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Red Yellow Green Peppers Nutrients and Health Benefits

Vladimir Yasmenko — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:00:12 +0000

Have you seen the Red, Yellow, and Green Bell Peppers in your local grocery stores? Have you ever bought them or used them for your meals? Well, I used them and sometimes still do for my soups, salads, or whatever I can use them in. I really like the taste of the red sweet bell pepper, then I’d say the yellow one is next in line of taste for me, and then the green one. What is kind of annoying to me is that the red ones are the most expensive ones in stores. For salads I would recommend fresh peppers, but for the soups or cooked meals I usually use the frozen ones that are already chopped into strips and the package I buy at Wal-Mart has all three colors in it.

These Bell Peppers are from species called Capsicum Annuum and are called sometimes as Sweet Peppers. Usually these peppers are Red, Yellow, or Green, but from time to time people can get or find an orange pepper or even a purple one. Bell Peppers taste kind of sweet and kind of bitter, the red ones seem to me a little sweeter than others. People from around the world cook these peppers in many different ways, some eat them fresh and alone without anything else, some enjoy them in fresh salads, some put them in stir fry dishes or soups, and some stuff them with ground meat and cook them that way to enjoy it later.

Here is the interesting parts of these Sweet Bell Peppers, one large Red Pepper (164 grams) has 103% of Daily Value for Vitamin A and 349% of Daily Value for Vitamin C. One large Yellow Pepper (186 grams) has an amazing amount of 569% of Daily Value for Vitamin C. The Green Pepper (164 grams) has 220% of Daily Value for Vitamin C. So, I would recommend to use the Red Bell Pepper more often if you need to increase the Vitamins A and C in your body, but best of all is to use all three kinds of peppers. All three peppers together have a much better effect on your health improvement, because they are in different colors which is very important for our bodies and they have different upper and lower amounts of Nutrients between each other which together works a an awesome health boost. Below I provided the Nutrients and Health Benefits of each kind/color of Sweet Bell Pepper, so you can compare them to each other and decide what you are going to use in your next salad, soup, or whatever it is that you want to make with these beautiful healthy peppers.

The Nutrients of one large (164 grams) Raw, Sweet, Red, Bell Pepper are:

- Vitamin A (Extreme Amount)
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine (Good Amount)
- Vitamin B9, Folate, Folic Acid
- Vitamin C (Extreme Amount)
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Choline
- Betaine
- Protein
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Zinc
- Copper
- Manganese
- Selenium
- Natural Fats
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids
- Omega 6 Fatty Acids
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber
- Natural Sugars
- Calories

According to these Nutrients, the Health Benefits of Red Bell Pepper should be:

Vitamin C:
- Improves wound healing
- Prevents cells from damages
- Improves gums health
- Improves teeth health
- Improves Immune System
- Protects from free radicals
- Reduces Aging
- Lowers Risks of some Cancers
- Improves Iron absorption
- Improves Lung health
- Prevents from frequent colds
- Protects from frequent infections

Vitamin A:
- Improves Eyesight
- Supports Good Vision
- Fights Viral Infections
- Protects from Viral Infections
- Reduces Chances of Night Blindness
- Moisturizes Skin
- Moisturizes Eyes
- Moisturizes Mucous
- Antioxidant Support
- Protects from Free Radicals

Vitamin B6:
- Supports Brain Function
- Provides Healthy Energy
- Reduces Risk of Heart attack
- Supports Nervous system
- Protects from homocysteine build-up
- Reduces fatigue
- Lowers chance of anemia
- Helps protect from eczema
- Helps protect from dermatitis
- Supports healthy skin
- May reduce seizures

Vitamin B9:
- Supports cell production
- Helps protect from anemia
- Protects from homocysteine build-up
- Supports Healthy Nerve Function
- May prevent from osteoporosis
- May prevent from Alzheimer’s disease
- Reduces Irritability
- Protects from depression
- Reduces Insomnia
- Helps protect from fatigue
- Improves memory
- Reduces gingivitis
- Reduces birth defects
- Supports brain health
- Improves Spine health

