Showing posts with label salutary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label salutary. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

How to Make Fried Rice salutary

For a salutary way to get rid of leftovers, nothing beats fried rice. A delicious blend of protein, veggies and of procedure rice, this dish is a tasty go-to weeknight staple. To make the exquisite and salutary fried rice, succeed these tips:

Think Quick: Fried rice is such a great dish because it cooks up in minutes, so long as you plan ahead. Use a large open cooking covering like a wok or a griddle. A large cooking covering ensures that more of the food is exposed to the heat. Also, make sure to cut your ingredients especially thin. This creates lots of covering area per number of food, and more covering area equals more heat equals faster cooking time. Dig through that fridge: This is a great way to re-purpose those leftovers sitting idly in your fridge. Asparagus, Brussels sprouts, spinach, peppers, beef, chicken, you name it - any leftover tastes great in fried rice. Let your imagination soar into the wok when cooking. Healthy ingredients = salutary fried rice: Just because it's called fried rice doesn't mean it has to be dripping in oil, salt and calories. Be sparing with your cooking oil, or better yet use low sodium broth instead. Use high fiber brown rice over white rice. Instead of flavoring with lots of soy sauce, use herbs and spices. Select lean protein sources and include lots of veggies.

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Think you have the skills to make a quick and salutary fried rice? Then try your hands with this recipe:

Thai Basil Fried Rice

Spicy and sweet, crunchy and filling, this low fat recipe is a quick and easy recipe exquisite for leftovers. You can even customize this salutary recipe and add your popular veggies and lean protein.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

- 2 tablespoons light oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 small red or green chilies, minced
- 1 cup button mushrooms, halved
- 1 small onion, minced
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 2 ounces green beans, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 small sweet red or green pepper, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar substitute
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 15 sweet basil leaves, sliced

Instructions:

1. Pour oil into a heated pan or wok.
2. When the oil is hot, add garlic and chilies
3. After about a minute, add the mushrooms, onion, rice, beans and pepper.
4. When the vegetables are softened and slightly crispy, add sugar, soy sauce and basil. Cook until vegetables reach desired doneness.

How to Make Fried Rice salutary

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

How to Get More salutary Walnuts Into Your Diet? yummy Salad Recipes With Walnuts

Walnuts are small nutritional gems and doctors and nutritionists say we don't eat enough of them. Many times habitancy stay away from them because of the fat content. The question is, they supply the healthy fats that our bodies need to function properly. A cup of raw walnuts contains 18 grams of fat. However, that estimate contains no trans (bad) fats and only 2 grams of saturated fat. So 16 of those grams are healthy fats. The estimate of saturated fat you would get in a serving of either of these salads wouldn't even be enough to count and these nuts have no cholesterol.

Walnuts are equal in carbohydrates and protein and very low in sugar with less than a gram of sugar per cup, development them exquisite for diabetics. They also supply iron, calcium, vitamins C and E in small amounts. Every person should contain walnuts in their diet and adding them to salads is a good way to do that. This article has recipes for a Chicken, Peach, and Walnut Salad as well as well as an Apple Walnut Salad. If you aren't fond enough of walnuts to eat them raw, this is a great way to get them into your diet. For this article, I have included the nutritional information.

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Chicken, Peach, And Walnut Salad
This recipe works for diabetics because of the carb to protein ratio and the 3 grams of fiber per serving. Remember there is basically no nutritional value in iceberg lettuce so it is best not to use it as a substitute for the mixed spring greens.

2 cups cubed or shredded cooked chicken breast
2 fresh peaches (medium sized), peeled and chopped coarse
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup mayonnaise (fat-free preferred)
1 tsp curry powder
8 cups packaged spring salad greens

In a medium mixing bowl couple the chicken, peaches, raisins, walnuts, mayonnaise, and curry powder. Gradually toss to couple ingredients until coated.

Place salad greens on salad plates and top with the chicken mixture.

Yield: 4 servings

Healthy Apple Walnut Salad

1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons canola or olive oil
1 1/2 tsp honey
1/4 tsp salt, optional
dash of fresh ground black pepper
2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese
1 head of Bibb lettuce, detach into leaves
1 red apple, thinly sliced
1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced

In a small bowl,using a wire whisk, couple the vinegar, oil, honey, salt, and black pepper. Whisk together well. Stir in the cheese.

On four salad plates evenly divide the Bibb lettuce leaves. Divide the apple slices evenly and dispose over the lettuce leaves. Drizzle the dressing over the four salads and sprinkle the toasted chopped walnuts over the top.

Nutritional facts per salad: roughly 147 calories, 8 g (2 sat.)fat, 3 g protein, 18 g carbohydrates, 3 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 207 mg sodium

Per serving with 1/2 cup chicken mixture and 2 cups salad greens: 277 calories, 19 g carbs, 26 g protein, 3 g fiber, 12 g (1 g sat)fat, 57 mg cholesterol, 295 mg sodium Note: This diagnosis figured using fat-free mayonnaise!

