Is it a Fruit or a Vegetable? Top 10 Confused Foods
A cucumber. A pickle. They’re the same thing, but are they fruits or vegetables? Cucumber is actually a fruit.
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19 Ways to Enhance Your Sense of Humor
As Mark Twain once said, “Studying humor is like dissecting a frog — you may know a lot but you end up with a dead frog.” Nonetheless, we’re giving it a try. Here are 19 tips for getting — or growing — your sense of humor, based partly on the idea that you can’t be funny if you don’t understand what funny is.
Worlds Healthiest Foods- Food of the Week: Cucumbers August 18, 2019Cucumber plants naturally thrive in both temperate and tropical environments, and for this reason have been widely cultivated worldwide. Historically, they appear to have originated in Asia, in parts of China with temperate climates (for example, ...
- Recipe of the Week: 5-Minute Cold Cucumber Salad 2 August 18, 2019Stay cool with this easy-to-prepare salad as the weather begins to warm as summer approaches. ...
- Best sources of Molybdenum August 18, 2019Although perhaps not as well known as other minerals that we profile on our website, molybdenum is a key mineral nutrient found in a variety of WHFoods and known to play important roles in many different body systems. Our understanding of molybdenum ...
- From the kitchen: Tips for Preparing Cucumbers August 18, 2019Two common questions about cucumbers involve consumption of their skin and their seeds. There are several facts you need to know before making your decision about consumption of cucumber skins and seeds. First, it is important to remember that the ...
- Veggie Advisor: What would you recommend for someone who has trouble getting excited about vegetables? August 18, 2019It's no wonder that so many people get tired of hearing about vegetables. We're constantly being told to "eat our veggies" by nutritionists, magazine articles, and diet books. In fact, we're often given the green light to eat unlimited amounts of ...
- What do you think about salad spinners? August 18, 2019One obstacle to eating fresh, raw vegetables is the time it takes to clean and chop them. Using a salad spinner can help you throw together a fresh, nutritious salad, even when you are in a hurry. Start by making a trip to a kitchen shop, to ...
- I've heard a lot about eating a "colorful diet." Should I pick fruits and vegetables based on color to help me get more benefits from these foods? August 18, 2019Color shouldn't be the only factor when picking fruits and vegetables - but it also shouldn't be ignored. In this article, we will tell you when to rely on color and when to rely on other features of fruits and vegetables. You'll learn the basis of ...
- Problem 1 with "eating on the run" - getting distracted from the process of eating August 18, 2019Research studies about "eating on the run" consistently identify a first key problem with this habit: distraction from the eating process. When we eat on the run, we stop paying attention to food, and we start engaging in what has sometimes been ...
- Problem 2 with "eating on the run" - eating too quickly for our body systems August 18, 2019Although overly quick eating might seem like an obvious problem with "eating on the run," the research in this area has brought out some amazing details that we think you will find helpful to know. Studies in this area include some fascinating ...
- What Foods are Good for Energy? August 18, 2019Introduction You may think you expend energy only when doing exercise, or when awake and moving around, but you are using energy all the time, even when you are asleep or lying still and relaxing. Energy is the basis of life. For example, your ...
- Food of the Week: Cucumbers August 18, 2019
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