Category: Health&Wellness
What are the benefits of extra virgin olive oil?
Is extra virgin olive oil better than lard? What are its nutritional benefits? Can it be used for cooking? What oil is best for cooking? According to the American Heart Association, a healthy and balanced daily intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, and saturated fatty acids should be in a ratio of 1:1.5:0.8.…
Avocado Pudding with Milk Recipe
Avocado itself has a light, refreshing grassy and nutty flavor, making it unremarkable on its own. However, when blended with pudding and milk, the subtle grassy and nutty notes transform into an elegant, sweet, creamy, and cakey flavor. Why is this so? Benefits of Avocado Professional nutritionists classify avocado as a fat, not a fruit.…
Everything you should know about tomatoes’ benefits and storage methods
Every year on the last Wednesday of August, the Spanish town of Buñol celebrates the passion of summer with red tomatoes. Spain’s Tomato Festival has become an internationally renowned event, attracting 20,000 to 30,000 visitors from around the world to participate in the tomato-throwing event and experience the allure of red. Over 400 molecules contribute…
Benefits of Passion Fruit and How to Choose It
Cut open a passion fruit, stir the insides with a spoon, scoop out a spoonful of the orange-yellow juice, and sip. The sweet and sour taste spreads throughout your mouth. This is the passion fruit we eat. The orange-yellow, translucent, membrane-like structure is not only the flesh, but also the passion fruit’s “aril.” The aril…
Eat more mushrooms for a more beautiful gut
Eating mushrooms can increase your intestinal Bacteroidetes count and stabilize your blood sugar. Did you know? Over 1 kilogram of bacteria coexist with the host in our intestines. These bacteria evolve alongside their hosts, influenced by factors like age, metabolism, geography, and stress. These bacteria influence our immunity, weight, and even our mental and blood…
Autumn Food: Lotus Root benefits, Selection, and Storage Method
Lotus root is the underground stem of the lotus flower. The lotus is a fascinating plant. Its flowers bloom in the summer, and after the flowers fade, the seeds inside the pods are edible. Harvested underground lotus roots offer nourishing benefits for autumn and winter. Lotus root soup can be transformed into a lotus root…
How to Choose a Pomelos and Their Nutritional Value
Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and every household in China enjoys pomelo. How should one choose a pomelo, and what are its nutritional values? Guidelines for Choosing a Pomelos However, some yellow-skinned pomeloes may appear dehydrated and wrinkled. Don’t be put off by this; it means the flesh inside has softened from its hard texture, revealing…
What ingredients are suitable for making gluten-free pastries?
With the recent rise of the gluten-free diet, gluten-free pastries have also become popular. Gluten is a protein found in grains like barley, wheat, and rye. For those with gluten allergies, consuming it can cause gastrointestinal discomfort. Thus, a gluten-free diet allows those with gluten allergies to enjoy delicious food without worry. So, besides wheat,…
Benefits of Oatmeal and Healthy Ways to Eat It
What do you eat for breakfast to get your fiber? Fruits, vegetable salads? Actually, oatmeal, which you might eat for breakfast, also contains a good amount of dietary fiber, contributing to your daily fiber intake. I’ve heard that oatmeal can help cleanse your intestines. What’s the secret behind oatmeal’s cleansing properties? Oatmeal is a treasure…
Here’s How to Cook Cilantro
Coriander is a very interesting spice, with opinions on both love and hate being quite polarized. Some even say it smells like soap. This stark contrast in love and hate for cilantro may stem from differences in people’s olfactory receptor genes. Here’s how to cook cilantro. Whether you like the smell of cilantro is determined…