Sunday, February 3, 2013

Vacuum Food Sealers As An Investment For The Future And Your Healthiness

Vacuum food sealers are an investment decision for the future. Some may say that they are not worth the money and they're expensive, but this conjecture is put to rest as soon as you own one of your very own best food sealers. The cash spent on a quality vacuum food sealer is absolutely an investment. You can vacuum seal all of your dry foods for a longer and healthier shelf life, you can store your food in the refrigerator or freezer, so as you can see; they have several functions for use. If you invest in one there will be a stop to throwing away food due to old age dates, mold, frost bite and mildew. By using a vacuum sealer you will most absolutely quadruple the shelf life of any particular food. Vacuum sealers are very simple and fool-proof to use.

Vacuum food sealers completely eliminate all the air from the special vacuum sealer freezer bags (in which you put your food in) and seals the special freezer bags with an airtight heat seal. This simplistic system will certainly impress you once you understand that you will be saving money and time from spoiled foods and various visits to the grocery store. Vacuum food sealers work internally by performing three key tasks without hard work from you. They remove oxygen (by sealing air out of the bag) which dramatically slows down the making of mold and bacterial growth. Vacuum food sealers are a must have for the reason that they also keep and create a moisture barrier.

Countless people are worried that as a result of totally getting rid of all the air from the vacuum sealed freezer bags, that their meat will lose all of its moisture and in turn make it dry, on the contrary this is not the case. Vacuum sealers keep the moisture in your foods while at the same time keeping excess moisture out. This will prevent you from opening a bag and having slimy meat! And lastly a vacuum food sealer is a must have because it makes a flavor barrier that makes it possible for the food being stored to retain its entire original flavor, and keeping the unwelcome flavors out. Vacuum food sealers are a must have in every kitchen because once you open a sealed package, the taste is just as fresh and vivacious as when you first sealed it up over a month ago!

There are countless uses that come from purchasing a vacuum food sealer. You can vacuum seal practically every single dry food for extended shelf storage such as whole bean or ground coffee for long-term storage without the worry of it going bad, you can store nuts and seed for longer periods of time at room temperature, and you can even vacuum seal soups or stews. Vacuum sealers are great for saving left overs in the refrigerator or the freezer without them getting frost bite or obtaining mildew. There are endless uses for a vacuum food sealer in which they save you time and money!!

By: BobN
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Bob Nielsen is co-owner of the Food Sealer Shop an online retail store. His website offers some of the best high quality Vacuum Food Sealers and Food Dehydrators on the internet for your everyday packaging of nutritious foods on a fixed budget. His products are always at cheap discount prices because he is an authorized online reseller of numerous major brand name manufacturers, thus cutting out the middle-man.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Kiat Mengenali Jamu Berbahaya


Unoviana Kartika



KOMPAS.com - Sebagai bagian dari tradisi asli Indonesia, jamu masih menjadi produk favorit masyarakat. Jika Anda salah satu penikmat produk berkhasiat ini, tentunya mengerikan untuk mengetahui banyak produk-produk jamu berbahan kimia obat yang berbahaya bagi kesehatan.
Menurut Ketua GP Jamu Charles Saerang, kebanyakan masyarakat Indonesia mengonsumsi jamu untuk 3 hal, yaitu untuk menghilangkan pegal-pegal, meningkatkan stamina, dan pelangsingan. Artinya, jamu cukup menjadi andalan untuk mendapatkan kualitas kesehatan yang lebih baik.
Lalu bagaimana cara membedakan jamu alami dengan jamu dengan bahan kimia obat? Antoni Tarigan, peneliti dari Yayasan Pemberdayaan Konsumen Kesehatan Indonesia (YPKKI) mengatakan, memang agak sulit membedakan jamu alami dengan jamu berbahan kimia obat (BKO). "Namun dengan melihat kemasan mungkin dapat membantu membedakannya," ungkap Tarigan dalam jumpa pers Rabu (30/1/2013) kemarin di Jakarta
Meskipun kemasan jamu berbahaya seringkali dipalsukan nomor izinnya, namun dari nama produk dan industri yang memproduksi dapat terlihat suatu jamu perlu diwaspadai. "Biasanya jamu BKO bernama aneh, seperti Putri Sakti, Busur Api, Tombak Dayak. Kemasannya pun bergambar organ-organ, padahal itu tidak diizinkan. Untuk jamu peningkat stamina, seringkali tertera gambar-gambar vulgar dan erotis," tuturnya.
Selain ciri-ciri tadi, sebaiknya Anda juga jangan memilih jamu yang tidak ada keterangan dengan berbahasa Indonesia, karena sudah dapat dipastikan jamu tadi tidak melewati pengawasan Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM).
Duta Jamu Indonesia, Ratna Listy pun turut bersuara untuk memberikan kiat aman dalam memilih jamu alami. "Jamu adalah ramuan alami, efeknya perlu waktu lama untuk dirasakan oleh tubuh. Makanya jangan pilih jamu yang khasiatnya cespleng," ujarnya.

Bau kimia pada jamu juga dapat menjadi indikasi jamu BKO, tambahnya. Ia mengakui kesedihannya pada masyarakat Indonesia yang cinta jamu malah dimanfaatkan oleh industri yang memproduksi jamu BKO. "Kita harus saling bahu-membahu dalam memerangi jamu BKO, salah satunya dengan sosialisasi jamu BKO ini pada seluruh masyarakat," ujarnya.
Editor :
Asep Candra  

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