Feijoa Fruit is for some reason not very popular in the USA, especially in the northwest, probably because it requires a warm climate. Feijoa fruit has been seen in Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Georgia, Russia, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Azerbaijan, China, and some of the hotter states in the USA. This Feijoa fruit is also called Pineapple Guava or just Guavasteen. Feijoa plant can be considered as an evergreen shrub or as a little tree. Some people combine Feijoa with smoothies, ice creams, shakes, yogurt, juices, fruit drinks, jam, or they just enjoy it by itself as a natural and healthy fruit. The Feijoa fruit is very good and healthy for people because in about a cup of this pureed fruit you can get these nutrients:
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B9, Folate (good amount)
- Vitamin C (large amount)
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Zinc
- Copper
- Manganese
- Protein
- Natural Fats
- Carbohydrates
- Calories
Also, with these nutrients you are most likely to get very good benefits. So, here is the list of benefits that you could get from a raw and preferably organic Feijoa Fruit:
- Reduces Risk of some Cancers
- Helps Protect from free radical damage
- Improves wound healing
- Helps prevent frequent colds
- Helps prevent frequent infections
- Improves Lung health
- Reduces Chances of anemia
- Improves your blood
- Improves nerve function
- Reduces chance of osteoporosis
- Lowers Risk of Alzheimer’s disease
- Helps Prevent irritability
- Reduces Depression chances
- Helps Improve short term memory
- Reduces chances of gingivitis
There is also lots of talking and evidences of feijoa containing good amount of iodine, but for some reason I wasn’t able to find the nutritional data for it. If that’s the case, then iodine adds to the list of benefits these important values:
- Improves Thyroid Gland function
- Helps Prevent Goiter
- Helps Prevent Fatigue
- Helps Prevent Depression
- Helps Prevent Weakness
- Helps Prevent Weight Gain
Did you know that Blackberries are sweet, fun and healthy to eat? Well, now you do :) So, enjoy… I think that was funny. Anyway, yes, Blackberry is very important and supportive for our bodies to stay healthy. The very black blackberries are very sweet and good to eat. While they are growing they look like Raspberry shrubs, but then when they become black, you notice right away that they are not raspberries. Blackberry in Russian would be ежевика. If you get about a cup of fresh and raw blackberries, then you would enjoy these kind of nutrients:
Guava is a very hard to find fruit in the USA except the Hawaii. In Russian Guava will be гуайява. Some Guavas have the green color on the outside, and some red and some yellow. On the inside some guavas are red looking, kind of like grapefruit color on the inside. Not only does guava fruit improves our health but its leaves are also known to be used in medical field to help support our health functions. Guava Fruits can be enjoyed pretty much just like an apple. In about a cup of raw and fresh guavas people can get these important Nutrients:
Today we would like to introduce you to a berry called Gooseberry, in Russian it is крыжовник, and you would say it in Russian something like that krizchovnik. Gooseberries usually have either green color or pinkish purple. They taste kind of sweet and kind of sour, and it is very fun to chew them because of their interesting texture. The European gooseberries are bigger than American ones and they taste better for some reason than American ones do. Either way, if you can get to any kind or color of gooseberries, then you should definitely buy them and eat them on a regular basis. About a cup of raw gooseberries provides these Nutrients:
Blackcurrant is a very healthy and important berry for humans health. This Black looking Berry Shrub mostly grows in colder parts of Europe and Asia. These Blackcurrant berries are pretty small and with seeds inside of them. Some people call it or write it as one word Blackcurrant, but some people use two words as Black Currant, or Currants Black. Since all alcoholic drinks taste like crap, Russians and Europeans use blackcurrant berries for a better taste and the look when making beer and vodka. Black Currants taste great and are full of antioxidants and vitamin C. And that is why European, Russian and Asian people ate black currants during world war 2, and because they didn’t have much choices of any other fruits during war in cold areas. If you translate Blackcurrant to Russian it will be чёрная смородина, to say it in English it will be Chernaya Smorodina. The Nutrients that you can get from one cup of European Raw BlackCurrants are:
Today we will introduce you to a very nutritional and flavorful herb called Cloves. Cloves look like dried flower buds. Clove herbs come from an evergreen clove tree. Cloves are usually dark red or brown because when people dry them that’s the color they turn to. The Nutrients in dried and ground cloves of about 2 tea spoons are:
Romanesco is an edible flower and very healthy too. Different countries call it different names like: Romanesco Broccoli, Roman Cauliflower, Broccoflower, and Romanesco Cauliflower. God created this Vegetable with a very beautiful design. At the same time, not only is it beautiful on the outside, it is also very good and healthy on the inside. The nutrients that you can find in a Romanesco are:
Turmeric Spice has been used by many people as a food, health remedy, and even as a dye. Turmeric comes from a root of the Curcuma Longa. Turmeric Spice has a bright yellow color. The nutrients in Turmeric Powder are:
Spelt is a very healthy and nutritious Grain that is similar to wheat. People enjoy Spelt Grain in Spelt Flour, Spelt Bread, and Spelt Pasta. If you are allergic to Gluten Grains, then you should try to stay away from spelt too. The Nutrients that you could find in Spelt Grain are:
Peanuts are good and healthy for our bodies, but make sure that you are not allergic to them before you start devouring them. Peanuts are not really from a nut family, they are members of the legumes family. Did you know that regularly eating pickled foods can actually increase the risk of colon cancer. Also, instead of eating peanut butter with jelly, you should try peanut butter with real raw honey, or peanut butter and some fruit. You can enjoy Peanuts with salads, sauteed vegetables, or just alone as a snack. The Nutrients that you would find in a quarter of a cup of Raw Peanuts are: