Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Muffins recipe (rolls) of wheat flour and olive oil in microwave

If you live in a small, these mini-story, probably will not have kitchen. But you have a microwave, so you can make these rich muffins. If tufamiliason many live in a big place, you can also share them with yours. Delicious for lunch or breakfast

Ingredients (for twelve medium muffin)

1 cup flour
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
¼ cup olive deaceitede
¾ cup milk
Cooking molds or pirotines

Preparation

First as always mix all dry ingredients in another bowl mix the egg with milk elaceitey. Then add this mixture to the above, mixing only until ingredients are moistened, I left with a lumpy appearance. Shape the dough fills the molds or pirotines paramicroondassólo to two-thirds of it if you want you can also sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Cooking seventy percent of the power. For example for four muffins can take three to three and half minutes, six have to cook about six minutes.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Brownies Recipe

This brownie recipe is one of the most successful recipes of our century! This is a delicious cake with intense flavor and irregular texture thanks to the perfect combination of creamy chocolate with nuts! Thanks to this exquisite combination of brownies recipe has achieved one of the first places among the most requested desserts and sweets around the world.
What many do not know is that this recipe for brownies appeared in 1897 as a result of a mistake because the chef who, at the time was preparing a delicious cake for her bakery, she forgot to add the yeast and as a result, got a cake they decided to cut into pieces and distributed among its clients who were fascinated by this sweet! We hope that this recipe for brownies I conquer you too!

24 brownies Ingredients:

  • Butter: 150 grams
  • Black Chocolate: 90 grams
  • Sugar: 300 grams
  • Flour: 150 grams
  • Vanilla extract: 1 and 1 / 2 teaspoons
  • Baking powder: 1 and 1 / 2 teaspoons
  • Chopped nuts: 150 grams
  • Eggs: 3 units

Preparation:

Estimated time: 30 minutes

  • Put the chocolate and butter in a pan loa and heat over low heat until melted
  • Once melted it away from heat and then add the flour and yeast which has been sifted, sugar, vanilla and nuts. Stir everything, and you add the eggs
  • While these ingredients are mixed until a homogeneous and poured into a mold greased with butter, it is preferable to use a narrow rectangular pan for brownies have the appropriate size and shape
  • Gets into a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 20-25 minutes, until slightly crisp on the surface and tender on the inside. Be careful with the cooking because, depending on the power of the oven can catch fire and what matters is that it is rather soft!
  • When the dough is cooked, cooled, remove the mold and cut to pictures are not very large, which is a type of pasta that easily filled the stomach

Recipe of the American Brownies

This recipe is an original recipe brownies loka sent by the sweet potato. In this recipe we can find another way to make the brownies rich Americans. This sweet coming directly from America came accidentally in an American bakery where the baker made a mistake in the ingredients and got a cake deflated and slightly thickened but with a rich taste that led him to fame

Ingredients:

* Flour: 170 grams
* Cocoa (cocoa) powder: 50 grams
* Baking soda: 1 tablespoon (16 grams)
* Baking powder (yeast): 1 tablespoon (1 envelope)
* Walnuts or pecans: 100 grams
* Salt: 1 teaspoon
* Sugar: 300 grams
* Olive oil: 200 ml
* Eggs: 4 units
* Vanilla essence: 1 tsp

Preparation:

Estimated time: 55 Mintos

* In a bowl, is made of flour, 150 grams of sugar (half), cocoa, baking soda, baking i previously grated nuts
* With a whisk stir cooking until all ingredients (powdery texture) are thoroughly mixed
* In another bowl to hand, throw the 4 previously separate egg yolks from the whites (which we will use later), oil and vanilla and mix until well blended
* To check the latter then mix egg yolks, oil and vanilla to the mixture of flour, etc..
* Everything is mixed thoroughly until a smooth creamy texture and above all, preventing lumps
* With the reserved egg whites before you make a meringue. Just to mix sugar with egg whites and beat well until you get the point of snow
* It made half the meringue to the mixture and mix gently
* Once ligand will be done the other half of egg whites and continue mixing well integrated with the bracket
* Take the final preparation in a rectangular pan 20 x 25 Cm. Greased and floured (to prevent sticking).
* Bake at 180? for approximately 40 minutes
* When removing from the oven, allow to cool and then sprinkle with icing sugar (powdered), although the latter do not recommend it because it takes more getting

