Category: Nutrition

The name ‘Pinto’ comes from the Spanish translation of the word paint. The beans have designs on them, making them seem as if it’s been painted. The beans were considered a staple food item at one point in time in the Southern United States, especially during the winter season. In fact, in rural areas, churches…

Orzo, also known as Risoni in Italian, stands for “big rice”. The scientific name for orzo is (Hordeum vulgare). People in Greece widely accept it. In Italy, people generally use it in soups. However, orzo is a lesser-known pasta consumed in many Western countries.  The pasta requires either semolina or whole grains as the main…

“Health is Wealth”, is an age-old saying and we learn the true importance of it as we grow up. When we do not eat nutritious food, deficiency of nutrients occurs leading to a host of symptoms in the body.  A common deficiency that most people face today is the deficiency of iron. Iron is an…

Black rice, also known as purple rice, emperor’s rice, or forbidden rice, is a range of rice types of Oryza sativa. Black rice gets its dark purple colour from the pigment anthocyanin, which has antioxidant properties. Oryza sativa is the cultivated form of wild rice. It comes in various colours like red, white, brown, and…

Veal is meat from calves, between six and eight months old but sometimes younger. Most calves raised as veal typically grow to be about 18 weeks old before slaughter. However, bob veal is much younger and only a few weeks old. Veal calves are generally male Holstein-Friesians who cannot produce milk and are slaughtered or…