Healthy Eating Tips : Eat Your Greens! Drink Your Carrots!

Growing up, people used to always say to me: “Eat carrots! They're good for your eyes.” I believed what they said. Not dissing carrots, but they were and are not my favorite veggie. So coming up with creative ways to enjoy them to receive the health benefit was always a challenge.   What's the best way to respond to a food challenge?  COMPROMISE!  😋 

Now in my adulthood, come to find out that according to experts in diet and nutrition, zeaxanthin and lutein, which are the forms of beta-carotene that boost eye health are found in high levels in green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale, romaine lettuce, and Swiss chard. That's fantastic! Because for me, greens are the best veggies!! Although, in defense of carrots, the juice mixes well with various other fruits and makes for a delicious healthy drink!

RE:  Carrots - DID YOU KNOW?

• A carrot is not a vegetable. ...
• The root is not the only edible part of a carrot. ...
• Plant an actual carrot in the ground and it will make seeds. ...
• Carrots are one of the best plants for pollinators. ...
• Carrots were not originally orange.

Source:  Snake River Seed Cooperative

RE:  Green Leafy Vegetables - DID YOU KNOW?

• Packed With Vitamins &Amp; Minerals
• Good Source Of Fiber
• Keeps The Brain Young
• Low In Salt And Fat

Source:  All Women's Talk

Greens Glorious Greens!: More than 140 Ways to Prepare All Those Great-Tasting, Super-Healthy, Beautiful Leafy Greens

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7 Creative Carrot Juice Recipes

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Carrot Juice Recipes | Juicing Carrots

Carrot Juice Recipes | Juicing Carrots

Carrot juice recipes are simply wonderful. If you've never had it before, you'll be surprised how sweet it is. It tastes NOTHING like you think it will taste. Its sweet, creamy and delicious. It has a milky texture and has no bitterness.

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3. Super Foods 

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5. Aromatherapy 

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Can You Guess the Healthiest Cuisines in the World?

Dear Blog Readers and Subscribers:

Missed me?  LOL. ☺❤  

I chilled out a bit for the 4th of July holiday but I have been (and still am) kind of busy with my various home biz projects.  Publishing this short post so that my readers know this is blog is still being maintained.

Found an interesting article today at Spices, Inc. that lists the 8 Healthiest Cuisines in the World.

It was no surprise to me that California Cuisine was on the list. I am a little upset that Caribbean cuisine did not make the list. But I understand. ☺ As to why kosher Jewish food isn't Number 1 on the list?  Your guess is as good as mine. ☺

JUST FOR FUN!

Before you check the official list at Spices, Inc., write down YOUR LIST of world cuisines that you think should be on this list and then compare to see if you guessed right!

8 Healthiest Cuisines in the World

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Strawberries or Blueberries? Pineberry or Pink Lemonade? Choose!

Life is full of difficult decisions. As if it isn't hard enough to choose between whether to grow strawberries or blueberries. There are these two exquisitely delicious variations of these fruits and you have to choose.

White Carolina Pineberry Plant VS 

Pink Lemonade Blueberry Plant.

Let's Discuss.

If you are a gardener and you like strawberries, then you might like to try planting the White Carolina Pineberry plant. It tastes like pineapple and strawberry TOGETHER! If you can imagine that. Sounds so exotic, doesn’t it? (Although some people describe it as weird.)

PROs:

• Can a fruit which tastes like strawberry and pineapple be bad?
• Great gift idea for gardeners
• People might be impressed if they saw it in your garden
• Can be dipped in chocolate like the red strawberry
• Natural Medicine endorses it as a healthy food

CONs:

• Uh? Any fruit claiming to be a strawberry “relative” should be RED.  (O.o)  What?  It's not red!!
• Need to be a good gardener

* Learn more: Specialty Produce: Pineberries

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Do you like lemonade? I do. What I like about lemonade is that you can vary this drink recipe and make it even better adding another fruit. Do you like blueberries? Well then there is no reason why you wouldn’t love the Pink Lemonade Blueberry plant.

PROs:

• For people who always wanted blueberries to be PINK
• Has been suggested for people who are NOT gardeners
• Great gift idea for gardeners and non-gardeners
• People might be impressed if they saw them in your garden
• Can still be used to make blueberry pancakes

CONs:

• Any fruit claiming to be a blueberry “relative” should be BLUE.  (O.o)  What?  It's not blue!!

* Learn more: Specialty Produce: Pink Lemonade Blueberries

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♦  White Carolina Pineberry Plant

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♦  Pink Lemonade Blueberry Plant

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Enjoy Your Fruit By Season and in a Salad

Not sure how many of my blog readers have ever eaten an American Thanksgiving meal. If you have then you know how heavy that meal is. Is it any wonder many people just want to go to sleep afterward? LOL.

I have been preparing Thanksgiving dinner ever since I got married. That was over 40 years ago. My kids say they have good memories of our holiday meals and I'm glad. There was one holiday in particular that one of my kids remembers because I made a fruit salad. Instead of a cake with icing or a pie, I wanted to make something sweet but not so heavy. When I went shopping that year there was some great fruit in the produce department. So I decided to put fruit salad on the Turkey Day menu.

That memory got me thinking about fruit salads and whether or not there were specific recipes for every season of the year. I managed to find fruit salad recipes for winter, spring, summer, and fall. The Thanksgiving holiday occurs during the fall season and it was no surprise that there are quite a few fall fruit salad recipes.

Image credit: 3pcs Heart Shaped Glass Bowls Golden Rim Edge Fruit Salad Bowl Home Dinnerware Set by GOODFEER 

If you like fruit (and who doesn't?), you'll probably love these fruit salad recipes. There is a delightful winter fruit salad, loaded with the best fruits of Autumn and Winter; and dressed with honey; a spring salad recipe is super sweet, hydrating and nourishing; and a summer salad made with fresh summer fruits mixed together with crunchy peanuts and a dressing made of Thai herbs and fish sauce. Enjoy!

📷 A delightful winter fruit salad, loaded with the best fruits of Autumn and Winter; and dressed with honey. (via Winter Fruit Salad Recipe - https://t.co/IbT8UTrmF8) https://t.co/3h8xxVVA0n

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) May 7, 2020

📷 13 Amazing Salads for Spring you Should Eat Right Now https://t.co/DzEZ4pAG1W

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) May 7, 2020

📷 This recipe is super sweet, hydrating and nourishing. Spring Fruit Salad - Exploring Healthy Foods For #breakfast or a #healthysnack. https://t.co/uE7XROcoTt

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) May 7, 2020

📷 Fresh summer fruits mixed together with crunchy peanuts and a dressing made of Thai herbs and fish sauce. (via Fresh Summer Asian Salad | The Splendid Table) https://t.co/8eZzkUqS3k

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) May 7, 2020

📷 15 Incredible Summer Salad Recipes you need to try - Jessica Gavin @jessica_gavin https://t.co/M660CiKv1R

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) May 7, 2020

Autumn Fruit Salad Recipe - https://t.co/8qjafQgrMV via @flipboard pic.twitter.com/Hh4AzSEpsB

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) May 7, 2020

Sweet & Spicy Fall Fruit Salad — Shauna Sever @shaunasever https://t.co/L6vbiEuTL6 pic.twitter.com/KRicVhYuJC

— EverydayExoticSpices (@EverydaySpices) May 7, 2020

More Wonderful Fruit Salad Recipes

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