Five Health Benefits of Lychee The Lychee plant usually starts flowering very early during the rainy season between September and October. At this time, it should be ready for harvest. Its delicious fruit is ready when the colour changes from an unripe green to a fiery red. Once it is ripe, you will certainly notice a strong fragrance which smells exotic when inhaled. Shafi Choudhury published this 29 months ago   +4 votes

The Blue or Peruvian Potato: History and Nutritional Value. The history of the potato, or Solanum tuberosum, which found its way from the new world to the old world, where it became a ubiquitous vegetable. Also the blue potato or Solanum andigenum; varieties and the nutritional content of potatoes. Peter Bilton published this 16 months ago   +9 votes

Healthy Diet Equals Healthy Living A healthy diet is the right fuel and care for the body. With such, the body is capable of warding off diseases at an early age. As long as we maintain a strict and long term adherence to a healthy diet, there is a greater chance for the body to function well for longer period of time. Ron Siojo published this 8 months ago   +20 votes

How to Learn the Amazing Art of Fruit and Vegetable Carvings? This article is specially written after the popularity of my previous article and as one of my factoidz reader asked me to provide information about how to start this creative art as a food garnishing or making your food decoration more attractive. These decorative food carvings can be used as decorations or appetizers. Carving fruits and vegetables adds a decorative touch to food presentation. The food looks more attractive and just seems to taste better.Decorating fresh and colorful fruits and vegetables through artistic carving is not difficult; all it takes is concentration and time. Start with an easy carving project and graduate to more complex projects. Art of carving vegetables is called 'vegi art'. Amera Khanam published this 22 months ago   +2 votes

Fruits and Vegetables Color Wheel and The Health Benefits What are the health benefits of eating different colors of fruits and vegetables? Francina Marie Parks published this 8 months ago   +11 votes

Coping with Stress: Diet A balanced diet is one that ensures you receive the correct amounts of each food type. Daily requirements of carbohydrates, proteins, fats and other nutrients should be met. A balanced diet will enable the body to get the correct fuel to help manage weight, energy levels and immune system. Ron Siojo published this 15 months ago   +11 votes

Health Tips on How to Improve Study Habits A healthy body yields a healthy mind which will improve also study habits. Felisa Daskeo published this 21 months ago   +2 votes

How to Grow Strawberries Tips and instructions on growing strawberries in your home garden. Daniel Snyder published this 28 months ago   +7 votes

Best Sources of Organic and Local Foods in Fort Worth, Texas Best sources of organic and local foods in Fort Worth, Texas, is the food chain store called Central Market. This market has a selection from foods, oils and herbs as well as classes on cooking and wine tasting, Iris McCammon published this 7 months ago   +10 votes

Nutrition Profile and Health Benefits of Black Beans Black beans, along with navy, kidney and pinto beans, belong to the group commonly called as “common beans”. The history of black beans is ancient. They were first domesticated over 7,000 years ago in the region of South America now known as Peru. Since the beans grew readily in warm weather and preserved well, they quickly became an integral part of the South American diet. Ron Siojo published this 14 months ago   +14 votes

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