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Mushrooms

Mushrooms are extremely versatile and fun to use. They come in a variety of sizes and styles and can be used in a wealth of culinary options. They are extremely important because they ave anti-inflammatory compounds, important vitamins like vitamin D, loaded with antioxidants and can even help lower your cholesterol. In studies they have been linked to people with lower heart diseases as well as a decrease in diabetes. Mushrooms are extremely easy to prepare and use and should be considered in your next recipe!

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

Omega 3 fatty acids are something that everyone knows about, but they are not entirely sure what they do. We know Omega 3 fatty acids can be found in fish, but that’s not all they can be found in. They can be found in walnuts, canola oils, and leafy green vegetables. Consuming omega 3 fatty acids are linked to a decrease in heart diseases and decrease production of low-density liporoteins and triglicerides which are bad for your heart.

Legumes

Legumes are probably already a large part of your diet if you like to eat Mexican dishes or middle eastern food. Legumes are beans, chick peas, or even lentils. These should be added to your diet as a fun, delicious easy way to keep your heart healthy. Not only will they help reduce heart disease, but the fiber in them will have additional health benefits in your life.

Keep Your Heart Healthy

It’s important to recognize each and every day that there’s no reason to not keep your heart in its tip-top shape. The healthier you are the longer you live and the better you feel. Choose foods that are not only delicious, but good for you so you can develop excellent eating habits. Your heart is extremely vital to keep you going, so treat it with care and you will enjoy it for years to come!

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Spices have been used for thousands of years to improve the taste and aroma of food including food that was tainted. They were so important that it can be said that spices changed the history of the world. One reason that Columbus sailed to the new world was to find an all-water route to the spice islands in the east. In modern times, spices are used not only to enhance the taste and aroma of foods but for their health benefits. Turmeric, for example, is believed to have cancer fighting properties.

What’s the Difference Between an Herb and a Spice?

The differences between an herb and a spice can be complicated, but for many botanists an herb is a non-woody plant. But even here there are exceptions, for roses and rosemary become woody shrubs over time.

Many, but not all spices grow in the tropics, which was why an easy trade route from there to Europe was so important. They are often aromatic lichens or parts of woody plants such as trees, shrubs or vines. Often, spices are the roots, flowers, seeds or fruit of herbaceous plants. Cilantro, easy to grow in a garden, is considered an herb, Its seed, coriander, is considered a spice. Here are some commonly used spices:

Cardamom

Cardamon is native to India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. The fruit of the plant is used. They are ribbed, roundish to oblong, and each one contains 14 to 20 seeds. The fruits are harvested just before the seeds are ripe and dried in kilns or in the sun. They’re sold whole to preserve the fragrance of the seeds. Cardamom pods are then split open, and the seeds are used in curries, stews and beverages.

Saffron

This admittedly expensive spice is made from the stigmas of the saffron crocus. The expense of the spice probably has to do with the fact that these delicate stigmas have to be picked by hand then separated and dried in the sun. Saffron not only adds flavor and a delicious aroma to foods, but even a pinch of saffron dyes food bright orange-yellow. Like cardamom, saffron is used to make curry. Saffron comes in powdered form and as stigma threads.

Ginger

This is one of the oldest and most commonly used of the spices. Grown in all warm countries, the spice is made from the rhizome, which is a type of root. Ginger root can be peeled and eaten raw when it’s young. It is peeled, sliced, minced, dried and powdered and added to stir fries, casseroles, soups and stews. Dried, powdered ginger also adds zest to curries.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is made from the bark of the cinnamon tree, an evergreen that grows to 60 feet tall in the tropics. The bark is cut off the stems of young trees, bundled and allowed to ferment. After that the outer layer is craped off and the bark rolled up and dried. Cinnamon joins ginger as one of the most popular spices. They are sometimes used together in desserts or Vietnamese pho.

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