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I’ve Heard of Eating Honey, But Bee Pollen?

Posted By on Aug 8, 2008 in Food Finds, Healthy, Home Remedy | 3 comments

Bee products are some of thee most healthy things you can eat! Honey is still a sugar, yes, but it is better for you than eating refined sugar, as it has trace amounts of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, not to mention it tastes so much better. Honey is appropriate to cook and bake with, but when it comes to bee pollen, it is not recommended due to the destruction of essential enzymes caused by excessive heat. However, you can...

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Healthy, Cooked Breakfast For The New Year

Posted By on Jan 1, 2008 in Beans, Breakfast, Cooking Tips & Tricks, Fruit & Vegetables, Healthy, Tomato | 0 comments

Healthy and Cooked Breakfast? Really? That’s right! Read on… *** A Healthy Cooked Breakfast? By Karen Thorne It may seem a contradiction but it is possible to have a healthy and delicious cooked breakfast. First, start with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice – full of vitamin C and counts as one portion of fruit and veg. Then a bowl of porridge made with half semi skimmed milk and half water. Top with just a...

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Dragonfruit Is A Fruit On Fire

Posted By on Sep 2, 2007 in Breads, Breakfast, Fruit, Soul Food Recipes | 0 comments

Okay, I’m sure they’re not the only ones… I have been asked a number of times, “What the heck the fruit is to the right of the mangoes on the top of this page?” Well, the reddish-pink ones that have spiky flaps are dragonfruit or pithaya/pitaya. The yellow fruit with the spiky flaps are also dragonfruit, yellow ones, or yellow pithaya/pitaya. I have found a photo of a yellow dragonfruit sliced...

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