Italian Frittata with Vinaigrette Tomatoes 

 

1.	Heat oven to 350°F. In 12-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet, heat broth to boiling over high heat. Stir in bulgur; reduce heat to low. Top bulgur evenly with zucchini, mushrooms, bell pepper and onion. Sprinkle with oregano and basil. Cover; cook 12 minutes. Fluff bulgur with spatula, mixing with vegetables.
2.	Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper with wire whisk until well blended.
3.	Pour egg mixture evenly over bulgur mixture. Increase heat to medium-low. Cover; cook 5 minutes. Remove cover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered 5 to 7 minutes or until sharp knife inserted in center of egg mixture comes out clean.
4.	Meanwhile, in medium microwavable bowl, mix tomatoes and dressing. Microwave uncovered on High 30 seconds to blend flavors.
5.	Cut frittata into wedges (bulgur will form a "crust" on the bottom; use spatula to lift wedge out of skillet). Top with tomato mixture.

Italian Frittata with Vinaigrette Tomatoes

Nutritional Information

Chicken-Zucchini Alfredo

 

Chicken-Zucchini Alfre 

Ingredients

• Kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 zucchini, thinly sliced into half-moons
• 4 4-ounce thin skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• Freshly ground pepper
• 12 ounces fettuccine (preferably whole wheat)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cold low-fat milk (1%)
• 1/2 cup evaporated nonfat milk
• 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions

Heat another tablespoon oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper and cook through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
Cook the pasta in the boiling water as the label directs. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water; return the pasta to the pot.
Meanwhile, whisk the flour and low-fat milk in a bowl. Place the remaining 1 clove garlic and 1 tablespoon oil in the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, 30 seconds. Add the flour-milk mixture and bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add the evaporated milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the cheese; stir to melt, 1 minute.
Cut the chicken into strips. Toss with the pasta, sauce, zucchini and parsley, adding the reserved pasta water to loosen.
Per serving: Calories 680; Fat 18 g (Saturated 5 g); Cholesterol 85 mg; Sodium 820 mg; Carbohydrate 79 g; Fiber 3 g; Protein 49 g 
Chicken

 

What are HIV and AIDS?

 HVI& AIDS

What are HIV and AIDS?

HIV/AIDS affect not only the person who has the infection, but also partners, friends, and family. New drugs and research are making it possible to live longer – and better – with HIV infection or AIDS.

The more you know about HIV/AIDS, the better you can guard your health, minimize the impact of the infection and its treatment and enhance the quality and length of your life.

The Basics

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. This virus causes AIDS. Being infected with HIV, however, is not the same as having AIDS. People who have tested positive for HIV have been known to stay healthy for years, even decades, with proper treatment. Over time – in many cases, a long time -- HIV slowly weakens the immune system until AIDS develops.

AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. In medicine, a syndrome is a group of symptoms that all together indicate the presence of a disease. When a person has AIDS, his or her body has been weakened to the point where it is not longer able to effectively fight disease. As a result, many other health problems develop when a person has AIDS.

Origins of AIDS and HIV

In the United States, AIDS and HIV hit the headlines in the early 1980s. In 1982, public health officials began using the term “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” or AIDS. Formal tracking of AIDS cases in the United States began in 1982. The following year, scientists participating in an international committee discovered HIV as the cause of AIDS.

With time and research, it has become clear that HIV and AIDS existed decades before 1982. In the mid- to late-1970s, doctors in Los Angeles and New York noted growing numbers of gay men developing rare types of pneumonia, cancer and other illnesses.

An analysis of a blood sample taken from a man in 1959 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, uncovered HIV-1. (HIV-1 is the most widespread type of HIV in the developed world.) Genetic analysis of the blood sample suggests that HV-1 may have developed from a single virus in the late 1940s or early 1950s.

Precisely how and when HIV came to exist is still being studied. In 1999, an international research team discovered HIV-1 in a group of chimpanzees native to west equatorial Africa. They have suggested that HIV-1 spread to humans when hunters became exposed to infected chimpanzee blood.

Myths and theories about the spread of HIV abound – a promiscuous flight attendant or the purposeful spread of a man-made virus (a conspiracy), for example – have all been suggested. Most of these theories have been discredited or have not proven to have a basis in fact.

What are HIV and AIDS?