Saturday, September 10, 2016

How To Grow Big Bulb Onions - Seed to Harvest

Today's episode of California garden features how to grow onions in raised beds. We go over the entire lfe cycle of onions - the Hybrid Granex Onion and

10 Garden Pests & How To Organically Control Them

In today's episode we look at ten garden insects that damage your vegetable garden. These "bad insects" are called pests because they are unwanted and cause damage to foliage, flowers and fruits in your garden. We look at easy organic methods to control pests in your garden and also why you should avoid any chemical insecticides. By hand picking, using soapy water, neem oil you can eliminate almost all garden pests.

How To Grow Turmeric - Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Cancer Fighting!

Published on Oct 14, 2014 We teach you how to grow Turmeric. Turmeric has a peppery, flavor, best described as a cross between an orange and ginger. Its one of the ingredients used to make curry. Turmeric contains Curcumin, whose anti-inflammatory effects have been shown to be comparable to anti-inflammatory drugs such as Motrin. Turmeric has long been used as a powerful anti-inflammatory in both the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine Its toxic to harmful bacteria and viruses but not toxic at all to humans. Benefits of Turmeric: - Turmeric and Onions may help prevent colon cancer - Turmeric with Cauliflower may halt prostate cancer - Reduces risk of childhood leukemia - Improves liver and cardiovascular function - Protects against Alzheimer's Disease How to eat Turmeric - Add to omletters to give it a deep yellow color. - Use as a dry spice on salads - Use curry powder when preparing vegetables like steamed cauliflower, green beans, onions. pepper, broccoli - Turmeric is a great spice to complement recipes that contain lentils In your garden you can easily grow turmeric which is a spice and not really a vegetable. It is referred to by various names like terra merita or manjal or haldi or just turmeric. Its known to be anti-cancer, cancer fighting and could potentially be a future cure for cancer. It has antifungal and antibacterial properties. Turmeric can also be used to make turmeric latte which is a popular drink. It is also known to prevent Alzheimer's disease! Category Howto & Style

Sunday, September 4, 2016

legume-foods

LLegumes are great sources of fat, protein and carbohydrates. Different varieties contain varying amounts of these nutrients, with beans, nuts, peas and lentils all having unique nutritional profiles. Although these foods are a staple of vegetarian diets, non-vegetarians can also benefit from eating more legumes. For example, replacing red meat with a serving of black beans lowers your fat intake while boosting your fiber and protein intakes. Sponsored link Start Download - View PDF Convert From Doc to PDF, PDF to Doc Simply With The Free On-line App! www.fromdoctopdf.com Beans The most common varieties of legumes are beans. These include adzuki beans, black beans, soybeans, anasazi beans, fava beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), kidney beans and lima beans. These foods are high in protein and carbohydrates but low in fat. For example, 1 cup of cooked adzuki beans contains 17.3 grams of protein, 57 grams of carbohydrates, 294 calories and only 0.2 grams of fat. In comparison, 1 cup of cooked chickpeas contains 14.5 grams of protein, 45 grams of carbohydrates, 269 calories and 4.3 grams of fat. Because of their assortment of flavors and textures, a mixture of lightly-seasoned, cooked-then-cooled beans makes a flavorful, nutritious and filling salad. Nuts Some legumes are inappropriately called "nuts." The most common example is the peanut, with other examples including soy nuts and carob nuts. Similar to other nuts, these legumes contain high concentrations of protein, fat and carbohydrates. For example, 1 cup of dry-roasted soy nuts contains 68.1 grams of protein, 37.2 grams of fat, 56.3 grams of carbohydrates and 776 calories. One cup of dry-roasted peanuts is much lower in protein and higher in fat, with 34.6 grams of protein, 31.4 grams of carbohydrates, 854 calories and 72.5 grams of fat. When eating soy or peanuts, choose dry-roasted and unsalted varieties to avoid the high fat and sodium content of oil-roasted, salted nuts. Peas A number of legumes are labeled as peas, including green peas, snow peas, snap peas, split peas and black-eyed peas. Similar to beans, peas contain high concentrations of carbohydrates and protein but little fat. For example, 1 cup of boiled green peas contains 8.6 grams of protein, 25 grams of carbohydrates, 134 calories and 0.4 gram of fat. Split peas contain higher concentrations of protein and carbohydrates but a similar amount of fat. One cup of boiled split peas contains 16.4 grams of protein, 41.4 grams of carbohydrates, 231 calories and only 0.8 grams of fat. As most varieties have a naturally sweet flavor, peas are great as a side-dish, snack, addition to a stir-fry or topping on a salad. Lentils Legumes that are classified as nuts, beans and peas are approximately spherical in shape. With their flat, round shape, lentils differ from this general pattern. Whether yellow, orange, green, brown or black, the nutritional profile of lentils does not change with their color. However, sprouted lentils differ from non-sprouted lentils in their nutritional content. One cup of uncooked sprouted lentils contains 6.9 grams of protein, 17.1 grams of carbohydrates, 82 calories and 0.4 gram of fat. As they are much denser, non-sprouted lentils provide larger amounts of these nutrients. One cup of uncooked, non-sprouted lentils contains 49.5 grams of protein, 115.4 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fat and 678 calories. Although the non-sprouted variety is more common in cooked dishes, both varieties can serve as the basis for Indian dal curries.