0 Top 10 Links of the Week 1 29 10 – 2 4 10

This week, its exploding soup, C3PO cereal, and lessons learned, all around. Have a wonderful Super Bowl Sunday, sweet readers. Have a beer or five.

1) The Kitchn: Why Does Soup Explode Out of My Blender?
I can’t tell you how often I’ve done this. How many more long-sleeved t-shirts must die?

2) Dark Roasted Blend: Weird Festivals and Strange Celebrations
From tomato tossing to cheese rolling to the Great Belgian Orange Throw of ’09, this collection of bizarre carnivals will amaze your friends, impress your parents, and possibly shoop.

3) Lifehacker: Store Brand Foods that Save You Money Without Sacrificing Taste
Consumer Reports just did a study comparing brand named groceries to generics. And? The generics, which cost an average of 27% less, did as well or better in most tests (except barbecue sauce, which … granted).

4) LA Times: With Master Cleanse, Clarity Gained – With a Twist
The Master Cleanse (for which you eat nothing but maple-and-cayenne spiked lemonade for ten days) supposedly clears your mind, revs up your appetite, and helps you lose weight. Writer Jessica Gelt tried it. This is her light-headed, calorie-deprived story.

5) Money Saving Mom: Lessons I’ve Learned from the Pantry Challenge
Recently, MSM readers took the Pantry Challenge, in which they cooked for a week using their pre-existing stocks of food. Guest poster Jennifer learned a ton in the process, and her observations should help any burgeoning frugalist.

6) New York Times: Six Meaningless Claims on Food Labels
In which the Gray Lady confirms that “All Natural” (and five other dastardly claims) mean absolutely nothing, like a Kate Hudson movie or promises from your landlord.

7) Ellen: Ellen is Sugar-free - Day 4
Ms. DeGeneres and one of her writers are going sans sugar for an entire week, and keeping a video diary about the ordeal. Ellen’s a vegan, so I don’t expect this to affect her too much, but the writer is having headaches and sleeping issues. Writers: oh, how we suffer.

8) Cavalcade of Awesome: The Grocery Aisle of Long Forgotten Breakfast Cereals
Go for the sweet pics of vintage cereal boxes like Waffle-Os and C3POs, but stay for the best blog banner EVAH.

9) Casual Kitchen: Mindful Chewing – How to Cut Your Calorie Intake in Half Without Feeling Hungry
Remember the olden days of yore, when your grandparents told you to chew each piece of food 20 to 30 times before you swallowed? Turns out, they were right. They were right about EVERYTHING. (Except the War of the Worlds debacle. Oh, New Jersey. You so crazy.)

10) MSN Smart Spending: Would you pay more for less Coke?
You know those new mini Coke cans? The 8-ounce dealies that supposedly restrict your calorie intake by restricting portion sizes? According to MSN, they’re “50% to 140% more per ounce than the regular 12-ounce cans,” not to mention TERRIBLE for birds and trees and such. And your health. There is no upside here.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Bon Appetit: The 10 Rules of Making Nachos
Who loves ya, baby?

Hide Your Arms: 200 T-Shirts for Food Lovers
Just in time for V-day! (Thanks to the Kitchn for the link. Speaking of which...)

The Kitchn:

Making Smoothies Easy – Tips from Alton Brown
Raw to Sweet – How to Change the Intensity of Onions
What are Light and Savory Ways to Use Canned Pumpkin?
Another week, another spectacular collection of posts from the Kitchn. These are but a few of mah favorites.

Lifehacker: Repurpose Your Rice Cooker to Make Tasty One Pot Meals
Short, sweet starter article on the beauty of the rice cooker, The Husband-Elect loves his more than he loves Batman. Which is a lot.

New York Post: Manhattan Snack Lack
Big Apple-ites are thin because we/they don’t snack. I thought it was from the constant beatings.

Slashfood: Budweiser Launches 55-calorie Beer
Yay?

AND ALSO

Axecop
Written by a five-year-old and drawn by his 29-year-old brother, Axecop is the story of a cop with an axe. Also, Unibaby, the baby with a unicorn head. Hilarious and excellent. If you read nothing else this week...

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0 10 Super Foods That Help In Hair Loss

Hair loss is a very common problem that both men and women equally face these days. It can be really annoying to wake up in the morning and find several fallen hairs on the pillow, or find them in the shower net while you take a bath. 

There are quite a lot of factors that contribute to hair loss, poor diet, stress, genetic disorder, underlying illness, reaction from hair products and so on. Also most of the peoples follow the hectic "ever-busy" lifestyle that prevents them from taking good care of their hairs. 

It is normal if you lose hair as you grow older. But, if you begin to lose your locks very early in your life, then there is something wrong somewhere and you should take necessary steps to change your lifestyle and your food habits to prevent hair loss problems. 

10 Foods to stop hair loss 

Its true: Your diet has an impact on your tresses! Good nutrition is extremely important to enjoy healthy hair growth and it is one of the first things that you should work on when suffering from hair loss, excessive hair damage or slow hair growth.

Hair is a fast-growing tissue and what you are eating can make a lot of difference on how your hair grows. For healthy hair growth, a variety of nutrients are required such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Niacin, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Iron, Zinc, Protein, Essential Fatty Acids, Silica, Sulphur and Germanium.

