Kale belongs to the cabbage family. You probably also heard other names for this family like Brassica or Cruciferous. It’s one of the most important vegetable families and, certainly, the most diverse. We eat leaves, flowers, seeds, stems and roots of these vegetables. Here are some examples: white and green...
Food Related Health Issues, weight, digestion and more
What’s in season? Beets in February
Even though beets had a definite comeback in the last couple of years and we have seen them on the menus of many restaurants, they still might not be at the top of your list of favorite foods. Never the less they deserve an article due to their healing and...
What’s in season? Kohlrabi in January
Kohlrabi - not be confused with Calamari - is a vegetable that belongs to the cabbage family. Another name for cabbage family is brassica. It includes broccoli, cauliflower, kale, radishes, Brussels sprouts and, yes, you guessed it right, cabbage. Kohlrabi also goes by the name German turnip and it’s native...
Sweet Potatoes in December and really all year around
I really wanted to write to you about the cabbage and the whole brassica family but my husband said that cabbage doesn’t go very well with the Holiday spirit. So sweet potatoes it is! Sweet potatoes are native to America and related to neither potatoes nor yams, even though we...
Is Splenda a Good Alternative to Sugar?
Sugar is bad for you! - I don’t think many people will argue with me on this statement. Many of my clients, in an effort to reduce their sugar intake, switched to Splenda as an alternative to sugar. And it’s understandable! Splenda is calorie free, taste just like sugar and...
Pumpkins health benefits, when and how to eat them
Pumpkins take center stage in November. I’m happy to be done with jack-o'-lanterns and move on to enjoying pumpkins as a true culinary delight with health benefits that deserve recognition. Pumpkin History and Fun FactsPumpkins belong to the gourd family, together with cucumbers, melons, cantaloupe, watermelons, squash, and zucchini. They are...