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Super Nutritious Bok Choy (Pak Choi)
"They acted and tasted the same, but this year's Choi is slow to bolt, which is why I chose this variety." Next year she plans to stagger her sowing because all 32 heads she planted this spring were ready at once.Her extra harvest was our good fortune.
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In The Natural Dye Pot
Before 1856 (the year synthetics were successfully created), all dyes came from natural sources - mostly botanicals. It merely made a yellow green tint to the water and no blue. It would seem natural that beets would bake a nice dye for cloth.We tried...
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January is National Oatmeal Month
Http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/crops/oats.html, 19992 USDA Technical Bulletin 1100, Stanton. Oats lend themselves to many recipes.Raw oats go through several processes before they reach our tables.
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Canola: Where Does it Come From?
Red, greasy pizza sauce on a white, cotton T-shirt? Some people call it "the healthiest oil." Others say, "olive oil comes from olives and peanut oil from peanuts. Canola comes fromfor Canadian + the suffix -ola, like cola, Victrolatm or Mazolatm, according...
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Nuts About Pistachios
Pistachios stand out among almonds, cashews, walnuts and other tree nuts, due to their unusual natural green color and higher levels of healthy nutrients, like potassium, phytosterols, B vitamins and antioxidants.
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Herb Pastas: Making Healthy Homemade Herb Noodles
Triple the amount (3 tablespoons) if using fresh finely chopped herbs. "The Pasta Machine Cookbook". It makes a beautiful, soft and silky dough that is easy to work with. A Nitty Gritty Cookbook.
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Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
Watercress adds a gourmet touch to egg dishes, atop sandwiches, salads, andadded to breakfast, lunch or dinner recipes, raw or cooked, the pungent flavors from watercressany culinary cress) will make your recipe a palate-pleasing winner.Persons on Warfarin...
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Have you had your (nutritious) beans today? Try Lentils!
Varieties range in colors from red and yellow to black. Lentils are often mixed with rice resulting in a complete protein eaten by the many vegetarians in India.* French Green (or Puy, from volcanic French soils, Dark speckled blue-green)* Masoor (Brown-skinned...
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Gardens can be small or large, inside or outside, at home, in the community, at school, camps, restaurants, on a deck, or on a windowsill. Accessed June 4, 2008.[4] Resendez S., The Relationship Between Gardening and Nutritional Attitudes and Behaviors...
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The Pomegranate - Healthy, Historical and Heavenly in Cooking
It is also one of the healthiest foods on earth. Put in a stainless steel or other non-reactive pan on medium heat. When we moved to Washington, DC in my early teens, it was into an all Jewish neighborhood.
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The Amazing All-Purpose Pine Needle Tea
Also, keep away from possible dump sites and dangerous locations.Chop the brown ends off and the rest of needles into small pieces, then bruise with a spoon for more flavor.Bring 8 to 10 ounces of water to a boil, and then promptly remove from heat.The...
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How Fermentation Techniques Preserve Food
Evidence suggests that fermented foods were consumed 7,000 years ago in Babylon.Scientist speculate that our ancestors possibly discovered fermentation by accident and continued to use the process out of preference or necessity.
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Check out CHIA - Super Seed Nutrition
It's good to know them, since they are involved with human health and are often mentionedThe American Dietetic Association recommends consuming marine and plant sources of omega-3 as part of a heart healthy, cardio-protectiveChia seeds are a good source...
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Rabbits and Diet- Feeding your Truly Vegan Pet Properly
I do NOT recommend these itemsThese are also completely unnecessary and possibly even harmful when given to rabbits so should be avoided.Cat laxatives have historically been the primary products given to rabbits, but also Vaseline, mineral oil and even...
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Growing Asparagus
2) crowns or seeds? It works great!Three kinds of Asparagus at a Boston, Massachusetts, USA market - Photo courtesy of GearedBull, Jim Hood and Rebecca Foster - Published on Wikimedia Commons - GNU Free Documentation License.
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Uncommon Nutrition from the Common Fig ~
Based on age, sex and less than 30 min. Figs, they don't die out there. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UnitedNations reported the world's production of figs in 2007 at over one million tonnes, the top three producers being Turkey (270,830...
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Check out CHIA - an Indigenous Food
Chias bland flavor and tiny size allows for great versatility and ease of incorporation into most foods.The natural antioxidants found in chia seeds allow them to be stored at room temperature.
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Check out CHIA - a Super Salvia
Chia plants produce incredibly healthy seeds, super high in omega-3's (like flaxseeds). At my home we grow chia salvias for beauty and wildlife and let commercial chia seed producers do the heavy harvesting.
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Superfruit ~ Acai Berry,
Last October the National Restaurant Association surveyed over one thousand chefs asking them to predict 'what's hot in 2009'. And Nestle USA have engaged in an exclusive joint licensing agreement for a line of healthy beverages, including acai products,...
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Eat your greens! Dandelions are a dandy way to get super nutrition in a variety of tasty ways..
Add in a few cups of chopped dandelion greens until completely wilted. We had some fresh tomatoes last night so I threw those on too. Throw in a teaspooon of sugar and a nice splash of apple cider vinegar.
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What\'s in Your Acifidity Bag? Asafoetida is in Mine!
Use of plant's resinous root juice has appeared in writings of Alexander the Great, medical practitioners in the first century, noted in the histories of ancient Rome, and used as a medicine into the Middle Ages.The strong sulfurous odor of asafoetida...
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Herbal Remedies for Cold & Flu Symptoms: What\'s For Dinner?
Sherman, and honors student Jennifer Billings, into the cultural use of spices for meat cooking and preservation, it was found that thirty common culinary spices tested killed, or stopped the growth of, at least 25% of the food poisoning bacterias.
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Celebrate National Nutrition Month by Gardening with Children
Patty pan squash photo Copyright Dave's Garden member 'Chicochi3'. Simply place the entire cob in a brown paper bag and heat.Little girl and butterfly thumbnail and little girl watering photos used with permission.
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Kids Eat Right with Colorful Gardens
Four-year old Connor says, "crackin seeds" (snap peas) are his favorite because, "they climb on stuff." He likes to pop them open when it's time to eat them.Connor and his brother and sister "are berry freaks," according to their mom.
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Celebrate National Nutrition Month!
These sites offer a lot of great nutrition tips and information. I find it difficult to eat enough servings of fruit daily. Vegetable gardening gives you a double bonus: physical activity plus a bounty of nutrition from the fruits, vegetables, beans,...
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Superfruit ~ Goji Berry,
In my examination of several dried goji berry products, I noticed some discrepancies in the nutrient food labeling. It seems not many people in the U.S. have actually tasted a fresh berry.
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Kiwifruit: By Any Other Name, It\'s still Delicious and Nutritious
This Chinese Hongyang cultivar features an appealing red starburst center on gold flesh. For a quick snack, Kiwi can be cut in half and the pulp eaten with a spoon.*: One 2" green Kiwifruit provides: 10g carbohydrates, .8g protein, 2g (8%DV) dietary Fiber,...
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