Articles tagged “Fruit”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Brazilian Wax to Workouts… How To Be A Brazilian Beauty, Naturally By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 22 2011 Want to have the kind of body that a Brazilian bathing suit was designed to drape over? When traveling to Rio de Janiero, the city that, to many, pretty much defines the ideal image of “beauty,” it’s no shocker your average chick might for a moment wonder: “what trade tricks can I pick up…” And that was my mindset when I boarded the American Airlines non-stop flight from Dallas to Rio. + READ MORE

3 Reasons To Embrace Frozen Foods By Care2.com IN Food & Health Jan 28 2011 Living in California, I am aware that I belong to a privileged group of “happy fews” who have access to farmers’ markets and their bounty of fresh seasonal produce year round (although I’ll admit I tire of root vegetables and winter squash at this time of year). But how are health- and environmentally-conscious individuals and households to feed themselves when the frozen winter months stop their local food production? + READ MORE

Branded the 'HIV of Banana Plantations,' Could a Fungus Wipe Out Bananas? By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jan 26 2011 The Cavendish banana is the species of banana that makes up 99 percent of our banana imports, most of which originate in South America. It's the only banana with a sturdy enough skin to travel the distance to get to the United States from such far distances and it's the of the few bananas that stays good for long enough to please customers once it has made the journey. + READ MORE

The Tanning Bed Diet! Bronze Snacking on These Six Veggies/Fruits By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Jan 18 2011 Anyone else sporting winter's lackluster complexion? It's that time of year when all the blush, bronzer and and lip gloss in the world just won't cut the pasty, ghost glow I begin to rock mid-January. If there's a natural, low-cost way to look sun-kissed, I'm sold. + READ MORE

My Perfectly Seasonal Pumpkin Spice Smoothie By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Nov 9 2010 I'm a breakfast smoothie addict. I love them dairy-less, chock full of fruit, sweet without any added sugars and dashed with some hemp protein powder if I have it on hand. I love the fuel my liquid power breakfast provides for juggling my yoga business and practice.But with chilly fall temps making way into winter, my body isn't craving the typically cool shakes I swore by in summer. + READ MORE

Sweet Recipes (Without the Refined Sugar) for Apple-Picking Season By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Oct 19 2010 I love my apples in the raw. But there's something that so totally screams the warmth of autumn like a hot baked apple pie like the orchard farm stand tauntingly reminds us with cider donuts and more. Could mom and I, who happen to both be watching our waistlines through low-refined sugar/flour intake, have our apple cake and eat it too? + READ MORE

A Harvest Meal: Pumpkin and Apple Fry Up By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Oct 13 2010 Sometimes I think I shouldn't be allowed out in markets. I went to do my shopping to make pumpkin butter, apple-onion chutney and cranberry-ginger relish. I carefully wrote out the amounts of ingredients I needed and I still got it wrong. I needed 11 pounds of apples, 8 pounds of pumpkins and 1 package of fresh cranberries. I ended up with about 16 pounds of apples, 12 pounds of pumpkins, 3 packages of cranberries and a basket of pears that I didn't need at all. + READ MORE

Pineapple Is Sweet and Delicious, But Where Does It Come From? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Oct 10 2010 You'd never guess by tasting pineapple what went into producing and harvesting it. + READ MORE

Preserving the Harvest: Cranberry-Ginger Relish By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Oct 8 2010 I remember the first time I had a turkey at my in-laws, I was shocked. There was no gravy. My inlaws were cranberry sauce people and my parents were gravy people. I had never before in my life had a turkey that was not accompanied by copious amounts of gravy. When I later told my mother about the dinner, she had a sharp intake of breath and then whispered "how did you manage to eat it?". Actually the same goes for roast beef, my in-laws favoured horseradish and my parents favoured, of course, gravy. But I digress. + READ MORE

