Papayas are a tropical fruit full of healthy antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds, vitamins and minerals. They also contain the enzyme papain that helps to digest proteins in a similar way to bromelain from pineapples. Dietary fiber is abundant, helping to…
Roasted Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Spaghetti squash is a member of the hard, or winter, squash family which also includes acorn and butternut squash. This family of vegetables are good sources of carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin and beta-cryptoxanthin. Though relatively high in starches, the complex…
Fusilli Pasta Salad Recipe
Fusilli pasta salad is good to make during the summer and fall when fresh local tomatoes, peppers and herbs are available. As with most of my recipes, this one is designed for easy substitutions. Feel absolutely free to use different…
Grapes – Good For Health
Grapes are a type of berry that have been cultivated for at least 8,000 years. A woody deciduous(meaning they drop their leaves during winter) vine, grapes are in the genus vitus. There are two main lineages of grapes, one native…
The Power Of Pineapples
The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad plant family. They originated and grew wild in the South American countries of Paraguay and Brazil. From there, pineapples were spread throughout the rest of South America and into the Caribbean and…
Eat Carrots For More Than Carotenoids
Most people think of orange when carrots are mentioned. This is because almost all commercially grown carrots world-wide are orange varieties. Most carrots did not become orange until after the 17th century, however, and it was politics in the Netherlands…
Mushrooms Are Part Of A Healthy Diet
Mushrooms provide important variety, flavor and nutrition to any diet. All mushrooms share a broad nutrient outline but each individual species of mushroom brings its own distinct micro-nutrients as well. The wood-decomposing mushrooms as a group also have a slightly…
Summer Is Cantaloupe Season
Summer is melon season and cantaloupe is one of the most readily available melons in the United States. Sweet, delicious cantaloupes are cheap and a highly nutritious part of any whole food based diet. Great tasting cantaloups will have a…
Drink More Tea
Drink more tea for better health Drink more tea to get a wide range of beneficial nutrients. Tea is one of the great anti-inflammatory foods. Tea should be part of every healthy whole food diet. The traditional green, matcha, white,…
Eat The Alliums!
The allium vegetables are members of the lily family. They include garlic, onions, leeks and shallots. All of these vegetables concentrate trace minerals from the soil that are necessary for optimum health. They also produce a wide range of anti-inflammatory…