To think about cooking as purely functional would be to look at just one aspect of it. When in fact there are several reasons why we cook. Cooking makes food more edible and in doing so cuts down on the time it takes to digest it. Some foods we can eat raw, but there are
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Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet, and variety is as important as how many servings you eat every day. No single fruit or vegetable will provide all of the nutrients you need to maintain a healthy body. A diet filled with plenty of different fruits and vegetables can help to
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  Preparing Birria de Borrego  can be considered a labor of love, as it takes more than three hours to prepare, and it is well worth it. What is the difference between lamb and beef you may ask? Lamb tends to have less marbling than beef, and when you trim the fat around the edges
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Lentils as well as any legume are an inexpensive source of protein, as well  as fat-free, high in fiber and rich in a number of essential nutrients. Adding lentils to your diet offers a number of health benefits, from controlling your weight to promoting heart health. You need 25 to 30 grams of fiber everyday,
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Over the last three decades or so, Americans have learned to reduce fat in their diet. Some are still struggling, but many have made good head way to eating a whole food clean diet, for better health. Even though fat has been reduced, we are still not eating enough of the healthy fats, which include
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Tilapia are mainly freshwater fish found in shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Tilapia were one of the three main types of fish caught in Biblical times from the Sea of Galilee. Tilapia have very low levels of mercury,as they are fast-growing, lean and short-lived, with a primarily vegetarian diet, so do not accumulate mercury
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