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EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CALORIES, BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK. A calorie is a unit of energy that measures the amount of energy contributed by food to your body. A calorie is also understood as a measure of heat(energy) produced when food  is being processed during metabolism in the body. Good Calories v/s Bad calories Good calories are contributed by foods that give you energy as well as nutrition, eg, a big guava contains 100 calories, but it also stores minerals and vitamins. A small packet of potato chips , on the other hand, will give you 200 calories but no essential nutrients . Does gaining calories mean gaining weight ? Weight gain is determined  by the total number of calories consumed, as against the total number of calories burned / used for energy.In other words,if you consume more calories than you burn through  exercise or physical activity.your body stores these excess calories as fat,resulting in those extra unwanted kil...

SKIN CARE Papaya  www.askvikass.in N o pill supplement can promise to be the elixir of youth.Yet many do appear to offer a relatively "natural " anti aging solution  - something beyond surgery or " soft option" clinical treatments such as botox and dermal filler injections. Vitamin C ,which helps build collagen,one of the skin's natural binding ingredients ,is almost a given in most beauty supplements . So are B vitamins to battle dry,flaky skin and Vitamin A for its proven role in skin repair.Iron,copper,protein,folic- acid and vitamin E also feature strongly.  Most beauty supplements also contain a selection of what are known as "actives." These, researchers have discovered,play a major role in diminishing the appearance of wrinkles and/or help to increase  the moisture  content  of skin.They include  alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, flax seed oil, green tea , soya , ginkgo biloba ,kinetin, copper peptides , chromium , selenium , magnesium , ...

SKIN T he news gets even better for anyone who's thinking  about or id already eating to boost  general health,prevent problems down the track and feel fabulous .The same foods  you're slipping in to your diet to do all that also keep your skin at its beautiful best.A groundbreaking study carried out by researchers  at Australia's Monash University compared the skin of volunteers who had eaten distinct cuisines over many years .Those on a typical Mediterranean diet - one recognized as a key reason for the low rates of cardiovascular and circulation problems and the long  life expectancy among southern  European  people - easily had the best skin.They displayed fewer skin problems related to aging. The key ingredients in their diet ? Olive oil.A fresh and varied supply of colorful vegetables naturally high in minerals and antioxidants as well as vitamins A,B,C and E .Unrefined carbohydrates .Teas, High - fibure foods and oily fish. This study clearl...

FOOD RECIPE This vegetarian soup brings together hot, sour,salty,bitter  and sweet tastes , in a fine balance. www.askvikass.in serves  4-6 , cooking time 1 hour Ingredients 250 gms mooli, cut to bite-sized pieces 250 gms cluster beans,chopped 4 slices dried fig 1/2 cup garlic 1/2 cup fresh dill leaves (sowa) 3 tbsp ginger,grated 4 cups vegetable stock. For garnish Juice of 1 lemon 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil (see box) 1/2 cup green onioms,finely sliced. Method Place all the ingredients in a pot and cover.Fill a larger pot with water,bring to a boil  and place the smaller pot in it.Cover and cook on a low flame until the vegetables  are tender.Leave covered until time to serve.Stir in sesame oil and lemon juice.Garnish with sliced green onions. To make toasted sesame oil, toast 500 gms sesame seeds in a pan and process in a blender  while still warm until oil is released .Leave in a jar  for a few hours and the oil will raise  t...

PICTURES OF KERALA STYLE FOODS ! Sadya  evening sweet snack. for breakfast seafood   tapioca  www.askvikass.in healthcare_blog@askvikass.in

Nutrition guide Vitamin B foods www.askvikass.in Vitamin B - Complex Thiamine or Vitamin B 1 food sources  Unmilled cereals ( wheat,rice,corn,oats etc) Pulses , Red meat  (pork,beef,veal goat etc Nuts (almonds, wall nuts,peanuts etc) fruits,vegetables and dairy products . Effects of deficiency  Weakness and tingling  sensation in hands and feet , nervousness. ( 20 to 50 mg). Riboflavine or Vitamin B2 food sources Found in most foods Effects of deficiency  Ulcers in mouth,burning sensation in the eyes ,scaliness of skin  (5 to 10 mg) Nicotinamide or Niacin  food sources Liver ,meat fish whole cereals pulses and ground nuts  Effects of deficiency  Diarrhoea,mental symptoms,ulcers in mouth, headache insomnia (100 to 300 mg ) Pyridoxine or Vitamin B6 food sources   Liver ,fish yeast,pulses and whole cereals   Effects of deficiency  Ulcers in mouth,nerve damage , convulsions and Anaemia ...

