Healthy Foods

 

Healthy foods

Our eating habits directly affect to our health. According to this present situation, we often addict to eat fast food and junk food for convenience rather what is healthy. We need healthy food that contains the right amount of nutrients to keep our body fit.

According to today scenario, we can see how the fast-food market is increasing at a rapid growth rate with the on set of food delivery apps and more. The preparation method and the types of ingredients the food contains make it unhealthy. We can avoid unhealthy foods by following these tips.

1. Choose proceed food carefully.
2. Avoid sodium from the most common salty food. (bread, rolls, pizza, and sandwiches)
3. Read food labels and stay away from items that have sugar added, excess sodium and fat.
4. Plan ahead and prepare heathy snacks and meals at home made from whole, fresh foods.
5. Choose lean meats with less than 10% fat

Eating healthy is about balance and making sure that your body is getting the necessary nutrients it needs to function properly. Healthy eating habits require that people eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fats, proteins, and starches. These are some of benefits of eating healthy.

1. Healthy foods that people eat can reduce their blood pressure and help keep their heart healthy.
2. Eating foods that contain antioxidants can reduce a person’s risk of developing cancer by protecting cells from damage.
3. A healthful diet may help maintain  cognition and brain health.
4. People can maintain a healthy weight or lose weight.
5. A healthy diet can help individuals make sure they have strong teeth and bones.

Five major food groups to be healthy.

There are five key essential nutrients that make up a balanced diet. Top of the list is fruits and vegetables which need to be consumed ever day in vast quantities.

1. 1)      Fruits and vegetables
   
   
   

At  least 40% of your nutritional intake every day should has to be through fruits and vegetables. You get an adequate supply of vitamins, minerals potassium, folate, and antioxidants. Fruits and vegetables are low in fat, so they are great for bulking out meals and making you feel full without adding too many calories. 

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   2)      Starchy food

These are potatoes, bread, rice, and pasta should make up around a third of what you eat. They are good source of energy and essential fiber, calcium, iron, and vitamins. Wholegrain foods usually have more fiber and nutrients. They take longer to digest so they can help you feel full for longer.

1. 3)      Dairy products
   
   
   

Dairy and dairy alternatives are good sources of protein and vitamins. Dairy products are high in calcium, vitamin D, vitamin A, magnesium, zinc, and protein. We use the calcium that we get from dairy products to build our bones, to help our blood clot, to make sure our nerves work well and to help build strong muscles.

1. 4)      Protein
   

25% of your daily nutritional intake should ideally come from healthy proteins found naturally. This is a key nutrient in a protein rich meal. It helps convert fat to muscle which in turn increase metabolism. Protein may include in pulses (like beans, peans and lentils) other vegetable protein, fish, oil riched fish, white fish and shellfish, shark, swordfish and marlin, eggs, meat, red and proceed meat.

1. 5)      Fat
   
   
   

Unsaturated fats are the healthiest fats on the markets. These are found in nature in olive oil, avocados, nuts, and seeds. They boost energy levels, aid weight loss, reduce heart disease and decrease stomach inflammation.

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SWEETS WORLD

  

There are so many types of sweets all over the world. Sweets are used for any celebration. Many sweets are used as a dessert after the main meal. On the other hand, sweets are used to please the tongue. Because of this, sweets are a popular food among many people. Special sweets that are unique to several country can be presented as follows.

Sri Lanka

Many types of sweets can be identified in Sri Lanka. Most of them are food recipes inherited from the people. In Sri Lankan people use sweets to celibate happy new year, weddings, birth days, and special functions.

 

    Kawum(කැවුම්)

 

This is sweets made by mixing flour and sugar. Different types of Kawum has in Sri Lankan culture.
Mung Kawum (මු‍ං කැවුම්)
Athi rasa (අති රස)
Konda Kawum (කොන්ඩ කැවුම්)
Hadi Kawum (හැදි කැවුම්)

How to made?
https://youtu.be/zlcIAoOKvJQ

Kokis(කොකිස්)

 

 

Kokis is a rice flour mixed food. This is fried in oil and crunchy. kokis create a variety of shapes using a mold.

