Saturday’s Food For Thought: Blueberries
Happy weekend to you all! What are your weekend plans?? I am staying in tonight and watching a movie with my boyfriend. Oh did I mention I will be making… Read more Saturday’s Food For Thought: Blueberries →
Saturday’s Food For Thought: Lavender
Today I came across a beautiful recipe that I must share. From one of the fellow bloggers I met, check out Sabine’s recipe: http://mamangerie.com/2014/03/26/pear-and-lavender-tart/ When I came across her wonderful recipe it made me think a few things. Lavender is really a new craze. My family owns a lavender company called Friends Of The Earth Lavender, you might have seen our blog at http://www.friendsoftheearthlavender.wordpress.com or came across our Etsy Shop at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FRIENDSOFTHEEARTHLAV We are a unique family owned business that not only plants our very own flowers, but we distill our… Read more Saturday’s Food For Thought: Lavender →
Greek Food For Thought: Greek Yogurt
1 cup of Greek yogurt can deliver as much protein as eating meat. Greek yogurt has double the protein then most regular yogurts. Grab yourself a Greek yogurt today and enjoy the health benefits it offers. 🙂
Saturday’s Food For Thought
Spinach is Saturday’s Food For Thought. I thought I would include one of my super favorite vegetables in tonight’s post. Spinach is such a versatile vegetable and it provides many nutrients. Read below for some great benefits of spinach. Benefits Of Spinach Cooking spinach actually increases its health benefits! Yes this is true. Eating 1/2 a cup of cooked spinach will give you twice as much nutrients vs 1 cup of raw spinach. (The reason being, the body can not break down the ingredients while eating raw spinach.) Taking spinach… Read more Saturday’s Food For Thought →
Power Food!!
Saturday’s Food For Thought: Broccoli Rabe Broccoli Rabe pairs beautifully with bold ingredients like sausage, anchovy and hot pepper. Like other cabbage family members it’s packed with nutritious vitamins like; vitamin C, potassium, calcium and fiber as well as carotenoids and cancer-fighting indoles and isothiocyanates. Health Benefits: The latest news with this power food is that it’s a cancer preventing potential. It holds a rich source of glucosinolates, which the body converts to cancer fighting sulforophanes and indoles. Studies have shown that these compounds are effective against stomach, lung, and colon cancers. … Read more Power Food!! →