Chicken – who doesn’t love eating it?  With so many ways to prepare chicken, there’s a great taste for everyone. If you are worried about chicken calories – first look at how you are preparing it for cutting your caloric intake.

Plain cooked chicken calories isn’t exactly a dieter’s main worry.  A single cup contains about 200 calories, is high in niacin, vitamin B6 and protein. 

Compare that with barbecued chicken wings or fried chicken and you are going to double or triple the calories and increase …

Edamame are baby soybeans which are picked when young and tender before the soybeans inside are fully mature. They are steamed or boiled and usually eaten as an appetizer or snack.
You’ll find them in Japanese and Asian restaurants where they are usually served salted and at room temperature. Typically, you eat the beans inside and discard the pods. Check your grocery or specialty foods store – they can sometimes be found in the frozen foods aisle.
In Chinese, young soybeans in the pod are known as maodoujia which …

Avocados are large green skinned fruit which are grown in warm climates all over the world including California and Florida. Avocados are technically a large seed with a thick yellow green flesh. They are an important food in many countries.
 
Most of the avocado calories come from monounsaturated fat and avocados are high in potassium, B vitamins, Vitamin E and Vitamin K. Avocados have the highest fiber content of any fruit. According to avocado.org, fresh avocados contribute nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and beneficial plant compounds that can …

Tootsie Rolls were invented in 1896 not long after Austrian-born Leo Hirshfield opened a tiny candy shop in New York City. Taking full advantage of his confectioner’s background, Hirshfield personally blended, cooked, and peddled a variety of products, including an individually wrapped, oblong, chewy, chocolate candies that quickly became a customer favorite. Sold at a penny apiece and affectionately named after Hirshfield’s five-year old daughter, Clara, whose nickname was “Tootsie,” Tootsie Rolls propelled Hirshfield’s modest corner store into a burgeoning candy enterprise that has evolved in little more than a …

I live on smoothies. I start most days with one. They are a great way for single folk to get their nutrients cheaply with just a blender, spoon and glass to wash.
(ARA) – With the abundance of fresh produce that accompanies the arrival of warm weather, you would think Americans’ diets would be healthier in summer than at nearly any other time of year. But what good are so-called “superfoods” like blueberries, fresh ginger and even eggs if you can’t get the kids (or your spouse) to eat them?
Plenty …