Juicing Your Way to Weight Loss

Cabbages for juicing.Before you start juicing, you should know that it can get pretty expensive, and I’m not just talking about the start-up costs of buying a juicer. You can go through a lot of vegetables as you juice your way to weight loss. This is why having a garden can go a long way.

That being said the health benefits are amazing, and it is very cost effective when you weigh it against considering joining a weight loss program that requires you to throw a lot of hard earned dollars toward losing weight. Not only that – juicing is truly refreshing – and you can do it in your kitchen

Remember when you didn’t like coffee? And when you couldn’t stand the taste of beer? Well it is somewhat the same with juicing, depending on what you juice. There are a lot of tasty vegetable drinks out there, but when you get going on the green drinks, the healthiest ones there are, you are definitely not going to like them at first. Continue reading

Squab Meat Nutrients and Health Benefits

Squab Meat - Dove - PigeonSquab Meat usually comes from Domestic Pigeons or Doves. Pigeons and Doves come from a Columbidae family which includes about 300 species. Squab literally means Loose Fat Flesh, so any young Dove or Pigeon is considered a Squab. Most squabs get to about a month old before being ready for food processing. Squabs and/or Pigeons have been a popular meat for meals for a long time now and was used by many civilizations. Squab meat is considered to be Dark Meat similar to the duck meat. The meat from pigeons is lean, mild, full of proteins, vitamins, minerals, and is very digestible. People describe Squab as Tender, Fine-Grained, and with a Silky texture. People cook Squab in many different ways, pretty much just like if you would cook any other meat; fried, roasted, boiled, stewed, or grilled. Dove, Pigeon, or Squab is considered a delicacy and/or exotic and very unique meat. Some people call these birds as Doves and/or Pigeons depending on their own knowledge or opinion, but according to others, the larger species are considered as Pigeons and the smaller ones are considered as Doves. The Nutrients in one Raw Meat-Only Squab which is about 168 grams are: Continue reading

Potluck and The Healthy Benefits of Staying In

Pasta MealAs the cold winter months press onward, many are looking for accessible and fun ways to stay physically fit and healthy. Exercise is not the only way to stay physically fit and maintain a healthful lifestyle. A huge component of staying fit and healthy is centered on what types of food you choose to put into your body. This idea goes so far as to mean; healthy food is just as important as giving your body regular exercise. Eating healthy does not have to be a painful process.  Eating healthy can be a social and environmentally friendly experience where you as the consumer are able to support your local food economy while reaping all of the health benefits. Here are a few ways to keep the cold winter months lively, healthy, and delicious. Continue reading

Parsnip Nutrients and Health Benefits

Parsnip Root VegetableDid you know that there is a root vegetable that really looks like a Carrot, but it’s not orange and it isn’t rich in Vitamin A like the carrot is. This root vegetable is called Parsnip (Pastinaca Sativa). Parsnips are usually either white, brown, pale, or yellow in color and they taste a little sweeter than carrots. Yes, parsnips can be eaten raw, but most people prefer it being cooked. Pretty much people cook Parsnips the way you would cook a carrot or a potato, which means it could be fried, roasted, boiled, put in salads, stews, soups, or casseroles.

Parsnip RootParsnips grow bigger and have better flavor if they are grown in colder countries, but there must be good healthy soil in order to accomplish that. In Roman times some people believed that Parsnip was an Aphrodisiac vegetable which means it increased sexual desire. Since Parsnip is so rich in Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutrients people use it for baby food products. The Nutrients in a cup (133 grams) of Raw Sliced Parsnips are: Continue reading

Shari’s Pesto Chicken Mushroom Melt Sandwich Review

Shari's Restaurant Spokane WA ReviewThis week I went to Sharis Restaurant and tried something new that I have never tried at Sharis before. First when I sat down I wanted just something simple, like a soup and tea, but then when I found this beautiful description of a sandwich, I just had to try it out. It is one of the Shari’s Most Delicious Signature Sandwiches and it’s called Pesto Chicken Mushroom Melt Sandwich. This Particular Shari’s Sandwich consists of Continue reading