Most of the people spend a huge amount of money on hair care products to solve the problem of hair loss. But the best way to prevent hair loss and to improve the appearance of your hair is to keep a close eye on what you are eating.

There are certain super foods that can help to promote hair growth and solve the problem of hair loss. You can improve hair growth, texture, shine and overall health by what you eat. We’ve chosen the top 10 foods for healthy hair, and they’re all surprisingly easy to squeeze into your diet. Here’s how to eat your way to better hair.

Foods That Help To Prevent Hair Loss

1) Green Vegetables
Green vegetables are rich source of minerals like vitamins B, C, and E, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, and omega-3 fatty acids that are required for healthy hair growth. These nutrients in the vegetables provide the conditioning effect by producing sebum. It is better to include dark green vegetables like capsicum, broccoli, spinach, Swiss chard etc. if you want to protect your hair and promote the growth.

2) Eggs
As you know the hair follicles are primarily made of protein hence eating high amounts of protein is essential for healthy hair. Egg is one of the best sources of protein and it also contains biotin and B vitamins that play a major role in preventing hair loss problems. The protein present in egg is considered high quality protein and is excellent for hair growth and hair strength. It is better to eat both the egg white and yolk, but those who do not like the taste of yolk can eat egg whites only to enjoy proper hair growth.


3) Beans
Beans are incredible super foods and they are good for hair too as they are good sources of protein, fiber, zinc, B vitamins, vitamin C, and minerals so include more beans in your diet. Legumes like kidney beans and lentils should be an important part of your hair-care diet. These are a great source to get zinc, biotin and iron-rich protein in your diet. Protein is an important key to healthy hair, as it helps strengthen the actual strands and aids in the speed of growth. Protein also works to prevent dry scalp, making it an especially important part of your diet in the colder months. 

4) Nuts 
Almonds are considered as the best food to prevent hair loss and promote hair growth. Almonds are rich in vitamin E which helps to prevent split ends and promote growth of healthy hair. Walnuts contain alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid that may help condition your hair. They are also a terrific source of zinc, as are cashews, pecans and almonds. A zinc deficiency can lead to hair shedding, so make sure nuts are a regular on your healthy hair menu.

5) Fish
Fish like cod, salmon, trout, herring, mackerel and sardines are rich in omega -3 fatty acids which are an essential component of skin of the scalp and hair shaft. This oil keeps your scalp skin supple and hydrated. Fish also contains a good amount of protein along with B vitamins, including B12, and other vitamins and minerals. All these nutrients are essential to enjoy proper hair growth and to solve problems like dry hair, excessive hair loss and so on. You must eat fish twice a weak in order to reap these benefits.

6) Oats
Oats are a good source of minerals, iron, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium which are necessary for the growth of hair. Oat gives your body a good amount of B vitamins, zinc, protein and copper, which are some of the most important micronutrients for preventing hair loss. Since all the essential nutrients for the growth of the hair are present in oat, it is better than any other over the counter hair loss prevention product.

7) Sunflower seeds
Sunflower seeds are one of the best foods you can add to your diet if you are concerned about hair loss. Sunflower seeds contain plenty of hair loss preventing nutrients including protein, zinc, selenium, biotin, potassium, copper, iron, B vitamins, vitamin E, magnesium and calcium. They are also high in omega-6 fatty acids which contribute to healthy hairs.

8) Lean beef
People who have problems with hair loss or hair growth tend to be iron deficient -- Too little iron can cause baldness, according to research treating iron deficiency may help regrow hair. Beef is an excellent source of iron. It also provides proteins and the fatty acids for the healthy growth of hair. It maintains the good condition of blood vessels and the helps in the proper blood supply to the head which improves your hair health. You can consume lean beef once or twice a week.

9) Low fat dairy products
Low-fat dairy products like skimmed milk and yoghurt are great sources of calcium, an important mineral for hair growth. They also contain whey and casein, two high-quality protein sources, which prevents dry scalp. 

10) Sweet potatoes.Vitamin A promotes the growth of healthy cells and tissues, including hair and the scalp. You can easily prevent hair loss problem by regularly consuming sweet potatoes as these are packed with beta-carotene, which your body converts to vitamin A. At the same time sweet potatoes also contain plenty of vitamin C, copper, iron and protein. You can eat boiled or baked sweet potatoes depending upon your choice.

Both men and women need to ensure that they eat healthy and keep their scalp clean and healthy to prevent hair loss. If you are experiencing thinning of hair, brittle hair, or sudden hair loss it always makes sense to see a doctor and get yourself tested for any underlying illness that may be responsible for it.

Improving your diet can greatly make a difference in stopping hair loss, so try some of the superfoods that can help treat hair loss.

0 Top 10 Fat Burning Weight Loss Tips

(First Published as Top 10 Weight Loss Tips to Burn Fat on Technorati.)

As the number of overweight and obese Americans approaches three-quarters of all adults, dropping those extra pounds becomes a serious objective of many who are concerned with their long term health. For most, losing weight and keeping it off is a lifelong battle made more difficult with frequent on-the-run meals and failed fad diets.

Abdominal fat can be dangerous to health, as it increases the risk of heart attack, diabetes and certain cancers. Targeting belly fat has been shown to considerably reduce the incidence of health related concerns and provides for an improved level of self-esteem and confidence.

