The Versatility of Frozen Fish

The Versatility of Frozen Fish

Fish is probably the most versatile of all frozen foods. It provides a great source of protein, is low in calories and many varieties contain essential minerals and Omega 3 oil. It is also a very economical way to buy fish as there is no wastage. Brought frozen very little pre-cooking preparation is required.

Health:

People today are more health conscious than ever before. The health benefits of fish make it an excellent food source for children and adults alike. As white fish is easy to digest it is ideal for older people and those recovering from illness. While some people do have an allergic reaction to seafood, few have a reaction to all varieties of fish.

Fish such as sardines, mackerel, tuna, salmon, sea bass are an excellent source of Omega 3 oil. This fish oil can help reduce cholesterol, reduce the risk of heart disease as well as having a beneficial effect in treating anxiety and depression. Recent studies have shown that children who have Omega 3 oil incorporated into their diet on a regular basis are able to concentrate for longer periods of time. Omega 3 is also used to help children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-ADHD.

Fish has very few calories-making it ideal for those on a diet, especially when steamed, baked or grilled. When oven baked or steamed many types of fish have little salt, no sugar or saturated fats. Fish which is frozen retains all the nutritional values of fresh fish when it is cooked following the manufacture’s guidelines.

Convenience:

Fish which has been prepared and frozen is the ideal convenience food. The quick freezing techniques used by reputable companies produce small ice crystals which does not impair the flavour, texture or taste of the fish. Buying fish which has been frozen can be cooked straight from the freezer in a relatively short time, making it a perfect meal for people who lead busy lifestyles.

One of the great advantages of buying fish which has been pre-packaged and frozen is that there is no fiddly preparation. Having to fillet, de-scale and de-bone fresh fish can be tricky, time consuming and very off putting for many people. Pre-pared fish is the perfect solution for incorporating fish into a diet without any fuss. Some manufacture companies also include complete meals in their frozen ranges making them some of the most nutritious read-meals available.

Economy:

Fish is the ideal economy food when it has been frozen. There is no wastage, you simply remove the amount you need from the freezer. As fish cooks quickly, compared with many cuts of meat, it can be a cost effective way to save on fuel. With the continuing advances in souring and catching fish, all varieties are available throughout the year if they are frozen and the cost remains stable.

Choose frozen fish from reputable manufactures to ensure you are buying high quality fish which does not incorporate fillers or bulking ingredients. This way you can enjoy the convenience, health benefits and taste of one of the greatest sources of protein with confidence.

Youngs Sea Food offer a wide range of frozen fish.

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Camus: West Coast BC Seafood Cookbook Nuu-chah-nulth Style

Camus: West Coast BC Seafood Cookbook Nuu-chah-nulth Style

Nuu-chah-nulth Nations Launch Seafood Cookbook

 PORT ALBERNI-The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and sixteen Nuu-chah-nulth Nations are pleased to announce the publication of Camus: West Coast Cooking Nuu-chah-nulth Style. The 90-page cookbook, complete with colour photographs and illustrations, focuses on traditional recipes and seasonal ingredients from the west coast of Vancouver Island and Northern Washington. Marrying First Nations cuisine with cooking tips, cultural observations, and oral history anecdotes, Camus (chum-us) features traditional and wild ingredients for a mouth-watering read.

“Since time immemorial, Nuu-chah-nulth people have relied on our surroundings for sustenance. It is through this relationship that we have defined our culture, nutritional needs, genetic make-up, and economies,” said Huu-ay-aht Ha’wilth (Hereditary Chief), Tom Happynook.

Instructions about the traditional preparation of wild foods, including fish, kelp, berries, and fowl are interspersed with recipes for the modern kitchen. Bringing together the wisdom of the elders with the culinary artistry of the West Coast’s unique tastes, Camus explores the art of how to butterfly a salmon and how to can fish, as well as delectable recipes for marinated seaweed, steam pit cooking, and Nuu-chah-nulth upskwee.

“Camus not only brings fabulous recipes into our homes, it also gives the reader photographs and information to remind us of the important benefits of eating customary foods,” Happynook said.

Wholeheartedly endorsed by the Nuu-chah-nulth Council of Ha’wiih (Hereditary Chiefs), Camus illuminates a traditional way of eating while promoting a healthy lifestyle. Living examples of the tenets espoused by the slow food movement, which has grown to include 80,000 members in over 100 countries, the First Nations of Vancouver Island’s west coast and northern Washington link family and community in their respectful treatment of their territories’ freshest ingredients.

For more information about Camus: West Coast Cooking Nuu-chah-nulth Style, or to arrange an interview, please contact Dawn Foxcroft at 250-723-6565 or whiteravenconsulting@shaw.ca. To learn more about the book, please visit http://www.uuathluk.ca/cookbook.html. All proceeds go to youth capacity building projects for the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council fisheries department (Uu-a-thluk).

Patrick Walshe is a Vancouver Island BC nature tour guide and biologist.

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Paleolithic diet

Paleolithic diet

History

Gastroenterologist Walter L. Voegtlin was one of the first to suggest that following a diet similar to that of the Paleolithic era would improve a person’s health. In 1975, he published a book in which he argued that humans are carnivorous animals and that the ancestral Paleolithic diet was that of a carnivorehiefly fats and protein, with only small amounts of carbohydrates. His dietary prescriptions were based on his own medical treatments of various digestive problems, namely colitis, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome and indigestion.

