Glossary

• Limpin’ Susan
  

  Traditional recipe of rice and okra from South Carolina.

• Long Grain Rice
  

  Brown or white rice kernels averaging about 7 millimeters in length which are about five times as long as they are wide. These grains cook up fluffy and separate.

• Lontong
  

  is a traditional Indonesian rice cake boiled in banana leaves served in Malaysia and Singapore.

• Low-Calorie
  

  For the recipes occurring on this website, an identified recipe containing 150 calories or less per serving; or no more than 10% of total day’s calories from saturated fat. For a 2,000 calorie diet, the USDA recommends less than 65 grams total fat, or less than 20 grams saturated fat per day.

• Low-Fat
  

  For the recipes occurring on this website, an identified recipe containing 3 grams of fat or less per serving, or no more than 30% of day’s total calories from fat; no more than 10% of total day’s calories from saturated fat. For a 2,000 calorie diet, the USDA recommends less than 65 grams total fat, or less than 20 grams saturated fat per day.

• Low-Sodium
  

  For the recipes occurring on this website, an identified recipe containing 140 milligrams of sodium or less per serving. For a 2,000 calorie diet, the USDA recommends less than 2,400 milligrams of sodium per day.