other super fruits, though, which rank high on other people’s list of healthy foods. Not all people will find the following super foods suitable, though, as they may have certain medical conditions requiring medications that may negatively interact with some items falling on the list.

In any case, given normal health conditions, another list of healthy foods is topped by antioxidant-rich grapefruit (which is rich in vitamin C, fiber and phytonutrients, and versatile) and pomegranate (whose polyphenols, tannins and anthocyanins, serve as useful antioxidants). Joining the list of superfoods are mushroom (which can lower elevated blood pressure contribute to a healthy immune system), fish, flax seed, garlic, whole grains, beans & legumes, and colorful veggies like tomato and sweet potato.

The benefits of eating healthy are numerous and if you compound choosing healthy super foods, you are bound to increase energy, feel better, and live a long, healthy life!

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Jun 10

A Surprising New You Through Bodybuilding Over 40

You may dismiss the idea of bodybuilding at the age of over 40 at first thought but think again. When was the last time you went through a health magazine for people of this age and failed to see the emphasis health experts have on fitness at this age? Contrary to common belief that it is not possible to build the body at such an age, the body produces growth hormones as long as you are alive and this means that with the right exercise, diet and rest, it is possible for you to build your body at almost any age as long as you have the will and the strength to do it. A sculptured physique may not seem viable for people aged over 40 but you will never really know till you try it, right?

Changing the way you look to be healthy and strong at over 40 may seem like impossible to many people, but there are even more who have made a change in their lives by doing it. You can do a special exercise over 50 that considers your strength levels, ambition and general physical as you will not do the same exercises that are done by a twenty year old. You will first need to determine your body type in order to understand what exercises are right for you and choose a fitness program that goes hand in hand with your objectives for exercising as well as your physical capabilities.

Body building exercises are grouped according to what you expect at the end of it all, gender, physical capabilities and schedule. You can do exercise for women over 40 if you are female and know what you want, just the way men can do men exercises at their age to build body, gain strength, keep fit or burn fat.

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May 10

How to Cope with the Small Size of Nutrisystem Meals

For many people who need to go on a diet to lose some weight, Nutrisystem offers several highly convenient and easy to use diet plans that are extremely popular. The company is well established, trusted and respected, having been in business since the 1970s. So it’s no wonder many dieters choose one or other of their diet plans to lose some weight. However, one fairly common issue that people come up against is the small size of the Nutrisystem meals. So here’s how to cope with them and help make the diet an enjoyable as well as successful one.

Firstly, it is important to realize that the meals are not particularly small in themselves, but it is quite common for people to eat large meals and get used to the size as the norm. In fact, eating very large meals is one of the prime reasons for getting overweight in the first place! The meals from Nutrisystem are by necessity smaller than what you’re used to and this can cause the reaction that they appear small in comparison.

One of the best ways you can deal with the apparent small main meal size is to bulk it out with fresh green vegetables that you prepare and cook yourself. This is actually a recommendation from Nutrisystem, so you won’t be breaking your diet if you add some fresh cabbage, broccoli, kale or similar to your main meals. In fact these and similar green vegetables are very low in calories. They provide extra bulk to the meals along with additional goodness, which can only be a good thing.

Another way of coping with smaller meal sizes is by adopting the mental attitude that you are doing the diet with the prime intention to lose weight. In order to lose weight, common sense dictates that you need to eat less than you did before. By having a positive mental attitude to eating less to lose weight, the Nutrisystem diet meals will no longer seem so small to you. Instead, they will take on a “just right” appearance that is in accordance with your goal to lose weight.

Whatever you do, you must avoid the temptation to grab some high calorie snacks as filler in between meals. This will certainly sabotage your attempts to lose weight. Remember, a packet of potato chips might look pretty harmless, but they’ll pile on an extra few hundred calories. That will negate all your hard work by otherwise acclimatizing to the new, beneficial meal sizes. Put your health and weight loss goals first and with the right mind set and determination, you will succeed!

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May 10

Slimming Tea Weight Loss Options

We must consider the consumption of slimming tea in general. It can be very dangerous, because the often stools also take minerals and calcium with them. So, it is recommended to consult a doctor or a nutritionist when you think about starting a diet, whatever that may be. Below we offer you some options.

- Black tea has similar properties to green tea and it boosts the metabolism and favors fat burning, plus it helps regulate blood sugar levels.

- The cayenne peppers. The peel and the seeds of cayenne peppers are ground after drying to prepare “cayenne wit”, a red powder that looks like wit, but it actually is several times hotter. In moderate amounts it may be useful in weight loss. Studies have shown that a teaspoon of red cayenne pepper can help you burn 25% more calories.

- Pineapple. Because of the enzymes it contains, pineapple helps the stomach digest food better. It also helps us burn fat. It is very rich in vitamins and it is beneficial to the body.

- Caraway is designed to absorb oils and to cut appetite.

- Nettle. Nettle tea is rich in vitamins and calcium. It stimulates immunity, cuts appetite by regulating blood sugar levels, prevents urinary tract infections and very importantly it prevents water retention.

Here are some guidelines regarding the nettle tea diet

The nettle tea diet will be followed like this: you will consume about a liter of nettle tea a day, preferably morning and after lunch. By following a diet with this slimming tea you will be able to lose about 11 pounds in a month or more, but you must also keep a proper diet. The only drawback is that it does not have a pretty good taste.

The plants above can give a helping hand to any weight loss system, but the help must be done under control to protect your health.

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Apr 10

Vegetable Recipes for Juicers and Health Benefits

Vegetable recipes for juicers are considered among the most healthy drinks on this planet. Fruits juice recipes, although great, are higher in sugar. So it is recommended to make the majority of your juicer recipes with vegetables. Here are a few great vegetable juicer recipes that you can make at home and their health benefits.

Alkalizing Greens
3 carrots
2 stalks of celery
1 cup of spinach
1/2 an apple
1/2 a cucumber

This green juice recipe is very alkaline so it helps our body PH to be less acidic. Less acidity in the body is associated with less disease because disease generally needs an acidic environment to thrive. A more alkaline body is therefore associated with less incidence of cancer and arthritis. If you suffer with heartburn this juice makes a great remedy.

Celery and carrots are both great for helping to prevent us from developing heart disease. First of all both ingredients contain vitamin C which is needed to fight free radicals that damage cholesterol in our blood. This is important because once cholesterol is damaged it sticks to the artery wall and develops into a plaque and restricts blood flow.

Celery also contains plant compounds that are powerful at lowering blood pressure called phthalides. Phthalides have a strong relaxing effect upon the muscles that surround our arteries. This enables the arteries to expand more to allow more blood to pass through which releases blood pressure.

Old Green Eyes
6 carrots
2 cups of spinach
2 cups of kale

Carrots are an awesome source of a plant compound called beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is very important for eye health because it is turned by the liver into vitamin A – a vitamin that is essential for the well being of our eyes. If we become deficient in vitamin A we will become night blind, a condition were the eyes cannot adjust well between light and dark environments. If this deficiency continues for long enough we will become completely blind.

Spinach and kale are among the most nutritious foods on this planet and are the cornerstone of green juice. Not only a great source of beta-carotene, spinach and kale also contain another two plant compounds that promote eye health – lutein and zeaxanthin. Lutein and zeaxanthin that we consume in our diet will concentrate in the eyes were they protect the retina (lens) of our eyes from the oxidative damage of UV light. This helps to greatly slow down the aging of the eyes and protect us from eye diseases like cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration.

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