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October 2nd, 2010 -- Posted in Fitness, Green Living, Healthy Eating, Natural Beauty, Natural Remedies, Uncategorized, Weight Loss |
How sweet it is for your health to eat sweet potatoes! Not only do they taste like dessert, here’s the latest research on sweet potatoes surprising benefits.
According to nutritionists at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), the sweet potato number one in nutrition of all vegetables.
The reasons the sweet potato took first place? Dietary fiber, naturally occurring sugars, complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron and calcium. The sweet potato received a score of 184; the vegetable ranked in second place was more than 100 points behind with a score of 83.
The numbers for the nutritional sweet potato speak for themselves: almost twice the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A, 42 percent of the recommendation for vitamin C, four times the RDA for beta carotene.
And, when eaten with the skin, sweet potatoes have more fiber than oatmeal. All these benefits with only about 130 to 160 calories! continue reading »
September 14th, 2010 -- Posted in Green Living, Healthy Eating, Uncategorized, Weight Loss |
Cancer-causing artificial growth hormones are not listed on labels, which means they could be in products you may not suspect, like your favorite ice cream.
I don’t drink milk, however once in a while I love to treat myself with the ice cream, Haagen Dazs. My family have been buying Breyers for some time now, thinking that it is “all natural. That is the way they state on the packaging. How wrong we are.
Apparently many big ice cream makers in the U. S.,specifically Haagen Dazs, Breyers and Baskin- Robins, continue to use milk from cows injected with rBGH, a hormone that’s been banned in Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Australia and all 27 nations of the European Union.
What on earth is wrong with our country? The USDA needs to step up to the plate here. continue reading »
August 15th, 2010 -- Posted in Fitness, Green Living, Healthy Eating, Natural Beauty, Natural Remedies, Uncategorized, Weight Loss |
Nothing’s better than simple shallots in our vinaigrette that we enjoy on almost any salad. It is fresh and very easy to prepare. I have really enjoyed making salads with fresh ingredients from the garden.
If you haven’t ventured into the land of homemade salad dressings yet, I encourage you to give it a try. Personally, it gives me great satisfaction to make my own, and I love knowing what is in it – no weird ingredients I can’t pronounce…unless it’s shallots.
Simple Shallot Vinaigrette
1 small shallot, peeled and finely diced (about 2 Tablespoons)
2 tablespoons White wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Place diced shallot, vinegar, and 1/8 teaspoon of salt in a bowl. Let sit for 15 minutes (this allows the shallots to sweeten).Transfer to a jar. Add pepper, mustard and oil.
Put lid on jar and tighten. Shake jar until vinaigrette is blended. Of course you may whisk in the oil while the shallots and vinaigrette are in the bowl, if you prefer. I just always use a jar. It seems easier to me.
You can also use red wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice in place of the white wine vinegar. Although I have not tried these variations yet, I expect they would both taste great. continue reading »
How sweet it is for your health to eat sweet potatoes! Not only do they taste like dessert, here’s the latest research on sweet potatoes surprising benefits.
