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• How to Identify Safe Foods for a Bulimia Patient

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: Pen Paper Identify and Provide Safe Foods for a Bulimia Patient Step 1: Ask the patient to keep a diary of foods eaten for at least 1 week. The diary should include everything consumed, the feelings associated with eating different foods and any purging of specific foods. Instruct the patient to write the information down right after eating... more.

• Foods to Avoid on a High Potassium Diet

  Instructions Licorice Step 1: Licorice can sap potassium from the body and should be avoided. This includes licorice candies and licorice teas. High Sodium Foods Step 1: Foods high in sodium can elevate blood pressure levels and can nullify any benefits one can gain from following a high-potassium diet. Low-Potassium Foods Step 1: People following a high-potassium diet... more.

• Fat-Burning Foods

  Instructions Function Step 1: Fat-burning foods, also known as "negative calorie foods," are foods that require more energy for the human body to digest than calories the foods supply to the body. In theory, by eating only fat-burning foods a person could starve to death over an extended period of time. Size Step 1: According to the United States Center for Disease Control and... more.

• How to Cook With Emergency Preparedness Foods

  Instructions Step 1: Buy your survival food packs and survival snacks with meal planning in mind. Think long-term, long shelf life and flavor. You want the food to at least be palatable so people will eat. Step 2: Rotate your survival foods on a regular basis to prevent them from going bad and to gain practice in cooking with them. Be sure to stock foods you would normally choose to... more.

• Negative-Calorie Diet Foods

  Instructions How Foods are Chosen Step 1: A food is considered to have negative calories if it requires more calories to digest than it actually contains. A food item that contains 100 calories and requires 120 calories to digest provides a 20-calorie deficit, making it a negative-calorie food. Types of Foods Step 1: The negative-calorie food list includes approximately 100... more.

• Foods That Might Cause Constipation

  Instructions Dairy Step 1: Dairy products, especially those higher in fat, are a main instigator of constipation. This includes ice cream, whole milk and cheese. Processed Food Step 1: These foods include prepackaged foods like boxed potatoes and casserole mixes, potato chips, dessert snacks and fast food sandwiches. Refined Food Step 1: Foods refined to remove the... more.

• How to Encourage Children to Try New Foods

  Instructions Step 1: Limit the snacks before your children's' meals. If a child is not hungry he will not eat a new food that doesn't appeal to him. Step 2: Offer the new food when your children are not cranky, tired or fussy. They are naturally more reluctant at that time. Step 3: Try one new food at a time. Offering too many new foods at one time can frustrate a child. Keep... more.

• How to Encourage Children to Try New Foods

  Instructions Step 1: Limit the snacks before your children's' meals. If a child is not hungry he will not eat a new food that doesn't appeal to him. Step 2: Offer the new food when your children are not cranky, tired or fussy. They are naturally more reluctant at that time. Step 3: Try one new food at a time. Offering too many new foods at one time can frustrate a child. Keep... more.

• How to Choose Winter Seasonal Foods

  Instructions Step 1: Use an online search engine for a local seasonal food table. Step 2: Check with your local grocer to see what they recommend is in season. Step 3: Ask friends who grow their own vegetables to discover what they harvest during the winter months. Step 4: Search out a farmers market and make purchases based on tips from the farmers. Step 5: Winter fruit... more.

• How to Choose Foods for a Child With Braces

  Instructions Step 1: Restrict the amount of starch and sugar your child with braces eats. Starchy and sugary foods leave particles on the teeth that can turn into harmful acids. These acids can hurt his teeth and gums and generate plaque. Step 2: Serve your child with braces oatmeal for breakfast, which is both soft and easy to chew, rather than hard and crunchy cold cereal, which... more.

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  Protein Dense Foods

  Instructions Types Step 1: Protein dense foods contain greater amounts of protein in grams versus other nutrient components, namely fat and carbohydrate. Meats such as lean beef, chicken, lamb and turkey are protein dense. There are also protein dense foods that come from plant sources including nuts, nut butters, seeds, beans and tofu. Fish is high in protein, and along with nuts, also... more.

• Healthy Foods for Teenagers

  Instructions Carbohydrates Step 1: Good carbohydrates should make up the greatest portion of an active teenagers diet. Whole grain breads, pasta, potatoes and cereals are all good sources of carbohydrates. Teenagers should eat between six and eight servings of good carbohydrates each day. Vegetables Step 1: Vegetables contain many vitamins and nutrients teens need to ensure a... more.

• How to Choose Foods to Strengthen Kids' Teeth

  Instructions Step 1: Choose fruits high in Vitamin C, such as kiwis, oranges and strawberries. These fruits kill harmful bacteria that grow in your kid's mouths and contribute to gingivitis. Step 2: Serve your kids milk, yogurt and cheese, which will heighten the pH level in their mouths and decrease the possibility of tooth decay. These calcium and Vitamin D-rich foods also adhere... more.

• How to Choose Foods to Strengthen Kids' Teeth

  Instructions Step 1: Choose fruits high in Vitamin C, such as kiwis, oranges and strawberries. These fruits kill harmful bacteria that grow in your kid's mouths and contribute to gingivitis. Step 2: Serve your kids milk, yogurt and cheese, which will heighten the pH level in their mouths and decrease the possibility of tooth decay. These calcium and Vitamin D-rich foods also adhere... more.

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  How to Avoid Junk Foods

  Instructions Step 1: Understand your thinking. Maybe chocolate does help your mental thinking for a moment. It’s apt to make you smile. So how do you avoid junk foods like chocolate? Find healthier eating escapes at all times of the day as junk food eating is often based on impulse. Bread is good and you can add peanut butter to have a healthy, high protein snack that can replace a... more.

• What Human Foods Are Healthy for Dogs?

  Instructions Raw Food Diet Step 1: Some people advocate feeding a diet composed entirely of raw meats, fruits and vegetables to their dogs. However, many others believe this is not a healthy alternative. Carbohydrates Step 1: Rice, bread and potatoes easily mix with existing dog food to add a touch of variety to your dog's diet. Dairy Step 1: Cottage cheese and plain... more.

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  Food & Wine Pairing: Salty Foods with Sweet Wines Rule

  Who doesn't like a little sweet and salty? Learn the salty foods with sweet wines rule in how to pair food and wine from a professional writer, speaker and sommelier in this free culinary video. more.

• Foods That Increase Your Sperm Count

  Instructions Vitamin E Step 1: It takes about 400 IUs (International Units) of daily vitamin E intake to keep sperm counts high. The best foods for meeting this daily requirement include wheat germ, almonds, leafy greens, vegetable oils, cold-pressed oils, eggs, sweet potatoes, whole grains and avocados. Vitamin C Step 1: The average man needs to consume about 200 mg to 1,000... more.

• How to Select Ayurvedic Kapha Foods

  Instructions Things You’ll Need: "The Ayurveda Encyclopedia" (optional) Selecting Foods to Increase Your Kapha Step 1: Understand food energetics. Each food has a combination of energetics. This means they they have the ability to increase, lower, or have no real effect on any one more of the three doshas, Vata, Pitta and Kapha. When selecting a Kapha food, you are looking for... more.

• How to Avoid Genetically Modified Foods and Additives

  Instructions Step 1: Familiarize yourself with the most common instances of genetic modification including derivatives. Among the highest incidence occurs with the following products: soybeans, corn, rapeseed (canola oil), sugar cane, rice, cotton and dairy products. Most of these commodities are modified to make them more resistant to pesticides and herbicides. Step 2: Purchase only... more.