VITAMIN A deficiency most commonly affects the eyes , the clinical conditions being night blindness and dry eye .. These can be prevented  by diet containing  the foods rich in Vitamin A. These foods along with the quantity  of vitamin A  available in them are given in below . Source and microgram /100 Rich Sources  Shark liver oil - 10000 to 100000 Cod liver oil - 9000 to 16000 Liver of animals ( beef,pork,goat,veal etc)  6000 to 10000 Good sources  Butter - 720 to 12000 Ghee -600 to 700 Egg - 300 to 400 Carrot -325 to 650 Green leafy vegetables (Spinach , cabbage etc) - 325to2000 Mango ripe -375 to 750 Fair sources Banana- 20-30 Dairy products ( milk )- 50 to 60 Whole fish - 30 to 40

food Ingredients  1 kg Mutton or beef mince, 2 slices bacon finely  chopped (optional), 3 carrots finely chopped, 2 large celery sticks with leaves finely chopped, 4 tb sps olive oil, 1 cup dry red wine, 3 cups basic tomato sauce, 1/2 cup water. Tomato puree 200 gms, and Salt and pepper to taste. wizardrecipes.com Simmer the bacon ,onions carrots and celery in olive oil for 15 minutes. Add the meat and brown thoroughly. Pour the wine and tomato sauce and simmer for an hour or till tender . Add some water if the sauce is too dry.Then simmer uncovered for another 15 minutes after adding the tomato puree . Season and serve with spaghetti. This sauce  can be frozen for up to 3 months. NOTE : Spaghetti can also be boiled ,oiled  and frozen for a month- thaw outside or in a microwave.

FOOD To make Bechamel sauce. M elt the butter over medium heat and add the flour .Cook for 2 minutes stirring constantly .Re move pan from heat and add warmed milk stirring  constantly. Cook further till thickened, add seasoning and nutmeg. Keep aside. Grease a baking dish and cover the bottom with a thin layer of meat  sauce and then a thin layer to bechamel sauce . Cover this with  a layer of lasagne sheets . Keep repeating the layers ending with the bechamel sauce ,till all the ingredients  are used up. Sprinkle the cheese on the top and bake for 35-40 minutes or till golden brown.Keep aside for 10 minutes before cutting. NOTE : The Bechamel sauce can be refrigerated for 2 days and the cooked flour(before adding the milk) can be frozen for up to 3 months. CIAO! An Italian meal will frequently end either with cheese(gorgon-zola,provolone,belpaese, herbed mozzarella)or fruit followed by strong espresso coffee.

Food Legend holds that Marco Polo,the 14th century traveller, brought pasta from China to Italy .But pasta can be traced to sicily in the middle ages .When the island was under Arab domination .Pasta really become popular after 1840 when it started to be manufactured on an industrial scale although it had been a staple in parts of Italy ,particularly Naples and Rome. T o ensure a quality cooked product,always buy pasta with the words 'durum' or 'semolina' on the package .Durum is an amber colored high-protein  hard wheat,semolina is the coarsely ground endosperm  of durum.This hard wheat produces a chewy ,slightly nutty flavoured pasta,It is loved by Italians ,for whom the product MUST BE SERVED slightly under cooked ,a condition known as al dente or firm to the tooth.A great deal of water must be put in a large pot and generously salted.The water must be kept constantly simmering - add a few table spoons of oil to prevent the water from boiling over.And as soon a...

Brazilian Seafood  Stew A re you daunted by the thought of cooking seafood? (It gets dry! It smells fishy!) Or did a fish fillet in some childhood  cafeteria  leave a bad taste in your mouth?Here,the most common objections to seafood and easy ways around them. I DON'T LIKE THE TASTE. This is the top reason for avoiding seafood.But the real problem may be that you have been eating fish that doesn't suit your palate .If you don't like strong fish flavour  like mackerel,try seerfish which is mild .Want a meatier taste? Try tuna ,the steak of the sea.The same principles apply if you are bored with your regular choices ,says chef Rick,coauthor of Fish without a Doubt. COOKING FISH IS TOO DIFFICULT. Not if you can boil water:Steaming  is an easy method that makes it practically impossible to overcook fish,Rick says.He prefers using a bamboo steamer basket because it gets saturated with the steaming liquid - you can steam with stock or broth,as well as water...

Spicy food \,,/ How to make : Ingredients 1 tsp ginger juice. Half kg boneless chicken breast. 2 tsp soya sauce 2 tsp lime juice 2 tsp sesame oil 1 level tsp corn flour. C ut the chicken in long strips and marinate with a mixture  of soya sauce ,lime source and sesame oil,ginger juice and corn flour for an hour .Then thread on bamboo skewers. Cook the chicken under a preheated grill for 4-5minutes on each side and keep basting with the marinade.Serve with the peanut sauce immediately. Note:The bamboo skewers should be soaked in water overnight to prevent burning during grilling.This sauce cannot be frozen. PEANUT  Sauce You need: 100 gms roasted  peanuts,3 spring onions chopped ,1 cup water ,2 tbsp honey.1 tbsp light soya sauce ,4 cloves garlic,salt to taste,one tsp red curry  paste,2 tbsp coconut cream .Combine all ingredients  except coconut cream in a blender  and blend till smooth .Put in a pan and cook over medium heat for 3-4 min...