Fortunately there are a variety of steps which can help with overall weight loss and specifically eliminate stomach fat. Create your own weight reduction program by choosing from these fat burning tips.

Tip 1. Eat Smaller Meals Throughout the Day

Eating 2 or 3 larger meals per day causes the body’s metabolism to stall as it’s forced to process a higher number of calories. Eat 4 to 6 smaller meals each day and limit calories to no more than 300 to 400 at each sitting. Eat sensibly and avoid heavily processed foods in favor of natural choices including plenty of raw vegetables. Most important, never eat after 7 PM to allow complete digestion of your last meal before going to sleep.

Tip 2. Develop an Exercise Routine

To be successful in any weight loss plan, it’s essential to incorporate an exercise regimen. It doesn’t need to be strenuous, but must be done regularly on most days of the week. Use a combination of strength training and cardio to make it fun, and be sure to train for 20 to 30 minutes each session.

Tip 3. Eat at Home – Dine Out on Special Occasions

Most dieters have no concept of the excess calories they eat when dining out. Most restaurant meals include twice the number of calories as a home cooked meal. For weight loss to be successful, you must be able to control the healthy ingredients and quantity.

Tip 4. Drink Green Tea

Studies confirm that drinking tea, especially the less processed green tea boosts metabolism when you’re resting and specifically targets the release of stored fat. Brew the tea yourself to avoid the sugar added to prepackaged teas.

Tip 5. Drink More Water

Some dietary advocates promote the idea of drinking as much as 64 oz. of water daily. While the majority of studies don’t confirm this, they do indicate the importance of drinking water through the day. Water reduces fluid retention naturally and promotes the release of toxins from the body.

Tip 6. Eat Slowly and Enjoy Your Food

Slow down when eating to allow your brain to send the satiety signal so you know when to stop eating. You should enjoy your food and chew each bite a minimum of 20 times to aid the beginning of the digestive process.

Tip 7. Cut the Sweets and Refined Carbs

All calories are not created equal. Refined carbohydrates and sweets are broken down immediately upon eating, providing an immediate surge of blood sugar and the desire to eat again in a couple of hours. Slow release calories from vegetable and protein sources require much more energy to metabolize and are less likely to be stored as fat.

Tip 8. Use a Smaller Plate

Most dieters don’t even realize that the average dinner plate has gone from 9” to 12” in size. This means that 40% more food fits on your plate, and studies confirm that if it’s on the plate, it’s in your mouth.

Tip 9. Avoid Sugary Soft Drinks

The best place to begin cutting calories is in soft drinks. Each drink packs 150 to 200 calories, and most people consume several each day. Replacing sugared soft drinks with a no calorie substitute will result in losing 1 pound per week without any other changes.

Tip 10. Make These Changes Your New Lifestyle

Following these tips with the thought of short term weight loss can be beneficial, but it’s important to develop a totally new lifestyle which incorporates most or all of these tips. Start by making these changes for 15 days, and be strict. You’ll find that it becomes much easier as you go on, and the scale will provide encouragement.

All of these tips have been proven to deliver results. Follow as many as possible for maximum results, but don’t let one or two push you away from your ultimate goal of permanent weight loss. Losing fat, especially from the midsection is critically important to living a long and healthy life.

0 10 top lunchbox ideas

1. The three bowl approach: fill one bowl with fruit, one with treats and one with dairy (such as tubs of yoghurt or cheese sticks). Let the kids make their own lunches by selecting one item from each bowl. Just add a sandwich, a bottle of water and lunch is ready.
2. Slice, wrap and fill: Make the most of the different varieties of bread including multigrain, rolls and buns. Try bagels, wraps, pita bread and hot cross buns or, for a treat, scones or pikelets.
3. The surprise factor: Okay, so your kid will not budge from the Vegemite sandwich. Introduce the unexpected by cutting their Vegemite sandwich with a cookie cutter. It may well be their first step in understanding that variety is the spice of life.
4. The leftover lunch: Cook a little extra dinner the night before and save for lunch the next day. Roast chicken, pasta salad, quiche, homemade pizza slices and sausages are just a few examples that are delicious cold for lunch.
5. The lunchbox: If you use a lunchbox that keeps food chilled, you can send tubs of yoghurt, small containers of dip or cottage cheese mixed with pineapple pieces to school without fear of salmonella poisoning.
6. Perfect packaging: hard boiled eggs, small tins of baked beans or tuna and the ziplock bag are a sandwichs best friend - no spills; no soggy sandwich.
7. Filling fillings: banana and honey; mashed egg and mayonnaise; ham, cheese and tomato; cream cheese, tuna, cucumber and carrot.
8. The love note: add a little message from you to brighten their day, and their lunch if theyre not going to be happy with what you snuck in!
9. No sneaking things in: Kids will be more likely to eat their lunch if they have had a hand in preparing it. See idea 1.
10. Find something new: ask other mums what they offer their kids for lunch at the Kidspot Message Board.

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0 Top 10 Links of the Week 7 16 10 – 7 22 10

We’re coming to the home stretch of No-Cook Month, sweet readers. Just two more dishes and a giant recipe rundown (coming Wednesday) to go. But first, before we get there, we must experience THE LINKS.

From Getcrafty.com.

