Salad is the New Juice: Fresh Summer Veggies
The popularity of juicing is on the rise, whether as a detox and cleansing tool or a way to promote weight loss. We like it too. But, call us old-fashioned, we still like the heft that solid food offers.This easy summer salad brings the fresh veggie, nutrient-packed benefits of juicing along with the full satisfaction of chewing.Raw pumpkin seeds are super-satisfying and good sources of protein, as well as iron, zinc, manganese, phosphorus, copper, and potassium. As with ...
Lose Fat With Cabbage (Salad), Really
Lose Fat With Cabbage, ReallyIt can help get our veins breathing, make our heads hairy and our bellies flat!We're like most everyone else. During the winter we developed an extra layer of insulation. Now that the warmer weather is finally here, we'd like to lose it.Cabbage has long been known to promote health and has been highly valued for its many medicinal properties.According to the Roman Marcus Cato, Brassica est quae omnibus holeribus antistat (It is the cabbage which ...
Grow Up — How to Sprout Seeds For Fresh, Cheap and Tasty Veggies Anywhere, Anytime
Time to Grow Up and Grow Your Own -- Easy Seed Sprouting DirectionsStep One: Start with organic seeds. This means they won't be sprayed with poisons, genetically modified or otherwise yucky. Alfalfa and mung beans are the most familiar sprout types (think hippie sandwiches and Chinese food) but almost any kind of seeds will deliver tasty sprouts. Try radish, pea, garbanzo, lentil, adzuki beans, clover, broccoli, and many others. You can even make your own blends which ...