Nutritional Hotline: Questions and Answers

Q: Which is a Safe guide to go by, Appetite or Hunger?

A: If your answer was Hunger, you were correct! Hunger is the true guide for the man who is hungry for every meal he eats. He will never suffer from indigestion, and his system will never become clogged with waste materials. Hunger demands just the amount of food required for the nourishment of the body at the time it manifests itself. Appetite, on the other hand is an abnormal craving or desire for food or drink. It is an acquired sensation, and therefore, not the natural prompting of the body for nourishment but the expression of abnormal sensations. It causes a person to eat when not hungry the foods the body does not require, thus leading towards the creation of disease.

The average adult today finds it very difficult to differentiate between the sensations of hunger and appetite. Most persons are aware of having an appetite, but very few ever experience the sensation of real hunger. What must I do? you must be asking yourself. Well, we need to heed the sense of hunger, control the craving of appetite and learn to distinguish the one from the other. In other words, we should be able to distinguish the sense of hunger, but suppress the craving of appetite. Chef Kara

Q: Many people talk about drinking with meals. What is wrong with drinking while you eat! I don't see the harm. Explain also cold drinks as well? Linda, TN

A: Taken with meals, water diminishes the flow of thye salivary glands. The colder the water, the greater the injury to the stomach. Ice water or iced lemonade, drunk wityh meals, will arrest dirgestion until the system has imparted sufficient warmth to the stomach to enable it to take up it's work again.

Food should not, I repeat, should not be "washed down." No drinkk is neede with meals. Eat slow and allow your saliva to mingle with your food for easy digestion. The more liquids there is taken into the stomach with meals, the more difficult it is for the food to digest; for liquid must be first absorbed.

When to drink: You can drink up to 20min. before meals and one hour after meals is best. This is waht nature requires. Water is the best liquid possible to cleanse the tissues. Very hot drinks work the same way as cold drinks on your system. Chef Kara

Q: Is there a such thing as Essential Foods or Food?

A: If you answer was No, then you were correct! There is no such thing as essential foods or food! Surprised are you? Listen, there is no such thing as an essential food or foods, but essential nutrients! One can reject a certain food, but can get the same nutrients from other foods. A person who is a flesh(meat, animal) eat it for a source of protein. A person who is a vegan can get that same nutrient from other foods such as soy, nuts, grains, etc. Also, I was taught in school that milk was necessary for calcium. Not so! You can get a sufficient about of calcium from green leafy vegetables and whole grain as well.

There is a tremendous range of protein content in vegetarian foods, ranging from 8-12% in cereals and grains, to the incredible soybean, which is 40%. That's twice the amount found in meat!

One lean beef steak has only 20% usable protein. How many of us like nuts and seeds? They have 30% usable protein.

Yes, meat does have all the eight essential amino acids, but so does the soybean! Hey, it is nice to set down at the table and not have to worry about what my food died of!! Think about that the next time you set down to a steak dinner, fish dinner, chicken dinner, or eating that hamburger. Chef Kara

Please send in your questions on diet and nutrition, diet and diseases and I will be glad to answer them. Questions on food, nutritional and health benefits are welcome. Your questions on food in relationship to dietary considerations, weight loss, high blood pressure, weight gain, etc., are welcome. karasdelight@gmail.com We will try to answer them as quickly as possible in the order we receive them.

Chief Kara's Healthful Hints

Over-Eating

We should never let one morsal of food pass between our lips between meal times. There should be five hours between each meal time. Why? The time for food to complete the process of digestion takes five hours. Any food taken between that time will cause the body to stop the process of breaking down the food previously eaten and it will come to a complete halt. The body will then began to start working on what you put in your mouth and thus causng fermentation. This causes poor blood, constipation and most of all food is held up in the stomach much longer than it should.

Overeatng, even of the simplest food, benumbs the sensitive nerves of the brain, and weakens its vitality. Overeating as a worse effect upon the system than overworking.

Suggested advice....Let five hours go between each meal time before placing any food in your mouth. Two meals a day is better than three.

For more information on Eating between Meals send for your booklet on Over-Eating and find out more on the outcome of such a Health Hazard Habit! and how to beat it!

