Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, soft shiratama (sticky rice ball) with brown sugar syrup. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have soft shiratama (sticky rice ball) with brown sugar syrup using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Soft Shiratama (Sticky Rice Ball) with Brown Sugar Syrup:

1. Get 30 grams Glutinous rice flour (Mochiko)
2. Get 20 ml Water
3. Prepare 1 Dark brown sugar
4. Take 1 Water

Instructions to make Soft Shiratama (Sticky Rice Ball) with Brown Sugar Syrup:

1. It's a bit hard to see, but this is glutinous rice flour. Add water in small batches and knead until it's soft like earlobes.
2. If you use rice flour by mistake, the result would be too hard to eat. You could however, add to the mochiko for slight firmness.
3. Boil the shiratama rice balls. When they float to the surface, it's cooked. Rinse in water and chill.
4. Add water to dark brown sugar and heat. When it becomes creamy, the kuromitsu brown sugar syrup is done. I usually make large batches and preserve in small bottles.
5. Pour kuromitsu over the shiratama and enjoy.

Information on How to Improve Your Mood with Food

Mostly, people have been taught to believe that “comfort” foods are terrible for the body and have to be avoided. At times, if your comfort food is made of candy or other junk foods, this can be true. Other times, comfort foods can be very nourishing and good for us to eat. There are a number of foods that, when you eat them, can improve your mood. When you are feeling a little down and are in need of an emotional pick-me-up, try some of these.

Eggs, believe it or not, are terrific for helping you fight depression. Just make sure that you don’t throw away the yolk. The egg yolk is the most crucial part of the egg in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, the yolk particularly, are rich in B vitamins. B vitamins can truly help you improve your mood. This is because they increase the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that dictate how you feel). Eat an egg and feel better!

Put together several trail mix of nuts or seeds. Almonds, cashews, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etcetera are all helpful for improving your mood. This is because these nuts are loaded with magnesium, which helps to boost serotonin levels. Serotonin is called the “feel good” substance that our body produces and it tells your brain how you should be feeling all the time. The more serotonin you have, the happier you will feel. Not just that but nuts, in particular, are a great protein source.

Cold water fish are excellent if you are wanting to feel better. Wild salmon, herring, mackerel, trout, and tuna are all rich in omega-3s and DHA. These are two things that actually help the grey matter in your brain work a lot better. It’s true: consuming a tuna fish sandwich can basically help you fight depression.

Some grains are really excellent for fighting off bad moods. Barley, millet, quinoa, etc are fantastic at helping you have a happier mood. They fill you up better and that can help improve your moods too. It’s easy to feel a little bit off when you are starving! These grains can help your mood elevate because it’s not at all hard for your body to digest them. They are simpler to digest than other foods which helps kick up your blood sugar levels and that, in turn, elevates your mood.

Green tea is wonderful for moods. You were just anticipating to read that in this article, weren’t you? Green tea is chock-full of an amino acid known as L-theanine. Studies have found that this particular amino acid can actually stimulate brain waves. This will improve your brain’s focus while simultaneously relaxing the rest of your body. You likely already knew how easy it is to become healthy when you consume green tea. And now you know green tea can help you be happier too!

Now you can see that junk food isn’t necessarily what you have to eat when you want to help your moods get better. Try these hints instead!