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Milk Has Heart Healthy Effects!
Have you worried about eating too much cheese or drink too much milk due to the saturated fat that these products contain? Well there’s good news for those dairy lovers out there. According to Reuters, there is some new evidence showing that dairy foods could actually benefit heart health by lowering blood pressure or reducing cholesterol!
Continue reading...Zucchini or Courgette, Good Food That’s Good For You!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Summer usually has a over abundance of fresh vegetables. One that we see often is the zucchini, or courgette.
Continue reading...Basil, the King of Herbs!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Herbs are fantastic for flavoring our foods. Basil has been considered the “King” of herbs around the culinary world for quite sometime due to the great versatility it has, being able to give a relatively plain dish a bit of oomph weather it be sweet, savory, salty or sour. The name basil even means “King” in Greek!
Continue reading...Oranges, a healthy flavorful fruit!
Monday, May 31, 2010
On of the more loved fruits around the world is the orange. It’s strong juicy citrus taste and fragrant clean smell captures our attention and brings fond memories. The healthy fruit is known for it’s amount of vitamin C it’s sweetness, but most of us don’t know much more beyond that about this popular fruit!
Continue reading...Kiwi, a Super Food and a Super Fruit!
Monday, May 17, 2010
On the outside it’s brown and hairy, but within is a bright green or gold flesh with a circle of little black seeds that’s sweet and tart! The kiwifruit, also called kiwi or Chinese gooseberry and being known as unusual fruit or wonder fruit , is an is full of health benefits that makes you wonder why you don’t eat these delicious berries more often!
Continue reading...Fiddleheads for Spring!
Monday, April 12, 2010
There are many foods that are in season right now during Spring, but one that you can only find during Spring that is a delicacy and is only around for a short time (approximately 2 weeks) starting in early April in the south up until July in colder climates like Canada are fiddleheads!
Continue reading...Asparagus is a Sure Sign of Spring!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Spring is almost here for many of us and for some of us it already arrived, bringing with it a craving for refreshing foods that make the hearty winter fare a forgotten thought. What vegetable says spring better than asparagus? It’s green and fresh, bringing images of spring showers and the flowers that are soon to bloom!
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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