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The Sweet Side Of Science
by: News Canada
(NC)-Everybody's heard of aspartame. The list of products using it for sweetness is long, including breakfast cereals, soft drinks, desserts and yogurt. But what exactly is aspartame?
Aspartame is a tabletop sweetener that gives foods a sweet taste, but contains a negligible amount of calories and carbohydrate. Aspartame is not the only sugar substitute to have these properties. Sucralose is another sweetener like aspartame that is used in numerous food products. Based on...
Quick and Easy Breakfast Solutions
by: News Canada
(NC)-Looking for a fresh, new way to start the day? Think outside the breadbox
and beyond! Darlene Gingrich, Thomas' Break-xpert provides the following 'menu' of mouth-watering morning solutions that include much more than just jams and syrup:
Calling all cheese-lovers! Top an English Muffin with a slice of your favourite cheese, add a slice of ham or bacon and toast open-faced under the broiler until the cheese starts to melt. Gooey and good!
Your own egg and muffin...
Healthy Living Hand Hygiene Tips For Busy People
by: News Canada
(NC)Practicing dedicated hand hygiene makes good sense when it comes to fighting the spread of germs. Many of the common, and not so common viruses are transmitted from the hand to the ears, eyes and nose, and that is why surgical masks and disposable plastic gloves are items most commonly used as protection from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
Hand washing is essential and it is even better if our hands are sanitized regularly. Killing germs during hand washing...
Professional Web Surfer Offers Tricks Of The Trade
by: News Canada
Library assistant turned Yahoo! Canada surfer, Kate McCabe shares search tips.
(NC)After working as an educational administrator, a library assistant, and a movie reviewer, Kate McCabe admits that her career path took an unexpected turn when she became a professional Web surfer.
I was looking for a career change when one of my colleagues suggested that I apply for a job at Yahoo!, said McCabe. At first I wasn't sure what kind of job I could expect but my diverse...
Breast Cancer Education Gets Visual
by: News Canada
(NC)-If a picture is worth a thousand words, how do you use pictures to help people understand and learn about a sensitive subject like breast cancer? Researchers from the division of biomedical communications in the department of surgery at the University of Toronto are exploring the use of images to study how best to teach women at risk about breast cancer.
Text and images are used on the Breast Matters site (www.bmc.med.utoronto.ca/ breastmatters) to explain and portray...
Why Chocolate Melts In Your Mouth Not In Your Hand
by: News Canada
(NC)Ever wonder why those delicious little chocolates hardly ever melt in your hand? Pop them in your mouth, and they transform into soft, gooey liquid. Here's the secret
The way chocolate is manufactured has changed considerably. Originally, chocolate was made with cocoa butter, derived from cocoa beans. Cocoa butter naturally melts at the temperature in your mouth: 37ΊC. This is about as hot as a tropical jungle! Over time, the price of cocoa butter escalated, and its...
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