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…
4 Ways To Add Variety To A Healthy Whole Food Diet
Eating a wide variety of healthy whole foods is the key to maximum health. It is easy, though, to fall into the habit of eating only what is readily available and easily prepared. It is also easier to eat what…
Fresh Orange Juice Is A Healthy Winter Treat
One of the real treats of living in Florida is being able to pick ripe, sweet oranges from trees in the yard and drink the juice minutes later. A few colder nights in the 40’s makes them even sweeter and…
Simple Hot Sauce Recipe
This simple hot sauce recipe makes a wonderful condiment that can be used to spice up any dish. It is quick and easy to make, full of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds and needs only five ingredients. The capsaicin in chile…
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…
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…
Why I Don’t Place Much Value In RDA’s(Recommended Daily Allowances)
I do not place much value on our government’s nutritional recommendations. Whether they are called RDA’s(recommended daily allowances) or MDR’s(minimum daily requirements) or some other alphabet combination, all of these guidelines are based on the premise that everyone must take…
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…