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1. Recipes that will tickle your taste June 27, 2008 Eat your veggies - especially your lettuce. But don't confine yourself to iceberg lettuce or salads! Darker greens have about the same number of calories and carbs -very low! - but pack a lot more punch in the vitamins and other nutrient categories. By substituting radicchio, watercress, escarole or spinach for the iceberg lettuce, you add vitamin C, riboflavins, manganese and other essential vitamins that aren't present in lettuce. Try them braised, steamed or grilled for something a little different from the usual salad. Here are some recipes for greens that will tickle your taste buds... (read more) Author: Prem Bahadur

2. Know About Anti Gout Diet Tips April 23, 2008 Most fruits and vegetables are high in potassium. Potassium regulates electrolytes in the body and has the ability to get rid of uric acid crystals from the blood. Potassium-rich fruits are bananas, avocados, apricots and cantaloupe. High-potassium vegetables include spinach, potatoes, asparagus, beets and pumpkin. Purines are mostly found in foods which are high in protein and fat content. Vegetable oils, greasy burgers and fatty fish are all high in purines, so you should avoid fried foods and naturally fatty produce. Basically, high purine content is found in almost all kinds of food: ... (read more) Author: Corwin Brown

3. Who Says Vegetables Have To Be Boring? March 29, 2008 Eat your veggies - especially your lettuce. But don't confine yourself to iceberg lettuce or salads! Darker greens have about the same number of calories and carbs -very low! - but pack a lot more punch in the vitamins and other nutrient categories. By substituting radicchio, watercress, escarole or spinach for the iceberg lettuce, you add vitamin C, riboflavin’s, manganese and other essential vitamins that aren't present in lettuce. Try them braised, steamed or grilled for something a little different from the usual salad. Here are some recipes for greens that will tickle your taste bud... (read more) Author: kamal kumar

4. Fritters Vegetable Pakota March 28, 2008 Pakotas are an essential item of Indian festive food. They can be made with almost any vegetable (commonly bell pepper, cauliflower, eggplant, potato, or spinach; your veggie club president makes some mean tofu pakotas with extra-thick tahini sauce -- Vijay). This is also a nice way of getting people to eat vegetables they don't normally like. Pakota needs to be deep-fried which means big dangerous pots of hot oil. These pakotas are flat, however, which means they can be fried in a frying pan with about three centimetres of oil in it. This is marginally less hazardous and has the added ad... (read more) Author: vmb john

5. Healthy Tips For Eye Care March 14, 2008 Prevention is better than cure .This is applicable for eye health too. Eye care is better than eye cure. So do take good care of your eyes. This can be done by taking in lot of vitamins especially vitamin A into your diet. Other diets that are rich in minerals are also good to eyes .Some of the exercises can also ensure good eye health . Eat lots of green, leafy veggies, says Lylas Mogk, M.D., an ophthalmologist who practices in Livonia, Mich. These include kale, collard greens and spinach, which are rich in lutein, an antioxidant that research shows may help preserve eye health and deter... (read more) Author: Peter Hutch

6. Pregnancy Related Nutrition Help For Smart Moms - To - Be February 19, 2008 A smart woman would take pregnancy related nutrition help in order to decrease the risk of complications during the nine months and delivery. Good health is inevitable for the mother and baby with appropriate nutrition during pregnancy period. List Of Foods For Good Pregnancy Nutrition Vegetables – cabbage, broccoli, spinach, potato, tomato, and green beans are rich in vitamin C. Deep yellow and dark green vegetables, green pepper, sweet potato, pumpkin, carrot, and winter squash are rich in vitamin A. Fruits – orange, melon, tangerine, grapefruit, and berries are rich in vitamin ... (read more) Author: apurva shree

7. Stop Wrinkles Before They Start January 16, 2008 Anti-Aging Action. It's the latest revolution in skincare. Virtually every skincare line is factoring in the use of anti-oxidants like Vitamin C Esther and Vitamin E products to counter-act the wrinkling and dry skin that comes with age. But the good news is the best way to harvest the anti-aging benefits of these anti-oxidants is in your diet. Look out for foods like melons, cantaloupes, strawberries, spinach, apples and almonds to snack on. This is a case of beauty really coming from the inside. Always try and pick fruits and veggies that are bright in color for great anti-oxid... (read more) Author: John Richardson

8. Simple Ways to Look Young with Solgar January 07, 2008 One of the best and natural ways to reverse the ageing process or reducing the speed of ageing is by consuming vitamin C. Vitamin C is present in many fruits like oranges, lime and guava and in vegetable like cauliflower, brinjal spinach and cabbage. But in our daily food habits, do we actually get the time to take care that we are having adequate dose of vitamin C? Honestly speaking, most of the Britishers are only too busy to think about it too. Therefore we need health capsules like Solgar that fulfils the need of vitamin C, that which food is not able to meet. Vitamin C is an anti-oxi... (read more) Author: John Hayden

