Journey Through The Discovery Of The Food We Eat
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Cooking spray is a convenience that most of us grew up with to keep our food from sticking to frying and baking pans, but what is in it? In general cooking spray consists of a cooking oil, an emulsifier (lecithin), a propellant (propane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide) and an anti-foaming agent (dimethyl silicone). Here are...
Plant Based Protein: Plant based diets are becoming more and more popular. Plant based diets are associated with increased longevity and reduced morbidities such as type 2 diabetes, stroke, obesity, heart disease and some cancers. It is important to remember that animal-based protein is considered ‘complete’ protein because it contains all the essential amino acids our...
Protein Protein is an important building block for hair, nails, bones, and muscle. It also plays a heavy role in cell processes such as immune response, energy, cell repair and forms blood cells. Amino acids are molecules that combine to form proteins. For the most part the body will produce most of the amino acids...
Oil and Butter What we cook with is just as important as the food we choose to cook and consume. Remember that my daughter has a significant corn allergy, so corn oil and vegetable oil were off the shelf for us. Let’s talk a little bit about corn for a moment. What is corn’s purpose?...
Milk and Creamer With so many products on the market, how do we know what to choose? Let’s start with what is in each product beginning with cow milk. Remember that what the cow eats comes out in the milk and is found in the meat. Cow milk is a source of calcium, vitamin D...
Sugar: When my daughter was having random vomiting, we took her to the doctor for a battery of testing. Thankfully everything was negative, but it didn’t solve the problem. This started my journey into researching food and the first thing on the list was sugar. In my research I read studies claiming that white sugar...
Water We need 4-6 glasses of water per day but not all water is the same or has the same benefit. Some of the more common types of water include tap, spring, mineral, purified, alkaline, distilled and coconut. Water regulations are the responsibility of both the FDA and the EPA. The EPA regulates tap water...
GMO vs Non-GMO What is GMO and Non-GMO anyway? GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. What does this mean when we talk about food? In short it means a plant, animal, or microbe has had one or more changes to the genome. Another words, the plant or animal has been modified through engineering techniques. Is...