The Truth About Carbohydrates

It’s true. A carbohydrate-rich diet can inflate appetite and girth. Low-carb diets do promote short-term weight loss, but are accompanied by some severe dangers. So what should you do? The truth is, you can have your carbs and eat them too-you just have to know how to choose them.
The Truth about Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are the body’s [...]

Apple Rice

Apple Rice
A new way to eat rice!
Ingredients

2 cups apple juice
2 cups instant white rice
2 tbsp butter
2 Macintosh apples (or other sweet apples) diced into small pieces
Directions
In a sauce pan, add diced apples and apple juice. Bring to a boil.
Add in white rice and cook over lowest heat until all juice is absorbed.
Add in butter.
Serve and [...]

Asian Chicken and Vegetable Stew

Serves 4; 1 1/4 cups per serving
Ingredients

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, all visible fat discarded, cut
into 3/4-inch cubes
1 14-ounce can fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth
1 8-ounce can bamboo shoots, rinsed and drained
4 ounces (about 1 cup) fresh snow peas, trimmed
1/3 cup water and 1 tablespoon water, divided use
4 medium [...]