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What are some negative effects of eating fast food?

Fast foods typically contain high amounts of trans fats and sodium, which can cause cardiovascular diseases, explain Healthline. Trans fats don’t offer any benefit to the body, and accumulation of these fats raises the levels of low-density lipids, which form unhealthy cholesterol. Trans fats also reduce high-density lipids, which are beneficial to the body.\nToo much sodium in the body makes the body retain water, and water retention contributes to an increase in blood pressure due to the buildup of fluid, notes Healthline. The condition becomes worse when there is an existing heart conditi..

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Where can you find pound cake recipes that use cake mix?

Betty Crocker offers several recipes for pound cake variations using yellow cake mix, such as butter-rum or cranberry orange pound cake. A recipe for pumpkin-chocolate pound cake using a box of chocolate cake mix and canned pumpkin puree is also available on the Betty Crocker site. Each pound cake recipe on the Betty Crocker website also features customer comments, variations and ratings.

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What is a simple recipe for making peach cobbler?

A recipe from Trish Yearwood on the Food Network for an easy peach cobbler starts with preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Drain 2 15-ounce cans of peaches, reserving the syrup from one of the cans. Melt 1 stick of butter and place it into a 9-by-12-inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, blend together 1 cup of self-rising flour and 1 cup of sugar. Add 1 cup of milk and the reserved syrup, and stir until well blended. Pour the batter over the butter in the baking dish, and arrange the peaches on top.\nBake the peach cobbler for 60 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with whipped cream..

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What is an easy sopapilla recipe?

Hoffman's list of ingredients includes two cups all purpose flour; two teaspoons baking powder; one tablespoon sugar; one teaspoon salt; two tablespoons vegetable shortening; 3/4 cup warm water and the oil. The cook first combines the dry ingredients into a bowl, followed by adding the water and shortening. While working the dough, the cook feels for dryness, adding additional water one teaspoon at a time if necessary. The dough is refrigerated for at least an hour before the cook cuts and rolls two circles. A pizza cutter is then used to cut out the triangle-shaped sopapillas.\nTwo inch..

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What five foods should you never eat?

Experts suggest that people stay away from foods advertised as diet or sugar-free. These include artificial sweeteners, margarine and low-fat yogurts. Sugar, additives and sodium are added to low-fat foods to lower the fat content, but instead make them unhealthy in other ways. Margarine was made to be butter's healthy cousin, but instead it contains massive amounts of trans fats that make it worse than butter. Artificial sweeteners encourage people to crave sugar and junk food. There is also evidence that these sweeteners still raise blood sugar. Diet sodas, like artificial sweeteners, c..

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What is a good recipe for chili?

This easy recipe makes 6-8 servings and can be found on the Food Network.Prep time: 15 minutesCook time: 1 hour 20 minutesIngredients:2 pounds ground beef2 chopped cloves of garlic2 tablespoons of chili powder1 teaspoon each of oregano, salt and cumin1 8-ounce can tomato sauce1/4 teaspoon each of corn flour and cayenne pepper1 15-ounce can each of kidney beans and pinto beans, drained and rinsedShredded cheddar, tortilla chips, chopped onions and lime wedges for servingStep 1: Brown ground beef with the garlic over medium heat. Drain excess fat and add cumin, oregano, salt tomato sauce, chili ..

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What is a Kroger store locator?

If a Kroger store is not found in the immediate vicinity, the locator displays the nearest stores within a specific distance. Search results can be narrowed to show stores that include certain amenities, such as a bank, one-hour photo center, standard or 24-hour pharmacy or fuel center. Search results also indicate a store's weekly ads, phone number, address and online deli ordering form where available.

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What is papaya good for?

Papaya is a plant, typically grown in Central America. Full of vitamins and minerals, there are many health benefits to papaya, in part because of its active ingredients papain and carpain. While papain is often used as a meat tenderizer, it is useful to prevent digestive ailments in humans. When ingested, papain has the ability to break down carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Carpain, also found in papaya, is known to kill certain parasites.\nPapaya is also a great source of vitamin C, folic acid, riboflavin and Vitamin B6. Papaya also contains more than 200 amino acids. A serving of papaya ge..

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What is an easy recipe for lemon pie filling?

The oven should be preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit before beginning. In a medium bowl, beat two eggs until smooth. Add 11 ounces of fat-free sweetened condensed milk to the egg along with 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice and a tablespoon of lemon zest. Mix all of these ingredients until the consistency is smooth, and then pour into a pie crust. The pie needs to bake for approximately 15 minutes, then given time to cool completely before cut.\nThis lemon pie is best served cold. To spruce up this easy recipe, whipped cream can be added to the top before serving. Lemon peel can also be added for..

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How do you make strawberry fruit salsa?

McCormick suggests that the salsa goes well with cinnamon tortilla chips. Mix 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon in a small bowl, and spray tortillas lightly with no stick cooking spray. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges, and place the wedges onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle the wedges with the cinnamon mixture, and then bake them for eight to 10 minutes or until they are crisp.\nCloset Cooking gives a different take on strawberry fruit salsa, and its recipe uses onion and a jalapeno pepper. Mix 1 pound of diced strawberries, 1/4 cup of diced or sliced red or green onion, 1 di..

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