8 Health benefits of raisins and recipes
Raisins are a snack of choice for kids, but are you still eating them as an adult?
Raisins can be added to so many recipes and honestly carrying a small box of raisins in your bag when hunger strikes is a smart idea if you want to keep your snacks as healthy as possible.
I thought it might be a great idea to look at some of the health benefits of incorporating raisins in your diet. I hope this post will inspire you to eat raisins year round and have fun with them by included them in recipes!
>>> 8 health benefits of raisins and why you should eat them more often:
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Grown your own blueberries
Little Giant Blueberry Plants can help you save money on your food budget!
Blueberries are packed with goodness. They are one of the most beneficial superfood you can eat!
Blueberries are literally bursting with nutrients and flavor, yet very low in calories. Recently, researchers at Tufts University analyzed 60 fruits and vegetables for their antioxidant capability. Blueberries came out on top, rating highest in their capacity to destroy free radicals.
Blueberries can be quite expensive when you buy them at the store. Let’s not forget that since last year, First Lady Michelle Obama has been encouraging people in America and around the world to plant their own garden to eat more fruits and vegetables at a more affordable price.
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How to store strawberries?
Local strawberries are in season! It’s so important to eat them when they are in season because strawberries don’t ripen after they’ve been picked. When you buy local strawberries you buy them when they are ripen to perfection.
Since you might be lucky enough to get your hands on a lot of local strawberries, you might have to store them so that you can eat some now and keep some for later.
There are really two ways of storing your strawberries: 1) you can refrigerate them 2) you can freeze them.
1) If you’re going to refrigerate strawberries you’ll want to take the following into consideration:
* Strawberries will last a few days in the fridge.
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More delicious pomegranate smoothies for your breakfast
I used the single serving of Food and Wine magazine’s Pomegranate and Banana smoothie and I added some protein powder to the mix.
It was quite delicious and the protein kept me full until lunchtime.
Since trying that Food and Wine recipe, I found a few more smoothie recipes made with pomegranate.
1) Food and Wine Pomegranate and Banana smoothie
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2 cups plain nonfat yogurt, well chilled
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Easy ways of including pomegranates to your diet!
With all this talk about antioxidants … I decided to put pomegranate juice to the test. Since I quite enjoy smoothies … I thought of combining the two and create a power-packed breakfast smoothie.
I used the single serving of Food and Wine magazine’s Pomegranate and Banana smoothie and I added some protein powder to the mix.
It was quite delicious and the protein kept me full until lunchtime.
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Eat pomegranates to age better!
I quite like pomegranates and I’ve always enjoyed eating them as a fruit and I also quite like them in salads.
Eating a pomegranate takes as much dedication as eating an artichoke: you spend all this time peeling off the outer layer to get the inside where all the good stuff resides.
I’m sure you must have seen all the new pomegranate juices and pomegranate juice mixes available on the market. If you’re not interested in having to play around with the fruit in order to take advantage of the goodness of the pomegranate … they are quite convenient and easy to use.
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Blueberries are a powerful antioxidant!
Did you know that blueberries are a powerful antioxidant that can keep your brain young as you age?
I found the following article from Newsmax.com. It’s a well known fact that blueberries are incredibly powerful antioxidants that are essential to good health. This little dark blue super food has been linked to a long list of health benefit, but Newsmax reminds us (pun intended) of how powerful and important blueberries are to maintain a fit brain as we age.
The article was published earlier this year, but the information is very relevant and it’s the kind of information that you need to know about aging well and also about how your brain ages.
This will only take you a few minutes to read, but this is a good reminder that eating blueberries and other antioxidant-rich foods just makes good sense!
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12 reasons why you should eat apples more often!
Apple season has finally arrived in North America. This is the time for apple picking and lots of apple eating!
It’s safe to say that most people who aren’t big fruit eaters will at least have an apple here and there. It’s also safe to say that among all the fruits sold at markets and grocery stores in North America, apples are the most popular among them.
The great thing about apples is that they are not only great tasting fruits, but they are really good for your health and your skin.
You’ll notice there are so many different types of apples at the grocery store and at markets and you can choose from tart tasting ones to the sweeter varieties. In fact, there are over several thousand different varieties of apples grown around the world!
Here are six practical reasons why apples are a great fruit:
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