Wellbeing Welfares of Ginger

 In this video I highlight the importance of having ginger in your daily diet

Pumpkin is a Super food

Cucurbita pepo, the pumpkin, is a cultivar of a squash plant.

Pumpkin is one of the most nutritious fruits loaded with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Pumpkin is a super food, which contains high level of potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, vitamin A, C and B6. Its low calorie content helps in weigh control, preventing   obesity and diabetes 2.  Its beta-carotene substance, an antioxidant, provides fight against certain types of cancer, prevents heart disease and asthma. Fibre, potassium and vitamin C content in pumpkin support healthy heart and help in lowering blood pressure.

Pumpkin is gluten free fruit. You can use pumpkin and pumpkin seeds in wide range of dishes: soups, salads, bread and desserts. When you prepare your food do not use extra sugar, the pumpkin is sweet enough.

Delicious and quick autumn dish, does not require cooking experience:

Roasted pumpkin, apple, carrot, red onion and parsnip.

Health Benefits of Asparagus

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In this sunny warm May one of the seasonal vegetables is asparagus. You can get fresh asparagus from the local market or it can be picked from the local farm. In either ways you can provide fresh healthy organic vegetables on your plate. Asparagus officially a flowering perennial plant is a spring vegetable.

Nutritional values of asparagus:

It is a very good source of dietary fibre, protein, minerals: potassium, zinc, iron, vitamins: vitamin K, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E and pantothenic acid.

Health benefits:

It is a rich source of glutathione, a detoxifying compound that helps to break down carcinogens and free radicals, so it may help protect against and fight certain forms of cancer, such as breast, larynx, bone and lung cancers.

Its antioxidants help to slow the ageing process and to neutralise cell damaging free- radicals. Asparagus may help our brains to fight cognitive decline. It holds amino-acid asparagine, which serves as a natural diuretic.

Winter Comfort foods

Soups 2

Tomato soup

Nutritional value of tomato:

Tomatoes contain dietary fibre, vitamin A in form of beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B6, niacin, folate, biotin and the following minerals copper, potassium and manganese. Provides essential antioxidants.

They are good for you heart, skin, hair, eyes and kidneys.

Ingredients:

cubed tomatoes	5
shallot	1
cloves of garlic	4
chopped red pepper	1
peeled and cubed potatoes	2
water	500ml
rosemary  leaves	6
basil leaves	7-8
salt	Up to your taste
pepper	Up to your taste
butter	1tsp
olive oil	1tsp

Melt the butter in a medium size pan add the shallot, garlic and chopped pepper stir them in. 

Mix the potatoes and the tomatoes in and salt the mixture.

Add the water and cook it for 10 minutes

Blend the soup with fresh rosemary and basil leaves.

Stir the olive oil into the creamy soup.