Ivan S. Pullicino B.Pharm. (Hons.) M.Sc. asked:




Very few people actually consume the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables.  A diet lacking fruit and vegetables is a very poor diet as fruit and vegetables contain substantial quantities of essential nutrients in a rational proportion. Fruit and vegetables are often not consumed because apart from the expense, life is becoming faster and it takes time to shop and cook them. Doctors and nutritionists recommend a mixed and varied diet which means that one must not always eat the same fruit and vegetables. Needless to say that fruit and vegetables are excellent sources of nutrients, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fibres.

The very latest trend is a food supplement in tablet form which can substitute fruit and vegetables for those people who do not consume any, or enough.  Altadrine Fruit and Vegetables by Alta Care Laboratoires – Paris, makes it possible for you and those around you to have a healthy, varied diet and all in a tablet!

The Altadrine Fruit and Vegetables Tablets are as extremely beneficial to one’s health.  Water is extracted from fruit and vegetables without ever using heat, thereby preserving the antioxidants, enzymes, fibres, amino acids, vitamins and minerals – the good stuff that is so hard to get in our normal diets. 

The tablets of Altadrine Fruit and Vegetables are colour coded – orange for fruit and green for vegetables.  The orange fruit tablet is the equivalent of 6 fruit concentrates: pineapple, prickly pear, grapefruit, orange, blueberry and papaya.  The green tablet, which is the vegetable tablet, is the equivalent of 6 vegetable concentrates: beetroot, broccoli, spinach, spiruline, tomato and carrot.

Altadrine Fruit and Vegetables Tablets contain no additives, or added salts or sugars; just fruit and vegetables grown in pristine conditions, tested and harvested at their peak nutritional value.

It is recommended that one should take one orange tablet – the Fruit tablet in the morning, and one green tablet – the Vegetable tablet, in the evening.  Following such a varied and well balanced diet has never been so easy!

Altadrine range and all ALTA CARE Laboratoires products are made in France.

 

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Jane Thomas asked:


Saving money is one of the biggest benefits to growing a vegetable garden in the mind of many first time gardeners. While this may be a good enough reason to start a vegetable garden, let’s not forget that there are others as well. Growing your own vegetables would increase your confidence in food safety and security. You would know where your food is coming from and all the history of plants grown in your own gardens. You would know what chemicals you used (if any), would learn what pests could impose problems and would essentially eliminate the whole resource-gobbling transportation chain to get the food to your plate. And all that gardening is good for you, because it‘s a great form of physical exercise!

For all you first time gardeners, here are several useful tips to consider when growing a vegetable garden in order to save your money:

Select vegetables that you and your family like to eat. Many fist time gardeners don’t know where to start and which vegetables to grow in their gardens. This is quite simple – you’re not likely to take care of vegetables you don’t like to eat. So don’t waste your time or money planting them in the garden, but choose the ones you like (and that grow well in your gardening zone).

Select vegetables that are expensive to buy. To save money, think of growing more expensive items, like tomatoes, or growing large quantities of vegetables that you purchase regularly. You could save money by growing herbs if you use a lot and they’re expensive to buy; mixed salad leaves are also cheaper to grow than to buy. Consider vegetables like broccoli, beans, beets, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, summer squash, spinach, tomatoes and Swiss chard. All these vegetables will provide the biggest returns on your investment of space and time you spend in your vegetable garden.

Select vegetables that can be easily stored or preserved. A lot of vegetables that you can grow in your garden you can store, freeze, or can so you are saving that money year round, not just during the growing season. Selecting vegetables that have a long storage life or that can easily be canned or frozen is a great way to save money on your grocery bills. Potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, and winter squash can be stored for several months if stored at the appropriate temperature. Other vegetables, like tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and beets, can be preserved by canning or freezing. Preserving vegetables is a great way to enjoy the surplus produce later in the year.

Do some research and start with a plan. Planning the garden on paper could help you decide what you want to grow and determine what will be necessary to be successful. If you need help, ask family members, neighbors, or friends that can help you.  There are many gardening forums and sites on the Internet where you can search for information that you’re looking for.

Start small. Even a relatively small garden, say 20′ x 20′, will give you enough room for variety, without being overwhelmed. Plants will require regular maintenance, watering and harvesting. Growing too many different vegetables your first year in a large garden could become overwhelming for you and can ultimately lead to failure. It’s better to limit yourself to just a few types of vegetables the first year. Later, when you become confident in your abilities, you can gradually increase the size of your vegetable garden and grow a more and more variety of crops!

JessieMcfarland asked:


We all know that vegetables are greatly beneficial for the body, but yet we do not like to eat them much. The excuse is always in the taste. Eating raw vegetables are difficult for a start. They are hard to chew and taste blank. As the health benefits in eating more vegetables has far outweighed the taste part of it, it is good reason to find ways to make them more palatable and appealing to our taste buds.

# 1. Time the serving

Offer vegetables such as broccoli at the beginning of the meal when you and your family are feeling the hungriest. This way the tendency to eat the vegetables are most likeliest. Have them served in a variety of combinations and color such as boiled peas, potatoes, carrots, beans and corn.

# 2. Vegetables in sauces

Lightly steamed vegetables mixed with some sauces and herbs such as garlic do make a difference. My children do not like to eat them you may say. But with the lightly steamed vegetables mixed with oyster sauces and flaxseed oil, eating them is much more pleasant now. Even if your husband hates

vegetables, do not despair. Think of adding vegetables in some meat or seafood dishes cooked with some sauces in a casserole, he will tend to eat more vegetables than he realizes. Add the vegetables last after the meat is cooked so that the green color of the vegetables is preserved to

make them looked yummy.

# 3. Spaghetti sauce with vegetables

When serving your family favorite food such as spaghetti, remember to add in some vegetables into the sauce. Cook your minced meat first before adding chopped tomatoes, zucchini and broccoli into the sauce along with some garlic and herb.

Mix well the ingredients and your spaghetti dish is ready for serving. Your family will love the nutritious spaghetti dinner which is actually good for them.

# 4. Tasty vegetable soups

Bring to boil a small pot of soup cooked with some chicken bones or pork ribs. Throw in the green vegetables such as spinach and add in a pinch of salt and serve hot when the soup starts to boil again. The vegetable soup is nutritious as the vitamins are contained in the soup. It will make you feel full much faster and you tend to eat less of the other food portions.

# 5. Vegetable noodle snacks

If you are into eating ramen or instant noodles, adding in some cut carrots, cabbage and any green vegetables makes it a nice dish. It is fast to prepare and putting an egg or some meat to it makes this high carb food away from considering it a junk. Some may prefer to have it with raw

sliced cucumbers. You should refrain from adding too much of the unnatural soup based flavors as the sodium content is

high.

# 6. Mixed vegetables

Prepare vegetables in new ways such as stir frying very lightly with some salt or herbs. You can have plate of mixed vegetable fried together along with your favorite food, such as peas in macaroni and cheese or blend soft cooked carrots into mashed potatoes. Steam some sweet potatoes or bake this

high-fiber, vitamin-A rich food with a touch of sugar, cinnamon and cloves.

Eating more vegetables is an integral part of a weight loss program as it will help you to burn more calories and stay trim.