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Pan-frying is one of the best ways to cook cube steak. Image Credit: MSPhotographic/iStock/GettyImages When browsing cube steak recipes, the oven doesn’t often come up as a preferred cooking method. That’s because cube steak gets chewy if cooked too long or without extra moisture. This doesn’t mean that you can’t bake cube steak, but the key to keeping it tender is adding a little liquid to the mix. Advertisement If you're looking for other ways to cook cube steak without frying, you can also braise, sauté or slow cook it, instead of using the oven, to keep it moist....

A bowl heaping with home-fried chicken on a table surrounded by side dishes. Image Credit: bhofack2/iStock/Getty Images Eggs, milk and flour are all the ingredients you need to create delicious, crunchy, double-breaded fried chicken. Double breading simply means repeating the steps of breading twice. Double breading can be a bit messy, but if done carefully and efficiently, you can avoid the majority of the mess. Double breading helps lock in the meat’s moisture and avoids the loss of the coating during cooking....

Eating dessert is one of life's greatest pleasures; you don't have to miss out, even if you're trying to lose weight. Image Credit: Lisa5201/E+/GettyImages Dessert and weight loss: The two don’t have to be mutually exclusive! In fact, we’d argue that if you love sweets, cutting them out altogether could ‌hurt,‌ not help, when it comes to losing weight. Advertisement Yes, we're saying you can have your cake ‌and‌ eat it too (‌and‌ still lose weight)....

Gardening is a great way to gain muscles without working out. Image Credit: Kathrin Ziegler/DigitalVision/GettyImages You don’t have to struggle to lift weights, attend bodybuilding sessions or risk injury by performing difficult body resistance exercises to build muscle. Advertisement According to the National Institutes of Health, all activity requires the use of muscles, and the more you move, the more you gain muscle strength. Build strenuous activities into your daily schedule that target different muscle groups and skip the gym....

If you're looking for a substitute for wheat germ, there are plenty of yummy, nutritious options to choose from. Image Credit: Jennifer A Smith/Moment/GettyImages Wheat germ is a product of milling whole wheat. It is a nutritious and crunchy addition to baked foods that adds a nutty taste. But if you need a substitute for wheat germ, there are plenty of other options. Advertisement You'll often find wheat germ on the ingredients list for savory recipes like meatloaf, meatballs and casseroles, as well as sweeter recipes such as muffins, cakes, cookies and bread....

Eat lean protein and veggies on an 800-calorie diet. Image Credit: Adam Höglund/iStock/GettyImages You’ve probably noticed the craze for 800-calorie diets, which claim to help you lose weight rapidly. An 800-calorie meal plan often forms part of a 5:2-style intermittent fasting diet, in which you cut down to 800 calories for a couple of days a week, but eat normally for the other five. Advertisement Though fasting has often been thought of as unwise, there's some emerging evidence to support positive health effects from consuming very-low-calorie diets....

Air squats are a great body-weight exercise to build strength through your lower body and even warm up for heavy lifts. Image Credit: Lars Zahner / EyeEm/EyeEm/GettyImages In This Article Form Benefits Mistakes Variations What's the first thing you do every morning? For most, the answer is probably: Use the bathroom. Well, in that case, another thing you may do each morning is perform an air squat (aka a body-weight squat)....

Foods such as organ meats, clams and meats are rich in vitamin B-12. Image Credit: Aamulya/iStock/GettyImages Vitamin B-12 is one of the eight B complex vitamins that’s essential for energy production and the health of your central nervous system. If you’re deficient in vitamin B-12, your doctor might recommend supplemental pills or injections to get your health back on track. The pills are sometimes included as part of a weight-loss protocol to promote energy and boost your metabolism....

Burger King's Veggie Burger can be a healthy part of a balanced diet. Image Credit: Karisssa/iStock/GettyImages More and more people are jumping on the meatless bandwagon, and fast-food restaurants are beginning to add meatless options to their menus. Burger King’s offering is the Morningstar Burger, made with vegetables and grains, topped with all the fixin’s and served on a sesame seed bun. While it’s sure to delight meat eaters and nonmeat eaters alike, it may not fit in with everyone’s diet plan....

It is better if cereal is a part of your weight loss plan and not the whole thing. Image Credit: istetiana/Moment/GettyImages You may be aware of cereal diets that involve eating solely, or mainly, bowls of breakfast cereal and milk in order to lose weight. No one food will magically burn fat, but there are good reasons why replacing a few meals with a bowl of flakes might help you trim down....