Barley Soup Recipe

Barley Grain in SoupBarley is pretty healthy so I’d recommend to try to use it in your meals from time to time. If you want to find out the Nutrients and Benefits of Barley then just click on THIS LINK to go see my older post about that topic. Anyway, there are lots of recipes and ideas on how to prepare Barley or how to make different kinds of meal with Barley. In this post I would like to tell you how to make a soup with Barley. It is totally up to you of course on how many ingredients or what ingredients you want to use, but I’ll just let you know one of the unique recipes that people have these days for barley soups. Some people prefer to presoak Barley overnight, but some don’t want to do that so we’ll just have to cook it a little longer. If you follow this recipe in the order I write it then you should be able to accomplish it without any problems. Continue reading

Sapodilla Nutrients and Benefits

sapodillaSapodilla Fruit is healthy, sweet, tasty, and with a caramelly flavor. Sapodilla fruit has to be in warm and tropical climates in order to survive and flourish. Some of the places that you can find Sapodilla fruit trees at are like Mexico, Central America, India, and Philipines. In order for the Sapodilla Fruit to be ripen all the way it needs to be collected from the tree first. The Nutrients that one cup of Raw Sapodilla with pulp contains are:
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B9, Folate
- Vitamin C (large amount)
- Protein
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Zinc
- Copper
- Selenium
- Omega 6 Fatty Acids
- Natural Fats
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber (large amount)
- Calories

Also, the Benefits that you could get from these Sapodilla Nutrients are:
- 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
- May prevent or reduce constipation
- Helps reduce or prevent Hemorrhoids
- Normalizes Cholesterol levels
- Normalizes blood sugar levels
- Supports Weight loss

Persimmon Nutrients and Benefits

persimmonsDid you know that Persimmon is not a fruit, but its true definition is a berry. If you translate Persimmon to Russian it would be XYPMA, to sound it out you would say Hoorma. To some people persimmon berry is not a very common food, for some reason it’s just not as popular as other fruits and berries. But it still is a good and healthy fruit to eat sometimes. Persimmon berry is usually an orange color on the inside and on the outside, and it is usually between 1 to 4 inches in diameter. People like to eat Persimmons either dry, fresh, raw, or cooked. Some people have stomach problems after eating persimmons for a while, but it is because most of those people ate persimmons which were not ripe all the way. The Nutrients that you could get from one average raw persimmon, which is about 25 grams, are:
- Vitamin C (good amount)
- Calcium
- Iron
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Carbohydrates
- Calories

The Possible Benefits of Persimmon berry are:
- 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
- Some nations use it to treat constipation
- Other nations use it for hemorrhoids
- May reduce bleeding
- Some people cook it to treat diarrhea
- Other people cook it to treat dysentery

PassionFruit Nutrients and Benefits

passion fruit insidePassionfruit or Passion Fruit or Passiflora Edulis is a healthy Fruit that likes to grow in hotter climates. It is possible to find Passion Fruit in places like India, South Africa, New Zealand, Israel, Carribean, East Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Hawaii, Florida, California, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Peru. The Oval Passion Fruit has a form of a very large egg and they can be about the size of a grapefruit or a lemon. You can find Passion Fruits in two different ripe colors dark purple and bright yellow, and if you see them in fresh green color then that means it is not ready to eat yet. The Passionfruit flowers on the Passion Fruit plants are extemely beautiful and have different colors also. There are different varieties available in Dark Purple color Passion Fruit and in Bright Yellow Passion Fruit. The Dark Purple Passion Fruit comes in varieties like Black Knight, Red Rover, Edgehill, Purple Giant, Frederick, Paul Ecke, and Kahuna. And the Bright Yellow Passion Fruit comes in varieties like Golden Giant and Brazilian Golden. When you’ll decide to buy some passionfruits, try choosing the bigger, heavier, firmer and even wrinkled ones while you are at the store. Do not buy the green ones, they are not ripe yet. You can enjoy Passionfruit with ice cream, yogurt, fruit salads or just fresh and raw by itself. If you don’t like the seed texture or taste in your mouth then just strain the juice that you’ll be able to squeeze out from the insides of the fruit. The Nutrients in Dark Purple Passion Fruit and in the Bright Yellow Passion Fruit are very similar and with very little differences. We will include both of the fruits’s Nutrients Lists, but only one Benefits List because of the similar Nutrients.
passion fruit flower redSo, in about one cup or 247 grams of Raw, Fresh, Dark Purple Passionfruit Juice you can expect to receive these Nutrients:
- Vitamin A (good amount)
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B9, Folate
- Vitamin C (extreme amount)
- Vitamin K
- Protein
- Calories
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber
- Natural Fats
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium (good amount)
- Sodium
- Zinc
- Copper
- Natural Sugars

