French Beans Green beans, Runner beans, String beans, Climbing beans, Wax beans and Snap beans; different names of French beans but with the same taste have adored the world around, whether eaten raw or cooked, in salad or in soups,…

Rice is a staple food in many countries especially in Asia and the West Indies. Some people must simply have rice every day and would only consider a meal to be ‘complete’ if it is a rice dish. Thankfully, rice…

Lemon Lemon (Citrus limon) certainly had its fans throughout history with Alexander the Great taking them on all his conquests and Christopher Columbus making sure he had plenty of them on board when he set sail on his voyage of…

Water Chestnut The Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), more often called simply the water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge grown for its edible corms. The water chestnut is actually not a nut at all, but an aquatic vegetable that grows…

The role of diet is crucial in the development and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Diet is one of the key things you can change that will impact all other cardiovascular risk factors. Comparisons between a diet low in saturated fats,…

Mushroom Mushrooms have been used for thousands of years both as food and for medicinal purposes. The Pharaohs prized mushrooms as a delicacy, and the Greeks believed that mushrooms provided strength for warriors in battle. The Romans regarded mushrooms as…

A renowned dietitian talks about the benefits of consuming fruits to alleviate common diseases Fruits are goldmine of vitamins, minerals and fibre and are ideal to be consumed at least 4-5 servings in a day. Since they are in the…

Tapioca Cassava is of Brazilian origin. Tapioca is a starch extracted from cassava (Manihot esculenta). The name tapioca is derived from the word tipi’óka, the name for this starch in the Tupí will add more language of South America. The…

Olive Olive (Olea europea) oil is a natural juice which preserves the taste, aroma, vitamins and properties of the olive fruit. Olive oil, like wine, has been around forever. For people of the Mediterranean, it has had medicinal, even magical…

“Fish oil is good.” “Take fish oil”. For years, we heard people saying the same phrase again and again. Some even go so far toward taking them just because people said it is good. But have you ever wondered how…