Worlds Best Guacamole

Guacamole is a favorite for many. The best thing about it is probably that it’s not only incredibly tasty it’s also incredibly health. Since avocados and olive oil both  are full of monounsaturated fats guacamole qualifies as a  MUFA-food. The wonderful type of food that actually help us remove belly fat.

On top of that guacamole is a great snack to help you get a flat belly this recipe also contains garlic and jalapeno. These spices are a great help in keeping you healthy in the flu season .

Tomatoes are known for their antioxidant lycopene. The cilantro herb is not only a anti-oxidant, it’s also a good source of minerals like potassium, calcium, iron, and magnesium. And it is richest herbal sources for vitamin K.

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How to Clean Fruits and Vegetables

 

Always, always rinse fruits and vegetables in cold water before you use them.  You should wash them even if they are pre-washed, even if you buy organic produce and even if you are going to peel them.

If your produce you should also consider washing them to get rid of pesticide residue. You can buy vegetable wash in some grocery stores and online but you can also make your own very easily.

Homemade vegetable wash recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup white vinegar
2 tbs baking soda
2 tbs lemon juice

If you don’t have lemon juice at home just water and white vinegar will work.

Mix all  ingredients then pour in clean spray bottle. Quickly scrub down each piece of produce with a vegetable brush and your home made vegetable wash.

Some fruits are too hard to scrub. Then spray fresh vegetables and  fruit generously. Sit for 5 minutes then rinse off well.

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Choco-Coco Bananas

Coconut, chocolate and the sweetness of a ripe banana. This is the perfect treat for everyone who wants to lose weight and eat great food.

Fruits are always great, coconut gives you fat burning fat and chocolate is full of antioxidants. This is one of the fantastic recipes that the Isabel gives you in her diet solution program. She has plenty of free fat burning tips that I find really good.

Anyway, whether you want to lose weight or not this recipe is really yummy and very healthy. Read more

Food for Love – Best Aphrodisiac Foods

 

Can food make us feel sexier? Can it even make us perform better?

Aphrodisiac foods has the reputation of increasing sex drive. You’ll be surprised to see how many regular foods that are natural aphrodisiacs.  First a list of the best foods and then a love menu that can’t go wrong.

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Rose Hip Soup Recipe – An Anti-Aging Recipe

This soup is a pure antioxidant bomb. Rose hips are one of the best plant sources of vitamin C and the almonds add the vitamin E you need to keep biological age young.

Wild roses can be found all over the word so the best thing you can do is get out there a pick them fresh.  If you don’t feel like going outside most health food stores sell dried rose hips.  The soup is sweet, creamy and very well suited as dessert or snack. However, with it’s high levels of vitamin C serves great an immune system booster when you feel that you’re coming down with something.

When I was a child my mom would serve this soup hot on cold winter days or when I was sick. As a special treat she would add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I loved it.

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How to Toast Pumpkin Seeds

Don’t through away the pumpkin seeds. They are both healthy and tasty.

Pumpkin seeds are high in magnesium, a mineral in which most Americans are deficient. They are also high in zinc, that make pumpkin seeds a natural protector against osteoporosis. Other health benefits of pumpkin seeds are  their anti-inflammatory properties, that they help lower cholesterol and that they can be used as natural treatment for tapeworms and other parasites.

Most people toast them for best taste. Just follow this toasted pumpkin seed recipe and enjoy more of your pumpkins.

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