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Although many people think of the term ’super food’ as a modern phenomena, records show that the term has been in use since at least 1945, and possibly early if we allow the hyphenated version, ’super-food’.
So what are they, and are they really all that ’super’?
In modern times, the term is generally used to indicate that a food has nutritional properties that are above and beyond those needed just to sustain life – usually that they contain Vitamins and nutrients that have been proven to reduce the risk of disease and promote good health.
The claim is that ‘Super foods’ are jam packed with nutrients and have great health giving properties. They are also supposed to boost our energy levels, prevent illness, boost brain power and repair cell damage.
If you want to test this theory out for yourself, look for ways to get the following super foods into your diet.
1. Brazil nuts – These contain selenium which helps to protect the body against certain cancers, Alzheimer’s disease and depression. For More details login on to www.breakfasts-recipes.com. Nuts help to reduce our risk of heart disease and can help to control our appetites. Look for free recipes online which make use of this wonderful nut.
2. Olive oil – Olive oil is a mono-unsaturated fat which helps to lower cholesterol. It is a source of antioxidants which help to fight the signs of ageing and protect us from damage caused by free radicals like smoking and pollution. Olive oil is a main ingredient in the healthy Mediterranean diet so look for Mediterranean diet free recipes online.
3. Apples – The humble apple is high in Vitamin C, which is an antioxidant, and high in pectin, a soluble fiber which keeps the digestive system in good working order and helps to lower cholesterol.
4. Seeded Wholegrain Bread – The fiber in the bread keeps the digestive system healthy, the seeds are a source of essential fatty acids and phytoestrogens in linseeds and Soya can help relieve symptoms of the menopause. These high fiber breads also help to control appetite.
5. Baked beans – Baked beans are brilliant. The tomato sauce is rich in leucopenia, an antioxidant which protects the body from prostate cancer and heart disease. Insoluble fiber in the beans helps to keep the digestive system healthy. Beans are also rich in calcium, iron and protein. Serve baked beans on seeded bread toast for a great super food meal!
6. Tea – Both black tea and green tea is rich in antioxidants. An antioxidant in tea, catching, helps to keep our arteries healthy and stops blood clots forming.
7. Bananas – Bananas are high in potassium which is essential for healthy hair and skin and also helps to lower blood pressure. Bananas are also high in antioxidants and are a great source of energy. Bananas can be used in low fat recipes to replace half the fat content in cake recipes.
8. Yogurt – Yogurt is a great source of calcium which is essential for healthy teeth and bones. Bio yogurts also help the digestive system by topping up the amount of friendly bacteria present in the intestines. Make your own yogurt – find free recipes online.
9. Salmon – Salmon is an oily fish and oily fish are often known as “Brain food” because eating oily fish regularly helps to prevent dementia and depression. You can also go to www.cajuns-recipes.com. Eating oily fish also reduces the risk of heart disease, build up of plaque on the walls of the artery and lowers triglyceride levels.
10. Broccoli – This vegetable is high in folic acid which is thought to lower the risk of heart disease and photochemical which help to prevent cancer. Broccoli also contains the antioxidants Vitamin C and lute in which is thought to delay the onset and progression of AMD, age related macular degeneration.
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Gino D’Acampo’s version of macaroni cheese is beefed up with spicy salami. Creamy and satisfying it’s sure to hit the spot. As seen on ITV1’s Daily Cooks. Get the full recipe at http://www.CooksforCooks.com
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Even if you’re watching your waistline, you don’t have to give up your favorite foods. Baked — not fried — chicken tenders can be just as tasty as the real deal.
To complete this How-To you will need:
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 c. All-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 large egg white
1/4 c. Low-fat buttermilk
1 c. of cornflakes
And low-fat dressing or dipping sauce
A large baking sheet
Aluminum foil
An 8-inch kitchen knife
3 small bowls
A wire rack
Cooking spray
And tongs
Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, or Cajun spice
Step 1: Preheat and prep
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil. Set the sheet aside.
Step 2: Cut the chicken
Use the kitchen knife to cut the chicken into pieces 1 to 2 inches in length.
Step 3: Prepare dipping bowls
Combine the flour and black pepper in a bowl. In a second bowl, beat the egg white and buttermilk with a fork. In the third bowl, crush the cup of cornflakes so they look like breadcrumbs.
Tip: You can add Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, or Cajun spice to the flour mixture for some extra flavor.
Step 4: Dip in flour
Dip a tender into the flour and pepper first and turn over to coat completely.
