Eggplants originated in India and were first cultivated for food more than 7,000 years ago in China. They are part of the nightshade family of plants and contain the oxalates common to all nightshades. Growth is similar to most pepper…
Boniato In Any Healthy Whole Food Diet
About boniato Boniato is a relatively unknown root vegetable in the U.S. It originated in Peru and Colombia more than 3,000 years ago. In the U.S. they are mainly grown in southeast Florida. They are just starting to show up…
Wonderful Winter Squash For Whole Food Health
Winter squash is a wonderful source of nutrition for whole food health. These hard squashes should be part of any healthy whole food diet because of the combination of health benefits they bring to the table. Most varieties of winter…
Is Chocolate A Healthy Whole Food?
About This Post Let me say right at the beginning that this post is my informed personal opinion. I say informed because I spend a lot of time, every day, thinking about food. I do a lot of research about…
Fresh Okra And Grape Tomatoes Recipe
About Okra Okra is a wonderful and underutilized vegetable. The young pods are best and cook more quickly when still tender but fully mature pods work fine with just a little extra cooking time and moisture. Okra supplies a lot…
Vary Your Berries For Maximum Whole Food Health
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are, in order, the four most popular berries in the US. They should be part of every healthy whole food diet. All four berry varieties provide high amounts of necessary vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, many…
Curried Ginger Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Since I am usually cooking for 2-4 people(or two people with leftovers), I like to use small 2-5 pound pumpkins as soon as they show up at the farmers’ markets and produce stands. A pumpkin in this size range will…
More Mangos For Hearty Health
The mango has long been called the “king of fruits” for its combination of taste, aroma and health promoting properties. Eating a mango will get you all of the major vitamins and minerals along with a good dose of healthy…
What Do Bitter Greens Add To A Healthy Whole Food Diet?
Bitter greens add a lot of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory packed nutrition to any healthy whole food diet. The bitterness is caused by numerous phytontrients that repel insect pests, bacterial invaders and fungal growth but are good for us. Bitter greens…
Red Chile Sauce Recipe
This red chile sauce recipe is made from whole dried chile pepper pods in the traditional Northern New Mexican style popular in Santa Fe. It is a very simple recipe with few ingredients. There are no tomato products, meat or…