1) Casual Kitchen: Dont Pay Up For That Cookbook! How to Spend Next to Nothing on a Great Recipe Collection
Fabulous post about saving big dough on recipe tomes. Between libraries, the interwebs, and your pals, there’s almost no need to buy cookbooks at all. (Except for Cook’s Illustrated books. We must always support Chris Kimball. We MUST.)

2) Salon: My new grandmothers cooking changed me forever
This is the second piece from Riddhi Shah we’ve linked to in the last few weeks, because she’s just a wonderful writer. This essay, about discovering her grandmother-in-law’s culture and traditional cuisine after some regionally-induced apprehension, is gorgeous. Please read.

3) Good Eater: Are Large-Scale Grass-Fed Beef Operations Feasible?
The answer: a surprising “yes.” The La Cense Ranch in Montana raises several thousand cows humanely, making CAFOs seems less necessary than ever.

4) Huffington Post: “Urban Homesteading”? That’ll Cost You
This account of one woman’s quest for jam jars illustrates a very important point for potential canners and aspiring jammers: start-up costs are nothing to laugh at. While you may be tempted by the plethora of beautiful, pro-homesteading blog posts, home food preservation is not an easy venture. Over time, it works out, but make sure you’re in for the long haul, or suffer the (expensive) consequences.

5) Culinate: An update on genetically engineered meat and fish
I realize genetic engineering might be impossible to escape, especially with Earth’s population growing exponentially, and food requirements increasing commensurately. But man, it makes me uncomfortable. The FDA hasn’t approved any GE animals yet, so maybe these worries are premature, but this state-of-the-industry piece makes it seem like they’re getting ever closer.

6) Eater: The Ultimate Mad Men Guide to NYC Bars and Restaurants
Draper/Holloway fans, you gotta see this. Just in time for Sunday’s Season 4 premiere, Eater created this sweet map of pubs, lounges, and various steakhouses frequented by the Sterling Cooper crew. Many don’t exist anymore, but it’s super neat to imagine the bygone era of Peggys, Rogers, and … okay, Petes.

7) Slate: 10 Tips To Reduce Your Food Waste
Sweet reader-sourced roundup of tips, guaranteed to keep your greens from wilting for just a few days longer. More suggestions in the comment thread.

8) The Kitchn: Help Me Find Healthy, Balanced Meals That Freeze Well?
If you guess what this post is about, I’ll give you ten dollars. What? What’s that you say? It’s about “balanced meals that freeze well”? Dang. What tipped it off? Oh. The title. If you’ll excuse me, I have to go take out a loan.

9) Serious Eats: How to Handle Eggplant Overload
With eggplant season upon us, you may be wondering how to handle the glorious purple bounty. Carolyn Cope has answers. Quick! Take care of it before the zucchini gets here!

10) Huffington Post: Food Magazines and Periodicals
Good summary of available foodie mags, slightly compromised by the ultra-irritating slideshow presentation. Yarg! I hate those things. (Also: mayonnaise, e-mail forwards, and FOX NY news anchor Rosanna Scotto.)

HONORABLE MENTION

Brooklyn Paper: ‘Whole’ lotta indecision! Clean-up done, but Whole Foods isn’t sure about Gowanus site
This is my neighborhood! It has to be “decontaminated” before a grocery store moves in! Um … represent?

The Epi-Log: What’s the Best Way to Get Rid of Fruit Flies?
Massive comment thread filled with suggestions. A bowl of beer works for us. They sip, they drown. Not unlike me on Super Bowl Sunday. (Im here all week, folks. Dont forget to tip your waiter.)

Food Politics: Kellogg’s drops health claims from cereal boxes (sort of)
When is a trumped-up ingredient (40% of your daily fiber!) also an implied health claim? Marion Nestle explores.

Hunter Angler Gardener Cook: Wild Plums Everywhere and Nowhere
It’s plum season! YAY! And there are such things as cherry plums? DOUBLE YAY!

The Kitchn: 10 Nerdy Kitchen Finds in Honor of Comic Con
The Empire Strikes Back space slug oven mitt is mah favorite.

Lamebook: Gouda God!
Cheese puns. They are the stuff of life.

Lifehacker: The Five-Second Rule Could Actually Apply, But Mostly Outdoors
It’s better to drop food outside than inside, as dirt germs on your food are better than chemical residue. Makes sense.

The Motherload: Freezing Blueberries in 3 Easy Steps
They forgot Step #0.5! (Do not eat all the blueberries first.)

AND ALSO

Gizmodo: Darth Vader Robbed a Bank
Only he could be so bold.

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0 Saturday Throwback 10 Thrifty Healthy Ingredients to Improve the Quality of Your Meals

Every Saturday, we post a piece from the CHG archives. Todays article comes from November 2007.

For the first 25 years of my existence, my food stood alone. Meat went unseasoned, starches sought no accompaniment, and vegetables … hermits, all of them. Only recently have I discovered the wonders of spices, sauces, and assorted flavorings. I had heard they made edibles better, but discounted it as a blasphemous rumor. Y’know, like gravity.

In honor of these fine, zestful components, today’s article will expound on joy and wonder of my favorite ten. The following foods generally aren’t the main focus of a dish. Instead, they’re simple, easily attainable additives that will boost the quality of your spread immensely. Some cost a few cents more than generic or mass-produced items, but in most cases, a tiny little pinch goes a super-long way.

