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    What are the healthiest fruits and vegetables?
    Here is a list of the healthiest vegetables: Asparagus Beet greens Bok Choy Broccoli Brussel sprouts Cauliflower Celery Chicory Chinese cabbage Chives Collard greens Dandelion greens Endive Escarole Fennel Green and red cabbage Kale Kohlrabi Lettuce: romaine, red leaf, green leaf Mustard greens Onions Parsley Peppers: red, green, yellow and hot Spinach Tomatoes Turnips Zucchini Here...
    by Kim Lean at December 4th, 2009 at 07:12 pm
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    What does acai fruit look like?
    The fruit, a small, round, black-purple drupe about 1-inch in diameter, similar in appearance and size to a grape but with less pulp, is produced in branched panicles of 500 to 900 fruits. Two crops of fruit are produced each year. The fruit has a single large seed about 0.25–0.40 inches in diameter. The exocarp of the ripe fruits is a deep purple color, or green, depending...
    by Kim Lean at December 2nd, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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    How to eat a Pomegranate
    Pomegranates and pomegranate juices are flying off the store shelves these days. Touted for their antioxidant benefits, pomegranates are considered a new superfood. What is the best way to eat this fruit? Pomegranates can be eaten as is, used as a garnish on sweet and savory dishes like yogurt or couscous or pressed like oranges to extract the juice. They’re rich in...
    by Navee Rae at December 1st, 2009 at 05:12 pm
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    Is watermelon a fruit or vegetable
    Watermelon is a fruit, not a vegetable. Watermelon has an extremely high water content, approximately 92%, giving its flesh a crumbly and subtly crunchy texture and making it a favorite thirst-quenching fruit. As a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, the watermelon is related to the cantaloupe, squash and pumpkin, other plants that also grow on vines on the ground. Watermelons...
    by Kim Lean at November 24th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
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    How to pronounce acai
    You want to know how to pronounce acai. It’s actually pronounced ah-sigh-e. While we are here we might as well give you some information about the fruit. The acai fruit is a small, round, black-purple drupe about 1-inch (25 mm) in diameter. It is very similar in to a grape but with less pulp. The berries are harvested as food. In a study of three traditional Caboclo...
    by Kim Lean at November 21st, 2009 at 07:11 pm
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    What are the benefits of taking acai?
    Acai BerryAcai just seems to be the latest craze in the diet and health market. People are always searching for the newest weight loss miracle. The Acai berry only grows on one species of palm tree which grows in the flood plains and swamps of both Central and South America regions. This berry has exceptional antioxidant properties which are far superior to that of other...
    by Kim Lean at November 15th, 2009 at 04:11 pm
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    How to make a healthy fruit salad
    Fruit SaladWe went out and found some really great fruit salads. We’ll start from a few that don’t include sugar right down to those that have very minimal sugar. This Antioxidant Fruit Salad has only four ingredients: mango, blueberries, pomegranate and two teaspoons of lime juice. The Very Berry Fruit Salad has six ingredients and 1/4 cups of sugar for...
    by Kim Lean at November 13th, 2009 at 09:11 pm
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    What vitamins are in oranges
    Oranges are oval to sphere-shaped fruits with leathery, porous skin. Their color ranges from orange to red-orange. Oranges may be confused with other citrus fruits, such as grapefruits and tangerines. However, grapefruits are usually much larger and more yellow than oranges, and tangerines have a more flattened sphere shape than oranges. Here are the vitamins that are...
    by Kim Lean at November 11th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
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    What vitamins and minerals are in bananas
    Bananas come in many shapes, sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red. Bananas can be eaten raw although some varieties are cooked. Depending upon cultivar and ripeness, the flesh can vary in taste from starchy to sweet, and texture from firm to mushy. Bananas have high nutritional value. Here is a breakdown of the vitamins and minerals:
    by Kim Lean at November 11th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
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    Difference between berry and fruit
    BerriesThis seems like an odd question, however we’ve seen a lot of people looking for the answer to this questions. Berries are fruit, however there are many unique types. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants disseminate seeds, and the presence of seeds indicates that a structure is most likely a fruit, though not all seeds come from fruits. This includes...
    by Kim Lean at November 9th, 2009 at 08:11 pm
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