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Growing vegetables in a World War II era victory garden

You’ve doubtless noticed the soaring cost of groceries lately. Yes, we all know about the price of gas raising the cost of transporting goods, thus raising the price of food. Now we hear that bees are disappearing from their hives at a truly alarming rate – at last report, it’s estimated that fully 30% of all the bees have mysteriously disappeared in just the past year. The implications for the future prices of produce don’t bear thinking about when you put the two factors together. Just as in the World War II era of the so-called victory garden, we may well think about growing vegetables in our own gardens this summer.

If this is your first try at growing vegetables, buy started plants from a reliable nursery. Plant them as soon as possible after purchase. Don’t let them sit around for even a few days. Water regularly and don’t let the ground get dry. Feed the plants once a month and keep your garden weed free. To protect your garden you can Buy Praying Mantis Eggs and Live Ladybugs as well.

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My Personal Review about Vitalzym Enzymes

Vitalzym is a respected name in systemic enzyme supplementation and works to breakdown fibrin within the body. Fibrin is a fibrous, non-globular protein involved in the clotting of blood. Enzymes have been studied ever since the early twentieth century. Enzymes have been demonstrated to be the “sparks of life and are also one of many fundamental building materials which are needed in all metabolic processes.

Vitalzym performs synergistically to produce total system support by improving immune response, producing more Natural Killer cells, and increasing the effectiveness of the white blood cells, all resulting in increased immunity. Vitalzym side effects determined by extensive research have discovered that there aren’t any real undesirable side effects from using this enzymes supplement. Ingredients are 100% vegetarian, so be sure you don’t have any allergic reactions to them, in particular pineapples and papaya. Vitalzym is the most powerful and most endorsed vegetarian systemic enzyme on the market.

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Broccoli Sprouts Is A Natural Detox Agent

Broccoli is one of the most versatile type of vegetables one can have today. This vegetable can be eaten raw with a dip, tossed lightly into a stir fry or steamed and served with butter. Another veg that one can consider i the broccoli sprouts. Broccoli sprouts are just as good as broccoli and can be a nice alternative to serving broccoli in the traditional sense.

Broccoli sprouts are very easy to grow and even if you do not have a large garden, you can still be enjoying homegrown sprouts in a matter of days. This veg is great and can be eaten with sandwich and it is perfect. The nutrients in broccoli sprouts are the same as the traditional heads of broccoli that we are all used to since young.  Broccoli is extremely good for removing the hardening of the arteries.

Most of the kids will walk away from veg that they are not familiar with. If you explain to them that the sprouts are just another form of the broccoli that they see in their salad, they will be likely to get this vegetable a chance.  You can also try adding the broccoli sprouts to their familiar dishes.This is a very good way to intro the veg to your family. When sprouts are added to a beef stir fry, it blends in perfect with the other garnishing.  It is also just as easy to to add the sprouts to other dishes.

For many people, broccoli just isn’t one of their favorite foods. It is not even in their list.  For these people, the idea of eating the vegetable is really unappetizing. However, it is important to take note that the flavor of the broccoli sprouts is very different than the flavor of a head of broccoli. You must give the sprouts a try and see if you like it.  

Broccoli is full of nutirents and they are an inexpensive way to add a nutritional food to your menu. Experiment with them and create some dishes of your own today.  You will love it. More about this at digestive enzyme supplements and digestive enzyme supplements diy.

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Vegetable Drinks

We are all familiar with vegetable drinks like Tomato Juice and V-8 Cocktail. Are they a good way to get some high quality nutrients? Probably not the best, especially since they lack most, if not all, the fiber content. They also contain LARGE amounts of sodium.

Try making your own vegetable drinks, or vegetable smoothies. Here are some sample recipes. By using raw vegetables you get ALL the nutrients, AND the fiber.

You will need a juicer for these, unless you soften the harder vegetables and then a blender will do. Just don’t use any processes that see some of the goodness thrown out. For example, my best juicer separates the juice from the pulp. I then take at least some of the pulp and use a blender to add it back to the juice. The pulp has too much goodness (and fiber) in it to just throw away.

I have 2 juicers. A small powered (and relatively inexpessive) one, and a heavier duty Champion juicer. The Champion is more powerful and much easier to clean. When you buy a juicer, try to get a look at all the parts, especially the parts that grind or crush items like carrots. Picture how easy or hard they will be to clean.

Vegetable Smoothie

• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 6 ice cubes
• 1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
• 1 small tomato, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 1 small handful spinach or romaine leaves
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• salt and pepper to taste (careful with that salt!)

Carrot Apple Smoothie

• To start, just juice some carrots and apples together. Experiment with quantities to get a nice taste. (just don’t cut out too many of the carrots!)
• Next, add some other interesting items, like beets, celery, cucumbers, radishes, onions, strawberries, or cranberries. Maybe even some hot peppers! One author I read of even uses turnips and parsnips. I have not tried adding those, but obviously experimentation is fine.

Have fun drinking your vegetables!

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5 to 10 a day – 10 ways to make it happen

You still may be working on your new year’s resolutions and with warmer weather on the horizon, we’re reminded of our goals to maintain a healthy weight and eat those 5-10 fruits and veggies every day. But if you’re wondering how on earth to get your 5-10 daily, here are some tips from Go South! chef Nicole Young:

1. Remember, serving sizes are small – 1/2 cup (125 mL) of chopped vegetables or fruit; or 1 cup (250 mL) of salad greens are all you need for one serving.

2. Add fruit to your morning cereal or oatmeal (i.e. strawberries or blueberries).

3. Make a fruit smoothie for breakfast or for a snack during the day.

4. Buy packaged ready-cut veggies or prepare them ahead of time for quick snacks (i.e. celery sticks, green pepper strips).

5. Snack on individually packaged fruit cups during the day. Choose fruit cups that are packed in their own juice.

6. Add a variety of vegetables (i.e. chopped spinach or green peppers) to your favourite tomato sauce.

7. Make sure the fruit juice you buy is 100% pure fruit juice.

8. Eat a 1/4 cup (50 mL) dried fruit as a snack.

9. Snack on veggies and dip and keep them handy for your kids.

10. Remember, variety helps. Visit the Go South Produce website for additional suggestions for using fresh produce from the Southern U.S.

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5 to 10 a day

The 5 to 10 a day website’s goal “is to reduce the risk of cancer and cardio-vascular disease, by encouraging Canadians to consume at least five servings of vegetables and fruit a day as part of a healthy diet (as described in Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating), and as part of a healthy lifestyle. The aim of the campaign is not only to create awareness, but also to change people’s eating habits, within a healthy, active lifestyle.”

Sad Statistics: While 87% of Canadians know that eating vegetables and fruit can help prevent certain diseases, only 25% are eating the recommended 5-10 servings of vegetables and fruit each day, according to a survey conducted as part of the 5 to 10 a day healthy eating campaign.

I spent some time at their website today, and appreciated their easy to navigate, fact filled pages. They use a fruit/vegetable colour scheme to encourage variety (red, green,white/tan/brown, yellow/orange, and blue/purple) and include some tips on how to get your children to participate. There are articles, recipes, tips, and a “Did you know?” section.

I recommend that you visit this site and study its pages. You can find it at 5to10aday.com

p.s. Can you name at least 1 vegetable and 1 fruit from each of the 5 colours mentioned above? check your answers here.

Above article by Richard Killey

You should also visit this site for more “Did you know” tips.

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