Step 5: Dip in egg and cornflakes
Dip into the egg and buttermilk mixture, and then roll in the cornflakes until the chicken piece is completely covered. Place on a wire rack to set. Repeat with the rest of the chicken.
Step 6: Prepare the pan
Spray the foil with cooking spray, and then transfer the tenders from the wire rack onto the pan. Leave about 2 inches of space between each tender, then put the pan in the oven.
Step 7: Bake until golden brown
Bake for five minutes, then turn over with tongs and bake the other side until golden, about five minutes more. Serve with your favorite low-fat dressing or dipping sauce.
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Looking for healthy recipes, high protein is good, and the "good fats" are good, I am on a healthy lifestyle diet and need something low in sodium and you know, low in everything bad haha
thanks for your suggestions 
After draining add 1 or 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pot. Toss in pasta and coat well. Add a sprinkle of salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, basil, oregano, parsley flakes and Parmesan cheese. Mix well and add a little more heat while stirring. This can be served with almost anything.
Hint. I get a better texture with the pasta when I rinse in cold water first. You just need to reheat slowly and stir and toss more often.
One of the best ways to lose body fat is by cutting calories. It is proven by research and science that the more calories an individual take in, the more calories their body must use up to prevent gaining weight, especially body fat. If an individual eat lesser calories than they burn, they will lose body fat. So, in the nutshell, losing weight is reducing calorie intake. Do not panic, fortunately, there are plenty of easy and realistic methods in reducing calories without sacrificing a healthy or delicious meal.
Most of the weight loss diets are just a temporary way of losing weight. In order for an individual to reduce calories and convert to a healthy diet, they need to make huge and long lasting changes. Avoiding whole food groups by deprivation or drastically limiting food consumption is not the best way in which to do it. The best and most recommended way to reduce calorie intake is to do it in slow and small ways that will not going to be hard to practice, but have good results. Here are some fantastic ways to cut calories without losing out.
Cutting Calories Tip 1
Fat and calories are two very different things. Certain food may be low in fat, but actually, they are loaded with calories. Remember, always read the labels before buying them to make sure that the food is really low in calories.
Cutting Calories Tip 2
Be creative. Use low calorie ingredients to make your favorite traditional dishes. You can easily replace fatty and unhealthy ingredients with healthy low calorie ones in the recipes. Most low calorie food taste just as good as their counter parts.
Cutting Calories Tip 3
Choose lean meats. Choosing lean cuts over fatty ones and trimming the excess fat and taking off the skin from the meat can help you cut down loads of unwanted calories without changing much of the taste.
Cutting Calories Tip 4
Consume low calorie dairy instead of the full cream ones. Little that you realize, by taking low fat dairies, you are able to cut down calories easily. You do not have to change all your dairies to low fat ones, try different low calorie options to see which taste best. One may not like low fat cheese but loves low fat milk.
Cutting Calories Tip 5
Have a meatless meal once or twice a week. Meat contains loads of calories and not to mention the cholesterol. Taking one or two meatless meal a week can help you reduce calories tremendously without mentally affecting you.
Cutting Calories Tip 6
Empty calories are useless calories, so avoid them. You can get empty calories from foods that have no nutritional value at all. A fantastic example of an empty calorie food is soda. Soda contains lots of calories but its not nutritious at all. It also contains lots of sugar and flavoring which is unhealthy for the body.
Cutting Calories Tip 7
Control that alcohol intake. Alcohol is also an empty calorie food. Besides being a useless food, alcohol is also a food that can be consumed without paying much attention being paid to how much they are consuming.
Drinking responsibly is a good thing for everyone, with the added bonus for the waistline.
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There’s no better eating beans when you serve up your own homemade BBQ Baked Beans right off the Barbecue grill. Watch one of the BBQ Pit Boys show you how easy it is to do.
Just add 4-5 1lb. cans of your favorite pre-cooked beans, with 1/4lb. thick-cut bacon, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup chopped onion, 1/4 cup molasses, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup cider vinegar, 4 tablespoons prepared mustard, to a 3-4 quart black iron pan.
Mix the ingredients as shown and then simmer in your covered grill for about an hour, or until the excess liquid renders off. Move the pan opposite the hot coals and then cover the pan for an additional hour or so.
You can print out this BBQ Pit Boys recipe at http://www.BBQPitBoys.com
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Tortillas are one of the staples of Mexican cuisine, served up fried as tacos, rolled into soft burritos or layered as enchiladas.
The history of tortillas dates back to 10,000 BC. Later, it was popularized when a peasant prepared this flat corn bread to the Mayan king.
Missionaries later spread the recipe for tortillas throughout California, and today flour tortillas are favored over white bread for their versatility and low fat content.
