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Top: Crackers have pin holes so the air escapes and they don’t rise. Photo courtesy PantryPacker.com. Bottom: A checmical in mint tricks the brain info feeling coolness. Photo by Jeffrey Collingwood | SXC. Here are some fun food facts adapted from TodayIFoundOut.com Why Chiles Taste Hot The heat in chiles comes from a colorless,…
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Top: A chopped salad with spring peas. You can substitute sugar snap peas, or any other legume. Photo courtesy The Foster’s Market Cookbook. Bottom: This creative salad wraps leafy greens in prosciutto, with a side of cannellini beans in vinaigrette. Nutritionist advise that we eat more legumes. But most people don’t know what a…
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Diet baked apples: Make them in the oven or microwave, eat them warm or chilled. Photo © J. Volodina | IST. When you’re trying to cut back, dessert is the trickiest course to navigate. Personally, we avoid all “reduced calorie” versions of fattening desserts. It’s better to have a small piece of the good…
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Kale is the current nutrient-dense darling, but collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, Swiss chard and watercress have the same top score on the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI). Top: kale chips (here’s the recipe). Bottom: Use collard greens instead of other sandwich wraps. Here’s how. Photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco. Every…
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Turn beef carpaccio into an homage to Stonehenge. Photos courtesy All’Onda | NYC. We’re starting the new year of Food Fun with this eye-catching, low calorie treat. We love the eye appeal of the food at All’Onda in New York City. Take this “Stonehenge” Beef Carpaccio. Cut beets are arranged in a circle in…
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