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Avocado, Benefits and Instant Recipes

Avocado Avocado is a fruit rich in Monounsaturated Fatty Acids MUFA “Oleic acid” the good fats that help decrease LDL (the bad cholesterol) and maintain HDL (the good cholesterol). Despite it’s a fruit, it’s always categorized within the fats group … Continue reading

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It’s Fig Season

How to select and buy figs? •Ripe figs are soft in hand, have sweet aroma and rich in color. •Fig have a short life time thus it’s best to eat them while still fresh, if not they can be placed … Continue reading

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The Nutritional Health Benefits of Pine Nuts

Overview Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pine trees. Pine Trees grow wild in the forests and they do not need water or fertilizers to grow. The trees can live over 150 years. The seeds are contained in kernels … Continue reading

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Passion Fruit… Passiflora edulis…

It’s a vine type tree that produce egg shaped purple or yellow fruits. The passion fruit mainly grows in warm areas, it’s found in countries such as Brazil, Colombia, , Indonesia, Peru, Hawaii, Mexico etc. The passion fruit pictures you’ll … Continue reading

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EGGPLANT… Does it contain High Concentrations of NICOTINE?

Eggplant, also known as Aubergine, is a vegetable found in several shapes, sizes and colors. It’s widely used in cooking: baked, stewed, roasted, stuffed or fried. For example, it’s used to make (in the Lebanese Cuisine): -Baba Ghannouj: roasted eggplant … Continue reading

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