Tips For Choosing Food Materials To Be A Healthy Santapan And Restless

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JAKARTA - Healthy foods are foods that meet the principles of balanced nutrition, namely the types of food ingredients and the number of nutrients are varied and complementary to each other.

To that end, the key to healthy foods is the selection of quality raw materials. Citing ANTARA, here are some tips for choosing food ingredients before processing them into healthy and delicious daily meals for the family.

The fresh condition of beef is generally characterized by fresh red on the surface. Meanwhile, for chickens, choose the skin that is paler than the meat. Also pay attention to the texture.ging beef and quality chicken has an elastic texture and is neither too harsh nor soft.

In addition, also choose those that have a distinctive aroma from each food ingredient and are not flexible. Make sure you don't choose beef or chicken that has blue spots.

Choose a fish with skin that still looks fresh and bright in color, as well as an eyeball that is still prominent or not concave in. In addition, make sure the texture of the fish that you will process still feels supple and not soft. Also try to pinch or press the surface of the fish's body. If there are finger marks and fish meat back to its original shape, it means the fish is still fresh.

Fresh vegetables are generally characterized by fresh colors and unstained colors. While fruit, choose what still looks intact, not dull, and not wrinkled. In choosing vegetables and fruit, also make sure you choose one that is free from inorganic fertilizers or pesticides.

In addition to the main raw materials, you must also pay attention to the kitchen spices. For example, for seasoning flour, try to choose one that does not contain monosodium glutamate (MSG). The reason is, excessive consumption of MSG will cause side effects.