and pick up a new kiwi and eggplant cartridge so you can print dinner tonight? Those days may be coming sooner than you think.
However, in reality, most of us don t make it up to the nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables.#
in addition to adhering to a healthy diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and protein from fish, poultry and low-fat dairy products.
study Kids who saw an ad for fries picked the fries, even when their parents tried to get them to pick a healthier alternative.
one watched a film that included a commercial for French fries; the other watched one that included a commercial for apple slices with dipping sauce.
Of the children who watched the commercial for French fries 71 percent chose the coupon for French fries
when parents were neutral; 55 percent did when parents were encouraging. Of the children who watched the commercial for the relatively healthier item,
only 46 percent chose the coupon for French fries when parents remained neutral; 33 percent did encouraged
The power of fries shouldn t be discounted, either. Even the crunchiest apple slice may not be as appetizing as a salty fried slice of potato.
But parents shouldn t despair#they may have a greater influence on children s food choices in the real world,
and can help yield juicier tomatoes, more fragrant rosemary, and brighter hydrangeas. 1. Landscaper s Companion Although the cost of this app is high,
on approximately 287 varieties of vegetables. There are beautiful illustrations to accompany each entry and avid gardeners will appreciate the myriad varieties of vegetables it covers,
including 26 different kinds of lettuce, 19 peppers, 20 tomatoes, and 13 types of basil.
Cost: $5. 99 7. Herbs+This is a great app that provides valuable information on 25 different herbs.
Nothing say the fall season is here#quite like a frisky Bulldog running through a pumpkin patch...
you ve been eating the wrong kind of mushrooms...If humans had noses this big and colorful,
When the Tomato Wars come to your town, the best people to have on your side are the ones who don t mind getting a little dirty...
We have seen already the introduction of eggplants, sushi, things people never ate here. I think it will start with ground-up insects in sauces and burgers.
Potato chips Potatoes, especially French fries Sugar-sweetened beverages (soda and fruit juices) Unprocessed red meats Processed meats Sweets and desserts Refined grains Unless your goal is to gain weight,
They were not fruits or vegetables, although fruits and veggies did make the Top 5. OK,
here are the winners. The two specific foods that were linked to greatest weight loss were:(
and (2) nuts, the silver medalist (and this category included one of my personal favorites, that luscious legume, peanut butter).
and then vegetables. Lets call these five healthy foods#ogurt, nuts, fruits, whole grains, and vegetables#he Fab 5.#Surprised?
So was I. Nuts are a high-calorie food, and good yogurt tastes like dessert. What is the why#behind these results?
like those potato chips and sugary snacks above. Plus, yogurt and nuts contain lots of protein, designed to keep your energy higher for longer.
An old shipping container is retrofitted with up to five tiers of growing platforms where beds of lettuce are grown with their roots in water, not soil.
You want the right combination of factors at the right time to produce the best lettuce.
and has received rave reviews for the taste and consistency of their lettuce. Have they found a better formula for growing these greens,
Theyve already attached themselves to local restaurants who want their hyper-fresh lettuce, as well as bigger names in produce deliverly like Fresh Point.
and they may even buy the lettuce you produce and sell it to partnered distributors.
and in the next five years Podponics could be a major player in supplying lettuce in cities all across the US outside the Salinas Valley region.
In the meantime, an old shipping container around the corner that provides the neighborhood with fresh lettuce sounds just perfect.
including negima (a Japanese beef and scallions dish), okonomi, tofu with hoisin sauce and udon noodles. 9. Swedish meatballs Celebrity chef Rachael Ray whipped up Swedish meatballs,
a Thai chicken dish and vegetable curry for the crew of space shuttle Discovery in December 2006.
It wasnt the first time a celebrity chef tried to perk up astronaut cuisine though#Emeril Lagasses spicy green beans,
which were among five dishes flown to the space station earlier that year, apparently held up well in zero-gravity. 8. Yogurt Bone loss is a problem during long-duration spaceflights,
and vegetables are a rarity in space, so astronauts make do with a variety of canned and dried offerings.
raw onions and garlic. It may sound a little intense for American palates, but after a few months in orbit, apparently folks will try anything to break up the monotony. 1. Mystery Meals Space station flight engineer Garrett Reisman kept the cameras rolling
vegetables, milk, seafood and water and, in hot spots more than 100 km from the plant, tea.
