One option: the oft-overlooked vegetable, jicama. What is jicama? Jicama (pronounced HEE-kah-ma) is sometimes referred to as yam bean and is an edible globe-shaped root vegetable that is part of the legume family and native to Central America. There, it is often sold by street vendors...
Jicama (pronounced HEE-KA-MUH) is a round, bumpy root vegetable that’s actually in the legume family. It can be recognized by its brown, paper-like skin and white starchy flesh. It’s similar in texture to anappleor celery and takes on the flavor of the dishes it’s added to incred...
Garden peas for shelling have parchment-like pods that are too stringy to eat. That’s why they are best shelled. (But you can add unshelled garden peas to soup broth for flavor.) Shelled garden peas are also called fresh peas. Shelled garden peas have wrinkled seeds and high sugar conte...
Also, eat plenty offoods with prebiotic fibers. These foods encourage the growth of beneficial gut bacteria which are now known to be integrally connected to brain health. They canreduce cortisol and improve your mood. Related on Be Brain Fit — Traumatic Effects of Chronic Stress on the Brain...
To test if the artichoke is done, tug on one of the leaves; if it comes off easily the artichoke is done. Pull off each leaf; dunk it in the sauce; put it in your mouth and pull, How to eat an artichoke Pull off each leaf; dunk it in the sauce; put it in your mouth and ...
just a reminder that it’s okay to plan on the same tight rotation of recipes week after week because they are easy and (crucial) because you know everyone will eat. Don’t waste energy on feeling like you have to be creative or innovative. Maybe that means eight straight Mondays ofBianc...
Because as easy as it is to eat and enjoy your favorite foods, it can be equally as difficult to say them out loud. Hard-to-pronounce foods and their correct pronunciations We’ve aggregated the top foods – nearly 100 of them – that are either tricky to say correctly, or commonly mi...
1/2 of a large jicama (or a whole small jicama, which might be better; the big ones are more likely to be starchy) 4 lobes of shallot (that’s usually 2 fresh shallots, but I got the peeled kind which are already in individual lobes—I’ll julienne things all day with a song in...
it is safe to eat. “Bitter” cassava has cyanide throughout the root and can only be eaten after extensive grating, washing, and pressing to remove the harmful toxins. Bitter cassava is not typically sold for home use, especially here in the US, and is more commonly used to make tapioca...
Fill your plate with lots of organic vegetables, especially onions, garlic, jicama and daikon radish. These foods containprebioticfiber forBifidusbacteria to feed on, and they’ll produce healthy byproducts for your body. Every once in a while eat produce from anorganicgarden (preferably your own...