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If “I slaved in the kitchen for 3 hours and we wolfed down everything in 15 minutes flat” sounds all too familiar, it’s time to slooooow dooooown during dinnertime.

It is quite telling of the times we live in when savoring dishes needs as much effort as resisting them, don’t you think? In these harried times, eating slow enough to savor every bite is an art in itself, but it’s something we can cultivate.

Fast eating saves you time, yes, but it’s not worth it if doing so puts your health at risk. You may acid reflux, and develop insulin resistance that can lead to diabetes and heart disease. Your metabolism may also suffer in turn making you a likely candidate for high blood pressure and obesity.

Scare tactics: check! Now on to the really good stuff. Eating slow comes with it benefits galore! Can you say weight loss of about 20 lbs. a year just by slowing down? That’s right. It takes about 20 minutes for our brain to register fullness which means when we gobble down food, we eat more than we actually need to even without meaning to. That’s why after a particularly “lively” chow-down with friends, you stand up and leave the table feeling sated… too sated in fact that you vow never to touch barbecued chicken again, at least for the next 2 years.
Also, the more you chew, the easier you digest food. Who wants indigestion anyway? On an ordinary weeknight, it lets you “socialize” with your family. Relax and enjoy. Sooner or later you’ll see that each family member looks forward to
mealtimes.

There are techniques to eating slow. Good habits, like bad ones, take practice, and are formed through repetition. Worth trying:
1. Focus on the food. Go for that perfect bite each time.
2. Take small bites and chew well— at least fives times before swallowing.
3. Put down your spoon and fork after each bite. Savor every bite.
4. No “mindless eating,” meaning don’t eat in front of the tv or your computer.
5. Don’t eat while working, shopping and walking.

In time you will appreciate how pleasurable eating slow is. Oscar Wilde said, “After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relatives.” See, it might even be the recipe for world peace.

Share Clara Ole to everyone and experince the JOY OF EATING this Christmas Season!!!
Have a wonderful, blessed Holiday!

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Pinoys do love their food. Influencing the Filipinos palate for good food from as far away as Europe, most specifically Italian pasta, all the way down to Asia’s diverse types of hand-made noodles to our much-loved pancit, Filipinos’ love affair with pasta, noodles and pancit, for that matter, has always symbolized a constant celebration of a long and prosperous life.

Just recently, Clara Ole, the country’s best selling brand which has the most number of delicious spaghetti sauces in the market, launched their premium pasta sauce line. Aptly called, Clara Ole Premium Pasta Sauces, this new product from Clara Ole comes in four delicious variants including Chunky Tomato with Three-Cheese, Chunky Tomato with Basil, Kung Pao and Cheesy Pesto. All four variants were found to be the usual favorites of customers getting their fill of much-loved pasta dishes from different restaurants around the metro.

Clara Ole Chunky Tomato with Three-Cheese is a classic combination of the sweetest and juiciest tomatoes perfectly complimented by the full-bodied goodness of select Italian cheeses - Cheddar, Parmesan and Romano. Beef, chicken, tuna or shrimp is highly recommended for this variant.

Basil is a constant favorite among Filipino pasta lovers giving their pasta dishes a more “earthy” flavor. With the tart-to-sweet succulence of vine-ripened tomatoes blended seamlessly with the fresh, aromatic qualities of hand-picked basil, this pasta favorite perfectly goes well with beef, chicken or tuna.

The Kung Pao, on the other hand, is a world-famous Asian recipe highlighted by its mouth-watering explosion of a whole assortment of flavors including savory, caramel-sweet, hot, salty and spicy – Sichuan flavors at its best. This Asian flavorful favorite is deliciously perfect with shrimp, tofu, beef or pork.
And finally, more and more Filipinos are discovering and falling in love with Italian herb basil, the main ingredient used in making pesto. With the herb’s fruity spice mixed with pure unadulterated olive oil and the nutty-peppery intensity of ground cashew nuts, the Cheesy Pesto is sure to become a home-favorite. Chicken and shrimp compliments this dish very well.

“What makes Clara Ole’s Premium Pasta Sauces different from the rest is we really focused on using only the most premium and freshest ingredients sourced from around the globe, making our sauces truly sumptuous and delicious. We also made sure not to scrimp on the ingredients as well because we wanted to offer the market an honest-to-goodness product that can be comparable or even better than restaurant quality pasta dishes. Simply put, this is what puts Clara Ole’s Premium Pasta Sauces in a league of its own. Not only do we want to uplift the Filipino’s taste in terms of appreciating the subtle nuances of flavor, we also wanted to give them a product that is 100 percent MSG-free,” said Nancy Hernandez, Clara Ole Brand Manager.

People can now have an affordable and yet truly authentic taste of European and Asian gourmet pasta flavors in the comforts of their home. No more going through traffic and even spending more, just to have your favorite pasta fix. Cooking pasta has definitely never been this easy and delicious. Make sure to try out Clara Ole’s Premium Pasta Sauces now available at all major supermarkets and grocery stores nationwide.

For more information on Clara Ole Premium Pasta Sauces as well as the brand’s other delicious products, visit www.claraole.com. For other updates, you can also follow Clara Ole in Facebook.

from: Business Mirror