Friday, October 22, 2010

Brownies Recipe

This brownie recipe is one of the most successful recipes of our century! This is a delicious cake with intense flavor and irregular texture thanks to the perfect combination of creamy chocolate with nuts! Thanks to this exquisite combination of brownies recipe has achieved one of the first places among the most requested desserts and sweets around the world.
What many do not know is that this recipe for brownies appeared in 1897 as a result of a mistake because the chef who, at the time was preparing a delicious cake for her bakery, she forgot to add the yeast and as a result, got a cake they decided to cut into pieces and distributed among its clients who were fascinated by this sweet! We hope that this recipe for brownies I conquer you too!

24 brownies Ingredients:

  • Butter: 150 grams
  • Black Chocolate: 90 grams
  • Sugar: 300 grams
  • Flour: 150 grams
  • Vanilla extract: 1 and 1 / 2 teaspoons
  • Baking powder: 1 and 1 / 2 teaspoons
  • Chopped nuts: 150 grams
  • Eggs: 3 units

Preparation:

Estimated time: 30 minutes

* Put the chocolate and butter in a pan loa and heat over low heat until melted
* Once melted it away from heat and then add the flour and yeast which has been sifted, sugar, vanilla and nuts. Stir everything, and you add the eggs
* While these ingredients are mixed until a homogeneous and poured into a mold greased with butter, it is preferable to use a narrow rectangular pan for brownies have the appropriate size and shape
* Gets into a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 20-25 minutes, until slightly crisp on the surface and tender on the inside. Be careful with the cooking because, depending on the power of the oven can catch fire and what matters is that it is rather soft!
* When the dough is cooked, cooled, remove the mold and cut to pictures are not very large, which is a type of pasta that easily filled the stomach

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Prevention of cancer in our Latino communities

The Latino community is one of the fastest growing groups. It is anticipated that within 15 years, most young people will join the labor market are Hispanic or Latino descent.

Parallel to this growth in the Hispanic population, we found a disproportionate increase in serious illnesses that affect them, and could be prevented. Statistics show that nearly 60 percent of deaths among Latinos in California are caused by heart disease, cancer and diabetes, all diseases which would be prevented by a balanced diet and physical activity.

Cancer prevention may depend on many factors: genetic, the food we eat and our lifestyle, among others. A balanced diet rich in fiber and low in fat and include physical activity in our routine, may reduce the risk of developing certain cancers.

What is a balanced diet?

A balanced diet is one that includes foods from each of the basic groups: grains and cereals, vegetables, legumes and vegetables, fruit, foods rich in calcium and protein in the recommended amounts. These foods allow us to supply the body with the nutrients needed for good health.

The variety and moderation are key aspects of a balanced diet. In addition, moderation is the practice of prevention. Deprive yourself is not recommended, but reducing the size of lots, yes. Focus on the variety and not quantity is key. Eat the right amount of food for their age and activity level.

Health experts have found that a diet high in fat and low in fiber may increase the incidence of cancer of the colon, breast, ovarian and prostate. For a person consuming a diet of about 2,000 calories a day, only 30 percent of those calories should come from fat, and total daily intake should not exceed 67 grams.

How to avoid consuming too much fat?

To reduce fat intake is important to know about methods of food preparation. Fried foods are always higher in fat and calories than those prepared baked or steamed. For example, a large bag of potatoes (6 oz.) To French or French fries has about 30 grams of fat.

For the convenience to quickly satisfy hunger and because they offer large portions, chain fast food restaurants have grown in popularity. Junk food or fast food has become very popular because it is inexpensive and convenient, despite their high fat and little nutritional value.

We eat without thinking about what we're throwing the body, and do not take into account the impact that this type of food can lead to neglect our health.

What health practices are recommended?

In general, limiting fat and avoid or eat sparingly solid fats are more harmful.

