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Foods - Alphabetical Listing
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Banana
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Nutrients:
· Potassium-zinc-copper
· Calcium-
niacin-Folate-Fiber
·
Phosphorus-Thiamin-Fluoride
·
Magnesium-Chloride-Chromium-Iodine-Boron
· Vitamin
A- C-B6-E-K-B12
· No
Cholesterol, Saturated Fat or Trans Fat
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Benefits:
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Beets
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Information:
The beet (Beta vulgaris) is a plant in the beet root family.
It has numerous cultivated varieties, the most well known is
probably the red root vegetable known as the garden beet.
However, other cultivated varieties include the leaf
vegetables chard and spinach beet, as well as the root
vegetables sugar beet, which is important in the production
of table sugar, and
mangelwurzel,
which is a fodder crop.
Recipes |
Benefits:
· Beets
are used for their detoxifying properties
· They
are high in folic acid (great for pregnant women)
· The
leafy beet greens are very nutritious and can be used for
juicing, or cooking
· The
beet tops are more nutritious than the roots; the greens
contain significantly more iron, vitamin A, potassium and
calcium than the roots
· Beet
juice is rich in natural sugar, sodium, sulfur, chlorine,
iodine, copper, and vitamin B1, B2, C, and bioflavonoids.
· Beet
juice combined with other juices like carrot and cucumber
are excellent for cleansing the kidneys and gallbladder and
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Blueberry
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Nutritional Facts:
• Fresh blueberries have more
vitamin A and C than frozen or
canned blueberries
• Blueberries are a very healthy
snack and great way to add
antioxidants to your diet
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Benefits:
• Aids in weight loss
• Acts as a sleeping aid
• Improves Vision
• Improves brain function
• Prevents macular degeneration
• Fights osteoporosis
• Improves memory and learning
• Prevents urinary tract infection
• Lowers cholesterol
• Fights aging
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Carrot
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Facts
· Provides our body with essential enzymes,
vitamins and minerals
· Good source of fiber; promotes colon health
· Vegetable with the highest beta-carotene;
therefore, high in vitamin A!!
· Recommended to take with olive oil !!!
Helps lower risk of:
· CANCER
· HEART DISEASE |
Benefits:
· Enhances breast milk
· Help increase menstrual flow (in women)
· Regulates blood sugar, eliminating the risk diabetes
· Gives you more energy
Improves:
· Eyesight (Night blindness)
· Long term coughs
· Sexual dysfunction |
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Garlic
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How to choose the brightest bulb:
· Select bulbs that are completely dry.
· Choose bulbs whose cloves are plump and firm.
· Look for plenty of papery sheath.
· Avoid soft or crumbly cloves; spongy or shriveled cloves;
bulbs or cloves with green shoots (they are past their
prime); and pre-minced garlic, which has a weak flavor.
Flavor:
· An easy rule of thumb to remember regarding the potency of
the flavor of garlic is: the smaller you cut it, the
stronger the flavor.
· Chopping finely and/or pressing a clove exposes more
surfaces to the air, causing a chemical reaction to produce
that strong aroma and potent flavor.
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Benefits:
· Prevents common cold and flu
· Treats acne
· Manages high cholesterol levels
· Natural mosquito repellent
· Natural antibiotic
· Powerful antioxidant
· Protects against free radicals
· Aphrodisiac
· Valuable health tonic: it boosts the body’s own production
of a compound that relaxes blood
vessels, increases blood flow, and prevents blood clots and
oxidative damage.
There are more than 400 species
and varieties of garlic:
· Allium sativum, the most common
type of garlic, is the one you'll
typically find in the grocery store and is often called
"culinary" garlic. · This is the species that also offers
the most healing properties.
Other types include softneck
garlic, silverskin garlic,
artichoke garlic, and hardneck
garlic
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Pineapple
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The pineapple fruit has vitamins, minerals, fiber and
enzymes that are good for the digestive system and help in
maintaining ideal weight. Pineapples are a good source of
Vitamin C and can be eaten raw or used in cooking. The
pineapple has minimal fat and sodium and no-cholesterol.
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Pineapple contains micro-nutrients believed to protect
against cancer. These micro-nutrients also break up blood
clots and are beneficial to the heart. Pineapple juices also
kill intestinal worms and relieve intestinal disorders.
Pineapple juice contains chemicals that stimulates the
kidneys and aids in removing toxic elements in the body.
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Strawberry
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Nutritional facts:
• High in vitamin C
• Low in calories
• High in potassium and antioxidants
• Reduces heart disease
• Reduces high blood pressure
• Lowers cholesterol
• Prevents urinary tract infection
• Aids in weight loss
• Improves vision
• Fights cancer |
Healing Powers:
Strawberries are consider to be the strongest of all
anti-cancer foods. People who eat
strawberries are 70 % less likely to develop cancer.
The antioxidants in
strawberries protect against
Alzheimer’s disease. |
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Sweet Potato
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Nutritional Facts:
Serving Size: ½ cup (100g) Cooked Sweet Potatoes
Amount Per Serving - % Daily Value:
• Calories: 100
• Fat Cal: 0
• Total Fat: 0g - 0%
• Saturated Fat: 0g - 0%
• Cholesterol: 0mg - 0%
• Sodium: 10mg - 0%
• Total Carbohydrate: 24g - 8%
• Dietary Fiber: 3g - 12%
• Protein: 2g - 4%
• Vitamin A: 440%
• Vitamin C: 41%
• Calcium: 3%
• Iron: 2% |
Why should we eat sweet potato?
• Nutritionally, this root vegetable is classified as an
excellent and main source of vitamin C containing 1096 μg
in the form of beta-carotene.
• It has 3.8 g of dietary fiber, but it is also considered
a good source of manganese and copper. It also contains 100
kcal per serving.
• ½ cup of sweet potatoes provides 1 serving from the
VEGETABLE GROUP of the Food Guide Pyramid.
• It is very rich in minerals with 542 mg of potassium.
• Despite the name "sweet", it may be a beneficial
food for diabetics since preliminary studies on animals have
revealed that it helps to stabilize blood sugar levels and
to lower insulin resistance.
• It is also classified as a very good source of
vitamin C, with 22.3 mg. Therefore, they are considered to
have healing properties as an antioxidant food. |
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