In 1985, S. Boyd Eaton and Melvin Konner, both of Emory University, published a key paper on Paleolithic nutrition in the New England Journal of Medicine, which allowed the dietary concept to gain mainstream medical recognition. Three years later, S. Boyd Eaton, Marjorie Shostak and Melvin Konner published a book about this nutritional approach, which was based on achieving the same proportions of nutrients (fat, protein, and carbohydrates, as well as vitamins and minerals) as were present in the diets of late Paleolithic people, not on excluding foods that were not available before the development of agriculture. As such, this nutritional approach included skimmed milk, whole-grain bread, brown rice, and potatoes prepared without fat, on the premise that such foods have the same nutritional properties as Paleolithic foods. In 1989, these authors published a second book on Paleolithic nutrition.

Since the end of the 1990s, a number of medical doctors and nutritionists have advocated a return to a so-called Paleolithic (preagricultural) diet. Proponents of this nutritional approach have published books and created websites to promote their dietary prescriptions. They have synthesized diets from modern foods that emulate nutritional characteristics of the ancient Paleolithic diet, some of which allow specific foods that would have been unavailable to pre-agricultural peoples, such as certain animal products (i.e. dairy), processed oils, and beverages.

Practices

Paleolithic-style dish: Roast pork with cooked and raw vegetables and fruit.

Raw Paleolithic-style dish: A raw tomato sauce with olives, celery, spinach and walnuts on courgette ‘pasta’ noodles.

The Paleolithic diet is a modern dietary regimen that seeks to mimic the diet of preagricultural hunter-gatherers, one that corresponds to what was available in any of the ecological niches of Paleolithic humans. Based upon commonly available modern foods, it includes cultivated plants and domesticated animal meat as an alternative to the wild sources of the original preagricultural diet. As such, it is implicitly at odds with yet intellectually comfortable in the notion that it is nearly impossible to mimic such a diet. The ancestral human diet is inferred from historical and ethnographic studies of modern-day hunter-gatherers as well as archaeological finds and anthropological evidence.

The Paleolithic diet consists of foods that can be hunted and fished, such as meat, offal and seafood, and that can be gathered, such as eggs, insects, fruit, nuts, seeds, vegetables, mushrooms, herbs and spices. Some sources advise eating only lean cuts of meat, free of food additives, preferably wild game meats and grass-fed beef since they contain high levels of omega-3 fats compared with grain-produced domestic meats. Food groups that advocates claim were rarely or never consumed by humans before the Neolithic (agricultural) revolution are excluded from the diet, mainly grains, legumes (e.g. beans and peanuts), dairy products, salt, refined sugar and processed oils, although some advocates consider the use of oils with low omega-6/omega-3 ratios, such as olive oil and canola oil, to be healthy and advisable. Practitioners are permitted to drink mainly water, and some advocates recommend tea as a healthy drink, but alcoholic and fermented beverages are restricted from the diet. Furthermore, eating a wide variety of plant foods is recommended to avoid high intakes of potentially harmful bioactive substances, such as goitrogens, which are present in certain roots, vegetables and seeds. Unlike raw food diets, all foods may be cooked, without restrictions. Cooking is widely accepted to have been practiced 250,000 years ago in the Middle Paleolithic, and possibly as long ago as 500,000 years ago.

According to certain proponents of the Paleolithic diet, practitioners should derive about 5665% of their food energy from animal foods and 3645% from plant foods. They recommend a diet high in protein (1935% energy) and relatively low in carbohydrates (2240% energy), with a fat intake (2858% energy) similar to or higher than that found in Western diets. Furthermore, some proponents exclude from the diet foods which exhibit high glycemic indices, such as potatoes. Staffan Lindeberg, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Lund, advocates a Paleolithic diet, but does not recommend any particular proportions of plants versus meat or macronutrient ratios. According to Lindeberg, calcium supplementation may be considered when the intake of green leafy vegetables and other dietary sources of calcium is limited.

Rationale and evolutionary assumptions

According to S. Boyd Eaton, “we are the heirs of inherited characteristics accrued over millions of years; the vast majority of our biochemistry and physiology are tuned to life conditions that existed prior to the advent of agriculture some 10,000 years ago. Genetically our bodies are virtually the same as they were at the end of the Paleolithic era some 20,000 years ago.”

Paleolithic nutrition has its roots in evolutionary biology and is a common theme in evolutionary medicine. The reasoning underlying this nutritional approach is that natural selection had sufficient time to genetically adapt the metabolism and physiology of Paleolithic humans to the varying dietary conditions of that era. But in the 10,000 years since the invention of agriculture and its consequent major change in the human diet, natural selection has had too little time to make the optimal genetic adaptations to the new diet. Physiological and metabolic maladaptations result from the suboptimal genetic adaptations to the contemporary human diet, which in turn contribute to many of the so-called diseases of civilization.

More than 70% of the total daily energy consumed by all people in the United States comes from foods such as dairy products, cereals, refined sugars, refined vegetable oils and alcohol, that advocates of the Paleolithic diet assert contributed little or none of the energy in the typical preagricultural hominin diet. Proponents of this diet argue that excessive consumption of these novel Neolithic and Industrial era foods is responsible for the current epidemic levels of obesity, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and cancer in the US and other contemporary Western populations. This is despite evidence that Paleolithic societies were processing cereals for food use at least as early as 23,000 years ago, more than 100,000 years ago, and perhaps as early as 200,000 years ago.

Opposing views

The evolutionary assumptions underlying the Paleolithic diet have been disputed. According to Alexander Strhle, Maike Wolters and Andreas Hahn, with the Department of Food Science at the University of Hanover, the statement that the human genome evolved during the Pleistocene (a period from 1,808,000 to 11,550 years ago) rests on an inadequate, but popular gene-centered view of evolution. They rely on Russell (2001) to argue that evolution of organisms cannot be reduced to the genetic level with reference to mutation and that there is no one-to-one relationship between genotype and phenotype.

