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Resistant Starch: What It Is and Why It's Useful
Resistant starch acts as a prebiotic for healthy bacteria, known as probiotics.
Diana Dashkevich food health food facts nutrition 25 October 2023
Celery: Health Benefits
Celery is a bright and healthy green vegetable with large juicy stems and leaves at the top. Celery has a characteristic tart aroma and a spicy, bittersweet taste.
Diana Dashkevich vegetables celery vitamins health 25 October 2023
Plate size and shape matter: Nutritionist's tips
Even the smallest details like your plate's size, shape, and color can affect your appetite more than you might think. Our brain can be easily tricked into being more or less hungry - but how does it works?
Kate Yakimchuk plates size habits dieting nutrition 25 October 2023
Fighting carbs cravings: Nutritionist's tips
In colder months, lots of people naturally crave more carbohydrates, because they are an essential part of most comforting foods. Meanwhile, excessive carbs can be not that great for your body - so you need to cope with your cravings.
Kate Yakimchuk carbohydrates carbs cravings dieting tips 25 October 2023
Cutlets with no excessive fat: Cooking tips
Home-made cutlets can be both delicious and healthy - you just need to cook them correctly. While most people choose to fry them with oil, you can use other cooking methods to make them healthier.
Kate Yakimchuk cutlets fats cooking tips 24 October 2023
Hunger and cravings: Nutritionist's tips
When trying to take control over a poor diet, lots of people try to ignore their hunger, thinking that it might help them to form healthy habits. Meanwhile, you should differentiate cravings and real hunger, because these two things need different approaches.
Kate Yakimchuk cravings hunger food health 24 October 2023
Fiber: Where It's Found and What It's Needed For
For example, whole grains are a source of insoluble fiber, which helps control weight, promote gut and heart health, and maintain regular bowel movements.
Diana Dashkevich nutrition health fiber 24 October 2023
Pineapple: Health Benefits
Raw, ripe pineapple has a sweet and sour taste. Pineapple is good to eat as a fruit, dessert, in pies or as a component of rich dishes.
Diana Dashkevich fruits pineapple health vitamins 24 October 2023
Freezing ideas: Keep your food fresh
While most people use their freezers for meat, fish, and ice only, you can use your freezer for so many more things! When discovering its true potential, you can save lots of money and keep your food fresh for many weeks or even months.
Kate Yakimchuk freezing freezer food storage ideas 24 October 2023
Use more microgreens: Cooking ideas
Microgreens are full of taste and healthy nutrients, so you should use them more in your diet. Meanwhile, simply eating them might be quite boring - so why not add them into other dishes you like!
Kate Yakimchuk microgreen health food ideas 24 October 2023
Destructive dieting habits: Nutritionist's tips
While trying to eat healthily, lots of people make some pretty destructive mistakes, thinking that it might actually help them. It's important to notice them and fix them, so you won't damage or weaken your body.
Kate Yakimchuk dieting nutrition habits food 23 October 2023
Yerba Mate: Health Benefits
Yerba mate, or Paraguayan tea, is a type of herbal tea made from the leaves of Ilex paraguariensis, an evergreen tree native to South America.
Diana Dashkevich drinks tea health 23 October 2023
Matcha: Health Benefits
Matcha has a nutty flavor, a slight sweet and slight bitter taste. Taste may be affected by quality. Ceremonial grade matcha tends to have a sweeter flavor with less bitterness, while culinary grade matcha tastes less sweet and more nutty.
Diana Dashkevich drinks tea matcha health 23 October 2023
Frying uncooked rice: Cooking tips
Do you usually fry uncooked rice in a pan before boiling it? If not, then you might want to try it - this method has plenty of benefits and can make your dishes taste way better!
Kate Yakimchuk food rice cooking tips 23 October 2023
Potatoes: Health Benefits
The characteristic taste of potatoes is determined by the starch, glucose, lactose, protein, nitrogen compounds, fatty acids, and mineral elements contained in the tubers. Up to 70–80% of dry matter is starch, its content depends on the timing of potato ripening.
Diana Dashkevich vegetables potatoes health vitamins 23 October 2023
Use more Worcestershire sauce: Cooking ideas
If you like strong fermented sauces, then you probably like Worcestershire sauce - it tastes amazingly! You can use it for plenty of dishes to make them taste better.
Kate Yakimchuk sauce cooking ideas 23 October 2023
White Fish: Health Benefits
The tender white meat of the fish has a pleasant sea aroma and delicate taste.
Diana Dashkevich fish food health 22 October 2023
Juice can't replace the fruits: Nutritionist's tips
If you don't like fruits, then you might try replacing them with fruit juices - but it's not always a good idea. While some fruit juices can actually have vitamins, they lack other things that whole fruits have.
Kate Yakimchuk nutrition juice fruits health 22 October 2023
Bran: Health Benefits
Wheat bran is, first of all, an excellent source of fiber, essential macro- and microelements, B vitamins, vitamins E and A. Fiber is especially important for good intestinal function and the normal functioning of the digestive system as a whole.
Diana Dashkevich breakfast healthy food health 22 October 2023
Oatmeal: Health Benefits and How to Cook Better
The taste of oatmeal is unique: delicate, with a nutty and herbaceous flavor. Oatmeal cooked with milk has a brighter taste. This porridge also has a special, recognizable consistency: thick, sticky, viscous.
Diana Dashkevich oatmeal health cooking 22 October 2023