1) Freshly ground black pepper
Along with its sister salt, black pepper is one of the most widely-employed spices globally. Alas, according to sources, it starts losing its flavor immediately after grinding, meaning the five-year-old jar on your shelf is little more than grey dust. Investing in a solid mill and Costco-sized package of peppercorns will juice up almost every meal you make, at minimal cost over time.

2) Fresh herbs
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme aren’t just tremendously soothing Simon and Garfunkel lyrics – they’re also a grade-A way to turn a dish from crappy to credible. Though price is contingent on time of year, every spent cent is rewarded. Casual Kitchen makes every other good point there is to make about this, but I’ll add that some herbs last much longer than you might think. I’ve had thyme survive my fridge for more than three weeks.

3) Stock/Better than Bouillon
When heated in stock rather than water, many foods (pasta, rice, veggies, etc.) assume extra flavor. While homemade stock is always preferred, Better than Bouillon is a good alternative to cans and cubes. A dense paste, it makes 38 cups of broth per 8-oz jar. Priced at $5.95 on Amazon (and a rumored $2.99 at Trader Joe’s), it comes out to $0.16 per cup, or about half the cost of on-sale Swanson broth. (EDITED TO ADD: These are 2007 prices. 2010 prices may differ. - Kris) I used it in Thanksgiving prep at house, and the eaters were pleased. (Three cheers to Rachel, the Cheap Healthy Gourmet for the tip.)

4) Wine
Thanks to Trader Joe’s, the internet, and an expanding world of wine appreciation, a passable vino is becoming easier and easier to find. Five bucks will nab you a bottle suitable for braising and/or deglazing, which ups the flavor in meats, sauces, and vegetables.

5) Decent cheese
Whether you’re dusting penne with parmesan or grating sharp cheddar over potato soup, a smattering of frommage can invigorate a dish with mad flava. BUT, the quality of cheese matters, tons. Case in point: last night, I went to a generally reliable Irish bar for dinner and ordered a vegetable melt. Sure, the choice of produce was bizarre (broccoli, carrots, and zucchini) but the dish was totally sunk by the over-processed, barely-warm slices of Grade Z American cheese. Buying less expensive dairy is understandable, especially if it’s used in bulk (a la enchiladas), but if you can swing it, slightly better brands in small doses do wonders. (As god as my witness, this will never touch my pasta again.)

6) Real lemon juice
Frequently a main component of dessert or dinner, the lovely lemon (not to be confused with Liz Lemon) can also brighten the flavor of a sauce, salad, or slab of meat. Still, there is no substitute for having the actual, physical citrus fruit on hand. My Ma’s been a staunch ReaLemon supporter for most of her time on Earth, and I’ve always found it tastes like dishwater. At $0.25 to $0.50 a pop, go with the real thing.

7) Panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
I am not a supporter of breadcrumbs on macaroni and cheese. I think they take away from the main event. That said, I ate the beloved dish topped once with panko, and completely flipped my wig. Crunchier, lighter, and only slightly pricier than American-style breadcrumbs, panko ups the ante on everything. Try it with pork chops, chicken, and fish.

8) Anchovies
Discovering a whole dead fish on pizza might be enough to make you swear off anchovies for the rest of your life (and the next one, if you’re into that kind of thing). Yet, the tiny, economical add-on will give dips and dressings a much-needed kick in the pants. This simple, healthy dip by Kathleen Daeleamans is a great example.

9) Garlic straight from the bulb
This one’s a tad personal. Ma and Pa, who are righteous in every other way, cook with pre-minced garlic stored in huge jars of olive oil. Pa believes it saves some time and maybe a dollar, but he always has to use twice the amount called for since the pungency is severely compromised. Fresh garlic is delicious, un-diluted, and according to a new New York Times article, good for you as all get out. Plus, there’s the vampire-repellant factor, and that can’t be overlooked. (BONUS: Special mincing instructions here. )

10) Condiments
Soy sauce, tabasco sauce, teriyaki sauce, mustard, honey, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce – every one of these guys can stand on their own, or be incorporated into a grander concoction. And when employed in moderation, they enhance rather than overwhelm the taste of a meal. You can purchase according to your own taste and/or buy in bulk for savings, but coughing up an extra buck will make a difference in the end product.

Also worth mentioning: capers, bulk nuts, olives, fresh seasonal veggies (as opposed to canned), flavored vinegars, various pastes, fresh hot peppers, chutneys, salsas.

Any other suggestions? I’d love to hear ‘em.

0 10 Ways to enjoy delicious fiber

10 Ways to enjoy delicious fiber - Bread and wheat pasta looked rich in fiber. But its not delicious as one might imagine a lot of people. In order to meet the needs of fiber, you can still enjoy a delicious way as quoted from Care2 following.