When we talk about solid fats we refer to trans fatty acids, these are liquid fats through a process of hydrogenation is converted into solid fats like margarine, shortening and other hydrogenated oils, and saturated fats like those of meat and poultry, butters, creams and others that are mostly of animal origin.

Remember that many chronic diseases and certain cancers can be prevented. Eating foods that are high in fat contributes to the deterioration of health. If you want to stay healthy, we recommend that you evaluate your eating habits and commit to improving your diet, if necessary.

A balanced diet should include eight to ten servings of fruits and vegetables daily, one serving of fruit is one medium fruit, and in the case of vegetables, one serving equals a cup if they are raw, as if half cup cooked .

The importance of these foods is that with its powerful antioxidant helping to regenerate the body's cells, if this is combine whole grains that provide fiber body, our body will receive a double benefit: being free from toxins and risk reduction in severe illness.

We must also do daily 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity to complement the effects of good nutrition.

Keep your body healthy is our task and responsibility:

  • Let's be more careful about eating and physical activity we include in our daily routine.
  • Choose foods and foods that help strengthen the defense and keep the body healthy.

A balanced diet, along with 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity on most days, are important allies in the fight against cancer.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Give your kids healthy drinks

Most parents worry about the nutritional value of what their children eat, but equally important is the content of the drinks with the little accompany their food.

The experts recommend avoiding sugary drinks serve as soft drinks or sports drinks, with food or water rather than natural. Instead, serve juices, milk or water.

Did you know, for example, that vitamin C from fruit juices to their children helps to absorb iron from the cereal, oatmeal or toast to eat for breakfast? Or that a child may become obese from drinking sugary drinks?

Molly Klumb, Best Nutrition Program of the Cooperative Extension office at the University of California, says that serve milk to children during meals instills a healthy habit alone can continue later.

"Drinking milk with meals is an easy way that your child gets enough calcium," said Klumb.

Milk, suggests the expert, it better be free or low-fat and 100% fruit juice. Milk consumption should be limited to two cups (16 ounces) per day for preschoolers and juice ¾ cup (6 ounces).

"More than three cups of milk a day is too much," maintains Klumb. "If your child is taking 24 ounces of milk or more per day, could be filling her little tummy with milk and not be hungry to eat fruits, vegetables, protein foods and whole grains."

Equally important is to create in children the habit of drinking water between meals and snacks when you feel thirsty. To do this, you can keep a jug of cold water in the refrigerator, and if you can give a touch of flavor by adding fresh lemon juice.

"Some children drink sugary drinks all day. This can add many extra calories and tooth decay, "said Klumb.

A 12-ounce sweetened soft drink contains at least 150 calories. If your child drinks a can a day, a week will have consumed 1,050 calories. Similarly, a preschooler to eat normally and drink a 12 ounce can of sweetened drinks a day, but it is not physically active, go up an extra pound of weight per month or 12 a year, Klumb accurate.

Here are several recipes for healthy snacks and drinks for their children with milk and fruit.

Frozen Fruit

1. Choose berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries) that are ripe and firm. Rinse and trim the stem.
2. Spread a layer of berries on a tray
3. Put the pan in the freezer.
4. When the berries are frozen put them in bags and put them in the freezer. Use them in the quantities you want.
Frozen bananas

If your house is more bananas than your family can eat, freeze them before they spoil.

1. Take off the skins and cut into large pieces.
2. Place bananas in bags and place in freezer.

Frozen bananas improve the texture of making smoothies thicker.

The shakes are a good way to use berries and bananas. Keep bags of blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and bananas in your freezer ready to prepare smoothies.
Drink watermelon and raspberries

Blend one cup of fresh raspberries frozen and two cups of watermelon (without seeds). Serve immediately. Makes three cups.

Drink watermelon and strawberries

Blend one cup of frozen fresh strawberries and two cups of watermelon (without seeds). Serve immediately. Makes three cups.
Banana and berry smoothie

  • 1 large ripe banana
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen berries
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • Place the fruit and milk in blender. Blend until smooth.

