UB Cookin'

[Amigoo]

Sweet Crushed Garlic (method - not taste)

Helps preserve allicin 3-4 days in refrigerator.

Directions: (Google AI Overview recap)

Crush 10 med. cloves of garlic, wait 10 min.,
stir in 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar.
Press into small, cold glass jar, attach lid
and refrigerate immediately.

However, using immediately after 10 min. wait
is often recommended to avoid bacteria risk
with extended refrigeration.


Rod

[Amigoo]

Guar Gum Gel (thick)

In 2-cup glass jar with lid, add 1 cup cool water
and 2 tsp guar gum powder, then attach the lid,
swirl jar to moisten powder, shake vigorously
until gel forms (about 1 min.).

Open lid and push gel down, then rinse lid,
re-attach to jar and refrigerate.

Tip: Thick gel can be thinned with water,
but thin gel cannot be thickened easily
by adding more guar gum powder.


Rod

[Amigoo]

Q: News headline: "The truth about how much protein your body can absorb in one meal"

This headline seems to ignore that the body uses protein (amino acids) as needed. As long as the pool of amino acids
is sufficient, the body has what it needs. In other words, "in one meal" seems indirect - even simplistic - reference
to how the amino acid pool is replenished by the different meals in a day.

(Google Gemini) "The human body functions on a 24-hour metabolic rhythm where physical activity, circadian cycles, and energy expenditure dictate nutrient partitioning. Aligning protein intake with distinct behavioral blocks - such as distributing it across meals and snacks relative to when physical repair or activity actually happens - creates an optimal environment for muscle protein synthesis and metabolic health.

Rather than worrying about whether a single meal exceeds an arbitrary cap, focusing on total daily intake divided into 3 to 5 responsive feedings ensures that the circulating amino acid pool remains consistently replenished to match the body's shifting demands throughout the day."

Q: Thus, the perspective should be how much protein one's body needs and how best to distribute this
by meals and snacks - not how to maximize protein in a particular meal? Just focusing on protein ignores
that other nutrients are required to obtain the best nutrition from a meal.

(GG) "Spot on! Shifting the perspective from 'how much can I squeeze into this single sitting'
to 'how do I best distribute my total daily protein requirement' solves the problem entirely.

When you focus on the big picture - total daily need based on your body weight, activity level, and goals - meal timing and frequency become tools for consistency rather than sources of anxiety. Instead of trying to game an arbitrary per-meal maximum, the goal is simply to anchor each meal and snack with a meaningful, moderate dose of protein to keep the amino acid pool nicely topped up throughout the day.

It turns nutrition from stressful math problem into sustainable routine that actually fits how you live, eat, and move."


More protein may not be needed when plant protein is also consumed in balanced meals.

Re: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/co ... for-vegans
"13 Complete Protein Sources for Vegetarians and Vegans"

"Given that plant foods contain varying amounts of amino acids, you can get enough of each essential amino acid
throughout the day by eating a varied diet and combining complementary plant proteins in the day's nutrition."


(GG) Plant-based proteins successfully provide a comprehensive amino acid profile through dietary complementarity,
and balanced plant-forward diets offer distinct physiological dynamics regarding nutrient delivery:

- While individual plant foods (such as legumes, grains, and nuts) typically feature lower amounts of specific indispensable amino acids
like lysine or methionine, combining them across a varied diet easily fulfills total human amino acid requirements.

- The human body maintains an internal pool of free amino acids (from recent meals and tissue turnover), meaning complementary
proteins do not strictly need to be consumed in the exact same mouthful to be effectively utilized by the body.

- Plant-based foods are inherently embedded in a complex food matrix rich in fiber, complex carbohydrates, and cellular structures.
This structure slows down gastric emptying and prolongs intestinal digestion phase compared to rapid-digesting isolated animal proteins.

- Because of this slower, sustained breakdown, a balanced plant-rich diet delivers a smoother, more synchronized trickle
of amino acids into the bloodstream over an extended period. This avoids the sharp amino acid spikes and rapid oxidation
often seen with isolated fast-digesting proteins, thus supporting steady metabolic availability throughout the day."


Rod

[Amigoo]

Red Beet Chowderr

When one ingredient is selected, then each ingredient
chooses the next, giving Godsoup ("God! It's soup?!")
To upscale, serve with scoop of plain Greek yogurt.

"Chowder" came next and reminded of this poem's quote:
"To err is human, to forgive, divine" (1711, Alexander Pope)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup cold water
2 tbsp sifted oat bran*
1 1/2 tbsp dried chives
2 tbsp unsweetened desiccated coconut
2 tsp red beet powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
15oz can whole red beets, drained** and chopped
2 tbsp distilled white vinegar

* Fine particles sifted from light oat bran.
** Save juice for steamed red cabbage
to avoid sodium in canned beets.

Directions:

Assemble as listed, stirring vinegar into beets
before they're included in this mixture.
Refrigerate overnight to hydrate
and blend flavors.


Rod

[Amigoo]

Culinary wisdom (and humor) ...

In the beginning, God created chewing - not blenders, anticipating that chewed food
would mix with one's saliva for better food digestion and slower release of nutrients.

Wisely, God did not reveal if, in a group of diners, the talkers would be better chewers
since their jaws were more active. Of course, today's researchers try to prove that,
since mothers teach children not to talk when chewing food, that God assumed
dinner table chatter would be evenly distributed.

Then again, other researchers try to prove that blenders (and related devices/methods)
were invented to permit more dinner table chatter with less time spent chewing.
Wisely, God anticipated that cell phones would be invented whereby, even at the
dinner table, adequate chewing would occur since diners would be preoccupied
with their phones (eventually called "smart" phones).

Also wisely, God never revealed whether men or women would lead
dinner table chatter even when their time spent chewing was minimal.
Best guess: Jaws 'n Chatter will be a blockbuster AI presentation
... probably with insufferable blender commercials.


Rod

[Amigoo]

Pumpkin Orange Kefir

Super tasty kefir keeper!

Ingredients:

1 quart 1% plain unsweetened kefir
1/2 15oz can pumpkin puree
1/4 cup frozen OJ concentrate, thawed
1/2 tsp turmeric extract powder (optional)

Directions:

Mix well and refrigerate.


Rod

[Amigoo]

Banana Ice Kream

Treat your inner monkey to a healthy frozen dessert!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups cold milk mixture*
1/8 tsp guar gum powder
1 cup mashed firm ripe bananas

* 1 pint half & half + 12oz can evaporated milk

Directions:

In chilled mixing bowl, electric whisk milk mixture
and guar gum powder until foamy, then whisk in
mashed bananas.

Pour into chilled bowl with lid and freeze
until firm (4-5 hours), stirring a few times.


Rod