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Re: Ask HN: got any food hacks?

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Post by renesugar »

Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, has a video titled 'Sugar: The Bitter Truth' where he talks about how fructose (sucrose is broken down into glucose and fructose via sucrase) shuts down the signal to stop eating.

If you eat a diet with less fructose, you will eat less.

You can do a search on 'fructose intolerance diet' which is used by people who cannot metabolize fructose. It shows you how to reduce the amount of fructose you consume.

To make bread without using sugar, you can do a search on 'The Minimalist' and 'no knead bread'. Making bread yourself is cheaper than buying it.

Re: Ask HN: got any food hacks?

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Post by chadaustin »

jseliger wrote: post #50
Batsu wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are rice cookers you can purchase which will finish the rice according to a schedule. They're more expensive than the the average, but if you're going to use it frequently and you want rice ready when you get home, it's top notch. Essentially, you measure you rice, clean it (as always) then add the water, leave it in the cooker, the the timer you want it to finished, and the cooker does the rest. Edit: A though…

What exactly does cleaning rice consist of? I thought that just meant "run some water over it."

Put it in a bowl. Cover with water. Swish it around until the water is cloudy. Drain. Add more water. Repeat until water stays clear.

On the other hand, I kind of like all of that excess starch or whatever.

Re: Ask HN: got any food hacks?

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Post by sp332 »

shard wrote: post #3

In my bachelor days during my bulking phases, I'd do the following to pack in the nutrients I needed: 1. Buy several bags of chicken drumsticks (de-skin if you want to lower fat intake), poke holes with a fork, marinate with wine / vinegar / soy sauce / herbs and spices for a few hours, put into broiler. I'd cook 30 or so at a time, and it'd last me days. 2. Ham or turkey or peanut butter sandwiches. 3. bags of froze…

Steaming frozen veggies is faster and tastes better than boiling. You can do it in the same pot, just use about 1/4 as much water.

Re: Ask HN: got any food hacks?

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Post by chadaustin »

thomasthornton wrote: post #18

At least once a week I microwave a sweet potato (10 minutes or so). Then microwave black beans and mix in a little salsa. Serve the potato with the bean mixture as a topping. The result is a healthy dinner in about 15 minutes with almost no work. You can also add cumin and ground corriander to give it more flavor.

Amen to that! Few people realize how easy it is to make a sweet potato in the microwave.

They cost a dollar or two each. Poke a couple holes, nuke on high for 8 minutes, slice open and eat.

Lots of calories and vitamins.

Add butter and brown sugar if you want. Or salt.

Re: Ask HN: got any food hacks?

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Post by jackowayed »

JesseAldridge wrote: post #57
shard wrote: post #3

In my bachelor days during my bulking phases, I'd do the following to pack in the nutrients I needed: 1. Buy several bags of chicken drumsticks (de-skin if you want to lower fat intake), poke holes with a fork, marinate with wine / vinegar / soy sauce / herbs and spices for a few hours, put into broiler. I'd cook 30 or so at a time, and it'd last me days. 2. Ham or turkey or peanut butter sandwiches. 3. bags of froze…

My list is similar. Healthy, cheap, and dead easy to prepare. 1. Cereal and milk 2. Oatmeal 3. Rice and beans - You have to soak the beans overnight before you cook them - After that, you cook them with rice in a rice cooker - After they're cooked, mix in some frozen vegetables and cook for a while longer to thaw the vegetables - Some kind of sweet and sour sauce is good with this 4. Noodles (all kinds) - You can als…

You can make pasta in a rice cooker? Do you just stick the noodles and water in and check it periodically until they're done?

Re: Ask HN: got any food hacks?

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Post by enjo »

davidedicillo wrote: post #49

My mom would cry if she could read english... Cheap and fast: PASTA Base for the pasta: - boil the water and salt it - add pasta (but please, don't overcook it, just stick to the box instruction. Barilla is an excellent brand and decently priced) Sauces for the pasta Tuna Pasta - In a small pot add a spoon of olive oil and diced onion, crushed red pepper, and stir-fry it. - When the onion looks "gold" add a can of tu…

I don't want to get too pendantic, but the main thing I developed while living in Italy is a carbonara fetish. What you describe is most definitely not Carbonara...

Carbonara:

4 eggs 1 lb spaghetti 1/2 lb Pancetta 1/2 cup Parmesan Reggiano (although I often use asiago as it's far cheaper) 1 onion chopped

Combine the eggs and 1/2 of the cheese in a large bowl, stirring to break the egg yolks. Cook the pasta. Cook the pancetta and onion together. When the pancetta/onion is done pour it into the bowl with eggs and cheese and mix. When the pasta is done add it to the bowl as well and combine quickly to mix. Pour the rest of the cheese into the bowl (it's important that it's still hot) and mix.

Your left with this beautiful creamy mixture. Most importantly there is no cream involved:)

Re: Ask HN: got any food hacks?

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Post by stck »

gte910h wrote: post #51
jws wrote: post #41

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I think he's trying to turn the OP blue. I checked the nutrition data at wikipedia and compared to carrots. Except for vitamin B5 and a slight advantage in vitamin C, carrots kick blueberries butt by a wide margin. (plus cost a lot less) Of course, maybe I'm trying to turn people orange.

Blueberries are one of the cheapest foods that prevent the genesis of new blood vessels (and therefore is a good cancer fighting food). Carrots taste much less good than blueberries. Frozen blueberries are only slightly less tasty than ice cream and are nutritious as hell.

Blueberries also help to fight Alzheimer's disease. You gotta start young, if you want to live long and prosper.
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