9. Lose weight with the Minus Diet Super Soup Diet! December 29, 2007 MINUS DIET SUPER SOUP 1lb. bag of baby carrots rinsed 2 cups fresh spinach 1/2 bunch of celery 1-4 cloves of garlic 1 red or green bell pepper 1 stalk of broccoli 1 cup of brown rice(uncooked) 1 large can of diced or stewed tomatoes 2 packages of onion soup mix Mrs. Dash's herb seasoning to cover top of soup ( your choice of mix) Large 2 gallon stock pot (stainless steel) Cut up all the above ingredients. Add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 1 hour. This makes enough soup for one for about 1`week. Many pe... (read more) Author: Kathy Elliott

10. Want to control cholesterol and to get rid of arthritis. Try Lutein December 11, 2007 INTRODUCTION: Lutein is one of the natural pigments that is very useful for the organs which are directly exposed to the external environment like eyes & skin. It provides nutritional support to our eyes & skin because of its potent antioxidant activity that is useful in protecting them from harmful chemicals. The body cannot manufacture it, therefore it must be obtained from the external sources; the main sources are dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach. Fruits & egg yolks also contain lutein. WHY LUTEIN IS NECESSARY? Eating foods containing lutein or consuming dietary ... (read more) Author: PEN FRIEND

11. Food for the skin November 30, 2007 If you want a healthy skin, it is important fo ryou to have a healthy diet- a diet which contains adequate amount of vitamins, minerals and proteins. The food that we eat is of utmost importance to achieve this goal. The best individual foods contain higher amounts of sulfur, which is involved in those "cross-linking" bonds in collagen that increase the elasticity of skin. Vitamin A is very important for the health of your skin. The richest sources of this vitamin are cod-liver oil, liver, carrots, spinach, milk and egg-yolk. Liver and cod liver oil (yummy) are high in vitamin A, which is also... (read more) Author: Juliet Cohen

12. Popular Gallstones Prevention Tips November 15, 2007 The best way to treat gall stones is to prevent them. You can prevent gallstones with increasing your fiber with any fruits and vegetables (water soluble fiber). The following is a list of recommended foods to eat: alfalfa, apples, artichokes, barley, beets, broccoli, carrots, celery, fennel, grapefruit, horseradish, lemons, mustard greens, olive oil radishes, spinach greens, water chestnuts, watermelon and garlic. However, most people are not vegetarians and love meat! If this is the case, we would recommend meats such as chicken, turkey and fish. These meats are very low in cholesterol but s... (read more) Author: Francis Adam

13. Need Antioxidants? Take This Quiz! November 11, 2007 Antioxidant Quiz It is important to get antioxidants in your diet. So...how much do you know about them? Let's take a little quiz. 1) True or False? Veggies are better for you if raw. False..... Tomatoes, spinach and carrots release more antioxidants when they are microwaved, steamed or stir-fried. Add a little fat to increase antioxidant absorption. 2) True of False? Hot Tea is better for you than Iced Tea. True....Ice dilutes the antioxidants. Keeping tea in the refrigerator depletes them even more. Bottled and instant teas offer very few or no antioxid... (read more) Author: Debbie Mumm

14. Vitamins E For Healthy Hair November 10, 2007 Vitamins, proteins and minerals are the general nutrients that are required for healthy hair. These nutrients are present in the food we take. Lack of these nutrients causes several problems like hair loss, thinning of hair, shedding, brittleness, premature graying, dandruff, and so on. Hence, vitamins are very important in order to have healthy hair. Vitamin E is found in the following food sources: cold pressed vegetable oils, soybeans, wheat germ oil, broccoli, grains, spinach, dried beans, nuts, ready to eat cereals, raw seeds, eggs and green leafy vegetables. Vitamin E is used to prevent ... (read more) Author: Francis Adam

15. For Lasting Vision And Healthy Eyes October 25, 2007 Eat plenty of spinach (full of beta carotene), citrus (for vitamin C), nuts (for vitamin E) and lean beef (for zinc) now. An organic diet consisting of such food items can reduce the risk of vision loss by 35 percent for people between 70 and 85 years of age, as per a new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Foods brimming with the kind of antioxidants mentioned above help fight an age-related eye disease called macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness in older people. Antioxidants counter the effects of oxidation on the tissues and structure of t... (read more) Author: Nancy Golinko

16. Vitamin E and Hair October 09, 2007 Vitamin E is found in the following food sources: cold pressed vegetable oils, soybeans, wheat germ oil, broccoli, grains, spinach, dried beans, nuts, ready to eat cereals, raw seeds, eggs and green leafy vegetables. Vitamin E is used to prevent sterility and also other diseases like muscular dystrophy. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant that aids effective circulation in the scalp due to increased oxygen uptake in blood. It aids in supplying oxygen to the blood and thus retards cellular aging. Its anti-oxidating property also helps it to alleviate fatigue, strengthen capillary walls and bring n... (read more) Author: Juliet Cohen

17. Detox Diet - The 24 Hour Detoxification Diet September 16, 2007 All of us need some bodily detoxification from time to time, and here is a tried and tested 24 hour detoxification liquid diet. If you have overdone eating or drinking, have smoked too much, here is a 24 hours detox solution for you. You will need a mixer or food processor, the list of greens and vegetables below and also some filter fresh brewed coffee or tea. Yes, it is proven that coffee (and tea) are more powerful anti-oxidants than Vitamins C and E combined. Preparation You will need about 1 kilo of fresh spinach, 1 kilo of ruccola, 1 bunch of parsley, 1 bunch ... (read more) Author: sacha tarkovsky

