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I am obsessed with sweet potatoes. Steam them, bake them, grill them, or mash them, and I will eat them. When I went to grab a couple to roast in the oven, I was shocked to find that one of my taters had sprouted, and not just tiny little white eyes – there was a full blown plant emerging from the skin. [...]
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Barbecue season is upon us, so let’s celebrate by grilling, since it’s an easy and low-fat way to cook. If you’re grilling, protect your health by marinating your meat. Here are seven things explaining why marinating is good for your health and how to do it.
Marinating meat, fish, and poultry significantly decreases the amount of carcinogenic heterocyclic amines (HCAs) produced when the meat is cooked at high temperatures, like in grilling. [...]
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September 3rd, 2010
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Author: Famefit
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Veggies and grains take up most of the real estate on my meal plates, but when it comes to protein, I enjoy the lean varieties of fish and chicken. But I am no stranger to beef and pork, either. Though I make my best effort to shop with a grocery list, I can end up at the supermarket without a game plan and eyes bigger than my stomach. [...]
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Last week, a friend and I went to a restaurant and ordered pizza topped with stracciatella, a soft, fresh cheese. It was delicious, and we popped the leftovers in the fridge to save for later. The next day, she took the leftover pizza out of the fridge and ate it for dinner – and promptly got a severe case of food poisoning. [...]
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from Fit Sugar
Barbecue season is upon us, so let’s celebrate by grilling, since it’s an easy and low-fat way to cook. If you’re grilling meat, protect your health by marinating your meat. Here are five things on the whys and hows of marinating.
Marinating meat, fish, and poultry significantly decreases the amount of carcinogenic heterocyclic amines (HCAs) produced when the meat is cooked at high temperatures, like in grilling. [...]
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In the locker room at my gym last week, I overheard a woman talking to her friend about replacing all her plastic food containers with glass ones. She said that she doesn’t want plastic leaching into her or her family’s food. Plastics have been getting a bad rap ever since the whole Nalgene BPA fiasco. [...]
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