Monthly Archives: March 2006
Holes in cheese
Hi, Milkfans
Two types of holes to be found in cheese. The one is a mechanical , irregular hole, mainly caused by too little pressure. The other is a gashole which is round, smooth and shiny, and is caused by bacterial growth( hopefully the good kind).
Regards,
Leon the Milkman
Dairy Diet 2
Hi,
I think that a lot of the good effects of a diet incorporating dairy is that full cream dairy products are already balanced with the macronutrients, being Fats, Protein and Carbohydrates. This enables the body to get a more even formation of energy, because the fats and proteins slow the digestion and this gives an even rise of blood sugar. Products like milk and yoghurt are also high in moisture – thus it fills you up without a lot of calories/kilojoules.
High-carbohydrate foods tend to cause a fast blood sugar increase and a fast drop – that’s why when you eat cookies or sweets you want more and more and…
By the way a litre of full cream milk has 620 calories; compare that to the 3000 calories that an average man needs for weight maintanance.
Regards,
Leon the Milkman
Dairy Diet
Hi,
The weekend is here, my political party won locally, and I’m giving a talk on diet and the role dairy plays in it tomorrow. I even see some research going round about the calcium and protein in dairy preserving muscle while burning off bodyfat. Will keep you updated with some more on this.
Wish me good luck with my talk – don’t want to break a leg though. 😉
Have a great weekend!
Leon
Microbiology Waterbath Hygiene
Hi, Milkfans
Still waiting for all those votes to be counted.
In the meantime, here’s a bit of advise – if you have a waterbath in your lab, put some Formalin in the water – that will keep it clean. Take care to wipe the outside of the bottle clean before pouring agar to prevent Formalin water running into your petri dish.
Goodday,
Leon
Milkman Votes
Hi,
Today was voting day in South Africa. I cast my vote and I hope it will bring an end to the power failures we have had to suffer. Of course this not only had huge effects for the dairy industry, but all others.
Will let you know if my party won and what measures are to be implemented to prevent further breakdowns/outages.
Kind regards,
Leon the Milkman
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