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Healthy Protein Ball Recipe With No Sugar, and They Taste Delightful!

Healthy Protein Balls are a great choice for getting away from treats that have too much sugar. Today, many people are becoming aware of the health problems that come from eating too many processed foods that have high sugar content. Processed sugar is used in foods as a sweetener, of course, in order to make products ...

Trisha Haddock

Healthy Protein Balls made from cocoa, coconut, hazelnut, dates, passionfruit, walnuts that are compressed into small balls with peppermint leaves as decoration on some, others are rolled in shredded coconut and there are a few decorated with red pomegranate pips, displayed on a blue square plate.

How Is Tea Made and What Are Its Amazing Health Benefits?

Tea aficionados may be surprised to learn that all tea (which doesn’t include herbal teas or tisanes) comes from just one plant — the Camellia sinensis bush. While visiting the Charleston Tea Garden in South Carolina last summer, I discovered that it is the way the leaves are processed that creates different types of teas. How tea ...

Tatiana Denning

A cup of tea.

Sardines in Tomato Sauce

Sardines are highly nutritious, containing omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins B-12 and D, calcium, the minerals niacin, iron, potassium, zinc, and phosphorus, along with protein. Served in tomato sauce, they are also delicious. Prepare time: 50 mins Serves: 4-6 Ready in: 50 mins   Ingredients 8-10 small fresh sardines (about 1lb) 1 red onion (small) sliced ...

Jenny Low

A plate of sardines in tomato sauce garnished with vegetables cut into fancy shapes.

Tomato and Beef Noodles

This tomato and beef noodles dish is a hearty soup with noodles that is good anytime, but it is particularly good in the winter. Prepare time: 15 min Serves: 4-6 Ready in: 70 min   Ingredients 1.5 pounds flat-cut beef brisket 4 large tomatoes 2 large potatoes, in cubes 3 carrots, in cubes 2 fresh ...

Nspirement Chef

A bowl filled with noodles, pieces of beef, potato, carrot, tomato, and green Chinese veggies.

Steamed Mussels With Garlic and White Wine

Steamed mussels are a dish that you need to add to your food list. They are inexpensive, nutritious, and taste great. Make sure you choose mussels from an area that has clean water. Level: Easy Serves: 2-4 Preparation Time: 1 hour Cook Time: 10 minutes Ready in: 1 hour 10 mins   Ingredients 3 pounds ...

Nspirement Chef

Steamed Mussels with Garlic and White Wine.

Fried Nori Rolls With 3 Meats

Nori seaweed is a common ingredient in Japanese dishes. Nori rolls are popular worldwide. Try these fried nori rolls for something different, yet delicious. Prepare time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Ready in: 45 minutes   Ingredients Ground beef — 1/4 lb (160 g) Ground chicken — 1/4 lb (160 g) Shrimp (prawn meat) ...

Jenny Low

Fried nori rolls.

Steamed Shrimp

Almost everyone loves steamed shrimp, also called prawns. Here is a simple recipe that will have everyone clamoring for more.   Prepare time: 20 mins Cook time: 10 minutes Ready in: 30 minutes Ingredients Large shrimp — 12 Mushrooms — 2 (chopped) Carrots — 1/4 cup (chopped) Spring onions — 1/4 cup (chopped) Egg mixture ...

Jenny Low

A plate of steamed shrimp.

We All Scream for Ice Cream: Museum of Ice Cream in New York City

According to the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City, ice cream‘s origins are known to reach back as far as the second century B.C., although no specific date of origin or inventor has been undisputably credited with its discovery. We know that Alexander the Great enjoyed snow and ice flavored with honey and ...

Armin Auctor

A scoop of chocolate ice cream.

Food Waste: We Must Learn That Brown Fruit Isn’t Bad Fruit

We tend to avoid choosing apples with brown spots, assuming that they taste bad. But if we are to end food waste, we’ll need to upend that assumption. A UCPH researcher emphasizes that there’s nothing wrong with oddly shaped or bruised apples. Which bananas end up in your shopping basket — the uniformly yellow ones ...

Troy Oakes

A speckled ripe banana.