Are you befuddled by what nutrition experts mean by “eating healthy”? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends loading up on fruits, veggies, whole grains and lean meats — sure, that sounds simple, but which fruits and veggies? What kinds of whole grains? And what constitutes a lean meat?
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Monday, 1 July 2013
Cutlery 'can influence food taste'
Our perception of how food tastes is influenced by cutlery, research suggests.
Size, weight, shape and colour all have an effect on flavour, says a University of Oxford team.
Cheese tastes saltier when eaten from a knife rather than a
fork; while white spoons make yoghurt taste better, experiments show.
The study in the journal Flavour suggests the brain makes judgements on food even before it goes in the mouth.
Why the fridge may not be the best place for your veggies
Your plants are alive. And the way you store them once you bring them
home from the grocery store could determine how many nutrients you’re
getting from them, a new study found.
A study published in Current
Biology showed that even after a plant has been harvested, its cells
are still active, and it’s still sensitive to light. In an earlier
study, the same group discovered that plants use this ability to sense
light to prepare themselves for daytime insect attacks, judged using
their circadian clocks. They pump themselves full of hormones, which
causes an accumulation of chemical compounds called glucosinolates that
repels the insects.
5 Tips For Healthy Grilling
It’s summer, and that means that grills are getting fired up almost
nightly. But there are healthy — and unhealthy — ways to BBQ.
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