Omega 3 Fatty Acid:
- Reduces Inflammations
- Protects blood from over-clotting
- Reduces Cholesterol
- Reduces lipids
- Lowers Risk of atherosclerosis
- Lowers Risk of obesity
- May Reduce Growth of Cancer cells
- Prevents depression
- Protects from cardiovascular disease
- Helps protect from type 2 diabetes
- Reduces fatigue
- Prevents from dry and itchy skin
- Strengthens hair
- Strengthens nails
- Improves concentration ability
- Reduces joint pain

Now, let’s see the Nutrients and Health Benefits of a Yellow Pepper.
The Nutrients of one large (186 grams) Raw, Sweet, Yellow, Bell Pepper are:

- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B9, Folate, Folic Acid
- Vitamin C (Extreme Amount)
- Protein
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Zinc
- Copper
- Manganese
- Selenium
- Natural Fats
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber
- Calories

According to these Nutrients, the Health Benefits of Yellow Bell Pepper should be:

Now, let’s see the Nutrients and Health Benefits of a Green Pepper.
The Nutrients of one large (164 grams) Raw, Sweet, Green, Bell Pepper are:

- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B9, Folate, Folic Acid
- Vitamin C (Extreme Amount)
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Choline
- Betaine
- Protein
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Zinc
- Copper
- Manganese
- Fluoride
- Phytosterols
- Natural Fats
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids
- Omega 6 Fatty Acids
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber
- Natural Sugars
- Calories

According to these Nutrients, the Health Benefits of Green Bell Pepper should be:

Here are some Sweet Bell Pepper related products that you may be interested in…

Wasabi Root Nutrients and Health Benefits

Vladimir Yasmenko — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:00:53 +0000

Many people are used to seeing wasabi in a form of a green paste and usually by sushi dishes. But in real life Wasabi is pretty much another Vegetable plant that is also known as Japanese Horseradish, or Wasabia Japonica, or Cochlearia wasabi, or Eutrema japonica. Wasabi is a member of the Brassicaceae family, in other words, it’s in the same family as Mustard, Horseradish, and Cabbage. Typically Wasabi is used as a condiment, especially for sushi and/or rice. Since it’s pretty difficult and expensive to grow and keep wasabi plants, people began to make a very similar tasting product called Western Wasabi which consists of Western Horseradish, Mustard, and Green Food Coloring.

Usually people can buy the Wasabi roots, Wasabi leaves, or Wasabi paste. The root should normally be grated, ground, or sliced before consuming it. When you decide to enjoy some of the Wasabi Paste with your sushi or other foods, then make sure that you don’t wait for too long before eating it because the flavor of Wasabi in Wasabi paste begins to evaporate after about 15 minutes. Also, remember to take just a little at a time of Wasabi Paste into your mouth, because if you take too much then you’ll feel it burn your tongue and maybe your nose.

The Nutrients in one ounce (or 28 grams) of Raw Wasabi Root are:

- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B9, Folate, Folic Acid
- Vitamin C (Good Amount)
- Protein
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Zinc
- Copper
- Manganese
- Natural Fats
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber
- Calories

The Health Benefits of Wasabi according to these Nutrients are:

Dietary Fiber:
- Normalizes Blood Sugar Levels
- Normalizes Cholesterol Levels
- Helps prevent constipation
- Helps prevent hemorrhoids
- Supports Weight Loss

Check out the Wasabi related products below and see which ones you might like :)

Just a Yummy Pizza Recipe

Vladimir Yasmenko — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:02:45 +0000

Pizza is something like a baked open-faced pie that consists of a thin layer of dough topped with your favorite sauce, vegetables, and cheese. Hmmm, that makes me hungry and it makes my mouth water. Store bought pizzas are not too bad, but home baked pizza is awesome, or home baked healthy and organic pizza is even better. There are lots and lots of Pizza recipes on the internet, because people have different tastes, ovens, and ingredients. Well I found a Pizza recipe that I like, and mix matched with some other ingredients, and then test cooked some, and now I was able to come up with this unique and delicious Pizza recipe (with God’s help and blessings). You can try following my Recipe with my Ingredients, or you can change the kind of flour that you want to use, like you could use two cups of whole wheat flour and one and a half cups of all-purpose flour, but whatever flour you will mix in, make sure that you equal to three and a half cups total of flour. You can also replace the honey with other honey or sugars. The salt can be changed to sea salt or iodized sea salt or some other salt. Also, you can replace the olive oil with any of your favorite oils. Also, this recipe is for hand work and not some bread machine work. Ok, lets get started.
Pizza Dough Ingredients:

- One and a Half of Cups of very warm water, but not hot.

