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Ingredient Guide
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Ingredient Guide
Whole Grains: Cooking Ratios and Nutrition vs. White Rice
Brown rice, barley, oats, wheat berries, bulgur and wild rice compared with white rice using USDA data, plus water ratios and bread labels.
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Ingredient Guide
Vegetables by Season: Nutrition Compared and How to Store Them
USDA figures for leafy greens, fruiting and root vegetables, what boiling changes, and how to choose and store vegetables from spring asparagus to winter kale.
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Ingredient Guide
Types of Salt: Table, Kosher, Sea Salt and Sodium in Sauces
How table, kosher, sea and reduced-sodium salt differ, why a teaspoon of each weighs differently, and how much sodium common sauces carry.
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Ingredient Guide
Nuts and Seeds: Nutrition per Ounce, Salted vs. Unsalted, Storage
Almonds, walnuts, peanuts, pecans and pumpkin, chia and flax seeds compared with USDA data per ounce, plus salted nuts and storage.
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Ingredient Guide
Konjac and Shirataki: Calories, Removing the Smell, Cooking
What konjac and shirataki noodles are made of, official Japanese figures by type, how to get rid of the smell and rubbery texture, and how to cook them.
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Ingredient Guide
How to Make Black Garlic in a Rice Cooker, and How to Use It
What changes when garlic turns black, official figures for raw garlic and its relatives, a rice cooker method with failure signs, storage and uses.
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Ingredient Guide
How to Cook Quinoa: Rinsing, Water Ratio and Nutrition vs. Rice
How to rinse and cook quinoa on the stove or in a rice cooker, with USDA figures comparing it to white rice, brown rice, oats and bulgur.
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Ingredient Guide
How to Cook Lotus Root: Stop Browning, Crisp or Tender Texture
Why lotus root turns brown and how to keep it white, USDA figures next to other roots, and how slicing and cooking time make it crisp, tender or chewy.
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Ingredient Guide
How to Brew Oolong Tea: Temperature, Time and Types
How oolong differs from green and black tea, official figures for brewed tea, and how to brew light and roasted oolongs in a gaiwan, a mug or cold-brewed.
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Ingredient Guide
Fish Nutrition Compared: Salmon, Cod, Tilapia, Canned Tuna
Salmon, mackerel, trout, cod, tilapia and canned tuna compared with USDA data, plus what cooking, canning and smoking change and how to store fish.
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Berries Compared: Fresh vs. Frozen vs. Dried, Washing and Storage
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries and cranberries compared with USDA data, plus sugar in frozen and dried berries and how to store them.
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