I planted the sunflowers from the temple alongside other vegetables hoping they would suck up radiation,
Her house is located near a radioactive hot spot. Im so ashamed to go to a shop to buy fruit and vegetables
Chicago resident Carolyn Ioder started hives two years ago after growing vegetables and raising chickens.
it has a fresh crisp taste similar to a cucumber and juicy light green flesh.
With its distinctive appearance and slightly sour taste producer Koppert Cress believes it is set to become a new food fad in top London restaurants.
Anneke Cuppen, marketing manager at Koppert Cress, said they had orders for the melons in the UK from New Covent garden Market,
#Ultrasonic French fries Do french fries actually taste better with ultrasonic waves? Love french fry? You aint tasted nothin yet!
Research chefs have invented a new way of cooking fries that supposedly made them taste so much better.
The potato batons are vacuum-sealed with 2 percent salt brine in bags to keep them intact during boiling.
The cook next vacuum-dries the pretreated potato sticks to adjust the water content of the exterior
a quick plunge into hot oil at 375 degrees F. Water flashes to steam inside each minuscule bubble on the surface of the fries,
In just a few minutes of deep frying, the french fries take on an almost furry appearance. Link Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati c
Meeuws and three other Dutch bioengineers have taken the concept of a greenhouse a step further, growing vegetables,
After that, they envision growing vegetables next to shopping malls, supermarkets or other food retailers. Meeuws says a building of 100 sq meters (1,
075 sq. feet) and 14 layers of plants could provide a daily diet of 200 grams (7 ounces) of fresh fruit and vegetables to the entire population of Den Bosch,
Their idea is not to grow foods that require much space, like corn or potatoes.
says a kilogram (2. 2 pounds) of tomatoes grown in Israeli fields needs 60 liters (16 gallons) of water,
With this system it is possible in principle to produce a kilo of tomatoes with a little over one liter of water,
and other ailments#A wooden chest discovered on board the vessel contained pills made of ground-up vegetables, herbs and plants such as celery, onions, carrots, cabbage,
also contain extracts of parsley, nasturtium, radish, yarrow and hibiscus. They were found in 136 tin-lined wooden vials on a 50ft-long trading ship
The plants and vegetables were crushed probably with a mortar and pestle#we could still see the fibres in the tablets.
and we got very excited about the news that mushrooms could break down diapers in 2 months,
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#American cities built for the young strained by aging boomers Atlanta Regional Commission project constructed the new ramp to accomodate the aging population in Atlanta.
Now, before the afternoon trip home, it is shuttling older adults to a market where they flock to fresh fruits and vegetables.
examining sweet potatoes that she pronounced fresher and cheaper than at her usual store. This is so much easier.#
and subject them to an unnatural diet of genetically-modified (GM) corn and soybeans. A recent report in the UKS Guardian explains that researchers there hope to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by producing fake meat in a lab
or scallions (about three cloves of garlic or 2 tablespoons of scallions) daily have a 50 percent lower risk of prostate cancer than those who eat less than 2 grams.
Other studies have linked the lycopene in cooked tomato products to lower prostate cancer risk; aim for at least two servings a week.
Study Watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda are a few bad habits that slowly pack in the pounds.
eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night are just a few bad habits that can add up to a steady creep of pounds over the years,
Foods that added most to weight gain over a four-year period included daily consumption of potato chips (1. 69 lbs or 0. 76 kg
potatoes (1. 28 lbs or 0. 58 kg), sugar-sweetened beverages (1 lb or 0. 45 kg), unprocessed red meats (0. 95
vegetables, whole grains and nuts#if you increase their intake, you had relative weight loss,
#Magic mushrooms could have medical benefits, researchers say Magic Mushrooms can induce transcendental states. The hallucinogen in magic mushrooms may no longer just be for hippies seeking a trippy high.
Researchers at Johns hopkins university School of medicine have been studying the effects of psilocybin, a chemical found in some psychedelic mushrooms,
thats credited with inducing transcendental states. Now, they say, theyve zeroed in on the perfect dosage level to produce transformative mystical and spiritual experiences that offer long-lasting life-changing benefits,
while carrying little risk of negative reactions. The breakthrough could speed the day when doctors use psilocybin#ong viewed skeptically for its association with 1960s countercultural thrill-seekers#or a range of valuable clinical functions,
since ancient times, used psychedelic mushrooms with similar chemical structures to achieve intense spiritual experiences.
Azoxystrobin and captan are legal for use on potatoes but were found 16 times at levels that exceeded federal limits, the most such detections in this round of testing.