They further question the notion that 10,000 years since the dawn of agriculture is a period not nearly sufficient to ensure an adequate adaptation to agrarian diets. Referring to Wilson (1994), Strhle et al. argue that “the number of generations that a species existed in the old environment was irrelevant, and that the response to the change of the environment of a species would depend on the hereditability of the traits, the intensity of selection and the number of generations that selection acts.” They state that if the diet of Neolithic agriculturalists had been in discordance with their physiology, then this would have created a selection pressure for evolutionary change and modern humans, such as Europeans, whose ancestors have subsisted on agrarian diets for 400500 generations should be somehow adequately adapted to it. In response to this argument, Wolfgang Kopp states that “we have to take into account that death from atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) occurs later during life, as a rule after the reproduction phase. Even a high mortality from CVD after the reproduction phase will create little selection pressure. Thus, it seems that a diet can be functional (it keeps us going) and dysfunctional (it causes health problems) at the same time.” Moreover, S. Boyd Eaton and colleagues have indicated that “comparative genetic data provide compelling evidence against the contention that long exposure to agricultural and industrial circumstances has distanced us, genetically, from our Stone Age ancestors.”

Referencing Mahner et al. (2001) and Strhle et al. (2006), Strhle et al. state that “whatever is the fact, to think that a dietary factor is valuable (functional) to the organism only when there was enetical adaptation and hence a new dietary factor is dysfunctional per se because there was no evolutionary adaptation to it, such a panselectionist misreading of biological evolution seems to be inspired by a naive adaptationistic view of life.”

Katharine Milton, a professor of physical anthropology at the University of California, has also disputed the evolutionary logic upon which the Paleolithic diet is based. She questions the premise that the metabolism of modern humans must be genetically adapted to the dietary conditions of the Paleolithic. Relying on several of her previous publications, Milton states that “there is little evidence to suggest that human nutritional requirements or human digestive physiology were significantly affected by such diets at any point in human evolution.”

Nutritional factors and health effects

Fruits and vegetables, rich in vitamins, potassium and fiber, represent an important feature of hunter-gatherer diets.

Fiber-rich root vegetables, such as beets, rutabagas, carrots, celeriac and turnips, maintain nutrient properties (low glycemic and insulin responses) characteristic of traditional hunter-gatherer plant foods.

Since the end of the Paleolithic period, several foods that humans rarely or never consumed during previous stages of their evolution have been introduced as staples in their diet. With the advent of agriculture and the beginning of animal domestication roughly 10,000 years ago, during the Neolithic Revolution, humans started consuming large amounts of dairy products, beans, cereals, alcohol and salt. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Industrial revolution led to the large scale development of mechanized food processing techniques and intensive livestock farming methods, that enabled the production of refined cereals, refined sugars and refined vegetable oils, as well as fattier domestic meats, which have become major components of Western diets.

Such food staples have fundamentally altered several key nutritional characteristics of the human diet since the Paleolithic era, including glycemic load, fatty acid composition, macronutrient composition, micronutrient density, acid-base balance, sodium-potassium ratio, and fiber content.

These dietary compositional changes have been theorized as risk factors in the pathogenesis of many of the so-called “diseases of civilization” and other chronic illnesses that are widely prevalent in Western societies, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases, colorectal cancer, myopia, acne, depression, and diseases related to vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

Macronutrient composition

Protein and carbohydrates

“The increased contribution of carbohydrate from grains to the human diet following the agricultural revolution has effectively diluted the protein content of the human diet.” In modern hunter-gatherer diets, dietary protein is characteristically elevated (1935% of energy) at the expense of carbohydrate (2240% of energy). High protein diets may have a cardiovascular protective effect and may represent an effective weight loss strategy for the overweight or obese. Furthermore, carbohydrate restriction may help prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes, as well as atherosclerosis. Carbohydrate deprivation to the point of ketosis may, however, cause adverse health effects.

The notion that preagricultural hunter-gatherers would have typically consumed a diet relatively low in carbohydrate and high in protein has been questioned. Critics argue that there is insufficient data to identify the relative proportions of plant and animal foods consumed on average by Paleolithic humans in general, and they stress the rich variety of ancient and modern hunter-gatherer diets. Furthermore, preagricultural hunter-gatherers may have generally consumed large quantities of carbohydrates in the form of carbohydrate-rich tubers (plant underground storage organs). According to Staffan Lindeberg, an advocate of the Paleolithic diet, a plant-based diet rich in carbohydrates is consistent with the human evolutionary past.

It has also been argued that relative freedom from degenerative diseases was, and still is, characteristic of all hunter-gatherer societies irrespective of the macronutrient characteristics of their diets. According to Marion Nestle, a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University, judging from research relating nutritional factors to chronic disease risks and to observations of exceptionally low chronic disease rates among people eating vegetarian, Mediterranean and Asian diets, it seems clear that plant-based diets are most associated with health and longevity.

Fatty acids

Hunter-gatherer diets generally maintain relatively high levels of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, moderate levels of saturated fats (1015% of total food energy) as well as a low omega-6:omega-3 fatty acid ratio. Moreover, they are devoid of artificial trans fat. These nutritional factors may serve to inhibit the development of cardiovascular disease. The diet does include a significant amount of cholesterol due to the inclusion of lean meat.

Micronutrient density

Nuts such as walnuts (pictured above) are rich sources of micronutrients and protein.

Fish and seafood, such as salmon (pictured above), are significant sources of essential micronutrients.

Fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and seafood, which are staples of the hunter-gatherer diet, are more nutrient-dense than refined sugars, grains, vegetable oils, and dairy products. Consequently, the vitamin and mineral content of the diet is very high compared with a standard diet, in many cases a multiple of the RDA. Fish and seafood represent a particularly rich source of omega-3 fatty acids and other micronutrients, such as iodine, iron, zinc, copper, and selenium, that are crucial for proper brain function and development. Terrestrial animal foods, such as muscle, brain, bone marrow, thyroid gland, and other organs, also represent a primary source of these nutrients. Calcium-poor grains and legumes are excluded from the diet.

Fiber content and glycemic load

Unrefined wild plant foods like those available to contemporary hunter-gatherers typically exhibit low glycemic indices. Contemporary diets devoid of cereal grains, dairy products, refined oils and sugars, and processed foods have been shown to contain significantly more fiber (~42.5 g/d) than either current or recommended values. Moreover, dairy products, such as milk, yoghurt, and cottage cheese, have low glycemic indices, but are highly insulinotropic, with an insulin index similar to that of white bread. These dietary characteristics may lower risk of diabetes, obesity and other related syndrome X diseases by placing less stress on the pancreas to produce insulin, and preventing insulin insensitivity.

Sodium-potassium ratio

Since no processed foods or added salt are included, the sodium intake (~726 mg) is lower than average U.S. values (3,271 mg) or recommended values (2,400 mg). Further, since potassium-rich fruits and vegetables comprise ~30% of the daily energy, the potassium content (~9,062 mg) is nearly 3.5 times greater than average values (2,620 mg) in the U.S. diet. The inverted ratio of potassium to sodium in the U.S. diet compared with preagricultural diets adversely affects cardiovascular function and contributes to hypertension and stroke.

Calcium and acid-base balance

Diets containing high amounts of salt or cereals and other foods that induce and sustain increased acidity of body fluid may contribute to the development of osteoporosis and renal stones, loss of muscle mass, and age-related renal insufficiency due to the body’s use of calcium to buffer pH. The paleo diet may not contain the high levels of calcium recommended in the U.S. to prevent these effects. However, because of the absence of acid yielding cereals and energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods in the hunter-gatherer diet - foods that displace base-yielding fruits and vegetables - the diet produces a net base load on the body, as opposed to a net acid load, which may reduce calcium excretion.

Bioactive substances and antinutrients

Furthermore, cereal grains, legumes and milk contain bioactive substances, such as gluten and casein, which have been implicated in the development of various health problems. Consumption of gluten, a component of certain grains, such as wheat, rye and barley, is known to have adverse health effects in individuals suffering from a range of gluten sensitivities, including coeliac disease. Since the Paleolithic diet is devoid of cereal grains, it is free of gluten. The paleodiet is also casein-free. Casein is a protein found in milk and dairy products, which may impair glucose tolerance in humans.

Compared to Paleolithic food groups, cereal grains and legumes contain high amounts of antinutrients, including alkylresorcinols, alpha-amylase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, lectins and phytates, substances known to interfere with the body’s absorption of many key nutrients. Molecular-mimicking proteins, which are basically made up of strings of amino acids that closely resemble those of another totally different protein, are also found in grains and legumes, as well as milk and dairy products. Advocates of the Paleolithic diet have argued that these components of agrarian diets promote vitamin and mineral deficiencies and may explain the development of the “diseases of civilization” as well as a number of autoimmune-related diseases.

Research

Archeological record

One line of evidence used to support the Stone Age diet is the decline in human health and body mass that occurred with the adoption of agriculture, at the end of the Paleolithic era. Associated with the introduction of domesticated and processed plant foods, such as cereal grains, in the human diet, there was, in many areas, a general decrease in body stature and dentition size, and an increase in caries rates. There was also an associated general decline in health in some areas.

Observational studies

Based on the subsistence patterns and biomarkers of hunter-gatherers studied in the last century, advocates argue that modern humans are well adapted to the diet of their Paleolithic ancestor. The diet of modern hunter-gatherer groups is believed to be representative of patterns for humans of 50 to 25 thousand years ago, and individuals from these and other technologically primitive societies, including those individuals who reach the age of 60 or beyond, seem to be largely free of the signs and symptoms of chronic disease (such as obesity, high blood pressure, nonobstructive coronary atherosclerosis, and insulin resistance) that universally afflict the elderly in western societies (with the exception of osteoarthritis, which afflicts both populations). Moreover, when these people adopt western diets, their health declines and they begin to exhibit signs and symptoms of “diseases of civilization”. In one clinical study, stroke and ischaemic heart disease appeared to be absent in a population living on the island of Kitava, in Papua New Guinea, where a subsistence lifestyle, uninfluenced by western dietary habits, was still maintained.

One of the most frequent criticisms of the Paleolithic diet is that it is unlikely that preagricultural hunter-gatherers suffered from the diseases of modern civilization simply because they did not live long enough to develop these illnesses, which are typically associated with old age. According to S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce Carnes, “there is neither convincing evidence nor scientific logic to support the claim that adherence to a paleolithic diet provides a longevity benefit.” In response to this argument, advocates of the paleodiet state that while Paleolithic hunter-gatherers did have a short average life expectancy, modern human populations with lifestyles resembling that of our preagricultural ancestors have little or no diseases of affluence, despite sufficient numbers of elderly.

Critics further contend that food energy excess, rather than the consumption of specific novel foods, such as grains and dairy products, underlies the diseases of affluence. According to Geoffrey Cannon, science and health policy advisor to the World Cancer Research Fund, humans are designed to work physically hard to produce food for subsistence and to survive periods of acute food shortage, and are not adapted to a diet rich in energy-dense foods. Similarly, William R. Leonard, a professor of anthropology at Northwestern University, states that the health problems facing industrial societies stem not from deviations from a specific ancestral diet but from an imbalance between calories consumed and calories burned, a state of energy excess uncharacteristic of ancestral lifestyles.