Preserving the Harvest: Pumpkin Butter By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Oct 7 2010 My daughter and I have spent a lot of time this summer looking through and cooking from the Williams Sonoma book The Art of Preserving. We've been impatiently waiting for pumpkin season so we could make the spiced pumpkin butter. I've never made a fruit butter before, so this was a new experience for me. Of course, the classic is apple butter, but this pumpkin version just sounded so appealing to me. + READ MORE

Using Up the Fruits and Vegetables on Hand: Tomato Pear Salad By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Sep 22 2010 I've missed the last two weeks of the farmers' market since I've been back in town because I have such a glut of fruits and vegetables and I've been harvesting from my garden like mad. It's hard to get through everything and I hate to see anything spoil. I keep suggesting to my son and his girlfriend that they come by for some of the astonishing amount of kale and sorrel I have, but they get a CSA box and they face the same issue. This week I thought I would take the bull by the horns and just toss together some ingredients that you wouldn't necessarily normally find together. + READ MORE

Tips for Freezing Fresh Produce By Care2.com IN Food & Health Sep 16 2010 Fast forward two seasons and visualize the produce aisle. Hard pink mealy globes in the tomato bin and peaches about as succulent as a kitchen sponge—this is produce bred to travel across the hemisphere, rather than selected for texture and flavor. With pristine, local summer fruits and vegetables flourishing in the greenmarkets right now, it’s easy to squirrel some away in the freezer for a shot of sun-ripened flavor come January. + READ MORE

As California Ponders the Use of Methyl Iodide on Strawberries, Study Shows Florida Groundwater Contamination By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Sep 14 2010 A new study of the effects of methyl iodide in Florida shows high concentrations of the fumigant found in the air and groundwater contamination -- a risk for children especially. + READ MORE

Eat with Purpose! Drink SuperFruits By Laurel House IN Food & Health Sep 1 2010 The struggle to be fit is something that everyone can relate to- the SocialWife to the Single Working Mom, to the Recent College Grad. Even if we have the means to hire a personal trainer, it takes motivation, dedication, consistency, and fit daily decisions to be fit- long term. It takes a mindset. And that mindset is more than merely working out for an hour a day; it's often the little things that derail a fit life. + READ MORE

6 “Crazy” Nutritious Foods to Put in Your Kids' School Lunches By Laurel House IN Food & Health Aug 24 2010 Cookies, PB&J, chips, soda, maybe a box of raisins…. Sounds similar to what you fill your kid’s lunchbox with? Do you really think that chocolate, fat, sugar, and a little fruit is the best mid-day meal to power your child through the rest of the afternoon? Think again. Stuff your child's lunchbox with these "crazy" tasty foods instead. + READ MORE

More Evidence that (Organic) Berries May Help Healthy Aging By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Aug 23 2010 Berries contain polyphenolics, which may protect against signs of aging that are associated with the body's diminished ability to protect against inflammation and oxidative damage. + READ MORE

This NOT That: Lunchbox Replacements for the Worst Junk Foods By Laurel House IN Food & Health Aug 19 2010 There are way too many chubby kids running around these days. And there’s a good chance that you are part of the problem. Parents don’t realize just how influential they are on their kid’s waistline, and therefore health. You might closely monitor what your children eat for dinner, making sure have healthy, organic, balanced meals. But what about what they are chowing down on the rest of the day… like at school? + READ MORE

The Plastic Project Part 8: Popsicle Time! By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Food & Health Aug 1 2010 How to Make Your Own Sweet Treats, Using Plastic-Free Popsicle Molds + READ MORE

Preserving the Harvest: Japanese Quince Jelly By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jul 27 2010 Every year my Japanese quince produces the most magnificent show of coral coloured flowers, which come right at the beginning of spring, providing a much needed emotional boost. Then come the rock hard green fruit, which I have left on the bush for each of these 25 years. But this year was going to be different. + READ MORE

29 Delicious Ways to Preserve the Harvest By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jul 22 2010 I first started pickling and preserving two summers ago at the suggestion of my editor. We were doing a lot of posts on Planet Green regarding the recession and it seemed like an excellent way to delve into the topic. What started as a subject for writing turned into a bit of an obsession for me + READ MORE