18. Vitamin B1 - Sources and Deficiency August 31, 2007 Vitamin B1 or Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamin and essential for the conversion of carbohydrates into simple sugars called glucose which produces energy. Vitamin B1 is also essential for the proper functioning of the heart, muscles, and nervous system. Sources Thiamine occurs in all natural foods, although in smell amounts.Vitamin B1 main sources are: seafood, green peas, spinach, pork, beef, beef liver, wheat bran, sunflower seeds, peanuts, egg-yolk, beans, soybeans, whole-grain, enriched cereals, bread, and legumes. Vitamin B1 vitamins are also available supplements, usually com... (read more) Author: Hamoon Arbabi

19. The Negative Calorie Diet - Part II August 12, 2007 What Foods Have Been Designated as Having “Negative Calories”? The following foods are considered to have these characteristics, although this is mainly in the raw (or very lightly cooked) state: Vegetables: Asparagus, Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chicory, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Hot Chili, Cucumber, Garlic, Green Lettuce, Onion, Radish, Spinach, Turnip, Watercress, Zucchini Fruits: Apple, Blueberries, Cantaloupe, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Honeydew, Lemon/Lime, Mango, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pineapple, Raspberry, Strawberry, Tomato, Tangerine, Turnip, Watermelon Conclusions Wh... (read more) Author: Howard Jaros

20. Farm Interview: Harmony Valley July 20, 2007 Perhaps you've been lucky to have already tasted some of the wonderful certified organic vegetables we've been delivering from Harmony Valley Farm, one of the pioneering organic farms in our region and the country. We spoke to Richard de Wilde back in May and are including our interview again about his amazing farm with some added information about sound practices related to spinach and vegetable growing. The Farm Harmony Valley is a family-owned, diversified farm located in an isolated valley in Southwestern Wisconsin where their silt loam fields are high in organic matter, humus and bio... (read more) Author: Shelly Herman

21. Folic Acid Uses June 28, 2007 Ever since it was first extracted from common spinach leaf folic acid has been found to have an increasing number of uses. Originally folic acid was discovered to help correct the anemia women sometimes developed during pregnancy and later it was used to help correct anemia from other causes including a deficiency in other vitamins. Although it wasn’t a replacement for these other vitamins it certainly was found to be very effective at treating anemia due to all kinds of causes. Folic acid is involved in the replication of our DNA and RNA and it was quickly found that those taking fol... (read more) Author: vincent platania

22. chicken florentine June 20, 2007 chicken florentine Published by: Quepasa Recipes 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 5 tablespoons butter (unsalted) 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 2 tablespoons sliced shallots 1 1/2 cups dry white wine 1 tablespoon chopped italian parsley 1 cup whipping cream 1 1/4 pounds of frozen cut leaf spinach, thawed & drained salt black pepper Servings: 4 Preparation Time: 20 Min. Cooking Time: 35 Min. sprinkle the salt and pepper over the chicken. Coat the chicken with flour lightly. Shake off the extra flour. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large frying pan over medium ... (read more) Author: Brian Smith

23. Do Salads Leave You Hungry? June 18, 2007 “I’m so healthy—I eat a salad every day for lunch,” said Sandra, one of my newer clients. “But,” she quickly added, “I can’t stop snacking in the afternoon. At 4:00 I tend to ravage the leftover cookies and bagels from the breakfast and lunch meetings.” Salads are certainly healthy meals, especially if you can add some dark leafy greens such as spinach or kale. According to Chinese medicine, leafy greens help clean the blood, and since the blood pulsates through our whole body, that is a very good thing. My personal favorite reason for eating greens is that they help lift my mood. ... (read more) Author: Monica Shah

24. The Contamination of Pet Food and Some Frightening Revelations June 02, 2007 Recent months have proven to be nothing short of an evolving period of crisis for the American food industry, dealing first of all with the nightmare of contaminated spinach. Soon afterwards, deadly microbes began showing up in peanut butter, of all things. And, then came the contamination of tomatoes and imported melons. But, this latest outbreak, involving tainted pet food has not only contributed to the illness or death of reportedly thousands of family pets, more importantly, it's revealed a food safety system in America that's remarkably dysfunctional. Confidence in the FDA couldn... (read more) Author: Harry Monell

25. What Do I Feed My Dog Now? Part 3 May 22, 2007 Okay, great. But which brand of high quality pet food do I buy? There are quite a few out there. I feed my fifty-five pound female lab mix Wellness (Senior Dry Formula). Just look at the ingredient list. It looks like a grocery list: human grade whole chicken, apples, blueberries, tomatoes, spinach, etc. There is nothing you cannot recognize; nothing chemical, all natural and healthy, and everything is geared to be ultra highly digestible so your pet gets every bit of nutrient assimilated into his body. The list includes a veritable rainbow of powerful antioxidants. They add chel... (read more) Author: Patrick Moran

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