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KARELIAN WATER RINGS

These water-raised rolls resemble bagels. I remember womy grandmother's era talking about water rolls, but for some reason it wasn't until we were entertained by a Karelian family that I was reminded of them. We enjoyed them every morning for breakfast, freshly baked and split, with butter and jam.

* Makes 16 rolls

2 packages active dry yeast

1L cups warm water, 105°F to 115°F

1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons melted butter

3 to 3 1\2 cups bread or unbleached all-purpose flour

FOR RAISING

boiling water

2 tablespoons salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Let stand 5 minutes. Add the salt, butter, and half the flour, beating until smooth. Blend in flour until dough is stiff. Let rest 15 minutes, covered. Turn dough out onto a floured board and knead until smooth and satiny, 5 to 10 minutes. Clean the bowl, lightly oil it, and add dough to the bowl. Turn over dough to oil the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about i hour. (Dough may also rise in a cool kitchen overnight.)

Turn dough onto an oiled board. Divide into 16 parts. Shape each part into a strand 6 to 8 inches long. Turn into a ring and pinch ends together. Place on a sheet of lightly oiled waxed paper and let rise 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°?. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly spray with nonstick spray. Or, grease and flour a baking sheet.

Bring a wide pan (I use a 14-inch deep-frying pan) half-full of water to a boil; add the salt and soda. Lower the rings one at a time into the water and cook 30 seconds. Remove from water with pancake turner and place on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 15 to 2.0 minutes until golden.

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Living the Clean Eating Lifestyle

One of the greatest ways to treat our body is not just going to the dermatologist, spa, buying tons of makeup, and the like. Yes, it can help, but nothing beats treating our body by adopting the clean eating diet lifestyle. If we do not take care of our bodies, it will affect our overall performance and all those pampering sessions won’t work effectively if you do not have that healthy glow only clean foods can give.

Eating a clean diet is very beneficial for our mind and body. Natural food does not only keep every part of our body system healthy, it also aids every system to function well, and that reflects on our physical appearance as well. To begin, eating a clean diet promotes natural weight loss since it will wash away bad cholesterol, and there is no need for you to starve yourself. It is one of the most effective and endurable ways to tame weight problems and treat various types of diseases.

So, what are you waiting for? Do not just clean the four corners of your house and your physical appearance; do not take for granted to clean the internal parts of your body as well!

Would you be surprise to know that no matter what type of diet lifestyle you follow, you cannot really reach your goals when you do not do it the clean eating way?

The concept of the clean eating diet lifestyle focuses on eating, all-natural, organic, whole foods. This type of diet does not stress you as a dieter to keep on counting the carbohydrates, calories, and bad fat. It solely focuses on the nutritional content.

Clean eating is all about preparing, cooking, and consuming foods and beverages that are closest to its original and most natural state possible. This diet only contains ingredients that have not undergone any processing, refining, and the like.

10 Commandments of Clean Eating To get you started, we bring you the full proof guide on your way to cleaning up your diet lifestyle. Here are the 10 commandments to clean eating:

1. Omit Processed Foods Dedicate yourself in the clean eating diet by omitting processed foods – the process of transforming food and ingredients by chemical and physical means. Here are some reasons why you should omit foods that underwent through any process:

Contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that can cause cancer

Contains only little to no nutritional content

Processed foods can be addicting they contain additives that trigger dopamine production which makes you crave more. With clean eating, our brain cells tell you when to stop but with processed foods, you always crave for more

2. Avoid Foods with Additives There are a million reasons why you should avoid foods with additives; these are used to enhance the flavor and appearance of food. Here are the following food additives that you must avoid together with their health risks:

Hydrogenated fats – cardiovascular diseases, obesity

Artificial food colors – asthma, certain allergies, carcinogen

Nitrites/nitrates – develop nitrosamines which causes cancer

Sulfites – allergic and asthmatic effects

Sweeteners – obesity, diabetes, hypoglycemia, oral cavities, increased blood sugar and yeast

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) – behavioral and allergic effects such as headache, dizziness, chest pain, mood swing, and depression

Artificial flavor – allergic effects

Refined flour – low-nutrient calories, carbohydrate fluctuations, altering insulin production

Artificial fat – digestive disturbances and diarrhea

Food wax – this may contain pesticides and animal byproducts that can cause allergic effects

Plastic packaging – vacuumed sealed foods with additives may get the chemicals from the plastic packaging so avoid purchasing products packaged like this

3. Prevent Foods with Preservatives Food preservative is a chemical substance that prolongs the shelf life of food. However, consuming too much food with preservatives can be harmful to the body. Here are the most harmful food preservatives to prevent:

Butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene – have carcinogenic effects, negatively impacts sleep cycle and appetite, damages the liver, hair loss, and mental problems

Propyl gallate – carcinogenic effects

Sodium benzoate and benzoic acid – carcinogenic effects and may cause leukemia

Potassium bromate – carcinogenic effects

4. Eat Fruits and Vegetables Fruits and vegetables are nutrient-dense, choose the ones that are organic produce. Eating fruits and veggies daily brings bountiful benefits to the body such as:

Reduce the risk of chronic diseases

Reduce the risk of autoimmune diseases

Fights off pathogens and various infections

Gives your hair, face, and skin a healthy glow

5. Go with Whole Grains The cleanest of whole grains are the ones that look most like they are just-harvested-state. Don’t be deceive by whole grain claims on labels, to eat clean packed whole grains you have to take a look at the ingredients. The ingredients must be short and “whole grains” must be listed first. Plus, clean eating dieters who consume whole grains more lose weight faster.

6. Eat Less Meat Clean eating diet means eating less meat although it is not a requirement to this type of lifestyle. When you want to eat meat, purchase the ones that don’t have antibiotics, grass-fed meats, and wild-caught fishes. Furthermore, eating less meat it brings the following benefits:

Reduce blood pressure

Reduce bad cholesterol content

Prevents cardiovascular diseases

Maintains a healthy weight

7. Consume Healthy Fat Only

Healthy fats should not be minimized in the clean eating diet only the bad fat. With that being said, here are the healthy fats that you need without worries:

Avocado

Cheese

Dark chocolate

Whole eggs

Fatty fish

Chia seeds

Nuts

Extra virgin olive oil

Coconut oil

Full-fat yogurt

Fatty fish

8. Limit Sugar Intake In the clean eating lifestyle, you have to limit sugar intake such as candies, sodas, etc. Keep an eye to healthy foods that have been added with sugar such as yogurt, cereals, etc. Look for food without added sugar on the ingredients list, if any, the sugar content must be at the bottom (meaning a small amount is only added).

9. Limit Sodium Intake Limiting salt intake is ensued with avoiding processed foods. Clean eating minimizes salt by replacing it with natural herbs, spices, and citrus juices. If you will use salt, clean eating recommends sea salt and Kosher salt; just dash in a scanty amount.

10. Eat 5-6 Small Meals a Day This may sound like a lot, but when you are living the clean eating lifestyle, you have to eat 5-6 small meals per day. To start, prepare three regular meals, snacks, and then divide lunch and dinner. Do not forget to partner it with clean eating beverages as seen later on this cookbook!

Poset with help of paleo diet.