passion fruit flower blueAnd, in about one cup or 247 grams of Raw, Fresh, Bright Yellow Passionfruit Juice you can expect to receive these Nutrients:
- Vitamin A (good amount)
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin (good amount)
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B9, Folate
- Vitamin C (large amount)
- Vitamin K
- Protein
- Calories
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber
- Natural Fats
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium (good amount)
- Sodium
- Zinc
- Copper
- Natural Sugars

The Benefits are awesome and important too from constant consuming of Passion Fruits:
- Improves nerve function
- Improves muscle function
- Reduces confusion
- Reduces irritability
- Reduces fatigue
- Lowers chance of heart problems
- Lowers chance of high blood pressure
- Protects from chronic diarrhea
- Improves exercise ability
- Strengthens bones
- Builds bones
- Improves blood circulation
- Protects from muscle spasms
- Improves heart rate
- Normalizes blood sugar level
- Helps prevent headaches
- Lowers Bad Cholesterol Levels (LDL)
- Raises Good Cholesterol Levels (HDL)
- Supports Healthy Fat process
- Reduces Weakness
- Normalizes appetite
- Reduces skin infections
- Reduces digestive issues
- Provides Healthy Energy
- Improves Skin health
- Protects Cells from Oxygen Damage
- Reduces Sensitivity to Light
- Improves Skin around eyes
- Reduces Oral Sores and Cracks
- Reduces Skin peeling around nose
- Supports Good Vision
- Supports Cells Production
- Improves Eyesight
- Fights Viral Infections
- Protects from Viral Infections
- Reduces Chances of Night Blindness
- Moisturizes Skin
- Moisturizes Eyes
- Moisturizes Mucous
- Antioxidant Support
- Protects from Free Radicals
- Improves wound healing
- Improves gums health
- Improves teeth health
- Improves Immune System
- Reduces Aging
- Lowers Risk of Cancers
- Improves Iron absorption
- Improves Lung health
- Prevents from frequent colds
- Protects from frequent infections

Ohelo berries Nutrients and Benefits

ohelo berries from Steve Young and Volcanovillage.comThe Ohelo berries are good, fun and healthy to eat. It mostly grows around volcanic places like in Maui and Hawaii. This Ohelo berry can also be called ohelloberry or vaccinium reticulatum. These berries usually taste pretty sweet, but sometimes you’ll be able to find some with tartly taste. When you’ll find these Oheloberries bush make sure that you are not mistaking it with the Poisonous Akia berries. The Ohelo Berry has lots of small seeds inside, but the Akia Berry has only one big seed inside. Oheloberries can be ripe and at the same time they can have any of these colors like red, yellow, orange, purple, and even blue. In about a cup of Raw Oheloberries you should be able to get these Nutrients:
- Vitamin A (good amount)
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin C
- Protein
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Calories
- Carbohydrates

You can also get these good and important benefits from Raw and Fresh Oheloberries:
- 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
- Improves wound healing
- Prevents cells from damages
- Improves gums health
- Improves teeth health
- Improves Immune System
- Reduces Aging
- Lowers Risk of Cancers
- Improves Iron absorption
- Improves Lung health
- Prevents from frequent colds
- Protects from frequent infections

This picture of Oheloberries is available for any use from Steve Young and Volcanovillage.com So if you decide to use it then go to his website and copy it from there and remember to give credit to the picture’s owner.