Name: Pork Belly and Chicharron Carnitas
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Some of the most impressive health benefits of bay leaves include their ability to detoxify the body, slow the aging process, speed wound healing, protect the body from bacterial infections, manage diabetes, improve heart health, reduce inflammation, alleviate respiratory issues, optimize digestion, and prevent certain types of cancer.

Bay Leaf

They come packed with a bunch of nutrients for your body to take advantage! A great option for vegetarians because of its rich content in vegetable-protein and iron. It also has a good amount of complex carbohydrates, essential for providing energy for your daily activities and dietary fiber. Beans are especially rich in soluble fiber which can help control appetite and lower blood cholesterol.

Cannellini Beans

This vegetable oil derived from rapeseed is great for seasoning your healthy meals! It is a powerful source of fat-soluble vitamins such as Vitamin E and K, providing 12% of the daily vale in just a small tablespoon. While vitamin E has great antioxidant properties, vitamin K helps in the normal blood clotting and it has also an important role in normal bone calcification. Moreover, canola is one of the best sources of the two essential fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, so it has antioxidant properties and it protects your heart by lowering LDL or bad cholesterol. Some recent studies have also shown a relation between canola oil consumption and improvement in insulin sensitivity.

Canola Oil

Chile

Health benefits of cilantro leaves (coriander) Cilantro herb is very low in calories and contains no cholesterol. However, its deep-green leaves possess good amounts of antioxidants, essential oils, vitamins, and dietary fiber, which may help reduce LDL or "bad cholesterol" levels in the blood.

Cilantro

Condensed milk is cow's milk from which water has been removed. It is most often found with sugar added, in the form of sweetened condensed milk, to the extent that the terms "condensed milk" and "sweetened condensed milk" are often used interchangeably today.

Condensed Milk

The dietary guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPlate website suggest people to eat several servings of grains each day -- six ounces for women and seven for men to be exact. Adding corn tortillas to your diet helps you reach your daily recommended intake. Even though corn tortillas have an impressive nutritional profile, they do have some drawbacks. For example, they're moderately high in calories at 218 calories per 2-ounce serving, which is the equivalent of two 6-inch tortillas.

Corn Tortillas

No doubt one of the most multipurpose foods! Scrambled, hard-boiled or in omelets, egg is an ingredient that can never be absent in any house. Because eggs store significant amount of high-quality protein they are categorized as meat in the dietary guidelines for Americans. Another interesting fact is that they have zero carbohydrates: the white is 100% proteins and the yolk is a mixture of protein and fat. They are also a good source of several vitamins such as vitamin A, vital for a healthy vision and cell repair, B-complex vitamins (riboflavin, choline, B12) and the hard to find bone-healthy Vitamin D. Eggs also contain some essential minerals such as phosphorus, Zinc and some even are rich in omega-3.

Eggs

Evaporated Milk

Known for its unique aroma and its strong, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens with its cooking, garlic is one of the most popular ingredients in all cuisines. Some studies have shown that it has antibacterial and potential anticancer properties. Other investigations state that it may also help regulate blood pressure and make blood thinner, thus protecting the heart. So go ahead and spice up your life with garlic!

Garlic

With very low calories and no sodium, it adds much flavor to your food! Jalapenos are a great source of vitamin C and vitamin A, both a great aid to the immune system. Capsaicin is the pungent component that makes jalapenos so characteristic. It offers several benefits such as helping cope with chronic painful syndromes while used topically and its constant consumption may help avoid heart attack and strokes. They also have phenols and flavonoids, pigments with potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-cancer properties.

Jalapeno Peppers

Also known as koshering salt, it is specially recognized because of its flake-like shape. Even though all three salts- sea, table and kosher- contain the same amount of sodium per gram, kosher salt yields less sodium per tablespoon because of its coarser grain. In other words, it enhances the flavor of each ingredient while protecting your heart from an excessive sodium intake!!

Kosher Salt

Every time you drink a glass of lime juice, you not only quench your thirst, you also give your body a lot of health benefits. One of them is for your skin care, constipation, blood pressure control , respiratory problem... just to name a few. 

Lime Juice

Red onions also contain plenty of vitamins and minerals, including folate, thiamine, calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese and vitamins C, K and B-6. Consuming foods with a variety of nutrients helps keep the body healthy on a day-to-day basis and may help prevent chronic disease.

Onions

Possible health benefits of Oregano. The herb is used to treat respiratory tract disorders, gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, menstrual cramps, and urinary tract disorders. ... Oregano contains: fiber, iron, manganese, vitamin E, iron, calcium, omega fatty acids, manganese, and typtophan.

Oregano

Pasilia Chili Dried

Tomatoes are also a good source of potassium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorous, and copper. Tomatoes also have dietary fiber and protein, as well as a number of organic compounds like lycopene that also contribute to the overall health benefits that tomatoes can confer to our health!

Plum Tomatoes

Pork belly is a boneless cut of fatty meat from the belly of a pig. Pork belly is particularly popular in Chinese, Korean and Philippine cuisine.

Pork Belly

A 100 g portion of raw pork shoulder supplies 0.5 mg or 35 percent of the DV for thiamin, 0.5 mg or 24% of the DV for vitamin B6, 0.4 mg or 21% for riboflavin, 4.2 mg or 21% for niacin and 0.9 micrograms (mcg) or 15% for vitamin B12. The key minerals supplied by pork shoulder are selenium, zinc and phosphorus.

Pork Shoulder

The light color of organic cane sugar is comparable to turbinado or “raw” sugar, a sign that it is less processed compared to other wholesome sweeteners such as muscovado and molasses. The closer the color of the sweetener to fresh sugarcane juice the better. Even good sugars should be consumed within healthy limits.

Sugar

Sugar Free Vegan Chocolate Chips

Without it, cookies and cakes tend to taste flat and bland. Forget to add the vanilla once, and you'll probably never do it again! Vanilla extract is made by steeping whole vanilla beans in a mixture of alcohol and water.

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