Intervention studies

The first animal experiment on a Paleolithic diet suggested that this diet, as compared with a cereal-based diet, conferred higher insulin sensitivity, lower C-reactive protein and lower blood pressure in 24 domestic pigs. There was no difference in basal serum glucose. The first controlled human trial involved 29 people with glucose intolerance and it found that those on a Paleolithic diet had a greater improvement in glucose tolerance compared to those on a Mediterranean diet. Subsequently, a 3 week trial with the diet, in 20 healthy volunteers of which 6 dropped out and only 6 of the remaining had complete dietary information available, showed variable results. During the trial calorie consumption decreased 36% leading to significant weight loss. However adverse changes in serum calcium were observed. The NHS Knowledge Service states that there are several limitations to the study and that “readers should not draw too many conclusions from it.” The Halford Watch refers to the study as “bad science”. Another study compared the Paleolithic diet with a commonly prescribed diet for type 2 diabetes. The Paleolithic diet resulted in lower mean values of HbA1c, triacylglycerol, diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, waist circumference and higher values of high density lipoprotein when compared to the Diabetes diet. Also, glycemic control and other cardiovascular factors were improved in both diets without significant differences. It is also important to note that the Paleolithic diet was lower in total energy, energy density, carbohydrate, dietary glycemic load and glycemic index, saturated fatty acids and calcium, but higher in unsaturated fatty acids, dietary cholesterol and some vitamins. Two clinical trials designed to test various physiological effects of the Paleolithic diet are currently underway, and the results of two completed trials have not yet been reported.

Sustainability

The Paleolithic diet has been criticized on the grounds that it cannot be implemented on a worldwide scale. According to Loren Cordain, if such a diet was widely adopted, it would compromise the food security of populations dependent on cereal grains for their subsistence. However, he says that where cereals are not a necessity, as in most western countries, reverting to a grain-free diet can be highly practical in terms of cutting long-term healthcare costs. Barry Bogin, a professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, states that less intensive farming techniques, such as pasture-grazed cattle, will not produce sufficient meat to feed the world population. On another level, critics have argued that exclusion diets such as the Stone Age diet “can be highly restrictive, socially disruptive, and expensive.”

See also

Alkaline diet

Anopsology

Bushfood

Diabetic diet

Inuit diet

Low sodium diet

Natural foods

Nutritional genomics

Paleolithic lifestyle

Prebiotics

Prehistoric medicine

Protein poisoning

Raw feeding

Ray Mears

Roger MacDougall

Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Whole foods

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Sushi, Sashimi and Tempura Prepared at Japanese Restaurants in Tampa FL

Sushi, Sashimi and Tempura Prepared at Japanese Restaurants in Tampa FL

There are a number of Japanese restaurants and sushi bars in Tampa FL. This is proof that Japanese food is very much in demand among residents. When people go out to eat, they choose Japanese food a lot of times. Among the favorites are nigiri sushi, makimono sushi, sashimi and tempura. Wouldn’t you want to know how these are prepared at Japanese restaurants and sushi bars in Tampa FL?

Tempura is perhaps the most universally liked Japanese dish. It is made of a variety of seafood like prawns, shrimps, fish fillet, squid, scallops and crabmeat, and vegetables like eggplant, okra, mushrooms, sweet potato, yam, squash, bell pepper, carrot and green beans. These are dunked in a special chilled light batter then deep fried. Genuine tempura is always airy and crispy. It should not be oily, heavy and soggy. Tempura pieces should be eaten immediately upon serving, dipped in a sauce made from dashi or broth, mirin or rice wine, shoyu or soy sauce and wasabi paste.

Sashimi takes some getting used to especially for those with unadventurous palates because it is made of nothing more than the freshest raw seafood. Sashimi chefs use the sharpest knives to skillfully slice salmon, tuna, mackerel, yellowtail, shrimp, squid, sea urchin and scallops and present them artfully in Japanese restaurants. Connoisseurs attest to their delicate sweetness even when dipped in shoyu or soy sauce with wasabi paste. It may be an acquired taste but many people can not forget sashimi and continue to crave it after the first taste. In fact, sashimi is already a favorite around the world.

Sushi is also often topped or filled with raw seafood. In fact the same raw seafood used for sashimi is also used as sushi toppings or fillings. Sushi, however, is mostly made of cooked Japanese rice flavored with Japanese vinegar and wasabi paste. The popularity of this dish is proven by the proliferation of sushi restaurants and sushi bars not only in Tampa FL but all over the world.

The two main styles of sushi are nigiri sushi and makimono sushi. Nigiri sushi is presented as an oval mound of cooked Japanese rice flavored with vinegar and a swab of wasabi paste, topped with one or more ingredients, either raw or cooked. Toppings that are loose, such as raw fish roe, may be kept in by strips of nori or dried seaweed. In makimono sushi the toppings are used as fillings instead. These can be rolled with the cooked Japanese rice flavored with vinegar and swabbed with wasabi paste on a sheet of nori, resulting in a log that is then sliced into thick coins. Makimono sushi can also be presented as temaki. In this case, the vinegared rice and fillings are put into a rolled cone of nori. All these various styles of sushi may be ordered from sushi restaurants and sushi bars in Tampa FL.

Now that you know how nigiri sushi, makimono sushi, sashimi and tempura are prepared in Japanese Restaurants and sushi bars Tampa FL, you will most probably crave for them even more.