Chantix, the brand name for the prescription drug varenicline, is used to help people stop smoking. It works in the brain to lessen craving, nicotine withdrawal, and satisfaction from smoking. Chantix treatment has been associated with weight gain. This is important because weight concern is common among smokers and its cosmetic effects may hold back attempts to quit. It is therefore important to understand about Chantix side effects on weight gain....

Starting and sticking with a vegan diet is easier if you avoid these popular pitfalls. Image Credit: VioletaStoimenova/E+/GettyImages About 6.5 million Americans now identify as vegan, according to Nielsen, and this lifestyle choice seems to only be growing in popularity. Advertisement Whatever your reasons for doing it, making a drastic diet change like going vegan — which requires, at minimum, shunning all animal-based foods — can be daunting. But with a little forward planning, you can set yourself up for success....

references Grip Strength: An Indispensable Biomarker For Older Adults The dead hang exercise improves grip strength while building muscle through the arms, shoulders, back, core and glutes. Image Credit: SrdjanPav/E+/GettyImages Image Credit: SrdjanPav/E+/GettyImages Image Credit: Caroline Juster/LIVESTRONG.com Image Credit: Caroline Juster/LIVESTRONG.com Body Part Arms Choose a pull-up bar or stable surface that’s high enough for you to hang from with your legs straight and feet off the ground. Shorter trainees should use a box to help them safely get up to the bar....

Vegetables on a grill. Image Credit: Shaiith/iStock/Getty Images Upper abdominal pain can be a symptom of any number of different things, but if it’s accompanied by yellowing of the skin, dark urine and pale poop, you may be dealing with a blocked bile duct. Bile is a substance made in your liver that helps you digest fat. If your bile duct is blocked, due to gallstones, cysts or scarring, the bile stays in the liver, and you may have a difficult time digesting fat and may need to follow a low-fat diet....

A couple relaxing at home together. Image Credit: Michael Blann/Digital Vision/Getty Images Exercising places a tremendous strain on the body. When you exercise, you tear muscle fibers, which the body must repair in order to make you stronger. In order to do this, your body must have time to recover. Because exercise programs vary in duration and intensity, some athletes need more time to recover than others. The average exerciser is fine taking one to three rest days off a week and doesn’t require an entire week’s recovery....

Though large quantities of green tea do have some potential side effects, drinking one or two cups a day is not likely to harm your health. Image Credit: Maximilian Stock Ltd./Photographer’s Choice/GettyImages Green tea may be the best tea for kidney disease and will not damage your kidneys. Green tea does not just offer potential benefits for your kidneys. If you drink green tea regularly, you may also reap several other overall health benefits....

Focusing on a plant-based diet can help improve your liver health. Image Credit: RuslanDashinsky/iStock/GettyImages Instead of falling for another juice cleanse that promises to “detox” your system after a night of drinking or post-vacation, trust your body to get the job done. It has a remarkable built-in detox system also known as your liver. Advertisement The liver, a roughly three-pound organ that sits under your diaphragm, regulates chemical levels in the blood, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine....

Turmeric is a member of the ginger family and is the major spice in curry that gives curry its color and taste. Although turmeric is best known as a spice, coloring agent and flavoring for various foods, it has also been used medicinally for thousands of years for such conditions as indigestion, liver ailments, and arthritis. Today, turmeric is used for various health problems including headaches, depression and cancer. According to the National Institutes of Health or NIH, turmeric can cause side effects and increase the risk of gall bladder problems....

Kinds of herbal tea for diarrhea includes blueberry and raspberry. Image Credit: Westend61/Westend61/GettyImages Varieties of herbal tea for diarrhea may include blueberry and raspberry. Black tea may also be helpful. Advertisement Tip Kinds of herbal tea for diarrhea include blueberry and raspberry. Tea for Diarrhea Black tea might have a possible anti-diarrhea effect. A January 2017 randomized clinical trial published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine tested the effects of black tea on pediatric patients with nonbacterial diarrhea....

High blood pressure is a common concern among athletes. Image Credit: andresr/E+/GettyImages You may think that athletes are in the best of health. However, almost half of American adults struggle with high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). And studies suggest athletes are not necessarily exempt. Advertisement Research also has found that how, and how hard, an athlete trains makes a difference. Video of the Day ​Read more:​ Is There a Normal Pulse and Blood Pressure for a Runner?...