Simple Salad Recipes @ Home

Simple Salad Recipes @ Home

There's a saying that goes, "The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind. ~G.K. Chesterton

  I would like to share with you few snaps of our simple yet healthy recipes @ home....the clean, humane lifestyle for all children of God.

Let's begin with Chayote leaves. Did you know that chayote is good for the heart and may also help prevent cancer? Discover the surprising health giving goodness of this cucumber relative. 1. Good for the heart (Folate) 2. Helps prevent cancer (Vitamin C) 3. Helps the body produce energy (Manganese) 4. Helps prevent constipation (Fiber) 5.  Keeps thyroid healthy (Copper) 6.  Helps prevent acne (Zinc) 7. Helps prevent bone loss (Vitamin K) 8.  Helps reduce blood pressure (Potassium) 9. Good for the brain (Vitamin B6) 10. Helps prevent leg cramps (Magnesium)

Sayote - the mountain green gold. The hidden secret. "The poor man's miracle vegetable."

Chayote leaves salad

Broccoli and cauliflower - Broccoli and cauliflower are both good sources of vitamin C. According to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, a half cup of chopped, cooked broccoli contains as much vitamin C as a half cup of orange juice. A half-cup serving of cauliflower provides 45 percent of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C. Broccoli also contains vitamin A in the form of beta carotene. both can improve kidney health and fight against cancers. Cauliflower is considered a good brain food, according to the doctrine of Signature.  More health benefits...

Carrots - contains carotene, a chemical that is converted into vitamin A by the body, it helps prevent night blindness. 1. Carrot can enhance the quality of breast milk. 2. Carrot can improve the appearance of the skin, hair and nails. 3. When taken daily it can lower cholesterol and blood pressure. 4. Raw contain beta-carotene, a strong antioxidant that can prevent cancer. 5. Carrot juice when taken everyday prevent bodily infections and is claimed to be valuable for the adrenal glands (the small endocrine glands situated above the kidneys). 6. Carrot can help improve eyesight. 7. Carrot can help increase menstrual flow. 8. Carrots can regulate blood sugar. 9. Carrot can promote colon health, because carrot is rich in fiber. Carrot is also helpful in the following cases : Obesity, Poisoning of the blood, Gum disease, Insomnia, Inflamed Kidneys, Liver, Gallbladder, Alzheimer'sColitis, Ulcer Painful urination disease.

Cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, white onion, tokwa

Tokwa - soya based meal.  Not only is it a good alternative to a protein rich meat meal but is also an important component of a balanced meal that is not only low in fat but also high in fibre and a very good source of complex carbohydrates.

Cucumber -   is best natural diuretic known, secreting and promoting the flow of urine. Helps in kidney and urinary bladder disease, liver disease,  pancreatic disease, the potassium content of cucumber makes it highly useful for conditions of high and low blood pressure, cucumber contains erepsin, the enzyme that helps to digest protein, the high silicon and sulphur content of the cucumber is said to promote the growth of hair, especially when the juice of the cucumber is added to the juice of carrot, lettuce and spinach, a mixture of cucumber juice with carrot juice is said to be beneficial for rheumatic conditions resulting from excessive uric acid in the body, cucumber juice is also valuable for helping diseases of the teeth, gums, especially in cases of pyorrhea, the high mineral content of this vegetable also helps to prevent splitting of nails of the fingers and toes and cucumber, radish and bitter gourd are beneficial in diabetes.

Apple - is a rich source offlavonoid and polyphenols both are powerful antioxidant, study shown that by eating 100gof apple can give an antioxidant effect that equal to taking about1,500mg of vitamin C, apple contain a large amount of minerals and vitamins that can strengthen the blood, apple contain malic acid and tartaric acid, that can help prevent disturbances of the liver and digestion, apple cider vinegar when used as beverage can help to prevent the formation of kidney stone, the skin of Apple contain pectin that can help remove toxic substances from the system by supplying galacturonic acid.Pectin helps prevent protein matter in the intestine from spoiling and eating an apple daily can lower cholesterol and reduce skin diseases. Recommended for Obesity, Headache, Arthritis, Bronchial asthma, Inflammation of the bladder, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Tuberculosis, Neuritis, Insomnia, Catarrh, Gallbladder stones, Worms, Halithosis, Pyorrhea

Cucumber, dwarf cucumber aloevera leaf

Passion fruit - The Passion Fruit is one of the most exotic of all tropical fruit because of the magic of its aroma and the taste of its fruit. 

• Passion fruit juice is an excellent digestive stimulant and helps in the treatment of other gastric ailments.
• Passion fruit seeds contain high amount of fiber that the body needs to cleanse the colon, improve digestion, and help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• Passion fruit is high in vitamin A which helps the body to remove free radicals that cause skin and tissue damage, and it also helps to improve our vision.
• It is also rich in Vitamin C which helps to repair tissue, helps prevent heart disease and cancer and helps our bones.
• There is also a compound in passion fruit that is believed to block histamine, reduce allergy and inflammation; passion fruit therefore has the health benefit of reducing the symptoms of asthma.
• The antioxidants found in passion fruit have been found to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

Giant passion fruit