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Sushi Deluxe? How about Sushi de-lox! Treat yourself with some great home-made Kosher Sushi

Sushi Deluxe? How about Sushi de-lox! Treat yourself with some great home-made Kosher Sushi

The history of Jewish home cooking is as long as Mel Brook’s History of the World.  Still, warm feeling arise in me every time I think about Friday mornings with my Polish grandma. Together, we used to cook her famous chicken soup. Until this very day, I see my self as a young boy, standing beside her in the kitchen. The secret recipe of tap water and frozen chicken was circling around the family for generations. I remember one day, I was reaching out for a stinky old potato out of the bag and throwing it into the garbage. My grandmother, a Holocaust survivor who never threw food away, slapped me on the hand, took the potato out of the trash and dunked it straight into her famous soup. That’s Jewish cooking for you. But the Jewish kitchen has evolved since. In our days, keeping kosher is even considered a healthy trend among many people. Keeping kosher doesn’t only mean gefilte fish – it also means Sushi. The people of couldn’t wait for the bread when they were escaping - think of how much time they would’ve saved if they prepared sushi – you don’t even have to cook the fish! Passover could have been a lot more interesting if we were fleeing

If we take out sea food, we’ll be surprised to discover that the Japanese kitchen is pretty kosher like. The Japanese never mix meat and dairy products in their cuisine. So kosher sushi is all about ingredients. Find yourselves a good kosher nori (sea weed paper) and you’ll also need some soy sauce and wasabi. If you go for a vegetarian sushi, you’re pretty much covered. You can come up with wonderful, colorful sushi, using only vegetables. Cucumbers, avocados, sweet potatoes – just roll’em’up and you got yourself a healthy Japanese meal. The sky is the limit and any combination can work out.

When making kosher sushi you should remember that eels, shrimps, octopus, squids, scallops, crabs or sea urchin are not so kosher. We’ll just have to let them swim in the ocean or do whatever their do best, and concentrate on fish that are blessed with fins and scales. If we decide to put fish in the dish, let’s go for a mix of two worlds. Let’s make a traditional Japanese sushi deluxe into a modern Jewish sushi de-lox. All you need to do is roll up a nice smoked salmon, spread some cream cheese, and you can even add in chives for color and get yourself a real Japanese-Jewish fusion dish.

But I always say “why bother?” Why work so hard at home when you can get a good piece of sushi, if not even better, when you eat outside. Try spoiling yourself with a real kosher sushi meal. If you live around you should defiantly try Sushi K Bar.  From Brooklyn Sushi to New York Sushi and even Kosher Sushi, Sushi K Bar knows it all. Get your sushi fix right here and don’t forget to visit us online at www.sushikbar.com and get yourself a roll with the freshest quality Sushi in town.

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Diet during Pregnancy – Save your baby by correct info

Diet during Pregnancy – Save your baby by correct info

Getting pregnant, an important moment every wife been waiting for in her life. Pregnancy is a beautiful, memorable moments that will carve in the memory of each woman. Many people wonder “what should I do?” “How should I eat?” “Are these foods safe for my babies?” Many of the women will turn to the elderly who experienced it before. However the correct info is vital to ensure the baby growing well and healthy. Note: FOOD EATEN DURING THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF PREGNANCY AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF BABY AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGAN IS MOSTLY DONE AT THAT TIME!!

What is the food requirement for a pregnant woman?

Many people believe that during pregnancy the need of food is double the amount as compared to usual food habit eaten by the mother. However this is not entirely true. During pregnancy, it’s important to eat a variety of healthy foods. Eating at least three meals a day and healthy snacks is probably the best way to consume a greater variety of foods. It is true that the amount should be increased but the amount is not necessarily double the usual amount and the variety of healthy food is more important rather than the amount. However try to aim more than minimum requirements in each category in food pyramid. Food Pyramid for Asian

Generally a pregnant woman needs 1,800 to 2,800 calories daily. During pregnancy the amount of proteins, carbohydrate, minerals and vitamins are vital for fetal wellbeing. There are few important nutrients should be taken adequately during pregnancy which includes:


Folic Acid
Iron, Vitamin B12
Calcium
Protein
Carbohydrate
Vitamin C

Folic acid is important for development of nervous system especially in early pregnancy. So any pregnant mother should make sure they have adequate amount of folic acid by taking folic acid supplement. Studies shown that 600 microgram of folic acid significantly reduces risk of nervous system malformation particularly neural tube defect (incomplete closure of spine), or anencephaly (absence of brain).

Food that rich in folic acid:


Fortified breakfast cereals
Fortified whole-grain breads
Leafy green vegetables
Dried peas and beans
Citrus fruits and juices, such as oranges and grapefruits
Bananas
Cantaloupe
Tomatoes

On the other hand, iron also important as it is one of the component used to build red blood cells (cells that is responsible to carry oxygen) in an individuals. For mother iron is essential as during the pregnancy maternal blood will be diluted (blood volume expands) and if your iron demands are not met, mother will develops iron deficiency anemia (a condition where lack of red blood cells manifest by easy fatigability, dizziness, prone to infection). During fetal life iron is vital especially during 7-8 weeks of pregnancy onwards where the bone marrow starts to actively produce red blood cells and this is when oxygen. When the pregnancy reach term (37-42 weeks of pregnancy) mother should remember that she will deliver the baby soon and she will lose average of 250-500mL of blood. When this occurred, it will be major problem for the mother if she has underlying anemia (lack of red blood cells) and it is one of leading cause of maternal death during pregnancy. So pregnant mother, please take note to top-up your iron intake during pregnancy. Note: Iron supplement given by health clinic (particularly ferrous sulphate) may leads to constipation, but DO NOT STOP MEDICATION BY YOURSELF!! Try to ask you doctor for newer generation of iron supplement such as ferrous fumarate.

