Archive for the ‘Healthy Food’ Category

PostHeaderIcon Preparing Barbeque Event

Events grilled barbecue grill is called. However, errors may occur during baking favorite food. As a result of this error can not be how, for example, the food is burned. Error while baking generally cover three areas, namely food preparation, cooking and baking equipment used and the safety factor.

Preparation and Food Safety

1. If you have already spent a few days earlier and had to abandon this material in the freezer for at least 24 hours before being transferred to processed meat from the freezer to the normal shelf in the refrigerator. If urgent, may use a microwave to melt the frozen meat. Ensure that all electronic equipment used correctly.

2. Avoid cross-contamination! Never use the same cutting board for raw and cooked meat or cutting board for cutting raw meat is cut vegetables. Get used to using special cutting board for cutting raw meat. Provision of hygiene and sanitation, both before and after use.

3. If you soak the meat in the marinade, do not use the same ingredients for basting the meat during roasting. If you want to use a splash of flavor, prepare 1 dose of spices, set aside in part, and use the rest to soak. You can also enter the marinade in a saucepan and boil a few minutes of harmful bacteria in it dies.

4. After baking, use a clean plate for serving. Never put cooked meat on a plate, which was used as a container of meat is still raw.

When processing

1. When using a recipe, please read carefully and make sure you understand all the information specified in the recipe. Will be useless if you want to prepare a special dinner, but in a written prescription must soak the meat day and night.

2. Do not use a fork to make a roast, but using a special bracket. Apparent apparent using fork, until meat holes here and there will only make a delicious sauce dripping everywhere, and roast beef is dry / hard. Chance of stock that will most likely trickle down to the toaster cause dangerous sparks and difficult to clean.

3. Flame is governed by the type of processed meat. There are several types of meat should be cooked quickly over high heat. There’s meat to use medium heat, even a small fire because when baked at high temperatures will only be made dry or burnt.

PostHeaderIcon Tips Durable for Fruits and Vegetables

How to store fruits and vegetables quickly to determine the least food is rotten or not. Some fruits and vegetables and how to storage.

1. Watermelon
If you do not buy too ripe, unpeeled to leave days at room temperature. With silenced all day, you’ll increase of lycopene and beta-carotene. Before you eat bark, put it in the fridge. Do not store with other melon fruit. Watermelons can be easily damaged due to the ethylene gas emitted by fruit, which accelerates decay.

2. Grape
Keep a ventilated plastic bag to dispose of damaged fruit and bruising. For storage, wrap with paper towels to absorb moisture, which can lead to mold growth. Do not wash, if not to eat it, because if washed and stored, will lead to mold.

3. Fruits
Store in original container, if packed in the original manufacturer. Do not keep it in black plastic. Discard fruit that is moldy or rotten start to infect other fruits. Just like wine, do not wash that will be saved. Wash just before eating to keep fresh and crisp.

4. Tomatoes
Save a few tomatoes in a box or plastic origin. If the color is very red, do not put in the refrigerator because cold temperatures keep the development of color, taste and nutrition. Keep at room temperature, then transfer to the refrigerator when it was red. Do not store tomatoes with vegetables, because they can be changed to ethylene.

5. Green vegetables
Before storing, make sure the vegetables in the dry state due to excess water can make rotten vegetables longer. Wrap the paper towel in plastic, then save it to a crisp.

PostHeaderIcon Cooking Healthy Potato

Many mothers think fries can be part of a good and balanced diet. In fact, whatever you choose, no problem. Because I eat potatoes with the skin provides vitamin C, and one of the best sources of potassium and fiber. Meanwhile, chefs are trying to find a healthier way of processing potatoes, or using oil “healthy” or not fried. This is a trick to fry potatoes, which can be used without worrying about fat then jump.

1. Sales of frozen potatoes. Some companies are producing frozen potatoes with other ingredients that have been tested on the one hand, and the fat is good for the body. Look for products frozen potatoes are no more calories than 120 grams. For information in each 3-ounce serving contains 3.5 grams of fat.

2. Provisions potatoes. Serving potatoes with a new method of treatment which is boiled and then fried windy may be an option. Each 3-ounce serving contains about 180 calories, 6 grams fat and 1 grams of saturated fat.

3. Create your own. We can make your own favorite potato dish which is rich in antioxidants, using the following recipe:

Potatoes arc (for 4 servings)
Potatoes 5 potatoes 1 cm slices, soak in cold water for 45 minutes. Then, sliced 1 medium sweet potato lengthwise, size 1 cm. Is hot oven at 200 degrees Celsius. Drainage of potatoes, marinated, combine the sweet potato slices, 3 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Put a flat baking sheet. Bake 40 minutes, back, and then re-baked potatoes, until they are brown.