Healthy Eating

There has been much research done, and sometimes the results seem contradictory.  It is often a matter of what is important for an individual.  A food that reduces weight is not the best choice for the anorexic.  The best food for an individual is to some extent unique, and must address any needs that individual has.  We cannot go into every benefit and every problem with food.  A good book is the choice here, and it must address any health issues pertinent to you.  I have to limit sodium, so even if a food is higher in fat it is what I need. 

If you want to be certain there has never been a toxic chemical used on your food, grow it yourself.  A few large pots will allow you to grow some food, so you do not need to have a full garden planted.  It may not suffice for your needs, but every time you avoid toxic pesticides you are improving your health.  So some home grown food is better than none.

I enjoy scrambling eggs, and had a coated pan to make cleaning easier.  But, the warnings started to come out on the danger of heating a coated pan to too high of a temperature.  Some seem to emit a dangerous gas if heated too high on a stove.  I have shifted to a ceramic pan, and not only is it an easy surface to clean, but it goes into the dishwasher.   And the ceramic allows for some scrubbing.  

Boiling vegetables can reduce the nutrition value of the vegetables.  Steaming vegetables can keep more nutrients in the food, and hence make it available to the person eating the food. 

Steaming is not difficult.  We have a pot that is designed to fit atop another pot.  Place the vegetables in the upper pot, and water in the lower pot.  The upper pot has holes in the bottom, so this is about its only purpose.  Then heat the water until it boils, and the steam passes through the holes and over the contents of the upper pot.

Grilling baskets are wonderful for turning food that is being grilled.  Just take the handle and flip, the entire basket can turn over all at once.  This makes it easier to avoid having some food charred, not a healthy thing to have.  There is no waiting to flip the last item, nor to remove it when done.  Six burgers, or several pieces of fish, can be flipped, then later removed, as a unit.  And the food will not move around in the process of moving the basket as long as the proper basket is used.

In using grilling baskets it is wise to choose your basket according to the food being cooked.  Corn will not fit well into a burger basket, and fish have special baskets.  

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