Food that rich in iron:


Red meat
Spinach
Fish
Tofu
Dried fruits such as raisins and prunes
Nuts
Whole grain, fortified breads and cereals

Vitamin B-12 also plays an important role in red blood cells synthesis and formation of nervous system. Lack of vitamin B-12 may leads to megaloblastic anemia (lack of red blood cells with large size of red blood cell) and demyelination of nervous system (loss of nerve covering).

Other than that, Calcium is responsible for formation of strong bones and teeth. When you’re pregnant and breast-feeding, you need 1,000 to 1,500 mg a day. That’s about 40 percent more than most adult women require. Several forms of calcium supplements are available namely calcium carbonate or calcium citrate. Never take oyster shell or bone meal calcium also known as dolomite and calcium appetite because it may be contaminated with lead and other harmful chemicals that is harmful to your baby.

Food that rich in calcium:


Milk
Cheese
Yogurt
Salmon
Spinach
Broccoli
Dried beans
Papaya
Orange

10. Fruit juices, breakfast cereals

Protein and carbohydrate also plays important role in pregnancy as it provides energy source for cell formation, tissue growth and brain development. Apart from that protein and carbohydrate also provide energy for synthesis of fetal organ and for mother it is also essential as the basal metabolism increased during pregnancy state.

Vitamin C is also important for iron absorption for both mother and fetal. Usually it will be prescribed together with iron supplement to prevent iron deficiency anemia. Foods that are rich in Vitamin C include mango, kiwi and oranges.

Vitamin A also useful to ensure baby healthy skin, eyesight and bone growth. However NEVER TAKE VITAMIN A EXCESSIVELY as it might cause defects in baby’s bone, heart, nervous system, head and face. Studies suggested that Vitamin A should not be taken more than 5000IU.

What to eat if morning sickness occurred?

If morning sickness makes this impossible, try eating a series of snacks or small meals throughout the day. Remember that you can get servings from several food groups at once if you eat them in combination. A slice of cheese pizza, for example, would count toward servings in the grain (crust), vegetable (tomato sauce) and dairy (cheese) groups.

What if I am vegetarian?

For a vegetarian, aim for non-dairy source available for each nutrient requirement based on food pyramid (above). If you’re a vegetarian, you can continue to follow your diet during pregnancy and have a healthy baby. But you’ll need to plan and review your food intake. Eating variety of food is the key to maintain adequate nutrients intake per day. Usually vegetarians are having problem to consume enough zinc, vitamin B-12, iron, calcium and folic acid. To overcome these problems, try to practice this tips:


Eat at least four servings of calcium-rich foods each day. Nondairy sources include broccoli, kale, dried beans, and calcium-fortified juices, cereals and soy products.
Add more energy-rich foods to your diet. This is particularly important if you’re having trouble gaining enough weight. Good sources include nuts, nut butters, seeds and dried fruit.
Seek advice on supplements. Many vegetarians need a vitamin B-12 supplement. A prenatal vitamin that supplements other nutritional needs. Consult your healthcare provider for further details.

What food to avoid during pregnancy?


Undercooked poultry and ground meat – raw undercooked poultry and ground meat is a source of bacterial which are responsible for food poisoning. Salmonella and listeria particularly dangerous bacterium during pregnancy. It may cause dissemination to baby’s circulation and may leads to meningitis (infection in a layer covering the brain) eventually miscarriage of the baby.
Raw undercooked seafood

Frozen and fresh fish should be cooked properly especially during pregnancy as it almost always contaminated by bacterial and viral. When you cook seafood, 10 minutes rule should be applied. This involves measuring thickest part of the seafood and cooking at least 10 minutes per inch thickness at 450°F. For example cooking shrimps and other shellfish will take around 3-6 minutes. Fish such as tilefish, shark, and swordfish should be avoided as it contains large amount of chemical contamination such as mercury.


Raw fruits and vegetables should be avoided and if consumed it should be washed thoroughly to prevent pesticide poisoning
Fizzy drinks and coffee

Heartburn and indigestion pain is common during pregnancy. It is because the increase of intra-abdominal pressure. The consumption of fizzy drinks aggravates this condition so it is wise to limit fizzy drinks consumption. On the other hand fizzy drinks and coffee if taken in large amount (300 mg or three 5 oz. cups of coffee) may cause preterm delivery, low birth weight and even worse miscarriage.


Stay away from alcohol

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is dangerous during pregnancy. During intoxication the mother may vomit until severely dehydrated. Dehydration is dangerous during pregnancy as the fluid requirements is more during pregnancy. On the other hand heavy alcohol consumption may leads to fetal alcohol syndrome. This syndrome characterized by facial anomalies, cardiac defect, limbs abnormalities, delayed motor development and mental deficiency. Avoid drinking more than 40 units a week.


Stay away from cigarette smoke

Cigarette smoking or exposure to its smoke may cause the noxious chemical enters the baby’s circulation during pregnancy. The exposure may leads to miscarriage, low birth weight baby, and even worse may leads to delivery of handicapped baby.

By Mohd Fariz Amri©

Diet During Pregnancy

24 years old, Muslim by religion, Medical Doctor by profession, Malaysia by location

Planning Family Meals

Planning Family Meals

Article from: My Family UK

If you find yourself struggling for dinnertime inspiration, and finding it hard to prepare exciting meals every night, here are some tips and tricks to help.

Planning

When planning a meal, at any time of the day, it is best to know what you need to give your family, and what to reduce. Any balanced diet should include, as much as possible:

Protein Carbohydrate Fibre Vitamins Minerals

And should reduce, as much as possible:

Salt Fat Sugar


Planning a meal that balances these

Choose ‘base’ foods that are high in carbohydrate and fibre: potatoes, for example, or bread. Select a variety of vegetables - cooked or raw - that will compliment the base food that you’ve chosen. Add a protein-rich food such as fish, chicken, dried beans or lentils. Red meat is fine occasionally and in small quantities, but don’t make it the centrepiece of every meal or it will considerably increase fat intake.

