Food and cooking tips

A local veg box shared between friends is a few quid a week, and the perfect way to slash your food miles while eating good food. So if you're self-catering at university why not try a doorstep delivery from one of the many veg box scheme providers?

Buy Organic Foods : There are 12 foods where buying organic makes even more sense than normal.
According to the EWG (Environmental Working Group) the 12 most contaminated foods are:

apples
bell peppers
celery
cherries
imported grapes
nectarines
peaches
pears
potatoes
red raspberries
spinach
strawberries

All tested positive for pesticide residue – even after having been washed! Sweet bell peppers were the vegetable with the most pesticides overall, with 39 pesticides detected on a single sample. Conversely, if you're going to buy conventional, peas, broccoli, onions, pineapples, mangoes, bananas, kiwi and papaya had the lowest occurrence of pesticide residue.

Diet info

The Glycaemic Index Diet
The gi (or glycaemic index) weight loss program is based on the gi (or glycaemic index), a list showing food types and a score representing the rapidity with which the energy in the food gets transformed to glucose in your bloodstream. The theory is that long-acting foods (ie those food types with a low Glycaemic score), keep you satisfied for a longer period of time and help to consume fewer food without feeling you are missing out.
It is also extremely beneficial for diabetes sufferers, as the low GI foods are beneficial in preventing rises in glucose levels.

Cold Cucumber Soup - Naing Kuk Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

2 md Cucumbers

2 tb Light Soy Sauce

1 1/2 tb White Vinegar

1 tb Chopped Green Onions

1/2 ts Sugar

1/2 ts Chili Powder

1 1/2 ts Sesame Oil

5 c Chicken Stock

2 ts White Sesame Seeds

Peel the cucumbers and slice very thinly. Place in a dish and add the soy sauce, vinegar, green onions, sugar, chili powder and sesame oil. Set aside for 1 hour, then add the chicken stock. Toast the sesame seeds in a small pan over medium heat until they turn golden and begin to pop, then grind finely. Transfer the soup to a tureen and sprinkle on the sesame seeds. Serve at room temperature or slightly chilled. Typed by Syd Bigger.

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