Friday, October 18, 2013

Ultra Creamy Mashed Potatoes - Effective Soft Diet Recipe


Diarrhea, indigestion and food poisoning are common conditions that make you regret eating. When this digestive diseases strikes, comfort becomes our best friend. There are several causes for diarrhea; contaminated foods are often situated with the disease, and our naked sight has no capacity to spot unwanted bacteria in our food. Unsafe drinking water is another major cause of diarrhea.

Although the water looks clear and clean, it doesn't mean that it is safe for drinking. Odors on our drinking water are one determining factor for safety, but laboratory test is the most accurate method to know if our drinking water is safe for drinking. Diarrhea wreaks havoc in almost any parts of the world. Especially in regions that have unsafe water supply. Medical experts have revealed that stress also causes diarrhea; indigestion or dyspepsia, though different from diarrhea but share several symptoms, like vomiting and stomach cramps are also common causes of stress. Poor eating habit such as improper chewing of food, excessive amount of fatty acids consumed, and emotional upsets causes indigestion.

Food poising or food borne illness is caused by eating contaminated food that contains harmful viruses, bacteria and parasites. Symptoms include abdominal cramps, nausea and diarrhea. All of these gastrointestinal problems have only one consequence, and that would be dehydration. If not treated correctly, complication of cardiac arrest might arise and eventually death. After diarrhea, indigestion, and food poisoning has been successfully treated, individuals who suffered these are advised to go on a soft diet to give time to the stomach to recover. Ultra creamy mashed potatoes are one of the better recipes for the soft diet.

Soft diet ingredients
Two cans of chicken broth, at least three and one half cups
Five large potatoes cut into halves
One-half cup light cream
Two tablespoon of butter or margarine
One teaspoon of black pepper

How to cook
Place chicken broth and potatoes in the saucepan; heat until it boils. Then Cover the saucepan and cook for about 10 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. After that, drain the saucepan. Mash the potatoes and mix with one-fourth cup of chicken broth, cream, butter and pepper. One soft diet meal coming right up!

Gastrointestinal diseases are hard to avoid. The appealing appearance and the alluring aroma of food block our judgment whether the food is safe or not. With proper care and soft diet, we are almost sure that gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea, indigestion, and food poisoning would be a thing of the past.

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