Next on the list for excessive amounts of legal pesticides were imported asparagus and domestic spinach.
and children#and those are your major fresh fruits and vegetables.##I dont consider cilantro a minor food at all.
#Earlier research has shown that it could even be better than semi-skimmed, soya or formula milk,
When Carrot Top and a guitar-maker go on a bender, its never pretty...Its a guy thing.
At least the Goldman sachs vampires have plenty of money to buy guns to shoot starving peasants who will be trying to steal heirloom tomatoes from their manor gardens.
They would have to include certain healthful ingredients, like whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables
This is no surprise considering the USDAS treatment of GMO sugar beets, announcing that farmers were allowed to grow genetically modified sugar beets this season,
while it finishes work on a full environmental impact statement on the beets effect on other crops and the environment.#
#Later, a court repealed Judge Jeffrey Whites ruling that GMO sugar beets be destroyed because the risk of gene contamination in Oregons Willamette Valley was so great.
According to Grist, Judge White warned that environmental impact statements on crops were being conducted too fast,
here are the fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowest levels of pesticide residues, according to EWG:
Iron filings and chips of stone, Styrian Golding hops, and soot-covered leather. ELF: Pale golden musk, honeycomb, amber, parma violet, hawthorne bark, aspen leaf, forest lily, life everlasting, white moss,
Field grey courgette musk, roughly cured leather, and vetiver. CLERIC: Rose amber, frankincense, myrrh, champaca flower, Peru balsam, cistus, palisander, cananga, hyssop,
Prices for fruits and vegetables, dairy products, chicken and beef all increased. Coffee costs rose 3. 5 percent.
and potato crisps. All of the products, however, were actually of the organic variety#they were labelled just as being regular#or organic.#
#and is also a major grower of other crops including barley, pinto beans, and flaxseed. The state also currently accounts for 2 percent of domestic oil production.
Crops such as sweet corn, apples, pears, grapes, berries, peaches, tomatoes and peppers appear to be the most vulnerable.
including some natural ones made from fruits and vegetables. Companies in Europe are managing perfectly well#people get used to a slightly different color,
Frito-Lay is promoting its decision to get rid of artificial colors and flavors in more than 60 of its snack products, substituting ingredients such as beet juice and carrots for Red No. 40, one of the artificial dyes.
But they would need access to the cellphone chips and the merchants terminals. Apple could make its own cellphone chips to make this all happen,
but Google could not because it makes only Android cellphone software, not the phones themselves.
#10 Everyday Fruits and Vegetables that are Poisonous Even apples have a poisonous element. Most of us think that eating fruits
and vegetables can be nothing but healthy but there are hidden dangers in many common foods. Poisons that make you sick,
Lima beans Lima beans have to be cooked very well before they are eaten because the raw beans contain a product called limarin.
Just a handful can make someone violently ill so always ensure they have been cooked at least 10 minutes and never
but lately there has been a fad by teens to get high on nutmeg#with very unhappy results. 7. Kidney beans Kidney beans contain the toxin phytohaemagglutinin,
The beans MUST be boiled for 10 minutes before cooking and that includes slow cooking. These beans become five times more toxic
when heated to the temperatures used in slow cooking than they are when raw, so never just add them to a stew or chili without boiling them first.
Better yet, use canned kidney beans. Only a few will land you in hospital wishing you had died.
A few more and there is no wishing about it. 6. Chocolate (cocoa beans) Chocolate is included here though while it is not poisonous to humans,
it is just too low a dose to bother most of us though some elderly chocolate lovers may find themselves unable to tolerate it. 5. Tomato The leaves
There is also some in green tomatoes and one death has been attributed to it, but generally the amount of tomatine in them is too small to cause any harm.
one or two is not a problem. 3. Rhubarb You probably wont die from it
and why let them go to waste#you will be very ill. 2. Potatoes Potatoes are perfectly safe
which develops with exposure to light#one reason to always keep potatoes in a cool, dark place.
These ten fruits and vegetables are consumed healthy if carefully but remember that illness and death can be lurking where you least expect it!
Ultimately, Pepsi plans to also use orange peels, oat hulls, potato scraps and other leftovers from its food business.
