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A health-conscious individual always seeks for the best and Healthy Balanced Diet for the Brain and Healthy Body in the New Millennium. Knowing that stress could affect someone’s health most especially the brain, a lot of people as well are seeking for the best ways to keep their body and brain healthy because having a healthy brain and body could make them more effective in their workplace, school, or in the society.

In the country where people are busy everyday, healthy lifestyle mostly neglected. People just go fast foods and buy junk foods for all their meals without even thinking of the effect of the food to their health.

Outside, they are healthy but inside is the opposite. Foods like burger, spaghetti, french fries, pair with cola, tea, or any soft drinks are not good for the health. MSG added to the food is not good either. Diseases such as stroke, diabetes, hypertension, dullness, etc. can be the result of taking wrong food.

Healthy and Balanced diet is the best solution. Diet that could help your brain work well and keep your body healthy. Observe and eat only the foods that are good for your health. Look at your food pyramid, visit your family doctor for more guide.

Thanksgiving celebration may not be complete if Ina Garten’s favorite sweet potato recipes collection is not served on your tables. You would love trying her best recipes for thanksgiving festive event. I am sure this once a year occasion will be more colorful and memorable if you have this very special recipe collection from Ina Garten. In addition to this, we also include appetizer to ensure you will enjoy your food in this festival. Some of us also prepare brine turkey and that is usual recipe all American set on their table on thanksgiving day. Others may also have pineapple cheese salad to add to their recipes to enjoy.

Below are the collection of Ina Garten’s recipe we wanna share with you.

Ina Garten’s Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for sprinkling
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

1. Preheat oven to 425*F.
2. Cut sweet potatoes in wedges or like french fries.
3. Place wedges on large baking pan or cookie sheet. Pour over olive oil, and toss to mix.
4. Now sprinkle over brown sugar, salt, and black pepper. Toss to coat wedges.
5. Spread out in a single layer. Place pan in oven and bake for 15 minutes, then take out and turn wedges over.
6. Place back in oven and bake another 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy on the outside.
7. Sprinke with extra kosher salt to taste. The cooking time will depend on how big the wedges are. Enjoy!

Note: These are also good with a little ground cumin sprinkled with the other seasonings. Have fun and experiment!

Ina Garten’s Sweet Potato Casserole And Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Happy Thanksgiving from College News! Are you in charge of Thanksgiving this year? Maybe you just want to bring one dish to share. Either way, you can impress your family with these sweet potato casserole and cranberry sauce recipes from Food Network’s Ina Garten.

Garten began her food career by opening a specialty food store with a few homemade dishes. They were such a success that Garten was eventually offered her own show on Food Network, said Time. Today, Garten is known for her gourmet twist on classic cooking. Try these traditional Thanksgiving recipes with a kick:

Ina Garten’s Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:

• 4 pounds sweet potatoes (about 6 large)

• 1/2 cup orange juice

• 1/2 cup heavy cream

• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted

• 1/4 cup light brown sugar

• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 2 teaspoons kosher salt

• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Scrub the potatoes, prick them several times with a knife or fork, and bake them for 1 hour or until very soft when pierced with a knife. Remove from the oven and scoop out the insides as soon as they are cool enough to handle. Place the sweet potato meat into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and add the orange juice, cream, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Mix together until combined but not smooth and transfer to a baking dish. Bake the potatoes for 20 to 30 minutes, until heated through.

Ina Garten’s Cranberry Sauce

• 1 (12-ounce) bag of fresh cranberries, cleaned

• 1 3/4 cups sugar

• 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and chopped

• 1 orange, zest grated and juiced

• 1 lemon, zest grated and juiced

• 3/4 cup raisins

• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions: Cook the cranberries, sugar, and 1 cup of water in a saucepan over low heat for about 5 minutes, or until the skins pop open. Add the apple, zests, and juices and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove from the heat and add the raisins and nuts. Let cool, and serve chilled.

Stuffed Jalapenos Recipe—Appetizer for thanksgiving day

Ingredients

* 2 (7 ounce) cans jalapeno peppers

* 6 ounces shredded Mexican-style cheese blend

* 1 pound pork sausage, hot

* 1 (5.5 ounce) package spicy seasoning coating mix

Directions

1. Slice peppers lengthwise, remove seeds and core; fill with cheese.

2. Roll out sausage with rolling pin, between two layers of plastic wrap. Remove plastic from sausage, and wrap a thin coating of sausage around each jalapeno.

