Food
Liven Up Your Menus
(NewsUSA) – Many Americans today have a strong desire to sample the cuisines of other countries. To
help us in our flavor quest, supermarkets are now stocked with a wonderful assortment of
international foods, making it easy to experience novel tastes from around the world. Certain foods
that are used globally -; eggs, for example -; help bridge [...]
Nutrition Zeroes or Heroes? Four Misunderstood Foods
(NewsUSA) – While superfoods like blueberries, tomatoes and
spinach have achieved the nutrition equivalent of celebrity status, other fruits and vegetables
generate little excitement – and even confusion.
The researchers and scientists at the Dole Nutrition Institute took another look at several
foods commonly regarded as "nutrition zeroes" and found out that some of them are actually
"nutrition [...]
Tasty Tomatoes Add Variety to Meals
(NewsUSA) – Today, we look for versatility, variety and
convenience in the foods we eat. Tomatoes top the list of versatile foods because they are not only
good for you, they complement almost any meal or occasion.
There are more than a dozen varieties of tomatoes. Slices of large, round tomatoes
are great on the grill; Roma or plum [...]
New Product Proven to Keep Foods Fresher Longer
(NewsUSA) – What causes food to go bad? All fruits, vegetables
and cheese produce a natural gas called ethylene, which causes ripening.
If you keep your produce wrapped or in a sealed container, you are actually accelerating the
ripening process because the ethylene gas gets trapped inside. In addition, certain foods such as
onions and garlic produce odors [...]
Missing Nutrients: Where Our Diets Fall Short
(NewsUSA) – You don't need a sophisticated survey to establish
that most Americans are overfed – a casual look around will suffice. What may not meet the eye is
that while most of us are getting more than we need in terms of calories, refined carbohydrates,
saturated fat and sodium, we're significantly malnourished when it comes to key [...]
Make it Meatless
(NewsUSA) – The latest food guide at MyPyramid.gov is still
based on grain foods, but now it recommends from nine to thirteen servings of fruits and veggies a
day along with more servings of legumes -; dried beans and peas, lentils and the like. It's not an
impossible task, not if you combine several items in a single [...]
Eating to Ease Arthritis Pain
(NewsUSA) – Do aches and pains have you out of joint? Concerns
culminating in the withdrawal of several selective Cox-2 inhibitors, like Vioxx, have many
arthritis sufferers turning to the supplement aisle in search of relief.
Could diet and exercise provide more reliable solutions? Here's a roundup of recent research
into those foods that help support healthy [...]
Smart Strategies for Successful Weight Loss
(NewsUSA) – For many, losing weight is difficult, but keeping
it off is almost impossible.
In fact, according to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion people
worldwide are overweight, and of those, 300 million people are obese. These figures shed light on
why the diet industry is now a multi-billion-dollar business.
While those focusing on weight loss are [...]
Solve the Dinner Dilemma
(NewsUSA) – A study at Harvard Medical School showed that
children who ate dinner more often with their families had diets of better nutritional quality than
those who seldom had family meals. Children who often ate with their families were more likely to
eat enough fruits and vegetables and to get more of the vitamins, minerals and fiber [...]
Cook Eggs, Don't Boil
(NewsUSA) – Chopped, sliced or wedged, hard-cooked eggs are
the basis of egg salad and add protein and a happy glow to tossed and composed salads and
casseroles. Chopped yolks and whites comprise Eggs Goldenrod and Polonaise Sauce. Whole hard-cooked
eggs become comforting, familiar deviled eggs or zingy, newly rediscovered pickled eggs. Simply
sprinkled with an herb or more [...]
