How to Prepare Speedy Matcha Dango with 'Tsubu-an’

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The ingredients needed to make Matcha Dango with 'Tsubu-an’:

1. Get 2 cups Glutinous Rice Flour
2. Prepare 1 cup Rice Flour
3. Get 1-2 tablespoons Matcha Powder
4. Prepare 1 & 1/2 cup Warm Water *approximately
5. Get ‘Tsubu-an’ (Sweet ‘Azuki’ Red Bean Paste) *see my ‘Tsubu-an’ recipe

Steps to make Matcha Dango with 'Tsubu-an’:

1. Mix Flour and Matcha Powder, add warn water gradually, mix and knead to achieve the firmness of dough is same as firmness of your earlobe. (*This is traditionally taught.) It should be a bit dry to the touch. Make about 2cm balls.
2. Cook the dumplings in rapidly boiling water. When the dumplings are floating, cook a few more minutes, then drain and place them in icy cold water to cool.
3. Put the dumplings on skewers, 4 per skewer. Place plenty of ‘Tsubu-an’ on the dumplings.

Use Food to Elevate Your Mood

Mostly, people have been conditioned to believe that “comfort” foods are bad for the body and should be avoided. Sometimes, if your comfort food is basically candy or other junk foods, this holds true. Soemtimes, comfort foods can be utterly nutritious and good for us to consume. Some foods actually do raise your mood when you eat them. If you are feeling a little bit down and in need of an emotional pick me up, try some of these.

Eggs, you may be surprised to find out, are fantastic at fighting depression. Just be sure that you don’t toss out the yolk. The egg yolk is the part of the egg that is the most important in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, the yolks particularly, are rich in B vitamins. The B vitamin family can be fantastic for raising your mood. This is because they increase the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that tell you how to feel). Eat an egg and cheer up!

Make several trail mix of nuts or seeds. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, and so on are all terrific for helping to raise your mood. This is because these foods are rich in magnesium, which helps to raise serotonin levels. Serotonin is called the “feel good” chemical substance and it tells your brain how you should be feeling day in and day out. The more serotonin in your brain, the happier you’ll feel. Not just that, nuts, particularly, are a great protein source.

If you wish to beat depression, you should eat some cold water fish. Tuna, trout, mackerel, herring and wild salmon are all high in omega-3 fats and DHA. Omega-3 fatty acids and DHA are two things that really help the grey matter in your brain work a lot better. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can seriously elevate your mood.

Some grains are truly wonderful for fighting off bad moods. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all actually wonderful for helping boost your happiness levels. They help you feel full as well which can actually help to improve your mood. It’s easy to feel low when you feel famished! These grains can elevate your mood as it’s not at all hard for your body to digest them. They are easier to digest than other foods which helps kick up your blood sugar levels and that, in turn, raises your mood.

Green tea is wonderful for moods. You knew it had to be included in this article, right? Green tea has a lot of an amino acid called L-theanine. Studies have found that this amino acid basically stimulates brain waves. This helps raise your mental focus while relaxing the rest of your body. You likely already knew how easy it is to be healthy when you drink green tea. And now you are aware that it can help raise your mood as well!

So you see, you don’t have to turn to junk food or foods that are terrible for you to feel better! Test out these suggestions instead!