1. If used to enjoy white bread, slowly enjoy wheat bread bit by bit. Then leave entirely new consumption of white bread and replace it with wheat bread.
2. Like nuts? If so, good news for you. Because nuts are also a good source of fiber.
3. Eating apples and pears with the skin at the same time, the article a second skin of the fruit contains fiber which is quite a lot.
4. Make berries and raisins as a topping on top of cereal or toast. Besides being delicious, these foods are also rich in fiber clear.
5. Steamed or baked potato with skin is also a good source of fiber. Its also filled with delicious other nutrients.
6. Avocado fruit, not only rich in fiber but also potent lowering bad cholesterol. You can eat it directly or processed into juice.
7. Whole grains are high in fiber and other nutrients have. If you feel too heavy grain for consumption, enjoy piecemeal advance.
8. Arab beans or chickpeas are the next meal that can be enjoyed with delicious to increase fiber intake.
9. Almonds are not only suitable snack enjoyed while relaxing, but also one of the tasty way to get fiber intake.
10. Last delicious way to enjoy the fiber is oat and blueberry breakfast. Not only that, the food is also capable of digestion in the body.

So many delicious ways enjoy fibers. Make sure you meet the nutritional needs of the body on this one!

0 10 Efficacy and Benefit of Guava

Guava fruits - or Psidium guajava L, only popular when scarlet fever breakout. Whereas, Guava that rich with vitamin c have much benefits for health, and this is may be not yet know famously.

1. Prevent Cancer
Guava fruit contain anti oxidant, as the cancer fighter, likopen. Likopen in guava fruit more absorb by body then likopen in tomatoes, its because the different of cell structures. Lycopene consumption is quite influential on the reduced risk of prostate cancer in men. All types of guava contain high antioxidant, especially in the red fleshy guava.

2. Reduce hypertension

Guava is a fruit that should be consumed regularly if you want to avoid heart attacks. The fruit is a hypoglycemic in nature and rich in fiber is beneficial for lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels. In addition, a medium-sized guava can provide 20 percent of the bodys daily requirement of potassium. Research also suggests regular consumption of potassium can lower blood pressure.

3. treating diarrhea

Guava plants having astringent, a chemical that will shrink the tissue. This is why the gums will feel harder and refreshed after we chew guava. Besides guava leaves also contain antibacterial substances that can prevent the growth of bacteria when exposed to dysentery. Other bacteria killer in this fruit is karetinoid, vitamin C and potassium.

4. Cough and flu

Guava leaves are eaten raw or uncooked fruit juice made ​​trusted for generations as a drug treating coughs and colds. This herb works by reducing the formation of mucus and create respiratory tract infection-free. Guava fruit is also rich in vitamin C and iron are effective to inhibit influenza virus infection.

5. Skin care

Gynecology astringet in guava, will improve skin texture and tighten the skin starts sagging. Not only that, guava also contains vitamins A, C and potassium, which has a function as antioxidants. These nutrients will help the detoxification process and keep skin healthy and wrinkle free.

6. Prevents constipation

High fiber content in guava effective to prevent constipation. In addition seeds of this fruit is also a powerful laxative that works to help clean the intestinal disposal system.

7. Diabetes

According to research conducted in mice, both fruit and leaves of guava may help lower blood sugar levels.

8. Lose weight

Guava fruit has a component, which is necessary to lose weight, such as fiber, protein and vitamins. It also makes the stomach feel fuller. Guava is a medium-sized diasup at lunch is enough to block the stomach until dinner.

9. Sprue abdominal

Vitamin C in guava four times higher than vitamin C in oranges. In addition, this fruit is also a powerful medicine for stomach ulcers, a disease characterized by swollen and bleeding gums.

10. Caring for teeth

Consumption of guava juice to treat the gums, swollen and bleeding gums overcome.

0 10 Foods that Fight Breast Cancer

10 Foods that Fight Breast Cancer - Living a healthy lifestyle is key in preventing illness. Several studies have shown, the application of a healthy lifestyle, active and balanced able to keep a person from the threat of terrible diseases such as cancer.

For women, one type of cancer that frightening is breast cancer.
To prevent and avoid the risk of breast cancer, it is advisable to undergo a healthy diet by consume the kinds of nutritious foods. According to research by experts, there are some natural foods that can help prevent this deadly disease. What are these foods?

1. Mushrooms

A study published in Nutrition and Cancer in 2010 stated, the habit of eating higher fungi associated with a lower risk of breast cancer among pre-menopausal women. Cremini, oyster and shiitake mushrooms, contain antioxidants such as L-ergothioneine, which can provide protection against cancer.

2. Broccoli sprouts

Broccoli sprouts has a high content of sulforaphane which is a form of antioxidant. Scientists from the University of Michigan found that these compounds may target and destroy tumor cells.

3. Pomegranates

Crunchy seeds of pomegranate fruit (also called arils) contains a compound called ellagic acid - a powerful antioxidant that can inhibit enzymes that play a role in the development of breast cancer, according to scientists from the U.S. from the City of Hope Beckman Research Institute.

As a rich source of antioxidants, the pomegranate has also been linked able to promote heart health. You can get antioxidants from pure pomegranate juice with one cup (250 ml) per day.

4. Lentils

A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2009 analyzed the dietary patterns of more than 3,500 Asian-American women and found that high intake of legumes, including lentils and other beans, is associated with lower breast cancer risk.

5. Walnuts

Preliminary data indicate that snacking about 60 grams of walnuts every day can stop the progression of breast cancer tumors. Researchers from West Virginia Marshall University School of Medicine suspect omega-3, antioxidants and phytosterols in walnuts as an actor that inhibit cancer cell growth.