How to made?
https://youtu.be/DhV5dr9-uw8

Pani walalu (පැණි වලලු)

 

This is a very sweet and savory food. A delicious meal among young children. Uludu flour and honey uses to make pani walalu.

How to made?
https://youtu.be/XR6afGcaA4c

Indian

Actually sweets have a special place in Indian culture. Indians use sweets especially for their celebrations. There are several major sweets in India

Gulab jamun

 

Gulab jamun is a milk-solid-based sweet from the Indian subcontinent, and a type of mithai popular in India, Nepal, Pakistan as well as Myanmar. It is a one such dessert which is not only liked by all age groups but can also be attempt by all age group. These soft sugar syrup-soaked balls are a treat always.

How to made
https://youtu.be/cqM7MQ7r7Kg

 

Payasam

 

 

Payasam is a south Indian sweet made with vermicelli, milk, ghee, sugar/jaggery, raisins and nuts. It is one of those easiest dessert that get done under 20 minutes. So, you can make this anytime to fulfill your sweet cravings and don't really need and occasion.

How to made?
https://youtu.be/WtfA1rMlGO8

Laddu

Laddu is a sphere- shaped sweet originating from the Indian subcontinent. Laddus are primary made from flour, fat and sugar. Laddus are often made of gram flour but can also be made with semolina. Sometimes ingredients such as shopped nuts and/or dried raisins are also added.

How to made?

https://youtu.be/lb6A_W8bxyw 

Italy

Italy is a One of the most popular country for food recipes. It has more taste sweets and desserts and more famous for ice cream.

Gelato

 

gelato is Italian dessert. It is made by mixing milk and sugar and gelato is a frozen food. It is popular among Italians as a low-fat diet.

 

How to made?

https://youtu.be/gCpLEh5T9UE

tiramisu

 

Tiramisu is coffee flavored Italian food. This is one of the most popular dishes in Italy.

How to made?

https://youtu.be/87V4nizNJiE 

French

Crème Brule

Crème Brule is a baked custard topped with a melted sugar crust. With a velvety and pudding-like texture, this burnt cream dessert is so dreamy! This recipe is a family favorite because it's simple but a real luxury. For the custard, you only need the basics - eggs, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla. Dressing up the crme Brule is the fun part. You can include caramel to its bottom part or create a flavored burnt crème by adding bright lemon zest.

How to made?

https://youtu.be/9rLW7s_S-6I

Palmier Cookies

Palmier means "palm leaves" in French. So, it isn't surprising that these cookies are in palm leaf shape. They are made from puff pastry and perfect when buttery, sweet, and crisp. Palmiers are like croissants, only flakier, with just three simple ingredients! This recipe is my go-to when in need of a crunchy dessert that doubles as a beautiful display.

How to made?

https://youtu.be/WcEDGL084Po

China

China is a most popular country for sweets, because china has own culture. Based on that culture they make different types of sweets. Some sweets are unique for Chinese nation.

Red been bun

 

Red bean buns is one of most popular Chinese dessert. Those lovely and soft streamed buns are so great for breakfast. In order to make those sweet red been buns.

How to made?

https://youtu.be/5PemUyBkQis

 

 

Tang Hulu

Tang Hulu, also called bingtanghulu, is a traditional northern Chinese snack of candied Chateaus pinnatifid fruit, also known as mountain hawthorn, Chinese haw, Chinese hawthorn,

Chinese hagberry or stanza in mandarin Chinese.

 

How to made?

https://youtu.be/o5wdX-h7q7Q

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Say Cheese!!

 

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 Mystery of Cheese

If there’s anything in this world that has the power to bring a smile to our faces, it has to be the word ‘CHEESE’. Because every captured memory started with a “Say cheese”.

There are thousands of wonderful and mind-blowing innovations around us, while half of them are extreme hard work of our mankind, other half of mind-blowing things in our world are accidents. Nobody intended to create them but somehow it all comes together and gift us with love and happiness.

The production of cheese predates recorded history and was most likely discovered by an accident during the transport of fresh milk in the organs of ruminants such as sheep, goats, cows, and buffalo.

From that moment to now there are more than a thousand varieties of cheese from around the world for you to try, and while you may not be able to get to all of them, from this article you will discover the “world of cheese’’ up to an extent.