#A more accurate description than 100%natural whole-grain oats,#plump raisins,#sweet cranberries#and crisp fresh apples#would be sweetened oats,
Fruits and vegetables tend to be pretty neat and wont get anything on your hands.
those pieces are usually big pieces of lettuce, cucumber, or whatever that are easy to pick up off your keyboard without making a mess.
like mashed potatoes and refried beans, are great not only for their lack of mess, but because they can act as a kind of glue#that holds more difficult food like rice
or peas easier to eat without getting all over the place. Cereal, in a cup or a bottle:
We are trying to induce the couch-potato style##said Kevin L. Grove, who directs the obese resource#at the Oregon National Primate Research center here.
like a Mr. Potato Head with huge eyes. Terrorizing Monkeys with Mr. Potato Head is Research?#
#Alisa Mullins of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wrote in November. She noted that in the study,
#Top Ten Most Nutritious Vegetables and How to Grow Them in Your Garden Growing Vegetables is a nutritious and delicious past time.
A perfectly ripe, juicy tomato, still warm from the sun. Sweet carrots, pulled from the garden minutes (or even seconds!
before theyre eaten. Growing your own vegetables is one of those activities that balances practicality and indulgence.
In addition to the convenience of having the fixings for a salad or light supper right outside your door (or on your windowsill),
when you grow your own vegetables, youre getting the most nutritional bang for your buck as well.
Vegetables start losing nutrients as soon as theyre harvested, and quality diminishes as sugars are turned into starches.
For the tastiest veggies with the best nutrition, try growing a few of these nutrient-dense foods in your own garden.
And dont let the lack of a yard stop you#all of them can be grown in containers as well. 1. Broccoli Broccoli is high in calcium
and C. In fact, one cup of raw broccoli florets provides 130%of your daily Vitamin c requirement.
How to Grow Broccoli Grow Broccoli in Containers: One broccoli plant per pot, pots should be 12 to 16 inches deep.
What to Watch out For: Cabbage worm. If you start seeing pretty white butterflies fluttering around your broccoli,
youre guaranteed to start seeing little green worms all over your broccoli plants. To avoid this, cover your broccoli plants with floating row cover or lightweight bed sheets.
If you start seeing cabbage worms, simply pick them off by hand. 2. Peas There is nothing like peas grown right in your own garden#the tender sweetness of a snap pea just plucked from the vine is unlike anything you can buy in at a store.
Aside from being absolutely delicious, peas are high in fiber, iron, magnesium, potassium, and Vitamin a, B6,
and C. How to Grow Peas Grow Peas in Containers: Sow peas approximately 2 inches apart in a pot that is at least 10 inches deep.
Provide support for peas to climb up. What to Watch out For: Hot weather. Once the weather turns hot, pea production will pretty much shut down.
Grow peas in early spring and late summer/autumn, or any time of year when temperatures are consistently between 40 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. 3. Beans (especially navy beans, great northern beans,
kidney beans) While snap beans (green beans/wax beans) are a great addition to any garden, its the beans we grow as dried beans that are real nutritional powerhouses.
Dry beans, in general, are high in iron, fiber, manganese, and phosphorous. How to Grow Beans Grow Beans in Containers:
Bush beans are your best option for growing in containers. Plant beans four inches apart in a container that is at least 12 inches deep.
What to Watch out For: Harvest at the right time. Harvest dry beans when the pods have dried completely on the vine.
The pods should be light brown, and you should be able to feel the hard beans inside.
Shell the beans, and let them sit out a few days to ensure that theyre completely dry before storing them in jars in a cool,
dark, dry place. 4. Brussels sprouts The bane of many a childhood, Brussels sprouts get a bad wrap mostly due to overcooking.
When prepared right, Brussels sprouts are sweet, tender, and delicious. They also provide tons of fiber
magnesium, potassium, and riboflavin, as well as high levels of Vitamins A, B6, and C. How to Grow Brussels sprouts Grow Brussels sprouts in Containers:
Grow one plant per 16-inch deep container. What to Watch out For: Cabbage worms (see Broccoli, above.
5. Tomatoes Fresh, homegrown tomatoes are the reason many gardeners get into vegetable gardening in the first place. Theres just nothing that compares to eating a perfectly ripe tomato,
still warm from the sun. Tomatoes are also incredibly good for us, packing plenty of fiber, iron, magnesium, niacin, potassium,
and Vitamin a, B6, and C. Theyre also a great source of the antioxidant lycopene. How to Grow Tomatoes Grow Tomatoes in Containers:
Container sizes will vary depending on the variety youre growing. If youre growing an indeterminate variety,
your container will need to be at least 18 inches deep. For determinate varieties, 12 inches is a good depth,
and for dwarf or patio#type tomatoes, 8 inches is perfect. One tomato plant per pot.