6. Blueberries

Research shows that pterostilbene, a phytonutrients in blueberries, can stop tumor growth of breast cancer by causing cancer cells to self-destruct (a process called apoptosis).

7. Spinach

Premenopausal women who had high dietary intake of folate (the best source is the spinach) had a 40 percent lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study of the American Journal of Epidemiology in 2011.

8. Eggs

Choline, an essential nutrient that is abundant in eggs, can reduce the risk of women suffering from breast cancer sebesr 24 percent, according to a U.S. study involving more than 3,000 respondents. These essential nutrients found in egg yolks. U.S. Institute of Medicine recommends, women have to meet about 425 milligrams of choline per day. Some other sources of choline include fish, poultry, beef, broccoli and wheat.

9. Salmon Fish

Salmon is one of the few foods that contain vitamin D in significant numbers. Researchers at Torontos Mount Sinai Hospital said that increased vitamin D from sunlight is associated with reduced risk of breast cancer by 24 percent.

Vitamin D can prevent cells becoming cancerous. Consumption of fresh salmon or canned in which the rich content of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), omega-3 can kill breast cancer cells and help stop the spread of disease to other parts of the body.

10. Rye bread

After reviewing published studies, Finnish scientists determined that the consumption of wheat bread can help cut the risk of breast cancer. A synergy between the fiber, lignans, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients makes phytic acid wheat bread good for those who are struggling with breast cancer.

0 10 Tips to Maintain Eye Health

10 Tips to Maintain Eye Health | Eye is the important body organ, because only with eye we can see the world. But, ever we think, what happen if the eyes are broken? Sure no body wanna to this condition, is it? Important to us for maintain eye in order not broke it or get disturbing in eye. So, How to do this?

Below are 10 Tips to Maintain Eye Health

1. Eat many fruit and vegetables, especially with vitamin A contain, like: Tomatoes, carrot. In addition, beta carotene contain in carrot is a good substantial for keeping or maintain eye health.

2. Avoid using contact lens for more then 19 hours, because this is can effect the broken of eye extremely and make eye not comfortable.

3. Use eye drug that can prevent the allergic, such as: red eye or irritation a long as allergic periods. But, remember, just use for a while only, because the using of this drug for every day will make eye condition be deteriorate. read the label of using role carefully, not use much when using contact lens.

4. Cooled two piece of cucumber, put in refrigerator for few minutes, then put in eye and press by softening for 10 minutes before sleep in night, this for avoid the swollen when wake up.

5. Use black spectacle for avoid from sun shine. choose polar eyeglasses, not only dark, dark lens just make your eye pupil bigger without protector from sun shine.

6. Dont render the TV monitor so long, because that is will make your eye in minus, Shift your view from computer screen for 2 minutes until 3 minutes, in order the eye not taut. Do the eye yoga every hour, if you must render the computer screen for a long time. Its by wink eye for 50 time with very fast, this is for exercise and relaxation of eye muscle.

7. Use goggle or other eye protect when you must render with the dangerous chemistry substance or the place that may be contain the dangerous substance.

8. Relax your eye, look at the roomy place and place with green colors domination, this is done for getting the fresh to eye.

9. Visit the oculist minimal one/year for getting appropriate diagnose about eye disease, especially if the disease must handle by spectacle, contact lens, or operation. Doctor also will check the dry eye, problem in retina, even the condition over the body, such as: diabetes, high blood pressure. and few disease without symptoms, like: Glaucoma (can effect of total blind), this is also can detected from now.

10. Put 2 pocket of tea in refrigerator or ice box, and after you came back from working , put the two of the box on the eye, then press it softly. this way can cure from the eye tired.

May this tips - 10 Tips to Maintain Eye Health - can be useful for very body, you may also interest in How to maintain eye accord to ege

0 10 Benefits Mango For Health

Efficacy Mango - Mango fruit is one fruit that has thick flesh, sweet, has a large seed, fibrous and yellow and have a mineral that can help refresh our bodies. Mango fruit is one fruit that is very easy to grow in the region - such as in the tropics of Indonesia.

In addition to the fresh and sweet fruit, the mango turns out to have a million properties that are good for our health, to treat diseases such as cancer, helps digestion because it is rich in fiber and many more advantages and benefits we can get by eating mangoes this every day.

Savor Mango Fruit For Health
Here are some properties of mango fruit is good for health:

• Can reduce the risk of cancer.
• Helps increase the body weight.
• Rich in iron for pregnant women.
• Good for anemia.
• Helps digestion.
• Rich in vitamins needed by the body.
• Good for eye health.
• Preventing heart disease.
• Being able to keep cholesterol levels in the body.
• Bain rich in calcium for bones.

The above are some of the million efficacy and benefits of mangoes that we can get to consume. Mango Fruit Benefits for Health Those are some of the benefits and efficacy of mangoes for the health of our bodies. Indeed, mangoes are rich in vitamins and nutrients that are good for our bodies, but if we consume to excess will cause us to become sick stomach. 

By consume it in moderation mangoes, if need be eating beforehand mengnadung carbohydrate foods like rice and bread before eating this mango. How do you think about this benefits?

0 Top 10 Tips to Reduce Anxiety

Everyone has frightening or anxious moments. This particular feeling can be detrimental to you because it may stop you from living a normal life. Here are my top ten tips to deal effectively with this uncomfortable emotion.