3. Roll peppers in spicy seasoned coating mix.

4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 to 25 minutes or until brown and sizzling and cheese is melted.

I hope you enjoy our thanksgiving day recipes special. You may also read our other thanksgiving day recipe and how to prepare like brine turkey or pineapple cheese salad.

On Thanksgiving Day, turkey is traditionally and most preferred food in an American or Canadian homes. Turkey is served hot, juicy, and tender. Preparing turkey recipes on Thanksgiving Day is, maybe, the most delicate and most detailed task to do. Having a nice food presentation on Thanksgiving Day is very important. Below are some tips, steps and secrets on how to brine turkey for more tender and juicier Turkey for your family as you celebrate this most memorable and festive day of the year to share blessings with each other.

Ingredients
Brine:

* 1 gallon water
* 1/2 ounce ground cloves
* 1/2 ounce ground ginger
* 4 ounces cracked black peppercorns
* 12 bay leaves
* 1 pound kosher salt
* 24 ounces honey
* 24 ounces maple syrup
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* 1 (10-pound) whole fresh turkey, giblets and neck removed and reserved for stock
* 1 stick butter, room temperature
* 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
* 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
* 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage leaves
* 2 apples, quartered and cored
* 1 onion, peeled and quartered
* 2 rosemary sprigs
* 3 sprigs sage
* Olive oil, for drizzling

* 1 cup cubed carrots
* 1 cup cubed celery
* 1 cup cubed onions
* 1/2 cup white wine
* 1/2 cup Madeira wine
* 4 cups turkey stock, recipe follows
* 1 sprig thyme
* 2 sprigs parsley
* Beurre manie (2 ounces butter mixed with 2 ounces flour until it forms a soft dough)
* Salt and pepper

Directions for preparation

In a large stockpot, bring the water, cloves, ginger, black peppercorn, bay leaves and salt to a boil. Lower to a simmer and stir in the honey and maple syrup until well blended. Turn off heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

Rinse the turkey inside and out with cold tap water. Reserve the neck and specialty meats for pan gravy. Set the turkey in the brine, making sure that the turkey is fully immersed in the brine. Place a weight on top of the turkey to make sure it is always covered with brine. Marinate for at least 4 hours to overnight, depending on the weight of the turkey, in the refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

In a shallow roasting pan, place the carrots, celery and onions. Remove turkey from brine.

Mix together the butter, garlic, chopped rosemary, and sage to make a compound butter. Using your hands, loosen to the skin from the breast by gently inserting your fingers between the skin and the flesh. Rub the compound butter underneath the skin. Insert the apples, onions, and whole rosemary and sage into the cavity of the turkey.

Place the turkey over the vegetables, breast-side up, in the roasting pan. Tuck the wings back and under the turkey. Using kitchen twine, tie the legs together. This will make a compact shape and will create a great presentation. Drizzle the turkey with olive oil and rub it into the skin. Roast the turkey to at least 165 degrees F in the breast, about 2 1/2 hours. If the skin gets too dark during roasting, tent with foil.

Transfer turkey to a platter and allow to cool. Meanwhile, prepare the pan gravy.

Tilt the pan and skim as much fat as possible off the juice with a spoon. Set the pan on 2 burners set on medium heat. Deglaze roasting pan with white wine and Madeira. Scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen any brown bits. Reduce until only a quarter remains. Add the turkey stock, thyme and parsley. Bring to a boil and strain into a saucepan. Bring back to a boil, skim and lower to a simmer. Whisk in the beurre manie until well incorporated and continue to cook until gravy has thickened. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

Turkey Stock:

* Giblets and neck from 1 turkey
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1/2 cup port wine
* 1 cup roughly chopped onions
* 1/2 cup roughly chopped carrots
* 1/2 cup roughly chopped celery
* 2 sprigs rosemary
* 5 peppercorns
* Water, to cover

Heat a saucepan over high heat. When the pan is hot, add the olive oil and heat. Add the neck and giblets and cook until browned all over, about 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and deglaze with the port. Return the pan to the heat and cook until the port is almost completely evaporated, about 10 minutes.

Add the carrots, onions, celery, rosemary and peppercorns. Cover with cold water by 4-inches. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and simmer for 2 hours, adding a little more water, if necessary. Skim any scum that rises to the surface of the stock and discard.

Strain the stock. Use immediately, or cool and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

Source: http://tinyurl.com/5gx4hh

You may also see our other recipes for thanksgiving day here.