Vegetarian Gourmet Cooking School

Basics Of Healthy Cooking Principals of Balance and Vegetarian Cooking Techniques

Discover how easy it is to prepare food that tastes delicious and is good for you, as we focus on the three headings above. You'll find out how to prepare non-dairy dishes, whole grain and pasta dishes, high-protein beans, calcium-rich greens, salads, dressings, and sugar and dairy-free deserts. Learn to use basic cooking techniques such as steaming, baking, sautéing and stir-frying. You'll also practice knife skills and learn time saving steps for meal preparation as well as how to organize your kitchen. We'll carefully guide you through these principles which you will be able to use for a lifetime of delicious cooking and eating. Most classes consists of preparing and tasting a full meal.

If you are ready to make some healthful changes in your diet and don't know where to begin, these are the classes for you! Discover a variety of health-supportive foods in addition to the previous listings, such as sea-vegetables, fruits, oils, vegetables, natural sweeteners, and more. You'll find out why we use them and how to gradually incorporate them into your eating habits. We'll discuss the ABC's of menu planning, which foods to have on hand, and how to create nutritional balanced meals.

We will try to introduce you to an entirely new way of thinking about food, and give you the tools to help make some sense out of the many different types of dietary advice that you may hear or have heard. You will learn basic principles of nutrition and the science of creating balance.

The Staff Of Life Gourmet Cooking School and Workshop (sponsored by Kara's Delight) Schedule for the year 2010 is as follows:

The 5 Day s (7) sessions Cost per person $600.00
Classes will be 3-4 hours long. Check listing for the topics and length of each class. Classes start promptly. Email: karasdelight@gmail.com Space is limited.
Reservations must be made in advance, 2 weeks before the school starts. Space limited! The Class will only take up to 8 students per session!

To find out more about the dates and topics go to http://www.bibleschoolofhealth.com/ and click on Calendar Events.

Spring and Summer Enrollment: You may attend the session of your choice or enroll in all five at one time. Classes per session is $150.

Private Classes

Learning to cook is some of the best training anyone can take. Everyone has to eat, and with good training, preparing food becomes very enjoyable and brings back the spirit of sharing with family and friends. Here's a wonderfully different way to get that special group together--a private cooking class!

Classes can be arranged for groups of 8 to 24 people. Why not entertain your business guests at a Cooking Class instead of a Restaurant! Or take part in planning the class menu so it can be lavish or practical!

Fresh Choice

Just in Time...Vegetarian Gourmet Cooking offeres Fresh Choices, a quick and easy menu planning for busy families. Five days of delicious nutritious meals, prepared in your own kitchen with all the portions and cooking done for you! Nothing but the freshest ingredients!

Kara's Recipes

Orange Glazed Blueberry Scones
2 CUPS BREAD FLOUR, PLUS MORE FOR ROLLING BERRIES
1 TABLESPOON BAKING POWDER
1 TEASPOON SEA SALT
1/3 CUP FRUCTOSE SUGAR
¾ CUP SOY BUTTERMILKE *SEE NOTE
5 TABLESPOON COLD SOY BUTTER
1 PINT FRESH BLUEBERRIES

ORANGE GLAZE
2 TABLSPOON SOY MARGARINE
2 CUPS POWDERED FRUCTOSE, SIFTED
2 ORANGES, (JUICE OF AND ZEST)

PREHEAT OVEN TO 400 DEGREES F.

In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder (featherweight or rumford without aluminum), salt and sugar, mix thoroughly. Cut in soy butter using 2 forks or a pastry blender. The soy butter pieces should be coated with flour and resembles crumbs.

*Soy Buttermilk: ¾ cup soy milk, one tablespoon lemon juice or enough to curd.

In another bowl, mix soy buttermilk and then add to the flour mixture. Mix just to incorporate, do not overwork the dough.

Roll blueberries in flour to coat. This will help prevent the fruit from sinking to the bottom of the scones when baked. Fold the blueberries into batter, being careful not to bruise. Drop large tablespoons of batter on an un-greased cookie sheet or flatten on floured counter top like pizza dough and cut into 8 sections or use cookie cutter and place on cookie sheet. Be careful not to over work dough while shaping.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until brown. Cool before applying orange glaze.

ORANGE GLAZE

Combine margarine, sugar, juice of oranges and zest in a saucepan. Cook until butter and sugar are melted and mixture has thickened. Remove from heat and beat until smooth and slightly cool. Drizzle or brush on top of scones and let glaze get hazy and hardened. Enjoy and share them with a friend!

Note: If oranges are not sweet as should be, you may use one tablespoon of frozen orange juice, added to juice of fresh orange.