February 5, 2012

What you should know about banana

What you should know about banana

Description & storage Long thick-skinned edible fruit that is yellow when ripe. Keep bananas on a fruit dish in the living room at room temperature. If you want the bananas to ripen faster place the bowl in the sun. Like other tropical fruits and tomatoes and bell peppers, never store bananas in the refrigerator. Below [...]

Watermelon

Watermelon

Sweet, juicy watermelon is actually packed with some of the most important antioxidants in nature. Watermelon is an excellent source of vitamin C and a very good source of vitamin A, notably through its concentration of beta-carotene. Pink watermelon is also a source of the potent carotenoid antioxidant, lycopene. These powerful antioxidants travel through the [...]

Cacao for chocolate

Cacao for chocolate

Unprocessed cacao has an enormous 10% antioxidant concentration level. It is twice as high as the antioxidant concentration in processed cocoa and ten times as high as blueberries! Researchers  at Cornell University have shown that cocoa contains more antioxidants per cup than a similar serving of red wine or green tea and may be a [...]

Prunes

Prunes

Prunes Prunes are dried plums, rich in minerals and phenols, plus they have an extremely high ORAC value. The drying process actually increases antioxidant powers by more than six times! USDA researchers believe that people of all ages can prevent and treat diseases of aging by simply adding prunes to their diets. Prunes are especially [...]

Why banana is so popular

Why banana is so popular

Banana is a tropical fruit, but it is readily available in all supermarkets in the world? So why is banana so popular? The answer lies to its beneficial effects. Banana is undeniably nutritious so if it is consume expect to be healthy always. One of the benefits of bananas is that it aid in the [...]