                                                                                          

  

                                         

            Paneer (South Asia)

Paneer, a semisolid, cubed form of cottage cheese, is favored in the north and east India. "Paneer" — literally "cheese" in Hindi. 

This fresh, unaged cheese is made by adding food acid — such as that from yogurt, lemon juice or citric acid — to hot, curdled milk that is then strained. Paneer is a non-melting cheese.

Uses - readily takes on the flavor of the spices in which it cooks. Paneer adds a rich and creamy flavor to Indian desserts, such as Sandesh, rasgulla, and rasmalai.

 

Camembert (France)

Camembert gets its name from the village where it originated in the northern

French region of Normandy in the late 18th century. Moist and creamy, it’s made from cow’s milk that is traditionally unpasteurized and only surface-ripened. A wheel of Camembert cheese has an edible white rind with a soft, white interior that gets runny with maturation.

Uses -  Its mild and milky flavor has a bit of a buttery taste, and it is best eaten with bread, on a cheeseboard alongside grapes or baked whole.

 

 

Gorgonzola (Italy)

Gorgonzola shares many of the traits seen in similar cheeses from other culinary cultures, with the level of intensity and sharpness often being the strongest difference.

With a history shrouded in mystery, today Italian Gorgonzola is still made with passion and feeling - a hallmark of Italian cuisine.

Gentle, rich and smooth, Creamy Blue is graced by tones of mild bitterness followed by a soothing finish. It opens softly, gradually presenting its slightly sharp profile as it lingers. A delightful blend of zest and creaminess, Creamy Blue leaves a strong impression.

Uses - Use gorgonzola cheese sauce to flavor or to make a tasty filling for pasta: Ravioli, Gnocchi, Risotto. Besides, sweet gorgonzola is used to prepare pasta with zucchini, pasta with pesto or spinach.

 

 

Berner Alpkäse (Switzerland)

Berner Alpkäse AOP is made daily during the summer months using unpasteurised alpine milk. There are very specific qualifications for a cheese to qualify as Berner alpkäse. The milk used to make the cheese must come from cows on specifically recognized farms in the Bernese Highlands, and the cows themselves must have only fed on pastures that have not been artificially fertilized, giving their milk a distinctive flavor thanks to the alpine herbs.

 Berner alpkäse is made on a wood fire using manual labor to produce a spicy, full-fat hard cheese that is usually eaten in slices. The milk cows are fed essentially on fodder growing on the summering pastures. The milk is caseated in a copper kettle which is directly or indirectly heated on wood fire.

 

Edammer (Netherlands)

is named after the town of Edam in the province of North Holland. Edam is traditionally sold in flat ended spheres with a pale yellow interior and a coat, or rind, of red paraffin wax. Edam ages and travels well, and does not spoil; it only hardens. These qualities (among others) made it the world's most popular cheese between the 14th and 18th centuries, both at sea and in remote colonies.

Uses - Younger Edam cheese has a mild taste that’s either a bit salty or nutty with very little smell, and is typically eaten with fruits such as apricots, cherries, melons and peaches. As it ages, the taste of Edam becomes sharper and its texture gets firmer, making it perfect to eat with apples and pears.

 

 

 

Buratta (Italy)

a fresh cheese, best eaten at room temperature within 24 hours of opening its container. It is made out of out of mozzarella and cream made from cows’ milk (or sometimes buffalo milk), giving it a rich and buttery flavor. Produced in the Apulia region of southern Italy.

Uses - burrata has a softer texture on the inside than on its mozzarella exterior, and it’s popularly eaten with fresh tomatoes and olive oil or with salad, bread, prosciutto crudo or pasta.

 

Feta (Greece)

Many people associate feta with Greece, and rightly so--feta has been made in Greece for thousands of years. Feta has been registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product, and so according to European Union law, the only true feta is that which is made in Greece.

 the basic characteristics of feta is salty and tangy with a creamy and crumbly texture. It's a simple but amazing tasting cheese. There are slight variances, however, in flavor and texture, depending on what type of milk is used (cow, sheep or goat) and where the feta is made.

Use - feta is an aged cheese with a crumbly texture and small to no holes, and it is popularly used in salads and pastries and as a table cheese.

 

 

 

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