Americans Have Unhealthier Lifestyles Than Two Decades Ago

June 2, 2009
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Despite numerous public campaigns on the importance of eating healthy, a study found out that American have unhealthier lifestyles today than twenty years ago.

The Medical University of South Carolina compared the studies conducted between 1988 to 2006, and came up with several signs that proved Americans are becoming more unhealthy as years passed.

The five key areas that the Medical University of South Carolina found out will be published in the American Journal of Medicine. Those were:

  • The percentage of adults aged 40 to 74 with a BMI of 30+ rose from 28% to 36%.
  • The number of people exercising three or more times per week fell from 53% to 43%.
  • Smoking levels remained…
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It’s Beet And Avocado Salad For Dinner

June 1, 2009
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I am not fond of salad, as I mentioned many posts before this one. And I am not particularly inclined this recipe too will make me think more of diving into greens and reds and yellows and oranges, etc. However, I completely love Giada deLaurentis to bits and pieces… so much that I have actually tried a few of her recipes and really liked them. Yeah, including this one.

Beet, Avocado, and Goat Cheese Salad

Serves 4.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 small shallot, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon honey
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
6 medium cooked beets
6 cups baby arugula, or normal arugula roughly torn
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted then…

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Buckle Up With BeltzBib

June 1, 2009
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Here’s something we all shouldn’t do: eat while driving. Although I am not especially innocent of the crime (because once in a while, you just got to eat while driving since you do no have the time to do so later), I refuse also to encourage other motorists to do what I have been doing when I’m really, really starving.

The BeltzBib is made especially for this particular situation. Imagine driving a car, eating cheesy French fries, nachos or just your regular burger… more than the usual, you’ll get some stuff on your shirt, making you curse you ever stuffed food down your throat when the stain won’t just go away.

With…

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Explore The New Spicy Ice Cream

May 29, 2009
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As the summer approaches, visions of ice creams, ice cones and other cold sensation flashes through our mind. But what if I tell you there’s new concoction that would surely give your taste buds a run for its money?

From Sunni Ski’s Homemade Ice Cream, there’s new frozen concoction called the Cold Sweat. Described as “dangerously hot,” Cold Sweat tasters should first sign a waiver before sampling this ice cream topped with hot sauce and chiles.

If you want to create your own spike, try putting some dried chiles into the milk or the cream base. You can also try adding a strong dose of cinnamon as it gives the ice cream…

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Get Sweet (And Healthy) With The Vegan Oreo Mint Cupcake

May 29, 2009
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Who said that sweet cupcakes such as the oreo mint cannot be called healthy? With the Vegan Oreo Mint Cupcake, we can now enjoy our sweets and stay healthy at the same time.

This recipe is the perfect chocolate-based vegan cupcake. You can change, basically, the look and flavor by adding some of your personal touches to it like the frosting, glaze or filling but basically, this cupcake will rock health buff’s world.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup soy milk
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, chocolate extract, or more vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder, Dutch-processed or regular
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon…
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How Schools In France Teaches Kids To Be Healthy

May 27, 2009
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I remember seeing the menu at my previous school and gagging for all the unappetizing food they expect us to eat there—macaroni, porridge and oh yeah… softdrinks for breakfast. What kind of system is that?

Cafeteria lunches are known to be horrible in probably all the corners of all the schools in this world. But the blog, School Lunch Talk, is making a comparative study on how other countries have been feeding their students.

In France, lunch is the time to teach students how to have healthy eating habits. An example of their “healthy eating habit” is a meal of Basque chicken thigh with herbs, red and green bell peppers and olive…

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Adding A New Touch To An Ordinary Salad

May 27, 2009
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Usually when I think about models, nutritionists and diet-addicts, I imagine them eating nothing but pure greens. And when I think about pure greens, my mind immediately wanders to the salad bar. For most part, I believe salads are usually composed of lettuce, large chunk of tomatoes, onions, red cabbage, etc.

But here, Chef Davis gave us a new twist to what was normally a boring and tasteless concoction of greens and, okay, reds. In addition to the usual base of your salad, you can add asparagus, green beans, snap peas, beets, corn, baby corn, radishes, sprouts, avocado, broccoli, artichokes and mushrooms. The list is actually endless, according to Chef Davis.

The…

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Spring Tagine Of Chicken With Potatoes And Peas

May 27, 2009
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I love creating dishes from chicken but I’m not much fond of it when it’s basically soup-based. But the Spring Tagine of Chicken with Potatoes and Peas works for me the way fried chicken does.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 pounds skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 pounds new potatoes, peeled
  • 2 medium onions, diced
  • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, tied with string
  • 1/2 punch fresh parsley, tied with string
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups frozen petite peas
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Procedure

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Meanwhile, pour the oil into a tangine or dutch oven set over medium heat. Add the chicken and brown on…
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How To Perfectly Poach An Egg

May 27, 2009
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I have always been a fan of eggs, or any poultry products for that matter. If I can have it my way, I think I’ll crack an egg on almost everything I have to eat. But of all the delicacies you can create with an egg, I was never much a fan of the poaching it.

My cousin though, who’s into inventing diet foods, made something akin to how to poach an egg perfectly. However, seeing as I lost her recipe, I decided to browse the net for some secret recipe a netizen might be able to reveal.

The “perfect” method comes from the Complete How to Cook by Delia Smith. According…

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Spiced Lettuce Cake Bars—A Surprising New Way To Enjoy Cakes

May 25, 2009
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There was a time when one mentions cake, numerous possibilities of obesity and compiling body fats would take us to our worst nightmare. But with the health buffs lately spreading healthy cake recipes, we can now find “healthy” sweets like the unsweetened, sugarless and fat-free pastries out in the market.

The carrot cake is probably one of the most famous vegetable cake that many are patrons of but recently a zucchini-based cake made its way to the hearts of sweet-toothed health buffs. Anyway, now there’s the lettuce cake bar. Made from iceberg lettuce shredded into tiny pieces, you won’t even taste or feel the lettuce in these bars as it is…

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