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For a minimum of effort and to avoid last minute crises

Create a rough plan for all meals at the beginning of the week. Vary the combinations of base foods, vegetables and proteins. Don’t forget to take into account the various special meals you need to prepare. Take the list along with you to the shops or supermarket.

Deciding what’s for dinner

This can be a job for the whole family. Ask family members what their favourite meals are and try to incorporate that into your schedule. You may also find that their suggestions provide you with extra inspiration when you’ve run out of ideas yourself.

For fussy eaters

Observe what the family order the next time you’re all out at a restaurant. You may be surprised with the results and it’ll provide some more useful inspiration for home.

How much should I spend?

Food is one area where lower bills need not mean you cut corners on quality as long as you shop with care. Cheaper cuts of meat are often just as tasty and nutritious as their more expensive equivalent. Less expensive oily fish such as mackerel and herring are a bargain too; nutritionally they’re just as good as salmon.

For added variety

You might consider replacing a potato or rice regime with some inventive alternatives. How about pasta, couscous, corn tortillas, pitta bread, cracked wheat, noodles, oatcakes, chapattis or pancakes instead? Always use wholegrain products when available as this will increase fibre intake.

Sometimes you won’t have the time to prepare meals and on these occasions there is nothing wrong with pre-prepared meals from supermarkets - they can be just as nourishing and tasty. Always check the ingredients to make sure there isn’t too much salt, sugar or saturated fats. Serve with a salad or baked beans and round off with fresh fruit to increase vitamin intake.

If you’re short on time

You might also want to consider investing in a slower cooker and making curries, casseroles and roasts, which can be left to cook during the day. Prepare the ingredients and store them in the fridge overnight, putting them on to cook before you head off to work in the morning. Alternatively, choose food which can be microwaved, grilled or stir fried as they can be cooked quickly when you get home from work.

Further Information

For further information, and for more great ways to have fun with your family, log on to www.myfamilyuk.com. With a huge collection of articles covering everything from child safety to rainy day activities, you’ll find all the help, guidance and entertainment you need to be a great parent. Go now!

My Family UK is a brand new website that is turning the online focus back onto families. We’re dedicated to supporting you and your family live the life you choose to the full, with games, tips, offers and articles on all aspects of parenting. If your family means the world to you, check out www.myfamilyuk.com.

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An Adventure Awaits in You in New Zealand

An Adventure Awaits in You in New Zealand

Planning a vacation in New Zealand can be as exciting or as quiet as you choose; within the country is an unbelievable quantity of activities, entertainment and sights. The country is ideal for those travelling alone or with a group of friends, and families. It is also a popular destination for newlyweds due to the exotic nature and supreme beauty.

The natives of New Zealand have arrived from all over; from the time when Captain James Cook arrived here many cultures have moved here to live amongst the Maori population, residents themselves for more than 1000 years. Today, the Maori culture, language and art is still very much in evidence and to add extra interest other ethnic groups have arrived from Polynesia (Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands) China, Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan,

There are 2 islands in New Zealand, North and South and are separated by the narrow Cook Strait. The North Island is the location of Auckland and Wellington, the country’s main cities, but each island offers a broad variety of appeal to visitors.

New Zealand isn’t normally chosen for a beach holiday by holiday-makers, people are also searching for a bit of adventure and something truly different from the ‘normal’ package tour holiday. The country can certainly provide this with anything from backpacking, kayaking, hiking, snorkeling, and mountain biking available. If you are looking for a prearranged tour many involve adventure based activities intended for groups, families or individuals. Cheap hotels can be booked by carrying out a hotel search online.

New Zealand is well-known for its amazing scenery and people travel here from all over the world to explore it. Unlike any other country the beaches are pristine, the ocean blue and the wildlife offers some unusual reptiles, exotic birds, bats, tropical frogs and gecko due to being cut off from the rest of the world for millions of years. The Kiwi bird is native to New Zealand but there is concern it is becoming an extinct species mainly due to the fact it is unable to defend itself against other predators.

Taking a guided tour is always a good idea you are guaranteed to see all the best parts of the city or area. If you are interested in the history and culture of the country then this is a great way to learn about the inhabitants and observe them and their country.

Making up part of North Island is the Pacific’s ‘Ring of Fire’ where volcanoes are still active although Ruapehu hasn’t erupted since 1995; visit the geothermal areas of Taupo and Rotorua where they have hot springs and geysers. New Zealand is also a fisherman’s paradise as the rivers and lakes are clean and pollution free. Trout, perch and salmon have been introduced to the country and it has some of the best fly fishing in the world. Big game fishing for marlin tuna and shark is primarily good off North Island’s Pacific coast.

There is a large selection of accommodation and lodging available across New Zealand, visitors can find anything from clean and pleasant backpacker hostels to luxury hotels offering the highest international standards. Motels and lodges typically offer self contained units frequently with full cooking facilities. If you prefer to book before you go, you can easily find cheap hotels online.

New Zealand has something for everyone, wide lakes, deep fiords, grandiose mountains, lush forests, hot springs and geysers, vineyards and ski fields. With no need to go anywhere else, search for cheap hotels Asia online. Rydges Hotels is an emergent Australian-owned hotel chain with lodging in both Australia and New Zealand at sensible prices. It’s easy to find cheap accommodation in Thailand, New Zealand and Australia, book online and you will be guaranteed accommodation when arriving.

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