Okay, try to say this ten times real fast, “How much nooch could a smooching pooch mooch, if a smooching pooch could mooch nooch?”
No, you didn’t land by accident in a Dr. Seuss book! Actually, nooch is the colloquial term for nutritional yeast. But what is nutritional yeast? I’m glad you asked.
To begin with, yeast is a single-celled fungus related to other fungi that we eat, like mushrooms for instance. When we think of …
by Daily Superfood Love
I’m sure by now you have heard all about the so-called miraculous benefits of superfoods. Before you roll your eyes, did you know…that the fruits and vegetables you eat have less than half of the nutritional value they had 40 or 50 years ago?
The University of Texas, Biochemical Institute in 2004 tested a sample of 43 common fruits and vegetables and discovered that nearly half lost some nutritional value. The team found declines from …
What do sardines, lamb, and yogurt all have in common? They are all excellent sources of the essential vitamin B12. This vitamin is necessary for all human and animal life. In humans, our bodies require vitamin B12 for:
The production of DNA The maintenance of brain and nervous system health And the formulation of red blood cells.[1]Vitamin B12 is a water soluble vitamin and the only vitamin that contains a metal (cobalt). There is no known toxic …
If you have children, at some time or another you’ve probably urged them to eat their broccoli, “Children, eat your trees!”
Then, there’s former President George Bush, Sr., who complained, “I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.”
In spite of former President Bush’s aversion to broccoli, it …
During those hot summer days, one of the most refreshing foods you can eat is a cucumber. Cucumbers rank fourth among the most cultivated vegetables in the world.[1] They are members of the gourd and squash family and grow on crawling vines on the ground.[2]
We can categorize cucumbers as either slicing cucumbers or pickling cucumbers.[3] And among each category we find a wide variety of options.
Cucumbers are tied with iceberg lettuce containing more water per serving than …
