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Super Nutritious Bok Choy (Pak Choi)
In warmer climates or when using rowcovers in cooler areas, harvest can last into the winter. "We direct sowed, new to us this year, Black Summer Pac Choi in May. Add Asian greens to your stir fries, soups and noodle dishes.For an added bonus to growing...
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January is National Oatmeal Month
Zell, Wikimedia GNU Free documentation LicenseProcessed oats: photo by Bill Ebbesen, copyright free through Wikimedia Commons, all usesQuaker Oats advertisement: public domain, expired copyright, via Wikimedia CommonsDry oat heads 2: photo by Josef Stieranka,...
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Canola: Where Does it Come From?
Let me make one thing perfectly clear: oil is oil is oil.report on canola and other oilseeds from July, 2014, canola is the third most widely consumed oil in the world, with soybean oil and palm oil being first and second, respectively.I'm sure you've...
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Nuts About Pistachios
If they were to fall on the ground after splitting, they could get contaminated.Pistachios are a popular culinary favorite because of their attractive green color, making themPistachios add texture, flavor and eye appeal to all kinds of recipes andwork...
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Herb Pastas: Making Healthy Homemade Herb Noodles
Ground almond meal/flour is used for a high protein, low carbohydrate pasta for the carb-counting dieter.For gluten-free pasta, use kamut or spelt flours as direct substitutes for wheat flour.I have noticed that most herb pasta recipes will use up to...
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Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
The USDA reportsreports invasivness along the rivers of New Zealand., and according to the USDA just 10 sprigs of watercress (25g) will provide an excellent source of Vitamin K* - 63mcg (78% DV); a good source of Vitamin A -798IU (16%DV); and Vitamin...
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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. Lentils have been found in 5,000 year old settlements in the Eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamia, in Egyptian pyramids, Hungarian caves, Britain and Switzerland, in...
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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
I could easily accept claims for a few similar cures, but such diverse treatments sounded a bit unbelievable. Be sure to collect your needles from trees growing well away from road sides where they may be subject to constant vehicle exhaust, road salts,...
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How Fermentation Techniques Preserve Food
Some fermenting processes lower the pH of foods preventing harmful microorganisms to live with too acidic an environment. Evidence suggests that fermented foods were consumed 7,000 years ago in Babylon.Scientist speculate that our ancestors possibly discovered...
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Check out CHIA - Super Seed Nutrition
Increase energy and may reduce the risks for heart disease andh flaxseed, since the two are similar in nutrients and most people are somewhat familiar with flaxseeds.Unlike flaxseed, chia is relatively new on the commercial agriculture scene.
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Rabbits and Diet- Feeding your Truly Vegan Pet Properly
(The other reason a rabbit should be fed grass hay is for the fiber quantity and quality.Rabbit intestinal tracts NEED a lot of lengthy, indigestible fiber to work properly.Fiber length is important as the longer the fiber strands, the better they will...
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Growing Asparagus
Used with permission; Thanks to Dave's Garden member Jenhillphoto! All other photographs Copyright 2010 Wind. Some gardeners and growing experts recommend fungicide dipping; some do not.We opted not to dip the crowns and did not have any problems., I...
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Uncommon Nutrition from the Common Fig ~
They can't be beat for flavor when eatenas a snack right off the tree or for use in cooking." He tests for ripe figs by examining their color and the oozing of its natural juices. Figs contain phenols, which are antioxidants that may help with weight...
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Check out CHIA - an Indigenous Food
Chia seeds offer excellent health benefits and have benefited man throughout history. Columbariae and S. Salvia hispanica, S. In the Arizona desert their indigenous food plants included mesquite, cholla, pricklynd chia seeds - none of which are popular...
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Check out CHIA - a Super Salvia
Chia and the Chumash: A Reconsideration of Sage Seeds in Southern CaliforniaChia Pet is a registered trademark of Joseph Enterprises Check out Chia! Golden chia growswell in the west from California to Utah and south to Northern Mexico.Thanks to a health...
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Superfruit ~ Acai Berry,
Freeze-dried or frozen acai pulp, acai juice, and many different acai products are available in grocery and health food stores across therestaurants, juice bars, health bars and coffee shops.'Buyer beware' of many blended products being marketed with...
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Eat your greens! Dandelions are a dandy way to get super nutrition in a variety of tasty ways..
Mince one-half slice of bacon. Of course, my parents with 9 kids had no thought of a weed free lawn so chemicals weren't even a thoughtit was just head on out and gather greens for supper!
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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! Naturally, the word "flu" struck terror in the minds of generations to follow, and the smelly cure-all medicine bags appear...
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Herbal Remedies for Cold & Flu Symptoms: What\'s For Dinner?
Have you unknowingly dodged winter bugs by sipping your favorite herbal tea? Pale, grayish brown, herbs should be thrown out and your stock replenished. Chicken Soup for a Cold. Herbal Antibiotics.
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Celebrate National Nutrition Month by Gardening with Children
Of Agricultural Sciences Strawberry Popcorn Photos used with permission, copyright ©Victoriana Nursery Gardens, Buck Street, Challock, Kent, UK. Copyright ©2010 Linda Juelg. Patty pan squash is easy to cut up and can be used similarly to zucchini --...
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Kids Eat Right with Colorful Gardens
Their home is situated in a tropical paradise, surrounded by lush greenery and tropical garden beauty. The magnificant colors show vibrant shades of yellow, orange, crimson and white.Packed with nutrition, Swiss chard is an excellent source of vitamins...
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Celebrate National Nutrition Month!
2007; 107:662-5.- American Dietetic Association (ADA),Vegetables Why You Should Get MoreCalcium and Vitamin D Essential Nutrients for Bone Health J Am Diet Assoc. I was able to burn close to 200 calories in 50 minutes by15 minutes of weeding, 30 minutes...
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Superfruit ~ Goji Berry,
(Himalania brand) at the 2008 January Fancy Food Show in San Diego.Dried goji berries are chewy and similar in texture to raisins. Superfruit is a marketing term that came about in 2005 to describe fruits having anticipated health benefits and exceptional...
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Kiwifruit: By Any Other Name, It\'s still Delicious and Nutritious
Canes are pruned after harvest, and the vines lay dormant during the winter.Growing Kiwi reminds me of growing grapes, with a few exceptions: the long growing season and, excluding a few self-pollinating cultivars, that the majority of kiwi are dioecious...
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Should Humans Eat Seeds? We\'re Not Birds, After All!
(It helps me to think of mammals: sperm from the father, placenta from theout and form new plants instantly, which has allowed humans to collect them, store them, cross them, study them and (if I may be so bold) develop agricultural societies.The fleshy...
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