What’s with Olive?

Olives are fruits that are often mistaken as vegetable because it is often used in vegetable salads. There are variations of its colors and the ones that are popularly used in many dishes are the black olives. Bright brown, dark brown and green olives look more like fruits than the black-colored ones. The fruit is [...]

Effects of Garlic you Would Rather Have: Bad Breath or Good Health?

Garlic is one of the most common ingredients we can find in our kitchen. It is used in many different types of recipe to enhance the flavour. Many people hates garlic because it creates bad breath but despite its garlic odour, it is a very good flavouring to every dish and added to that, it [...]

What Can Dragon Fruits Give You?

The dragon fruit is getting a lot of attention these days because of the many health benefits it offers. It is commonly known as Pitaya and is very much cultivated in many countries of Asia such as Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia. It originally comes from Central and South America. It is predominantly [...]

The Healthy Fatty Fruit: Avocado

Many people often confuse avocados as a vegetable because it is often mixed with vegetable salad and when used to make guacamole, the green flesh looks like a veggie. Avocados are actually fruits and they are considered large single-seeded berry. It is sometimes called alligator pear because it is often in pear shaped and because [...]

Quinoa for Good Health

Rice is considered as one of the staple food for many cultures. A lot of people cannot live without rice on their table when they eat. Although some cultures can survive without this type of grain, they have substitute crops such as wheat, oat and corn to include in their daily diet. With the growing [...]

An Avocado a Day Helps Keep Unhealthy Fats Away

Avocado is not known to many because it has several names. For some countries it is called “butter fruit”, “alligator pear”, and “Abacate”. It is believed to originate in Mexico and nowadays, it is already grown in several countries because it can easily adapt in many types of weather except winter. You can grow it [...]

The Prepackaged Diet: The Newest Trend in the Health Food Industry

Maybe you have seen coolers on your neighbors’ doorstep, or perhaps you’ve passed by a  “healthy take-away”    restaurant on your way to work. Health food is taking on a new form: prepackaged, deliverable meals. While expensive, these health food companies are making dieting and meal planning a no-brainer. If you’ve tried everything to slim down, [...]

Reduce Heart Attacks With Sharon Fruit

Sharon Fruit or Kaki Fruit You’ve already probably heard of the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” but scientists are now claiming that a Sharon fruit a day could save you from a potential heart attack! The Sharon fruit is a reddish, tomato-like fruit that you can normally buy in the supermarket. [...]

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