PowerFoods
9 Benefits of Walnuts – the Crinkly Powerfood
I just love walnuts! They add extra nutrition, flavor and crunch to any meal.
9 Benefits of Walnuts:
- Omega-3 fatty acids, thought to reduce risk of cancer (1/4 cup provides 90.8% of the daily value for these essential fats).
- Filled with good protein; a small serving has more protein than an egg.
- rich source of minerals (manganese, copper, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium).
- Antioxidants, yet are have not trans fats or cholesterol.
- Walnuts along with pecans and chestnuts have the highest antioxidant content of the tree nuts, with walnuts delivering more than 20 mmol antioxidants per 3 ounces (100 grams)
- Are high in vitamin E.
- Are excellent for the heart and circulatory system. (many studies prove this)
- packed with Vitamin B (riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B-6, and folates).
- Dr Oz says they are his favorite as long as they are soaked.
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Eat, Pray, Love…WEEDS
What do you do with weeds?
EAT as many weeds as you can stomach.
PRAY they don’t take over your lawn or garden.
LOVE them?
Weeds are some of the most powerful, vigorous, and nourishing plants on the earth.
Wouldn’t we all like to “grow like a weed’?
Eat Weeds:
If you bother to walk out to your lawn or garden; you can probably find enough weeds to solve many of your health problems.
- Dandelion leaves for example have much more nutrition than any of the lettuces you can buy in the supermarket and most of the other greens also. It’s at a great price too….FREE! Read the rest of this entry »
Almonds – King of Nuts
“Someone ate all the almonds!” : (
(familiar party comment around a bowl of mixed nuts)
Almonds are my favorite nut and many agree. Most mornings I add between 7 to 10 almonds to my breakfast. They tasty and nutritious.
Did you know:
- Almonds are actually stone fruits related to cherries, plums and peaches.
- Almonds are the only nut that is alkaline forming.
- Almonds are thought to have originated in western Asia and North Africa; they have been written about in many historical texts, including the Bible.
- Almonds are powerfoods.
9 Benefits of Almonds:
- Nutrient-dense.
- Packed with protein; almonds are 13 percent protein.
- One ounce (or about 23 almonds) is an excellent source of vitamin E, magnesium, fibre and protein.
- Filled with minerals such as magnesium, copper.
- Filled with B vitamins.
- Full of potassium, calcium, phosphorus and iron.
- Cholesterol-free.
- One-ounce serving of almonds contains about the same amount of antioxidants as a serving of broccoli.
- One of the best food sources of vitamin E, with about one third of the daily value per ounce.
Heart-healthy with monounsaturated fat; one-quarter cup of almonds contains about 18 grams of fat, 11 grams is heart-healthy monounsaturated fats.
According to research at the University of Toronto, eating heart-healthy foods, including almonds, can help reduce LDL, or the “bad” cholesterol levels, as much as a first-line “statin” drug.
Research at Tufts University found the flavonoids in almond skins work in synergy with the vitamin E in to protect artery walls from damage reducing the risk of heart disease.
Copyright ©Diana Herrington You are welcome to share this article with anyone who you think may benefit from this information as long as you give credit to Real Food for Life by including the link to the home page www.RealFoodforLife.com or the direct link to this post.
Brown Rice vs White Rice: Benefits and Cautions
Rice feeds the world!
Three billion people worldwide depend on rice for over half of their daily calorie intake. Most of them eat white rice.
Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.
Chinese Proverb
Could the hippies and macrobiotics, two of the biggest brown rice proponents be wrong? What are the differences between brown and white rice, and what are the benefits of each?
What is Miso?
Gift From the Gods!
According to Japanese mythology, miso is a gift from the gods.
That means its really good for you and the Japanese like it a lot!
We should like it too! It has been a staple part of the diet in the Far East for centuries.
Because it is a fermented, living food; its flavour improves in time, much like a fine wine.
19 Different Sugars but Which Are Healthy
Will the REAL FOOD Sugar Please Stand Up?
I love sweet things. As a child I was addicted to white sugar and this caused many health problems. This is one reason I am always talking about real foods: foods that are whole, live and are balancing to the body. I try to find sugars in this category.
In past articles I dealt with 7 Tips to Stop White Sugar Cravings and Reasons to Avoid Artificial Sweeteners. Now we deal with the more natural ones.
Not all sugars are equal. Some are very good for you in small quantities. Many are less healthy. Which ones on the following list would you consider real foods? Which do you use and why? Read the rest of this entry »
A Revolutionary Simple Approach To Healthy Eating