What to Watch out For: Tomato horn worm can be a problem in many areas#these large caterpillars should be removed by hand
whenever you see them. Also watch out for signs of blight, which is a real problem in many parts of the U s. 6. Red Bell peppers Red bell peppers are high in potassium, riboflavin,
and Vitamins A, B6, and C# in fact, one cup of red bell pepper packs an amazing 317%of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin c and 93%of the recommended Vitamin a.
How to Grow Peppers Grow Peppers in Containers: Plant one pepper plant per each 8 to 12 inch deep pot.
What to Watch out For: Aphids and flea beetles are the two most common insect pests when growing peppers.
While both can be controlled with insecticidal soap, which is a common organic option, you can also make all-natural,
homemade sprays to deter these pests. A tomato leaf spray will get rid of aphids, and garlic/hot pepper spray works very well on a flea beetle infestation. 7. Beets Beets are a great two-fer#crop#you can harvest the beet roots, of course,
but you can also harvest and eat the greens. Young beet greens are added delicious when raw to a salad,
and larger beet greens can be sauteed as a quick side dish or used the way youd use other greens such as Spinach beet roots are very high in iron, potassium, and Vitamin c.
Beet greens are even better, as they are high in iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and Vitamins A, B6,
and C. How to Grow Beets Grow Beets in Containers: Plant beet seeds three inches apart in a container that is twelve inches deep.
Because each beet seed is actually a cluster of seeds, be sure to thin the seedlings to one per cluster.
Thinnings can be added to salads or sandwiches. What to Watch out For: Knowing when to harvest.
Beet roots are at their best when they are harvested small#between one and two inches across.
At this size, they are sweet and tender. Larger beets tend to be kind of woody
and less flavorful. 8. Leaf Amaranth Leaf amaranth is a less-common vegetable that is well worth a try in your own garden.
The leaves have a sweet and slightly tangy flavor that works well in a variety of dishes,
from stir-fries and soups to simply steaming it all by itself. As a bonus, leaf amaranth is one of the few heat-tolerant greens.
It wont bolt in the heat of summer the way spinach and kale are prone to.
Nutritionally leaf amaranth is very high in calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, riboflavin, zinc, and Vitamins A, B6,
and C. Everyone should be growing this! How to Grow Leaf Amaranth Growing Leaf Amaranth in Containers:
Scatter the tiny seeds over the soils surface in a pot that is at least 8 inches deep.
Harvest the leaves when they are two to four inches tall. You will be able to get at least two
or three harvest before youll have to sow more seeds. What to Watch out For: Leaf amaranth is fairly easy to grow,
and relatively problem-free. Rarely, leaf miners can become a problem. 9. Carrots Carrots are at their sweetest,
crunchiest best when freshly harvested from the garden. These icons of healthy eating deserve their good for you-you#rep#theyre very high in fiber, manganese, niacin, potassium,
and Vitamins A, B6, and C. Their only drawback is that they do tend to be high in sugar,
so if youre watching your carb intake, youll want to limit the amount of carrots you eat.
How to Grow Carrots Grow Carrots in Containers: Sow carrot seeds two to three inches apart in a pot that is at least twelve inches deep.
Look for shorter varieties, such as Thumbelina, or Danvers Half Long. What to Watch out For: Harvesting at the perfect size.
Carrots are at their tastiest when harvested small. Leaving them in the ground too long can result in overly large, woody carrots.
Youll also want to make sure to keep your carrots evenly moist, as letting the soil dry out too often can also result in somewhat bitter, fibrous carrots. 10.
Leafy Greens OK, I cheated here. I cant recommend just ONE leafy green, because they are all incredibly good for us,
as well as delicious#kale, collards, spinach, turnip or dandelino greens#how can you possibly choose just one?
In general, the green leafies#contain high amounts of calcium, iron, potassium, and Vitamins A, B6,
and C. How to Grow Kale and Other Leafy Greens Grow Greens in Containers: Grow one kale
or collard plant per ten inch deep pot. Other greens can be grown a few plants to a pot#they should be planted at least 4 inches apart
and harvested small. What to Watch out For: Heat and cabbage worms. Most leafy greens are cool-weather crops,
so theyre best grown in spring and fall in most areas#hot weather will cause them to bolt.
In addition, many of these greens are members of the Brassicas family, which means they are prone to cabbage worm infestations.
Control them with the same methods outlined in the Broccoli#section, above. Try growing one or two (or all!
of these nutrient-dense, delicious vegetables in your own garden, and youll get double the health benefits:
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