- One Tablespoon of Pure Local Honey.

- One Tablespoon, or One Normal Packet, or Seven grams, or One Quarter of an ounce (oz) of Active Dry Yeast.

- One Teaspoon of Iodized Sea Salt.

- One Tablespoon of Organic Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Olive Oil.

- Three and a Half Cups of Whole Wheat Flour.

1st Step: Get all these Pizza Dough ingredients ready to use. Now get a large bowl and a regular table spoon for mixing, I don’t like to use whisk tool because it is just too useless for this dough recipe and then it is hard to clean it.
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2nd Step: Now you can put the 1 and 1/2 of cups of very warm water into that large bowl. Then put the 1 tablespoon of pure local honey into that water and mix it in to make it melt and dissolve. And then put the 1 tablespoon of active dry yeast into that sweet water mixture, but don’t mix it yet, just dump it in and leave it for about 10 minutes.

3rd Step: After those ten minutes passed you can dump in the 1 teaspoon of sea salt and mix it all very good with that table spoon. Then put the 1 tablespoon of that Olive Oil and mix it all very good again.

4th Step: Finally you can dump in the 3 and a 1/2 of cups of flour into your liquid mixture and mix it very good with your table spoon, this is where you would break or bend your whisk tool if you would try to use it. Your dough here will become clumpy and weird looking, and that is okay for now.

5th Step: Put some extra flour on the clean table and on your clean hands, so the dough won’t stick to you or your table.

6th Step: Now you can dump your clumpy weird dough with everything that is in that bowl onto a floured table. Here is where you begin kneading your dough. To knead, in other words, is to work your dough into a uniform mixture by pressing, stretching, ripping, and squishing. So, for about 10 to 20 minutes you will be using your hands to mix the yeast and other mixtures inside the dough, that way pizza will turn out better and softer at the end. When you are done kneading your pizza dough, try forming a nice smooth ball.

7th Step: Get your large bowl, wash it, dry it, and oil it with some of the extra olive oil. Or get a clean large bowl and oil that one instead. Now lightly and carefully oil your dough ball all the way around and place it inside of that bowl. Then cover that bowl with clear plastic wrap and then with a towel on top of the plastic wrap. And then place your bowl with your dough in or on a warm place and leave it there for about 45 minutes or more.

8th Step: While you are waiting for your dough lets get all the toppings ready. Right now you have time to get them all ready and cut them all up into small or big pieces as you like and put them in a single bowl and then mix them all together, but Not the cheese and the sauce. It is your choice of what and how many of toppings to use, but I’ll give you the list of toppings that I used.
Pizza Toppings Ingredients:
- One Organic Onion.
- Mixed Strips of Red, Yellow, and Green Bell Peppers.
- Turkey Polska Kielbasa.
- Crimini Sliced Mushrooms.
- Finely Shredded Mozzarella Cheese.
- Alfredo Sauce.

9th Step: Read this whole step to the end before doing anything yet. After at least 45 minutes have passed, flour your clean table and your hands again, and dump your expanded dough on that floured table. If you want just one big and thick pizza then do not divide the dough, but just knead it and put it back into that oiled bowl for another 45 minutes or more and skip the instructions from here to the 10th Step. If your want two smaller and thinner pizzas then carefully divide that dough into two even pieces and knead for about 5 minutes or more each piece and then form both of them into balls again and put them into separate oiled bowls. Cover those bowls with plastic clear wraps and with the towels on top of the wraps. Put your bowls in or on a warm place again for another 45 minutes or more.

10th Step: Turn your oven on to preheat it at 450 degrees F (or 232 degrees C). While the oven is preheating, flour the clean table and your hands again, and dump a dough ball unto that floured table but DO NOT break or rip that dough ball apart. You can use a rolling pin or your hands to Carefully stretch out and form your dough ball into a round pizza shape. After stretching your dough for a while, you can also stretch it out even more with your fists, by carefully throwing the dough on top of your fists and then pull one fist from another fist begining from the middle of the pizza shape. If you make a hole in your pizza dough accidentally then take one side of dough on that hole and pull it over the opposite side of that same hole and then just press those side on the table to make them stick to each other. When you formed your pizza dough into a round pizza shape that you want then go to the next step. (if you are making two pizzas, then let the second dough ball wait until you’ll have the pizza pan available for the second one).

