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Learn to Love: Miso
Starting off a sushi dinner with a steamy bowl of miso soup is a ritual I can't seem to break. The soft tofu and seaweed flavored with yummy miso makes for a comforting starter, and I'm benefiting my health to boot. While the soup is a standard on Japanese menus, there are plenty more uses for miso and a list of reasons to pick some up at the store.
How Much Do You Know About Miso?
Now that Fall has blown in, it makes me crave bowls of steamy, warm soup. Miso is one of my favorites, since it has a light salty flavor that you can add just about anything to.
I remember the first time I heard about miso, I knew nothing about it.
Is Soy Safe?
I have heard much talk about the connection between soy and breast cancer. I've heard eating soy can prevent breast cancer, but I've also heard that it can increase your risk, or be harmful for breast cancer patients.
First off, let's bring up the fact that soy is not some new food we just discovered.
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Miso May Burn Belly Fat
It is National Soup Month, so says my friend YumSugar. So I thought I would tell you about a little research done on miso soup recently.
Japanese researchers found that brown seaweed, used to make miso, "stimulates a protein that causes fat oxidation and conversion of energy to heat."
Belly Fat Is Bad News For Lungs
Some of us carry a spare tire around our waists. Turns out it's the worst place to carry weight since diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease are linked to it. It can even lead to early death.
Super Bowl Takeout: How to Order and Keep Your Resolutions
Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend, and I know it's supposed to be all about the game, but really, it's become all about the food. Chicken wings, pizza, seven-layer dip, chips, chili, sausages, and beer. Lots of beer.
Learn to Love: Fermented Foods
Just the term "fermented foods" sounds, well a little . . .
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