Eggs are an excellent inexpensive source of protein available at any grocery store or a farmers market. Selection from a number of choices isn’t always an easy task, especially if you’re unsure what the labels on eggs mean. For the purposes of clarification, regular or conventional eggs are produced by hens kept it small cages, which are often fed a diet of corn...
Prepackaged foods at grocery stores must have a date stamp on them, but while some products have a best before date, others have an expiry date. A best before date is required on foods that have a shelf life of 90 days or less and indicates freshness. According to a food technologist Gary Sandberg, many foods are actually safe to eat past the best before date, as...
Some of us simply can’t live without carbs. Sugar-lovers and fat-obsessed gourmands would probably not understand what it means to be fixated on carbs, but all those who think spaghetti and lasagna are the best dishes ever cooked by man sure wonder if there’s a way to consume healthier versions of these delicacies. Traditional pasta, which is rich in carbs...
But it tastes like chicken! Jokes aside, it appears that Subway’s restaurant chain is trying to steal from us, chicken meat lovers. Namely, there has been a DNA research carried out on a number of popular chain restaurants in Canada recently, and some of the results aren’t exactly to our taste. As ifuckinglikescience.com reposts, the investigation was conducted...
According to a recent study from Cornell University, individuals who watch cooking shows and make meals based on the recipes provided on the shows on average weigh 11 pounds more than viewers who just watch cooking shows, but don’t follow the recipes. Cooking shows are known for making elaborate dishes that are heavily seasoned and prepared in unhealthy ways, such...
Carbohydrates are often referred to as the key part of any healthy diet, which is why cutting back on carbs isn’t recommended by nutritionists. Knowing your carbs is the way to go, and the first lesson should be: Types of Carbs There are two types of carbohydrates – simple and complex, but what most of people don’t know is that Complex carbs are the ones...
Tea has been used as medicine for centuries around the world, and while modern medicine may never fully appreciate its heath benefits, drinking tea on a regular basis can alleviate the symptoms of various infections, help with weight loss and regulate blood pressure. Although green and black tea are more popular than white tea, white tea is actually the healthiest...
St. Patrick ’s Day is all about having drinks and enjoying good food with friends and family, and if you throw the luck of the Irish in the mix, you’ve got yourself a pretty festive spring holiday. When it comes to traditional Irish cooking, corned beef seems to be the staple food, although some will argue that it’s not even Irish. Be that as it may, corned...