Diabetic exchanges: 3 lean meats, 1 1/2 fat, 1 starch

Enjoy!

How to Get More salutary Walnuts Into Your Diet? yummy Salad Recipes With Walnuts

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Popcorn Recipes - A salutary choice

Popcorn is fun and suitable whole grain snacks. It is an exquisite source of fiber. It also helps steady one's blood sugar levels. Aside from this, it can be incorporated as a low-fat snack, having a lot of nutritional benefits.

By experimenting with some healthful ingredients on your popcorn, one can achieve a salutary balanced diet without any risks. Below are some of salutary popcorn recipes that can meet your daily needs, for a yummy and quick snack mixture.

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Peppy Popcorn
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:

o 14 cups popcorn, air-popped
o 2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese, grated
o 1/4 tsp. Dried oregano
o 2 tsp. Paprika

In a small bowl, mix oregano, paprika and cheese. Sprinkle these onto the popcorn and toss. It can yield up to 14 cups. You can also melt organic raw cheese with organic milk and pour this over the popcorn.

Nutrition Data for 1 cup serving: 30 calories/0.5 grams fat

Spicy Peanut Curry PopCorn
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Number of serving: 1
Ingredients:

o 8 cups air-popped popcorn( no oil or salt)
o 1 teaspoon chili paste (Sambal Oelek)
o 2 tablespoons better than Peanut Butter
o 1 teaspoon curry powder

Air-pop about ½ cup of corn kernels. Put peanut butter on a microwave cup. Add sambal with small amounts of water. Stir in order to make out a creamy and thick peanut butter mixture. Microwave it approximately 30 seconds. Fold the peanut butter compound onto the popcorn.

Praline Popcorn Crunch

Ingredients:

o 12 cups popped popcorn
o 1/2 cup margarine
o 1 cup firm-pack brown sugar
o 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
o 1/4 cup honey
o 1 cup pecan halves
o 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Grease a 15x10 inch baking pan and place the popcorn on top. Concentrate sugar, honey and margarine in a 1 ½ quart saucepan. Cook and stir constantly with a wooden spoon. Place this in medium heat until it boils.

Cook this for about 5 minutes and then remove from the heat. Mix vanilla and baking soda then pour it over the popped corn. Next, add some pecans, stir until evenly coated and bake at 300 degrees for about 15 minutes. Stir moderately for five more minutes and lay all down on waxed paper. Lastly, allow to cool and break into chunks.

Popcorn Trail Mix
Full Recipe: 1 quart
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients:

1 quart air-popped popcorn
8 ounces raisins
6 ounces dried fruit (apricots, apples, etc.), diced
Add diced fruit and raisins to a large bowl of popped corn. Concentrate and toss thoroughly.

Nutritional data (based on 3-cup serving)

- Protein 8g; fat 651; Carbohydrate 162g ; Fat 5g; Saturated Fat 3g; Fiber 15g; Sodium 420 mg.

Other nutritional ingredients that can be mix in popcorn are:

- 1 /3 cup chopped dried fruit provides iron and fiber
- 2 tbsp. Soy nuts gives fiber and calcium
- 2 tbsp. Whole almonds gives protein, iron and fiber
- 2 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese gives protein and calcium
- 10 pretzel sticks gives B vitamins
- 2 tbsp. Pumpkin seeds gives protein and fiber
- 1 /2 cup dry unsweetened cereal gives iron and B vitamins

While enjoying your favorite movies at home you can get ready popcorn in just a few minutes. There are many ways to consist of popcorn on one's salutary diet.

Popcorn Recipes - A salutary choice

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Monday, August 8, 2011

salutary Food Substitutes

With trying to enhance on our healthy eating, I've been making healthy substitutions a lot in the last 6 months. My beloved is substituting oil for applesauce. This works great in recipes such as pancakes or waffles. You can substitute all or half of what is called for in the recipe. Here are some more substituting ideas.

Replace sweet potatoes for pumpkin Replace shortening for butter Replace butter with canola or olive oil Replace white flour for wheat flour. 1/2 wheat and 1/2 white works the best but you can experiment separate ratios to your preference. Use carob for chocolate. Add pureed baby pears in place of oil. Add pureed beans in place of oil. Use cocoa instead of chocolate chips. Use plain yogurt in place of sour cream. Replace nut butters for butter or spreads. For buttermilk use 1 Tablespoon lemon juice and add milk to equal 1 cup. Substitute cottage cheese with plain yogurt or sour cream.

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Many citizen have allergies to eggs, wheat, nuts or other ingredients so they need to substitute or use recipes that don't have clear ingredients. Here is one perfect method submitted on our website perfect for those with an egg allergy.

Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup shortening
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets. Mix the shortening, peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar and buttermilk until level and fully combined.

Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to the peanut butter compound and mix until well blended.

Drop cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork that has been dipped in flour. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes.

salutary Food Substitutes

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