 1. If you are prone to anxiety you have two choices. Give in to it or learn to live with it. Giving into it also means that your partner will suffer the burden of your fears so, to make your lives a better place to be, find ways to eliminate or at least limit this feeling by taking responsibility for your emotions and knowing you have a choice.

2. When you wake up tomorrow start doing something right away, and keep busy all day. Taking action by doing something, almost anything, will help you work through your anxiety. Sometimes its doing the dishes or working in your garden. Other times its reading or meditating. Just sitting around and thinking about your worries wont make them go away.

3. Focus your attention on where the feeling of anxiousness is in your body and keep your attention there until the feeling moves or dissolves. For example the tension could be in your abdomen or your neck. Whenever your attention wanders, bring it back to the place in your body where the physical feeling is. Doing this for five or ten minutes can reduce, if not eliminate, the anxiety. Related Articles

 4. Anxiety will grow if its not directed into some positive action. Find someone who needs you and lend him or her a helping hand. It will almost always take your mind off your problems and fears. Helping others is actually a way of taking action and responsibility for your own healing.

 5. Talking to someone is one of the best ways to overcome your anxiety. Getting together with your family and friends, even your fellow patrons at Starbucks, and talking about what you are feeling can be helpful. If you cant talk to someone, try writing a letter or visiting an appropriate Internet chat room.

6. Exercise is another good way to keep from letting your fears overwhelm you. Sometimes gentle forms of exercise like walking and yoga can be better than a hard workout at the gym. Do what works best for you at the moment and dont worry about breaking your normal routine, that change may actually help reduce your anxiety.

7. Start a gratitude journal; write down three to five things that you are grateful for. Do this every night, it works and its very easy. Become aware of all the good that surrounds you. You can also have a releasing journal where you write about your anxiety and the actions that you can take to overcome those fears.

 8. The opposite of fear is faith. When you are anxious, a great way to get out of it is to find some faith. Believing that things will get better is sometimes all it takes to make it better. It also helps to never underestimate the power of positive prayer or visualization, if it can cure cancer it can also reduce your anxiety.

9. If watching the news fills you with anxiety - turn off the TV! The world will continue to revolve even if youre not watching it on CNN. Limit yourself to one hour a day of news and dont watch anything that may upset you before you go to bed.

10. Courage is not the absence of fear, but taking action in spite of fear. Doing something new or confronting a fear by taking some baby steps is much more positive than doing nothing. If you need a better reason pick an action that will be helpful to someone else. If you find that none of the tips above work, then you should take a serious look and consulting with a qualified therapist and physician and asking about medication. Choose to take control of your life and dont let your fears run you.

0 Top 10 scratch worry tips

Healthy canker is really one of the most central ingredients for beauty-enhancement. This article on skin tax tips is an effort to transact the 10 culminating skin care tips to you. The list of skin care tips has been restricted to 10 because anything supplementary that that would not only be difficult to remember, but further shadow the more important skin care tips. therefore let's consider what these top luxurious skin care tips are:
* Knowing your skin type is one of the very much finance skin care tail end. This is finance because not every canker care product suits everyone. In fact, all the skin care products specify the type of scrape they cater too.
* �Drink a lot of water'. This will not keep your gall wet but will help power overall upkeep of your health (and control turn your skin). It talent seem a works delicate to some, however, this is an important skin care tip.
* filter your skin generally (1-2 times unvaried). A overly effective scratch care tip that helps in getting rid of the dirt and other sharp elements from your skin. Cleansing is especially important when you have been out of your house (and hence exposed to pollutants, dust etc). This canker care tip also advocates the benefit of Luke warm water for lavation (hot and cold water, both, impel damage to your skin)
* Be gentle, after all it's your skin. Don't scrub/exfoliate too hard or too often. Similarly, don't apply too much or too countless sore care merchandise. A must-to-follow skin care tip.
* maintenance your skin dank at all times. This is one of the most important skin care tip. Don't let your skin get dry. Dryness causes the outer layer of your skin to break, leading to a rough and unattractive appearance. Use moisturisers/ emollients. Moisturisers work best when applied instance the graze is still damp.
* duck the benefit of soap on your face. Soap should only be used from below the neck. A small but important skin care tip.
* Use sunscreen to set out yourself from sun's harmful UV radiations. You can use day-time moisturisers that fall for sunscreen built into them. Use them trim when it's cloudy. UV radiations are known to cause scrape cancer, so follow this skin care tip without fail.
* A bit of bustle and appurtenant accommodate are symbolic too, not convenient for skin care but due to your health as a whole. Lack of sleep can lead to formation of wrinkles below your eyes and lack of exercise can generate your gall to remiss. Moreover, exercise and sleep also succour in beating stress. and so also being a skin care tip, this is also a health care tip.
* heal scratch dilemmas with affliction. This skin care spire is about not ignoring any abrasion dilemmas. Consult your dermatologist before you go on to use a skin care product (lest you bring about end spreading harming your skin even more).
* Beat the oppression. The harmful effects of discomposure are known to everyone, however, sometimes stating the obvious is essential too (and hence this skin hardship tip found its place here). Yes, stress harms abrasion quite. So, take a schism or coddle in a heated bubble bath or just negotiate fitting sleep.