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Food Spotlight: Pumpkin Seed Oil
Pumpkin seed oil is pressed from pumpkin seeds, has a rich and nutty taste and a dark green color. It can be used as a salad dressing, but also as topping on vanilla ice cream. Pum...
Do Teeth Whitening Strips Work?
Everyone wants a shiny smile. However, teeth color is influenced by the food we ingest, the drinks we consume, smoking, medication, but also depends on genetics, diseases and agein...
What Does it Mean to be Lactose Intolerant
What is Lactose Lactose is sugar that can be found in milk. It is a molecule made of two smaller molecules called glucose and galactose that are also sugars. In order for our intes...
Food Spotlight: Butter
Butter is a dairy product from milk which consists fats. It is mostly made from cow milk, but can also be made from sheep, goat and buffalo milk. Because of its rich flavor and cre...
How To Keep Your Immune System Healthy
The immune system is the body’s mechanism of defense against foreign particles and pathogens. Normally it fights infections and illnesses, but if it reacts too strong it can caus...
French Cuisine
French cuisine moved from heavily seasoned food in the Middle ages to fewer spices and more liberal use of herbs during the French revolution. Its development was influenced by man...
Healthy Food For An Active Lifestyle
An active lifestyle is usually a combination of good nutrition and physical activity. Proper nutrition will not only ensure good looks, but also great health. That does not mean yo...
Food Spotlight: Avocado
The avocado fruit grows on the Persea Americana tree and it can be pear-shaped, grape-shaped or spherical. It is usually 7 to 20 cm long and weighs from 100 g to 1 kg. Avocado has ...
Food Spotlight: Berries
When commonly used the term “berries” refers to strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, cranberries, red-, white- and black-currants, while the scientific or bota...