11th Step: Wash your hands and oil the pizza pan. Then carefully place your pizza dough on that pizza pan. Put the alfredo sauce evenly on top of that pizza shaped dough and stay away from the edges, then put your toppings on top of that sauce evenly and stay away from the edges, then put the shredded cheese evenly on top of those toppings and again staying away from the edges. You should stay away from the edges about one inch if you want your oven to be clean still after you are done.

12th Step: After the oven was preheated and you completed step eleven, then you can put your pizza inside the oven for about 21 minutes. If you are making just one big and thick pizza then you may need to let it stand for 25 or 30 minutes in the oven, depending on your oven, because some ovens are very powerful and good at keeping their temperature, but some are weak and slow. Also, if you are going to be opening your oven a lot while its cooking your pizza then your time will need to be added because you’ll release the heat and slow down the baking process. After your dough has been cooked through all the way, cheese melted and became brown on the edges, then you are ready to take it out and enjoy. Some people like to prebake their pizza dough for about 5 to 10 minutes before putting the toppings and sauce on top of it. Well, whatever way you have chosen to make your brain and taste buds happy, just let me know in the comments under this article.

Also, you can Learn How To Make Pizzeria Style Pizza At Home Better Than You Can Buy At The Pizzeria, by just getting this incredible eBook called “Secrets from Inside the Pizzeria“.

Or, if you are interested in more recipes for pizzas, then we recommend this cookbook called “500 Pizzas and Flatbreads“.

Also, if you want to see more of fun and free recipes, then try this website called Felice in the Kitchen.

Swiss Chard Nutrients and Benefits

Vladimir Yasmenko — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:05:27 +0000

Swiss Chard is a very healthy green vegetable. It has some taste similar to the other leafy green vegetables like spinach and beet greens. The List of Nutrients in Swiss Chard is very big and awesome:
- Vitamin A (Extreme amount)
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, pyridoxine
- Vitamin C (large amount)
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K (Extreme Amount)
- Magnesium (good amount)
- Manganese (good amount)
- Potassium (good amount)
- Iron (good amount)
- Dietary Fiber
- Copper
- Calcium
- Tryptophan
- Protein
- Phosphorus
- Zinc
- Folate
- Biotin
- Water
- Carbohydrates
- Selenium
- Sodium
- Amino Acids

Swiss Chard Vegetable has very good and healthy benefits too, especially after seeing a huge list of nutrients. The leaves and the Roots of this Green Leafy Vegetable are important for our health:
- Prevents Digestive Tract Cancers
- Reduces Risk of Colon Cancer
- Improves Kidney Health
- Improves Bone Health
- Supports Vision
- Reduces Risk of Cataracts
- Reduces Risk of Cancers
- Lowers Risk of Skin Cancer
- Improves Lung Health
- Supports Immune System
- Antioxidant Protection
- Protects from Free Radicals
- Protects from Asthma
- Protects from Osteoarthritis
- Protects from Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Prevents oxidation of cholesterol
- Prevents colds
- Prevents Ear Infections
- Improves Heart Health
- Regulates Blood Pressure
- Improves Heart function
- Promotes Cardiovascular Health
- Protects from atherosclerosis
- Lowers High blood pressure
- Reduces Risk of Stroke
- Provides Healthy Energy
- Helps with menopause
- Reduces Diabetic Complications
- Protects from Heart Attack
- Prevent blocked arteries
- Lowers Cholesterol
- Regulates Blood Sugar Levels
- Supports Healthy Nervous system
- Slows down Loss of Mental Function
- Decreases Cognitive Decline

So, yeah, that was some very good and useful info about Swiss Chard the Green and Leafy Vegetable. Well, we sure do recommend for all of you to try introducing this vegetable to your healthy diet. You could enjoy Swiss Chard in salads, pastas, omelets, and lasagna.

Green Basic Salad Recipe

Vladimir Yasmenko — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:52:27 +0000

Here is a recipe for a Basic Salad:

- Cooked chicken (or any meat preference, but NOT processed meat)
- Onions
- Organic Spring Mix
- Organic Baby Spinach
- Topped with “Healthy, Easy and Delicious Ranch Style Dressing”

Put as much of each ingredients as you want. Mix well with Ranch and Enjoy!