Makes three servings (6 ounces). Contains 82 calories, 0.3 grams fat, 7% of calories from fat and 2 grams of fiber per serving.
Pineapple and banana smoothie

  • 1 large ripe banana
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 1 cup plain yogurt, low-fat
  • Place the fruit and yogurt in blender. Blend until smooth.

Makes three servings (6 ounces). It contains 130 calories, 1 gram fat, 7% of calories from fat and 1.6 grams of fiber per serving.

To add variety to your shakes, replace the fruit that we suggest for mangoes, papayas, kiwis, peaches and other fruits in season during the summer.

The beans are nutritious and do take the family budget

Housewives crave free time, away from the kitchen and the desk, but also want to compliment the family with dishes tasty, nutritious and of course cheap.

Can I have it all at once?

We must look at both sides of the coin, said Margaret Johns, a specialist in nutrition and family matters and consumer Cooperative Extension, University of California. On the one hand, the Department of Agriculture estimates that U.S. food prices will increase between 2.5 and 3.5 percent this year. But on the other hand, Johns emphasizes that it is important to remember that there is a powerful word of six letters that will help families save money, eat less nutritious food and cooking. This is the bean.

Beans and legumes offer a wealth of nutrients, promote good heart health and, especially, are very cheap. There are all a variety of beans and legumes can be cooked in many different dishes. Can also be used in many ways, either as the main dish, a salad and even dessert. (See recipes below.)

"Besides being an excellent source of protein, beans and other grains are low in fat, high in fiber and rich in vitamins and minerals," says Johns.

Moreover, most beans contain only 2 to 3 percent fat and no cholesterol, and, last but not least, also help lower blood cholesterol because they are rich in fiber. Most beans contain 20 percent protein and are rich in complex carbohydrates (or starch) plus are fortified with iron and B vitamins

Johns offers tips for saving money at the supermarket:

  • Get used to eating beans and legumes at least once or twice a week.
  • Cook your own beans and grains instead of buying canned and save more.
  • If cooking a large pot of beans, you can freeze and use later in different dishes.

A delicious dish made of beans can have only four ingredients, as shown in some of these recipes easy to prepare and nutritious:

Chili 3 cans

1 can (14 ½ oz) of whole grain corn
1 can (14 ½ oz) diced tomatoes (you can use Mexican style tomatoes with chiles)
1 can (14 ½ oz) of beans or two cups of cooked beans (pinto, red or any other that is to your taste)
Chili powder to taste

Mix all ingredients, heat and serve. For added flavor, you can add onions and peppers.

Style Eggs Mexicali

6 to 8 eggs
2 cups of sauce, either store bought or homemade
1 can (15 oz) pinto beans, red, black or otherwise) or two cups of cooked beans
¼ cup grated cheese

Heat the sauce and beans in a skillet over medium heat until boiling.

Break the eggs into a bowl and add one at a time. Cover the pan and let cook until eggs are firm, about 6 minutes.

Then, sprinkle the eggs with the grated cheese. Re-cover the pan and cook until cheese is melted. Serve with rice and tortillas.

Lentils with smoked turkey leg

1 pound lentils, rinsed
2 bay leaves
2 to 3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped or sliced carrots
1 large smoked turkey leg

Place all ingredients in a pot, cover with water and cook until lentils are cooked. Remove the cooked turkey leg and remove the meat. Chop the meat and add to pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving. This dish can be prepared in a slow cooker.

Sweet bean

2 / 3 cup canned milk
1 ½ cups miniature chocolate or clouds
1 ½ cups pinto beans, drained
1 teaspoon vanilla
1? cups of sugar
½ cup nuts
1 ½ cups chocolate chips

Combine sugar and milk in a saucepan and cook until it boils for 5 minutes, whisking constantly ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and whisk until chocolates are melted, then pour into buttered pan. Let cool and cut into squares.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

A breakfast for champions

Start the day with a healthy breakfast is essential for good health, especially for children who are growing.

So why is that a large number of adults and children leave the house in the morning without having tasted food?

Experts believe that one of the main reasons is the lack of time. Most of us woke up just in time to shower, hair styling, make-up, get dressed, leave the kids at school and be on time to the office.