What is hypoallergenic diet?

Hypoallergenic diet eliminates food that contains identified allergens. Allergens are substance causing allergy.

The diet depends of the person’s sensitivity. Reaction to a certain food may vary from person to person so bare in mind that this does not apply to everyone.

Here are some tips on this diet:

• Avoid the following foods know to be allergenic

1. Poultry
2. Certain fishes as smoked fish (tinapa),  baby tuna (tulingan), yellow-fin tuna fish (tambakol) and shellfish.
3. Milk, eggs, and chocolates
4. Pineapple, eggplant and citrus fruits (based on some reports)

• Include vegetable dish at least twice a day

• Remember that not all allergies are food-related. Have an allergy diary to help your doctor identify allergens.
• Read labels for hidden allergens.
• Be careful not to be over-restrictive. You may end up malnourished due nutrient deficient.
• Avoid coffee, tea, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water between meals.
• Have enough rest and sleep.
• Consult an allergist.

Take note:

It has been observed that vegetables rank the least possible allergen sources.

To make your own allergy diary, use the following tips:

• List down when and where allergic reaction take place
• What allergic reaction take place
• What foods and drinks are taken
• What activities are engaged in at the onset of allergy

These pieces of information will help your doctor’s diagnosis easier.

A high-protein diet contains 1.5 g of protein per kilogram ideal body weight (normal value = 1.12 to 1.8 g/kg IBW). This diet is prescribed for growth and repair such as in pregnancy, tissue and bone regeneration, inflammatory conditions and injury.

You must not consider only the amount of protein but also its quality. As much as possible include protein-rich foods in high biologic value because their proteins are efficiently digested, absorbed and used by the human body. These include egg, meat, poultry, milk, soybeans, beans, soy protein + wheat protein = vegemeat products, etc.

Some tips for High Protein Diet:

• Eat enough serving of protein-rich foods daily.
• Drink at least one glass of milk daily
• Always eat a balanced diet plus extra protein-rich foods.
• Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water daily in between meals.
• Avoid coffee, tea, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
• Eat 3 good meals daily. This is better than small frequent meals or eating between meals.
• Eat regularly
• Eat a heavy breakfast, a moderate lunch and a light supper
• Eat the right kind of food, at the right interval, in the right amount and in the right frame of mind.
• Have at least a 5-hour interval between meals for digestion to be efficient. Last meal of the day should be taken at least 3 hours before sleeping.
• Eat at least one serving of dark green leafy vegetables daily.
• Eat more unrefined, unprocessed foods
• Include a variety of foods from meal to meal
• Take time to enjoy your food. Do not hurry.

What is a liquid diet? What is a full liquid diet? Unlike other liquid diet, full liquid diet is more liberal diet than clear diet. Full liquid diet allows only food in liquid form or those which readily become liquid at body temperature. This diet, if planned carefully, may supply a good amount of essential nutrients to your body. Continue Reading

According to the American Diabetes Association in 2010, the statistics of diabetic patients in the United States, is about 18.2 million or 6.3% of the whole population and it seem very alarming. Every year, diabetics are increasing and many already died because of this disease. Continue Reading

Before proceeding into the discussion on the diet for constipation, let us define first what constipation is.

Constipation is caused by many factors including taking in some medication such as pain reliever, sedatives and antidepressants; eating mostly soft or liquid food which are low in fiber, and or lessen physical activities. Continue Reading

What is Cold Liquid Diet? It is a diet that involves drinking protein type of drinks that is served cold or iced. This diet purposely for bringing relief for some newly mouth sores or surgery. There is no or little nutrition in this diet that is why it is not always advisable to be taken in for more than two (2) days just like the clear liquid diet in our previous post. Continue Reading

What is Clear Liquid Diet? Clear Liquid Diet is a diet that allows food that have no or low residue and fat. This diet must not be given to more than two days because it is nutritionally inadequate, unless prescribed by the doctor, you may continue giving this diet to the patient. Food supplement is also recommended.

This is the diet when you want to prevent dehydration or to clear gastrointestinal tract. Continue Reading

Bland Diet-also called CAP or Caffeine, Alcohol, & Pepper Free Diet, provides foods that do not irritate the digestive system. It is a diet that does not increase acid production in the stomach. Food that stimulate CAP must be avoided.

Things you must do:

• Avoid foods that contain caffeine, alcohol, and pepper. Continue Reading