Let's face it. Your brain needs fat to function. Nuts are high in calcium, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, vitamin E, and fiber. It does contain fat, but 50 to 80 % of their fat is monounsaturated (the "good" fat that helps reduce bad cholesterol.)
Nuts makes a wonderful snack - a handful is enough per day. However, I must admit that some of the nuts can be difficult to eat as they are, so here is a sugge...
They are among the oldest foods known to humanity. Dried beans are rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, and iron. Some parts of the world where protein is scarce or expensive, beans are the lifesaver.
In Norway, the most known and common beans are kidney beans, chic peas, and of course, Navy beans in canned "baked beans."
They (kidney beans or chic peas) are usually sol...
"What kind of oil should I use for this and that.....?" is a question which I hear more from my friends than recipe itself.
So this is a quick guide on oils - what they are, where they came from, how they were made, and what's it good for?
Before getting into details, there is one thing which is worth mentioning. Every oil has "smoke point." It's the stage heated fat begins to emit smoke and acrid odors (= gives unpleasant fla...
Animal and plants are made up by about 30 different kinds of element compounds. Then, out of these elements, removing oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen, are called minerals. It is not possible to produce them in out body, thus, it is necessary to ingest.