However, preparing or providing a healthy breakfast to our family should not take much time and so, Sharon Junge, nutrition counseling and family studies and consumer Cooperative Extension, University of California, offers the following easy options healthy breakfast:

  • Spread cinnamon raisin bread with peanut butter and add sliced banana
  • Waffles with strawberry frozen yogurt
  • Pancakes with jam, peanut butter or applesauce
  • Cheese and crackers
  • A grilled cheese sandwich grilled
  • Banana Bread or muffins (muffins) of blueberries or a glass of apple juice
  • A Muffin Français style bread with peanut butter and jelly
  • A bowl of applesauce and toast
  • Combine your child's favorite cereal and place in a plastic carrying bag
  • A breakfast burrito (we give you the recipe below)

One of the most appropriate and fast food for breakfast is cereal, as long as you choose one that contains fiber, calcium, folic acid, but above all, that is low in fat and sugar.

UC experts recommend that you choose cereals that contain:

  • Grain, as well as bring extra fiber, help to protect against cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
  • High in iron, young children need high amounts of this element to support their growth. Cereals that contain 45 percent DV are the best.
  • Low sugar content, the ideal content is 6 grams or less per serving. Every four grams represent a spoonful of sugar.

The specialist recommends that it is important to serve cereal with skim milk containing 1 percent fat and to add fresh fruit like sliced bananas, peaches, pears, strawberries, blueberries, berries or raisins.

To Eat Fiber

Today, children consume a lot of foods high in sugar and fat, but little or no fiber.

Integrating fiber-containing foods in the family diet is not as difficult as it seems, nor required to serve foreign food, the advice of Sharon Junge, chief of nutrition and family matters and consumer Cooperative Extension, University of California.

Your children can get enough fiber by simply eating the recommended servings of fruits, vegetables and grains daily.

Then, the specialist offers tips for increasing fiber in your family:

Eat the skin on fruits and vegetables whenever possible. In the shell is where the greatest concentration in fiber. Buy a vegetable brush and plane right instead of peeling.
· Serve high-fiber vegetables like carrots, peas, green beans, corn, spinach, green vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and squash.
• Remember that the fruit in its natural state contains more fiber than fruit juice. Complete with an apple peel contains 12 times more fiber than six ounces of apple juice.
· Serve at least 3 ounces of whole grains such as breads, cereals, pasta and crackers every day. Read labels to choose products that indicate that are whole grains (whole grain) and wheat (whole wheat).
• Choose cereals that contain fiber. Prepare grain breads and cookies, most delicious recipes offered in their cases.
· Prepare breads, pastries (muffins) and oatmeal cookies. Oatmeal is a natural grain with a high fiber content.
• Incorporate legumes into your meals. Legumes are a good source of fiber and protein. Try bean soup, chili, salad, beans and other bean-based dishes.
· Test with refried beans. The bean burritos are easy to prepare lunch. Cheddar cheese melted over beans and serve as a snack with tortilla chips.
· Another sandwich: Spread whole grain crackers with peanut butter, which is a good source of fiber.
· Serve fruits and vegetables as snacks. Among the fiber-rich fruits are pears, peaches, apples, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Improve your children's school lunch

For many parents, preparing school lunches for their children is part of the morning routine. Other parents give their children money to buy something at school. And there are others who let their children who are prepared to carry lunch to school.

Parents can do much to try to make lunch for their children to be healthy. Jeanette Sutherlin, nutritionist and Family Affairs and Consumer Cooperative Extension University of California, recommends that you give your children the opportunity to decide what to eat for lunch. She also suggested that any recommendation offered is more of a suggestion than an order, thus increasing the likelihood of actually eat lunch, so either take home or to buy at school.

To prepare school lunches at home that really are healthy, safe and delight your children, Sutherlin offers the following recommendations:

Encourage your children to help plan and prepare school lunches, taking into account nutrition, proper food storage and the cost thereof. It is very important that you guide your children to start, eventually, they will probably be responsible for preparing their own lunches.

