Linny's Kitchen: Happy New Year...

Monday, January 3, 2011

Happy New Year...

This year I have made only one promise to myself for 2011. To drink more water and of course more milk!

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Each year on the 1st of the year hundreds of thousands of people make a promise to themselves to change something for the better in the New Year. Most often the promise has to do with loosing weight, eating healthy and exercise.

This year I am making a simple promise to just keep myself hydrated. Water makes up the majority of our bodies and has no calories and no fat. In fact the more you drink the better you body will feel. I have a very bad habit of going for the cup of coffee on my desk instead of the glass of water. I know my body and mind would be better with one less coffee and three more waters everyday.

Now milk is another beverage that I will be adding a bit more of to my daily routine. It has plenty of calcium in it to help with your muscles and metabolism aiding in weight loss and prevention of some health problems (like heartburn to osteoporosis.)

Nutritional Values

Skim Milk

Serving Size: 8 oz
Calories: 86
Fat: <1 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 4 mg
Carbohydrate: 12 g
Protein: 8 g
Dietary Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 103 mg
Vitamin A: 500 IU
Vitamin B12: 1 mcg
Niacin: <1 mg
Pantothenic Acid: 1 mg Riboflavin: <1 mg
Vitamin D: 3 mcg
Calcium: 302 mg
Phosphorus: 247 mg
Potassium: 382 mg

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Linny's Tip - Cooking and Storing Potatoes

Potatoes should be kept in a cool, dark place with good ventilation. The ideal storage temperature is 45 to 50ºF. At these temperatures, potatoes will keep for several
weeks. But don't store potatoes in the refrigerator! When kept below 40ºF, potatoes develop a sweet taste, due to the conversion of starch to sugar. This increased sugar causes potatoes to darken when cooked. If you store potatoes at room temperature, try to use them within a week or so.

Keep potatoes away from prolonged exposure to light, which causes them to turn green. This greening causes a bitter flavor. If potatoes develop green areas or start to sprout, just trim off these areas before using.

Always add potatoes to cold water to boil. This ensures that potatoes will cook evenly throughout.

Linny's Tip: Tomatoes

Did you know tomatoes are second in consumption to potatoes!

However, there is one important thing everyone should know about tomatoes and that is how to store them. Tomatoes do not like the cold at all. In fact when you keep them in the refrigerator they will become mealy and loose their robust flavor.

Instead store them in a cool dark place with their stem side down for ripe tomatoes. For those tomatoes that a not quite ripe leave them on a sunny window sill and soon they will turn bright red and juicy ready to honor any salad or BLT!