According to "Healthy You!," a study of over 7,000 consumers, 98% of consumers believe food can promote good health, 96% believe food can be used to manage a health condition, and 94% believe food can prevent disease.

Considering this information, what I find more interesting is the recent NAPSI article published in the USA papers. It reported... "With some 37 million elementary school kids heading off to class, activities shift into overdrive, mornings become hectic and a good breakfast is often sacrificed."

In fact, a Gallup Poll co-sponsored by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) found that an alarming 51% of the 400 children surveyed did not eat breakfast. According to the ADA, recent studies show that students who eat breakfast do better on some tasks of attention and memory and are more likely to have reduced nurse visits and attend school mor frequently. In addition, children who eat a healthy breakfast are more likely to meet their daily nutritional needs, keep their weight under control and have lower blood cholesterol levels.

When I first read the above article, the first thing I thought was how even when people KNOW without a doubt what is good for them, they tend to ignore it until it becomes a major problem ... or worse, a disability ...in their lives.

The same holds true for people preparing for retirement. People KNOW without a doubt that a small fixed income will mean hardships far into the future if they haven't planned an alternate source of funding, and yet they do little to prepare for retirement until it actually hits them.

Indian Food Flavors Garlic and Ginger

Garlic and Ginger are two vital ingredients of the indian cooking, this brings the
flavor and taste to the indian foods. Without these two components the indian food is
not complete and with addition of other spices the food becomes flavorish.

Garlic

Garlic is an herb that grows as a bulp in the ground much like onions.Garlic has the modern day cook when dishes are prepared and can be either chopped, ground or minced in receipes.Garlic is also used as medicines in many of the cultures for hundreds of years. It has a wonderful seasoning to add aroma taste and added nutrition in your dishes.

Ginger

Ginger is a bulb or horrizontial underground stem of a very leafy tropical plant. When use fresh form it flavor is lemony, sweet and spicy. In powdered form ginger
taste similar but lacks the lemony tones. Ginger can range in spiciness, so its best to smell or even taste a little before using it. If it is particulary strong then use a little bit of it in your receipe.
It is very popular in flavoring indian food and is also combine with other spices like coriander,garlic, mustard seed and fenugreek seeds.
Fresh ginger is particular good in making fish and meat because of its lemonary flavor, ginger soften the salty sea flavors. Dried ginger works well in sweet deserts and it also brightens the flavor of soups.

Indian Ghee

This a indian classified butter made from cow milk.Ghee is used in India and throughout South parts of Asia in our day to day cooking.Ghee is very rich in cholesterol and vitamin and is mostly used in indian cuisine.You can also serve ghee with roti, naan for extra flavor.
Ghee:This receipe calls for melting butter slowly over very slow heat.The water evaporates while the milk solids seperate.The foamy crest that forms on the top of the melted butter is then skimmed off.What is left after straining is pure butterfat, the clear golden liquid known in the hindi language as ghee.Strain off the golden liquid into a jar.Ghee can be used for long,slow frying, for it does not burn quickly as butter would and it can be kept for months without refrigeration as long as it is kept in a tight container. As it turn from butter to ghee, it flavor is transformed to delightful nutty taste,this enhances the indian food dishes in which it is used.

Chicken Tips and Tricks

The Basics

•Chicken is a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of cooking methods, ethnic cuisines and flavor combinations.
•For proper food safety, always wash your hands before and after handling raw chicken. Also, be sure to use clean knives, cutting boards and counters when working with chicken. Wash all with hot soapy water after using to prepare other ingredients.
•A meat thermometer or instant-read thermometer is the best way to check for the doneness of cooked chicken. The internal temperature should be at least 165°F when tested at the thickest part of the chicken.
•Bone-in chicken pieces or whole chickens take longer to cook but provide the best flavor in recipe use. Check out these delicious and easy ideas using whole or cut-up chickens

Chicken Tips and Tricks

The Basics

• Chicken is a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of cooking methods, ethnic cuisines and flavor combinations.
• For proper food safety, always wash your hands before and after handling raw chicken. Also, be sure to use clean knives, cutting boards and counters when working with chicken. Wash all with hot soapy water after using to prepare other ingredients.
• A meat thermometer or instant-read thermometer is the best way to check for the doneness of cooked chicken. The internal temperature should be at least 165°F when tested at the thickest part of the chicken.
• Bone-in chicken pieces or whole chickens take longer to cook but provide the best flavor in recipe use. Check out these delicious and easy ideas using whole or cut-up chickens.