Blogs Posts in Healthy Fruits category; 324 blog posts

How Many Calories Are There in Fruits?

Fruits are something that everyone loves to eat and the best thing about fruits is that will never put on extra calories by eating them. Without fruits, your diet will seem incomplete. Well, everyone knows that an apple a day keeps the do [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

How to get your kids to eat more fruits and veggies?

More and more, scientific research shows that eating at least two fruits and three vegetables per day can have a strong, positive effect on people’s health. Nutrients found in plant foods can help to prevent or in some cases, even t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Fruit trees planted at Follaton community orchard

People in Totnes hope to enjoy the fruits from the apple, pear and plum trees set in the Follaton Arboretum. The first trees were planted on Saturday by Mayor of Totnes, Judy Westacott. "The fact money to buy the trees was raised loc [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Tu Bishvat is here - let's eat!

Israel's winter rains are still going strong, and the trees are thrilled about it. The flowers are blooming, the fruit bursting through, and Israel is gearing up to celebrate Tu Bishvat, the Jewish Arbor Day. Just like every Jewish [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Go bananas for your favourite fruit

For banana fans, our taste.com.au website has constant traffic checking out recipes for the humble fruit. Banana bread and banana cake are both in the top 10 searches just about all year round. Sally Pearson is one such fan. The Olympic s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Watermelons have a viagra-like effect

Watermelons are more useful than they might seem at first glance. You can even use them to stimulate your erection. Watermelon has always been known as a fruit which improves the immune system. Now scientists even claim that ingredients i [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Fruit and veg diet can block cancer cells

Want to stave off bowel cancer? Make sure that your daily diet is packed with fruit and vegetables, recommends a new study. This is because researchers in South Korea say that a potent super-nutrient found in a range of everyday healthy f [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Mild winter weather could push up fruit prices

This year's mild winter could lead to smaller crops of fruits in the autumn, potentially pushing up prices, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) warned today. The RHS said most hardy fruit plants need a period of cold weather during [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Ideal fruit for Year of the Dragon

In Chinese culture, the red dragon fruit is seen as a lucky charm and is believed to be able to ward off evil spirits, while the white variety is less significant. The dragon fruit's flesh is mildly sweet with edible [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Fresh vegetables bear fruit for Booker

The company, which has more than 170 branches, posted a 7pc rise in total sales in the 16 weeks to December 30 and said average spend per customer improved during the quarter. On a like-for-like basis, total sales rose by 5.6pc, with non- [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

US (WA): Short crop, high demand for Washington apples

Coming off a year in which Washington apple producers grew a particularly large crop, this season has seen lower volumes. Coupled with increased demand, market prices for apples have been strong. “Last year, crop volume was high,&rd [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Fruit plus beauty — win-win gardening!

Have you read Kathy Huber’s Saturday, Jan. 7, article on “Fruit Trees — Landscaping With Taste“? If not, break here and click on the link above. Better yet, print it out, along with this blog post, to take [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

The Pleasure of Local Fruits in Winter

A friend once observed about me that I “like holidays just a little bit more than the average person.” What he noticed was actually a symptom of a deeper condition I think of as “seasonally ecstatic disorder.” [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Chrysophyllum cainito

Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height. It has numerous common names including cainito, caimito, star a [...]