Green Beans Nutrients and Benefits

Vladimir Yasmenko — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:52:22 +0000

Fresh Green Beans are healthy, crunchy, and fun to eat. They are similar to Green Peas, but not all the way. You can enjoy green beans in many different ways, for example, with fish dish, with potatoes dish, with mushrooms, with salads, or with frittatas. Boiled Green Beans have these kind of ingredients:
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1, thiamin
- Vitamin B2, riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, niacin
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin K
- Manganese
- Dietary Fiber
- Potassium
- Folate
- Tryptophan
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Copper
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Protein
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids
- Omega 6 Fatty Acids
- Carbohydrates
- Natural Sugar
- Water
- Chloride
- Sodium
- Amino Acids

Not only the list of ingredients is awesome in green beans, but the list of benefits is very nice too:
- Maintains strong bones
- Prevents breakdown of bones
- Protects from atherosclerosis
- Protects from diabetic heart disease
- Reduces Free radicals in the body
- Works as an antioxidant
- Protects from cholesterol being oxidized
- Lowers Cholesterol Levels
- Prevents from blocked arteries
- Prevents from heart attack
- Prevents from stroke
- Lowers high blood pressure
- Promotes Colon Health
- Prevents from colon cancer
- Reduces Asthma inflammations
- Reduces Osteoarthritis inflammations
- Reduces Rheumatoid Arthritis inflammations
- Provides healthy energy
- Supports healthy immune system
- Protects from viruses
- Protects from bacteria
- Fights infections

Bell Peppers Nutrients and Benefits

Vladimir Yasmenko — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:41:40 +0000

In this writing we’ll introduce you to red, yellow, orange, green, purple, brown and even black bell peppers. I don’t know if you can taste the difference between their colors, but many people do, my favorite bell pepper is the red one. You can use bell peppers for very nice flavorful salads, soups and pretty much almost any dish could use them, the problem usually comes to, the money to get them. Anyway, here is the important list of nutrients in raw one cup of bell peppers:
- Lots of Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1, thiamin
- Vitamin E
- Lots of Vitamin C
- Vitamin K
- Vitamin B6, pyridoxine
- Dietary Fiber
- Molybdenum
- Manganese
- Folate
- Potassium
- Tryptophan
- Copper
- Carbohydrates
- Water
- Calcium
- Chloride
- Phosphorus

These beautiful and colorful bell peppers are beautiful and colorful in benefits too:
- Protects Against Free Radicals
- Reduces risk of cardiovascular disease
- Lowers Cholesterol Levels
- Lowers Risk of Heart Attack
- Lowers Risk of stroke
- Promotes good heart health
- Lowers Risk of Prostate Cancer
- Lowers Risk of Cervix Cancer
- Lowers Risk of Bladder Cancer
- Lowers Risk of Pancreas Cancer
- Promotes Optimal Health
- Promotes Lung Health
- Lowers Risk of Lung Cancer
- Promotes Eyesight
- Protects against Rheumatoid Arthritis

Eggplant Nutrients and Benefits

Vladimir Yasmenko — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:17:53 +0000

Eggplant is a very important vegetable for our health and bodies too, because it contains these kinds of nutrients:
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Dietary Fiber
- Potassium
- Tryptophan
- Folate
- Copper
- Manganese
- Carbohydrates
- Natural Sugar
- Water
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus

Also, the Eggplant Vegetable has very good and important benefits for our health, like it:
- Protects Brain Cells
- An Antioxidant Vegetable
- Protects from free radicals
- Protects from bacteria
- Protects from Fungi
- Protects from some cancers
- An Antimicrobial Vegetable
- Protects from bad cholesterol
- Supports Immune system
- Reduces Cholesterol

So, next time you’re in the store and looking to buy some of the eggplant vegetable, then make sure that it does have a vivid color, it could be purple, white, or green. Make sure it is nice and smooth, shiny and doesn’t have any scars or bruises. The stem part and the cap part of the eggplant should be nice, bright, and green color. And of course, when buying any vegetable or fruit, make sure that it is NOT waxed, because the wax that some bad companies put on their fruits and vegetables is extremely bad for you and you can not get it out of your system once it’s in there. Enjoy.