Hi, Im Jason Hill of Chef Tips outside the Mission Tortilla Factory in Anaheim. Lets head back to the kitchen and learn how to make homemade tortillas.
To prepare this flour tortilla recipe, you only need four ingredients: flour, baking powder, vegetable shortening or lard and salt.
First, stir 4 cups all purpose flour and 1/8 teaspoon baking powder in a large bowl. Next add 1/2 cup of shortening or lard into the mixture and work the fat into the flour with your hands.
Dissolve 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt into 1 1/2 cups of warm water. Drizzle this slowly into the flour mixture and mix until you have a soft dough. Knead for 1 minute, adding flour or small amounts of lukewarm water if needed. The dough should not be too wet or dry. Once it is at the right consistency, turn bowl over to cover the dough and let it rest for about 20 minutes.
Next, divide the dough into 12 pieces and form into balls. As you form and roll the balls, coat your hands with a little bit of shortening. Flatten and cover balls with plastic wrap and let rest for 20-30 minutes.
To prepare the tortillas, preheat a griddle over medium heat. Remove a flattened ball and roll it into a circle. A small rolling pin works well. Turn the dough around after each stroke with the rolling pin. Roll as thin as possible, stretching with your fingers if necessary.
Place each rolled tortilla on a hot cast iron skillet, pan or griddle and flip over every 15-20 seconds. Youll know its done when it develops brown spots on each side and it bubbles up.
Serve these warm tortillas with butter right off the pan. You can even sprinkle them with a bit of cinnamon sugar for a dessert treat.
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Cut low-fat cheese like nonfat or low-fat ricotta, cottage or farmer’s cheese in cooking sandwiches.
Add mayonnaise, sour cream or any other souces. Beside that you can use yogurt, broth, mlik or lemon juice.
Try to eat salad with just lemon or vinegar or any other seasoning for taste of salad.
Steam vegetales instead of fry them. You can replace oil to fry with water and steam those vegetables.
Bake vegetable, eggplant or potatoes instead of fry. You can also use mashed fruit to replace oil or butter.
Don’t use ice cream for desert, you can replace it with yogurt because the fat is lower than ice cream.
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As the leaves start to turn to fall colors and in the evenings we are tempted to sit by a warm fire, hearty food comes to mind. The fall and winter bring a host of root vegetables, squashes, greens and fruit from which hearty meals can be easily made. The challenge is to keep these dishes healthy that means keeping them as alkaline as possible.
When attempting to reverse the symptoms of acid reflux, diet is probably the most important consideration. That old cliché, “You are what you eat”, has never been more true. If you eat food and drink beverages which are acidic in nature, then it follows, that you will be acidic in nature, as well. If you eat a diet which mainly consists of so called “convenience food”, you don’t stand a chance of being alkaline.
In order to defeat the acid reflux condition, one must strive to correct the pH factor of the body. 7.5 pH is the ideal alkaline body level. You can test the pH level of your saliva with pH paper, which can be purchased at any pharmacy. Some medical authorities claim that all illness, including cancer, cannot exist in an alkaline environment. If that is true, it is certainly food for thought!
It is important to remember that the acid reflux condition could not perpetuate itself without a damaged esophagus. In order to heal this affliction, the esophagus must be allowed to repair. This can be accomplished by eliminating food and drink that are irritants and, or acidic. Avoiding anything which relaxes the LES (lower esophageal sphincter) is another important consideration. The LES is the muscular valve which separates the esophagus and the stomach. It is when this valve relaxes, that acid and pepsin splash up from the stomach into the esophagus and throat, causing acid reflux.
The hydrochloric acid in the stomach has been compared in strength, to the acid in a car battery. With acid reflux, the constant assault of acid causes little lacerations to develop on the lining of the esophagus. Until these lacerations have had a chance to heal, spicy foods, such as acidic tomato products, hot peppers, raw garlic and raw onions should also be eliminated from the diet. They just further irritate the condition. Smoking, drinking alcohol and eating chocolate also relax the LES, thus impeding the healing process.
The key to acid reflux recovery is to eat alkaline, easy to digest nourishing food until the esophagus has healed. Eating early, allowing at least three hours before lying down is an essential habit to develop. Eating slowly and chewing food completely in a relaxed, pleasant and stress free environment is of paramount importance, as well.
I have listed a few of my favorite hearty fall and winter recipes that I enjoyed during my own recovery period. Cooking meat, vegetables, fruit and shellfish in liquids produce delicious dishes which can be made quickly and easily. I have employed a technique called “braising” for the main dish below. It is one of my favorite cooking methods, because it concentrates flavor in a one pot dinner. I have also included a seasonal soup starter and a special desert to complete the perfect cold weather dinner.
