My Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a shy one. Its pale demeanor doesn’t jump out at you in the produce section, screaming “TAKE ME HOME.”
And it is loaded with a bunch of nutritious goodness including:
- Allicin that is known to promote a healthy heart and reduce the risk of strokes.
- Selenium and vitamin C, both of which work together to strengthen the immune system.
- ‘Indole-3-carbinol’, a substance that can prevent breast and other female cancers.
- High amount of fiber to improve colon health and can even help prevent cancer. Fiber also keeps your digestive tract happy and healthy. It lowers the glycemic index of your meal, keeping your blood sugar and energy levels steady.
- Sulforaphane, a substance that can remove cancer causing chemicals and also stop the spread of cancer cells, even in the later stages of their growth
- Phyto- chemicals that might help reduce the risk of some hereditary cancers.
- Folate that is known to help improve cell growth and replication.
Besides, cauliflower is free of fat and cholesterol, low in sodium and calories. Because of its low carbohydrate content, it’s a good substitute for potatoes for those on a low carb diet.
Cauliflower is an ideal weight-loss companion for meatless meals. Its strong flavor allows it to stand alone without meat or other fatty foods. And if you’re really hungry, raw cauliflower makes a wonderful snack.
Because it’s extra crunchy, cauliflower takes longer to chew, giving your body time to realize you’re full before you eat yourself out of house and home.
For many backyard gardeners, growing cauliflower can be a rather difficult task. This nutritious plant is very temperamental and requires undisturbed, continuous growth for the head, or flower, to develop. Read More→
You may be ingesting 67 pesticides if you’re eating non-organic celery , according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group. The group suggests limiting consumption of pesticides by purchasing organic for the 12 fruits and vegetables.
Of the 12 most contaminated foods, 7 are fruits: peaches, strawberries, apples, domestic blueberries, nectarines, cherries and imported grapes.
Celery, sweet bell peppers, spinach, kale, collard greens and potatoes are the vegetables most likely to retain pesticide contamination:
1. Celery
2. Peaches
3. Strawberries
4. Apples
5. Domestic blueberries
6. Nectarines
7. Sweet bell peppers
8. Spinach, kale and collard greens
9. Cherries
10. Potatoes
11. Imported grapes
12. Lettuce Read More→
Beauty Secrets With Carrots For Your Skin & Hair
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You must have heard of the numerous health benefits of carrots. But did you know that carrots can be extremely beneficial for the skin? Face masks can be made from them to nourish your skin in a natural way.
In today’s world where we are living and breathing in a polluted environment which is damaged due to harmful chemicals and gases you need to do a little more care about your health and looks.
When was the last time you looked into the mirror? Our daily chores keep us so engaged that we tend to ignore even looking at our face .
Face is the mirror of your looks and you give more attention in taking care of the face. One successful way to add more radiance and luster to your face would be to go for a herbal or natural facial mask. In fact, toady’s favorite are herbal cosmetics which are based on natural items as fruits, vegetables, grains etc.
Carrot facial mask is one that is preferred for normal and oily skin. It involves little effort, so try it!
Ingredients required:
- 2-3 large carrots
- 4 and a half tbsp honey
Directions: Read More→
In The Garden With The Carrots!
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Have you ever had really good, juicy carrots? Not the kind that’s all white and dehydrated like your skin in the winter.
I mean a plump, bursting balloon of sweetness, with a few wisps of fuzzy roots and wrinkles, maybe, but a thin skin that betrays its more-orange-than-an-orange flesh?
Thankfully, I have. And it’ll never be forgotten. Granted, I can eat carrots any way, shape or form: raw, cooked, juiced, shredded or mashed — and yes, wispy and dry as my skin right now, too. But it’s a whole other level of enjoyment when the ingredient is at its prime.
It’s easy to see why carrots are such champions.They have more carotene than any fruit or vegetable. (Carotene is what the body converts to vitamin A).
And carrots are an excellent source of vitamins B, C, D, E and K, as well as calcium pectate. Calcium pectate is an extraordinary pectin fiber that has cholesterol-lowering properties.
Carrot nutritional benefits contribute to speed healing when used in raw juices. The juice contains powerful antioxidants that are extremely useful in treating illness, like cancer, anemia, high blood pressure and depression.
Carrot juice promotes the desire to eat and helps in the digestion of food.. A carrot a day keeps diarrhea away.
So the carrots and I have some good times in my garden. I simply choose short-rooted varieties, and I get a bumper crop of great looking carrots every time. Read More→
Beets: One Of The Best Foods You Aren’t Growing
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No garden seems complete without beets. It’s easy to love fresh beets, and not just for their nutritional advantages. Beets have an earthy, hard-to-define flavor like no other vegetable’s.
These grungy-looking roots are naturally sweeter than any other vegetable, which means they pack tons of flavor underneath their rugged exterior.
Beets generously give us two vegetables, as both the roots and tops are edible.
Beet greens, like other greens, are good sources of vitamin K, calcium and magnesium, which help build and maintain strong bones. Their vitamin A helps maintain eye health.
The lovely red roots provide folate, which may help reduce risk of heart disease and neural tube defects in developing fetuses. They too have magnesium, along with fiber and potassium.
Besides, beet roots have a good supply of vitamins B and C.
Beets can lower blood pressure, scientists say–news that elevates these lowly root vegetables to new heights.
British researchers recently wrote that nitrates, natural chemicals in the beets, may provide the blood-pressure-reducing wallop
If you decide you’d like to grow beets in your vegetable garden, there are a few things to keep in mind. And, Read More→
