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Food tips

Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.


Kitchen Tip : Even though they are like magnets for spills, keep stovetop reflectors clean. They will reflect heat better and save energy. If you need new ones, buy quality. The best on the market can save as much as 1/3 of the energy used with inferior reflectors.


Dieting tips

The Glycaemic Index Diet
The gi (or glycaemic index) diet is linked to the gi index, a chart showing types of food and a score illustrating the rapidity that the glucose in the food gets changed to glucose in your system. The theory is that slow acting food types (ie those foods with a low Glycaemic index score), keep you feeling full longer and help you to injest less food without feeling you are always hungry.
It's also especially beneficial for diabetics, as the low GI types of food are helpful in minimizing surges in blood glucose levels.








Chocolate-Butterscotch Brownies Recipe
Chocolate-Butterscotch Brownies Category Baking Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

2 packages butterscotch pudding mix -- 3-5/8 oz ea

1/3 cup light cream

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. Sift flour with sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

2. Place eggs in large bowl. Use hand mixer or whisk to beat until very

thick. Add flour mixture and rest of ingredients; mix well with whisk. (Do not use an electric mixer.) Fold in chocolate chips. 3. Pour into lightly greased 9 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Bake in preheated

325-degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. 4. Place pan on wire rack to cool slightly before cutting into bars.



 
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