Especially around now, between working and holiday shopping, there isn’t as much time for meal-preparing. Things get grabbed out of the fridge, popped into the microwave, nuked for a while – and we eat them.
At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Raj Mody says that’s a good way to raise your risk of food poisoning. He notes some microwavable frozen foods require full cooking.
Mody cites a 41-state epidemic of salmonella food poisoning that stemmed largely from people microwaving pot pies that required full cooking.
“It’s important to read the packaging of these products to determine whether or not they require full cooking or if they just need to be warmed up. Follow the cooking instructions carefully.’” (10 seconds)
More info at hhs.gov
If it is microwavable, know your microwave’s wattage and follow the cooking instructions accordingly.
Learn more at hhs.gov.
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December 9th, 2008
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Ingredients:
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 to 2 tablespoons sugar
Directions:
In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together sugar and butter until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg, milk, extracts and mix well. Blend together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, nutmeg and orange peel. Add to egg mixture and continue to mix until well blended.
Shape dough into balls, using about 2 teaspoons each. Roll in granulated sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet coated with cooking spray. Flatten cookie slightly. Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 9 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pan for 2 minutes and transfer to wire rack.
Provides 3 dozen cookies.
Nutrition analysis: One cookie provides approximately: 71 calories, 1 g protein, 11 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, 3 g fat (2 g saturated, 0 trans fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 2 mcg folate, 0 mg iron, 78 mg sodium.
Recipe provided by Kansas Wheat Offices
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December 3rd, 2008
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Consequences of drug interactions with food and beverages may include delayed, decreased, or enhanced absorption of a medication. Food can affect the bioavailability (the degree and rate at which a drug is absorbed into someone’s system), metabolism, and excretion of certain medications.
Examples of drug interactions with food and beverages …
Alcohol: If you are taking any sort of medication, it’s recommended that you avoid alcohol, which can increase or decrease the effect of many drugs.
Grapefruit juice: Grapefruit juice is often mentioned as a product that can interact negatively with drugs, but the actual number of drugs the juice can interact with is less well-known. Grapefruit juice shouldn’t be taken with certain blood pressure-lowering drugs or cyclosporine for the prevention of organ transplant rejection. That’s because grapefruit juice can cause higher levels of those medicines in your body, making it more likely that you will have side effects from the medicine. The juice can also interact to cause higher blood levels of the anti-anxiety medicine Buspar (buspirone); the anti-malaria drugs Quinerva or Quinite (quinine); and Halcion (triazolam), a medication used to treat insomnia.
Licorice: This would appear to be a fairly harmless snack food. However, for someone taking Lanoxin (digoxin), some forms of licorice may increase the risk for Lanoxin toxicity. Lanoxin is used to treat congestive heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. Licorice may also reduce the effects of blood pressure drugs or diuretic (urine-producing) drugs, including Hydrodiuril (hydrochlorothiazide) and Aldactone (spironolactone).
Chocolate: MAO inhibitors are just one category of drugs that shouldn’t be consumed with excessive amounts of chocolate. The caffeine in chocolate can also interact with stimulant drugs such as Ritalin (methylphenidate), increasing their effect, or by decreasing the effect of sedative-hypnotics such as Ambien (zolpidem).
Source: FDA
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December 2nd, 2008
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