Try doubling the main dish and desert recipes so that you can have them later in the week…..less time in the kitchen. Remember, that cooking from scratch instead of relying on convenience foods is a better approach to good health, in general. It’s also nice to know what you’re really eating.
I hope that you enjoy the following seasonal recipes. Even though I have cured myself of acid reflux, I still serve these wonderful hearty dishes on a regular basis. The entire family should enjoy these, too. Well, the children might not like the oysters, but you certainly will. This menu is great for entertaining, as the main and last courses are made in advance and the first course is a breeze. For those of you who live in warmer climes, remember that winter is a state of mind.
Bon appetite!
BRAISED CHICKEN WITH TURNIPS AND ONIONS
This is a rustic country-style dinner dish which truly embodies the concept of “Comfort Food”. Unlike thick cuts of meat, braising chicken takes a fraction of the time and the chicken absorbs all the flavors of the vegetables and liquids. Mashed potatoes are a perfect accompaniment. This is a serving for four and requires about an hour to prepare.
1 (3 ½ lb.) chicken, cut into 8 serving pieces
½ cup flour for dredging
Olive oil
2 medium sweet onions roughly chopped
4 medium turnips peeled and sliced into ½” pieces *
3 cloves of garlic, finely minced
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups white wine or dry vermouth
2 sprigs of thyme or ½ tsp. dried
1 tbsp. parsley, chopped
Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour and set aside.
Heat a heavy skillet to medium high and add enough olive oil to coat well
Brown chicken pieces skin side down and turn over in about 7 minutes (This can be done in two batches, if necessary)
Transfer browned chicken to a plate and cover to keep warm
Pour off all but 2 tbsp. of the fat and lower heat to medium low
Add onions and cook covered, stirring occasionally until soft and lightly golden
Add turnips and garlic and cook uncovered for five minutes stirring occasionally to keep onions from burning
Return browned chicken to skillet and mix with vegetables to coat both sides, arranging chicken skin side up
Pour stock and wine over chicken mixture
Sprinkle with thyme
Cover and lower heat to gently simmer until chicken is cooked through and turnips are tender, about 30 to 40 minutes
Transfer chicken and vegetables onto a serving dish
Reduce sauce over high heat, if needed, to thicken
Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste and pour over chicken and vegetables
Sprinkle with parsley
*Parsnips may be substituted for the turnips, or a mixture of the two.
CREAMY NEW ENGLAND STYLE OYSTER STEW
I have heard rumors that oysters are a bit acidic; however, they have never given me indigestion. I confess that this is a rather rich dish, but a small serving will give you more pleasure than pain. One has to spoil themselves occasionally.
1 ½ tbsps. unsalted butter
I dozen freshly opened oysters (or the freshest you can find) with liquid
1/8 tsp. celery salt
1 ½ ounces sherry
Splash of Worcestershire sauce to taste
Cayenne pepper
1 ½ cups whole milk with a little cream added
Chives, chopped
Oyster crackers
Into a double boiler place butter, oysters with liquid, celery salt, sherry and Worcestershire sauce (water in the bottom pan should not touch the top pan)
With a wooden spoon, stir until the oysters are just curling on the edges (do not overcook), about a minute
Pour in milk mixture and continue stirring
Remove from heat just before the boil and serve immediately
Sprinkle each serving with a little cayenne pepper
Garnish with chives
Offer oyster crackers on the side
POACHED ANJOU PEARS IN RED WINE
You have to plan a little ahead for this dish. The pears should be ripe, but still springy to the touch. Buy them a week ahead and place in a paper bag with a banana. Don’t ask me why, but this works. Choose pears with the stem in tact.
8 smallish red Anjou pears
Juice of one lemon
1 cup extra fine granulated sugar
2 cups red wine
¼ tsp. vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick
Carefully peel pears to the stem (the stem comes in handy for turning and for presentation)
Coat each peeled pear with lemon juice and set aside
Into a saucepan place the sugar, wine, vanilla and cinnamon
Stir over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved
Add pears and reduce heat to a gentle simmer, covered
Poach pears until they are just tender, about 10 to 20 minutes, depending upon the size of the pears, turning once
Remove from heat and allow pears to sit in liquid, turning again so that color is even, another 20 minutes
Remove pears from liquid to desert plates
Reduce liquid over medium high heat to a syrupy consistency and pour over pears
Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprig of mint
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