Healthy Eating – Raw Unrefined Cacao (Coco)
Cacao is from the Plant family Malvaceae with the botanical name Theobroma cacao. Commonly called a Cocoa tree or Coco tree, it averages a height of around 5 to 7 metres. The Coco tree is a Native of South America and is used primarily to make coco powder or chocolate. It is believed to have originated in areas around the Amazon basin…
June 9, 2010
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Healthy Eating – Berry Power – Pomegranate
A member of the Lythraceae family and Botanically named Punica granatum, the pomegranate is a deciduous tree growing to around 7 to 8 metres. The pomegranate is a native to areas around Southwest Asia. It has been grown for its fruit for centuries. Today it can be found growing today in many areas around the world including India, Turkey, Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Malaysia. It is still commonly grown in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan…
June 8, 2010
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Healthy Eating – Berry Power – Acai Berry
A Berry similar in size and colour of the Blueberry, the acai berry contains a large single seed in the middle of a fleshy pulp. Acai Berry is a Native to the Amazon Rain forest…
June 7, 2010
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Healthy Eating – Berry Power – Blueberry
Blueberries are known botanically as Vaccinium of which there are several species. Blueberries belong to the Ericaceae family. The Cranberry and Bilberry are also from the Vaccinium Genus. The blueberry is a Perennial with dark blue berries…
June 7, 2010
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Natures Answers – Raspberry
The Raspberry is from the plant family Rosaceae. Commonly referred to as Raspberry or Raspberries, the Raspberry is a rather hardy perennial growing to a height of around 3 metre’s or more, though plants usually break or are pruned before reaching this height in a domestic garden or farm. Raspberries are well known and popular around the world…
May 24, 2010
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