Include at least four of the five major food groups such as grains, fruits, vegetables, high protein foods and dairy products. For grains, choose muffins or bagels with low fat, screw-type rolls (bagels), whole wheat bread, pita-style bread and low fat crackers. Choose fruits as bananas, grapes, apples, oranges into sections, melons, peaches, pineapple or kiwi in a small bowl, children eat more fruit if they have to peel or cut. You can include vegetables such as carrot sticks, celery and jicama, broccoli and cauliflower, cucumber slices and, on sandwiches, salad.

Foods high in protein that are well suited for school lunches are processed slices of lean meats, tuna, cooked chicken pieces, peanut butter, beans and sunflower seeds. Also include a dairy product as low-fat yogurt, low fat cheese and cheese known as "string cheese." Your children can also buy milk at school.

Take insulated lunch boxes to carry food as well as multi-purpose synthetic ice. The night before, prepare everything you do not have to heat and store in coldest part of refrigerator. In the morning, put the synthetic ice in a lunch box. If you include soup, heat and pour into the thermos just before their children leave school course.

Upon returning from school, get rid of any food rich in protein or dairy products has included in his lunch and that their children have not eaten. As this kind of food is heated during the day, the bacteria multiply and cause food poisoning.

Since not all people have the same care when preparing food, encourage your children not to share your lunch by someone else.

"Whether they prepare their children a lunch with soup or stew in a thermos, last night's pizza (most of the kids like cold), sandwiches or foods such as those mentioned above, it is good that from time then include in their children's lunch something special, like a rich cookie with lots of fiber and iron ", the specialist recommended.

Prepare healthy meals for their children of school age

If you have school-age children and prepares them packed lunches to school, share this activity with 47% of parents. The challenge we all face is what foods to include in school lunches that are healthy and happy children.

With this in mind, Martha Lopez, chief of nutrition and family matters and Consumer Cooperative Extension University of California provides recommendations and suggestions for packing healthy lunches and appealing for children.

Ideas to facilitate the development of healthy school lunch

* Plan ahead. Make a list of school lunch menus covering a week and make a list to go and buy the necessary ingredients.
* Prepare lunches the night before. If possible, have your children help you prepare. Make sure you are ready to leave everything they can to facilitate packing lunch the next day, such as slicing vegetables, put the cookies in the bag and cool drinks.
* Note you need to keep food at proper temperature. Take a thermos if you are packing food to be kept warm. For food to be kept cold, use a source of artificial ice or freeze the drink and stick with cold food in a bag or insulated lunch box. Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold is essential to prevent children from getting sick from eating food contaminated by harmful bacteria.

Ideas to make their children eat school lunches prepared at home

* Involve children to go buy the ingredients. This helps them to feel a connection to carry lunch to school and helps them recognize the food they buy in the store that are now part of your lunch.
* Include healthy foods that children enjoy. The goal is that children will eat lunch prepared at home. Make sure to include foods are fresh, are nutritious and have a good presentation.
* The variety keeps the interest. Help your children do not get bored eating "the same thing." In addition to sandwiches, use pita bread, crackers and something to spread on them, slices of beef or chicken, cheese, meats, vegetables and a sauce for soaking.
* Consider the age to determine the portion. Young children eat small amounts. Include healthy snacks in small packages.
* Include some fun in the school lunch. This can be something as simple as a nice note from mom or dad, or a sandwich cut with a cookie cutter to give a different form. It may also include a food that has added to artificial food coloring.

Healthy foods can be included in school lunches for their children:

low-fat milk, whole-fruit prepared without fat popcorn

low-fat fruit yogurt with chunks of whole wheat bread

low-fat cheese with dried fruit pita bread, muffins (muffins)

cheese sticks (string cheese) 100% fruit juice (4 to 8 ounces)

breads (muffins) low fat ricotta mixture of dried fruits and nuts

pretzels peanut butter graham crackers

tuna salad, corn muffins egg salad

jelly or low-sugar jam chicken salad rice cakes (rice cakes)

any vegetable into pieces applesauce vegetable soup, packed in a thermos

Ask your children to always bring home what you do not eat your lunch. So you can see how much you actually eat and what foods they enjoy most.