If you’ve been paying any kind of attention to what’s going on in the health and nutrition community for the past several years, you have probably encountered the high-carb, low-fat crowd’s favorite fruit: the humble date. Though pitted dates have wormed their way into countless low-fat or raw recipes in
Frankincense is perhaps most notable for its important cameo in the New Testament—it was one of the fabulous gifts bestowed upon the baby Jesus Christ, along with such valuables as gold and myyrh (another plant product)—but its presence has been consistent throughout human history. Frankincense has been used and traded
Those who frequent health food stores are probably quite familiar with kombucha tea, but the rest of us have only just started to see this alleged super food popping up on the shelves of grocery stores and supermarkets across the country. Whether it’s sold by itself, mixed with green juice
Though they haven’t achieved the sinfully delicious status of potatoes, and they lack the child-friendliness of carrots, beets have earned an important place in a nutritionally balanced human diet. Sadly, it’s not a vegetable the vast majority of us are exposed to growing up, and so many people see it
If you’re old enough to consume anything other than mother’s milk, chances are you’ve had honey in one form or another. Humans have been eating honey for at least as long as they have been recording history; the earliest written mention of this sweet substance, bee keeping records found in
In recent years, we have become far more interested in the details of our food– what’s in it, where does it come from, how was it produced, and how much were the people who worked to harvest it paid? We’re getting smarter about what we support with our dollar, and
Okra, which is in the same family as hollyhock, is a green seed pod which grows to roughly seven inches in length. It grows on sun-loving plants with white flowers, which grow to about six feet tall. Okra is an annual vegetable, which means that the plant can produce its
A typical vegetable tray will contain a familiar range of reliable, nutrient-rich vegetables, including carrots, cauliflower, sugar snap peas, and finally, radishes. The famous root vegetable is related to several other popular picks, including cauliflower, broccoli, and kale, which are all members of the cabbage family. Radishes, however, have earned a
The seeds of the Nigella Sativa or Fennel flower are often referred to as black seeds, which is more of a description than an actual name. This seed has been called many things such as: Black sesame Reman coriander Black caraway Onion seed Its wide variety of names comes from
The hemp plant has been cultivated by human civilizations for over 10,000 years, it’s been used for fuel and building materials, for the production of textiles and paper and as a source of food for humans and animals. Hemp is an easy to grow crop that requires no pesticides or