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Incredible Edible Flax
Remember oilcloth slickers and oilcloth table cloths?Most of the flax grown in the US and Canada is for the food industry. It is still in production today. However there is a new yellow flaxseed named Omega that is gaining popularity due to its attractiveness...
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Super Nutritious Bok Choy (Pak Choi)
All other photographs Copyright ©2011 Wind. The flavor is mild with a hint of mustard in some cultivars. The seeds germinated quickly, and within a few days the tiny leaves turned a rich, chocolaty color.
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January is National Oatmeal Month
Nothing tastes better on a chilly winter morning than a steaming bowl of cooked oatmeal or porridge, dappled with raisins or blueberries, scented with cinnamon, and swimming in cream.
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Canola: Where Does it Come From?
Reducing pollution from fossil fuels, and leaving the environment cleaner--sounds great, right? Unrefined rapeseed oil has 30-60% erucic acid, but canola oil has less than 2%.Canola as a word or brand name is only used in North America.
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Nuts About Pistachios
I was surprised to discover that the first commercial crop in California was planted in 1968 and harvested in 1976 by Pioneer Nursery, who patented 'Pioneer Gold', a pistachio tree cultivar.
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Herb Pastas: Making Healthy Homemade Herb Noodles
Why use plain water when the nutrition, taste, and color, of your pasta can be easily upgraded with one of these exciting liquids?- Recipes from: basic dough; using different flours; various machines; and using fruits, vegetables, fish, and herbs.- Recipes...
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Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
Stems will produce sideshoots as they grow. Watercress also contains many other nutrients including Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folate and trace amounts of 18 beneficial Amino acids.Studies show that watercress reduces oxidative...
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Have you had your (nutritious) beans today? Try Lentils!
They are one of the earliest domesticated crops but seldom grown by modern gardeners. Red, white and yellow lentils are decorticated, i.e. they have their skins removed. Lentils are often mixed with rice resulting in a complete protein eaten by the many...
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% DV is based on a 2,000 calorie diet.Tip: Most dark greens are good sources of Vitamin C and other nutrients. Stacey is a registered dietitian who recently appeared on the Rachel Ray show and has been on CNN, CBS and FOX-TV.
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The Pomegranate - Healthy, Historical and Heavenly in Cooking
Cool and put in container - this will last 3+ months in your frig.Brush this on chicken, fish, lamb, pork prior to roasting/grilling, or just use a spoonful or two in a vineagrette, or drizzle on winter veggies, or, oryou'll figure it out once you...
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The Amazing All-Purpose Pine Needle Tea
Pine, White.http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/p/pinewh36.html .The information provided in this article is for general information purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.Well-known foragers, herbalists, and healers all agree that there...
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How Fermentation Techniques Preserve Food
Essene bread is made with fermented (sprouted) grain to improve nutrition and digestibility, and dried in a warm, low temperature environment.The desirable bacteria cause less deterioration of the food by inhibiting the growth of the spoiling types of...
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Check out CHIA - Super Seed Nutrition
Plant sterols aide in lowering cholesterol.* The American Dietetic Association will have a new name, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, effective January 2012.Image credits: Chia thumbnail, Tarahumara Chia Salvia tiliifolia photograph and Chia Super...
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Rabbits and Diet- Feeding your Truly Vegan Pet Properly
However, to be on the safe side, it is probably best to limit foods with a lot of oxylates (such as parsley, kale, spinach etc.) to a few times a week and not every day.Kale and dandilion greens are very nutritious green leafy vegetables, but may be a...
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Growing Asparagus
Used with permission; Thanks to Dave's Garden member Jenhillphoto! All other photographs Copyright 2010 Wind. We started our asparagus patch with two-year-old crowns. Purple Passion Asparagus Copyright ©Jenhillphoto.
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Uncommon Nutrition from the Common Fig ~
He says, "A beginner can check for ripeness by gently squeezing them."in the photo against the stones next to the ampelopsisaspects - sweet, uncontaminated by insect larvae," states dpmichael, who ate the fig two minutes after he took the photo and said,...
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Check out CHIA - an Indigenous Food
Check out Chia! (part 2) Columbariae and S. In the Arizona desert their indigenous food plants included mesquite, cholla, pricklynd chia seeds - none of which are popular foods in modern American or even Native American diets.Native people) are plagued...
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Check out CHIA - a Super Salvia
At my home we grow chia salvias for beauty and wildlife and let commercial chia seed producers do the heavy harvesting. Chia and the Chumash: A Reconsideration of Sage Seeds in Southern CaliforniaChia Pet is a registered trademark of Joseph Enterprises
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Superfruit ~ Acai Berry,
Since December of 2007, Jamba, Inc. And Nestle USA have engaged in an exclusive joint licensing agreement for a line of healthy beverages, including acai products, under the JambaNestle recently announced on their website that the product line, including...
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Eat your greens! Dandelions are a dandy way to get super nutrition in a variety of tasty ways..
And take a look at thein just one cup of raw dandelion greens--these guys pack a wallop!OK, so they're on the bitter side. Let's take an ordinaryof only dandelion greens. Add in a few cups of chopped dandelion greens until completely wilted.
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What\'s in Your Acifidity Bag? Asafoetida is in Mine!
Very little of the spice is necessary so a small container lasts a long time. Most did not know what was in the bags, but I do! Lab reports proved that asafoetida resin lived up to its historical hype as a cure.
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Herbal Remedies for Cold & Flu Symptoms: What\'s For Dinner?
Flufacts.com/about/cold.aspx. Anniesremedy.com/index.php. Did you know the cooking herbs and spices found in your kitchen pantry may prevent you from catching a cold or the flu, or at least ease the symptoms?
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Celebrate National Nutrition Month by Gardening with Children
Patty pan squash photo Copyright Dave's Garden member 'Chicochi3'. They are not listed in any particular order, and please don't be surprised when you see that not all of them are edible.
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Kids Eat Right with Colorful Gardens
Turnip greens also provide a good source of protein, vitamin E, folaA friend's family lives with their gardening kids in a place many of us have only dreamed of visiting - Hawaii. "He'd rather go 'plant seeds than play a video game or watch a movie,"...
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Celebrate National Nutrition Month!
Essential vitamins, minerals and fiber not only provide you and your family with nutritional benefits, I find it difficult to eat enough servings of fruit daily. These sites offer a lot of great nutrition tips and information.
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Superfruit ~ Goji Berry,
Gross, PhD - book author and author of the Wikipedia explanation of a- the actual definition of the 'super' in superfruit remains obscure.Goji is a member of nightshade, flowering plants in the Solanaceae family, making them related to tomato, potato,...
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Kiwifruit: By Any Other Name, It\'s still Delicious and Nutritious
Kiwi harvest isn't usually until late season November and December, which is why Kiwi grows best in places like New Zealand and in Mediterranean areas or regions that allow for a longer growing season.
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