Introduction
Pig’s meat is very popular in the western countries and there are some who cannot live without their daily dose of delicious ham. The meat of the hog is known as pork but there are some who remain confused between pork and ham as they cannot differentiate between the two.
Ham is a part of the raw meat obtained from the animal. Thus it is technically pork. Still people prefer to call it differently as it is the thigh and rump of the animal.
In brief:
• Meat from pig is called pork while a special cut from thighs is called ham
• It is wrong to think that ham and pork come from different breeds of the same animal.
• The meat from the animal, when it is cured is called ham.
Health: The Benefits of Ham
Vitamins: Source of B vitamins, especially B1.
Protein: For children to grow and generally brings strength, the ham has about 30% more protein than other meats fresh.
Minerals: Rich in iron, magnesium and zinc.
Amino: high contribution of amino acids essential for growth.
Benefits of Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Vitamin B1, which is also referred to as thiamine, is a co-enzyme used by the body to metabolize food for energy and to maintain proper heart and nerve function. Thiamine is used to digest and extract energy from the foods you eat by turning nutrients into usable energy
Without high enough levels of thiamine, the molecules found in carbohydrates and proteins (in the form of branched-chain amino acids) cannot be properly used by the body to carry out various important functions.
Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamin and is used in nearly every cell in the body. It is especially important for supporting energy levels and a healthy metabolism.
A thiamine deficiency can cause weakness, chronic fatigue, heart complications, psychosis, and nerve damage.
Benefits of Iron
Iron is an important component of hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to transport it throughout your body. Hemoglobin represents about two-thirds of the body's iron. If you don't have enough iron, your body can't make enough healthy oxygen-carrying red blood cells.
Benefits of Magnesium
Magnesium helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system, and keeps bones strong. Magnesium also helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and is known to be involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis.”
Benefits of Zinc
Zinc is needed for the proper growth and maintenance of the human body. It is found in several systems and biological reactions, and it is needed for immune function, wound healing, blood clotting, thyroid function, and much more.
Ingredients
• 2 slices of your favorite bread
• Mustard
• Mayonnaise
• 1 or 2 slices of your favorite cheese
• Tomatoes
• Lettuce
• 2 slices of ham
• Chips
• A drink of your choice
Preparation
- Take 2 slices of your favorite bread. Put mustard on the bottom slice of the bread and mayonnaise on the top slice.
- Choose your cheese, carefully center it on the bread.
- For two, lay one slice so it overlaps the left edge of the bottom slice of bread.
- Pull the second slightly overlapping the first.
- Lay tomatoes in the same manner as the cheese depending on if you want 1 or2 slices.
- Put a few leaves of lettuce on top of the tomatoes, making sure it hangs on all four edges of the sandwich.
- Lay 2 slices of thin ham on top of the lettuce. Gently fold the ham in half and lay them next to each other.
- Lay the slice of bread with mustard on top of the sandwich, finishing it off.
- Serve the sandwich on a medium sized plate.
- Serve with chips and a drink of your choice.
