Cricketers Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh munch on a banana during a training campWe manage to eat our daily requirement of vegetables. But fruits? If you are like me, you would average just a single serving of fruits, that is, one serving a week! All that changed recently when I happened to meet a still supple and sharp-sighted 85-year-old woman, who beamed with health like a Kashmir apple.Some...
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fresh fruits in season when they may be less expensiveand at their peak flavour.Make most of your choices — whole or cut-up fruit rather than juice,for the benefits dietary fibre provides.Select fruits with more potassiumoften, such as bananas, prunes and prune juice, dried peaches and apricots,cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and orange juice.Atbreakfast, top your cereal with bananas or peaches; add blueberries...
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Think Christmas, and richly flavoured fruit-filled plum cakes conjure up in the mind. .The season gets kick-started with the annual ritual of fruit-mixing ceremony, described as a harbinger of Christmas and New Year celebration. Plenty of aromatic fruit mixture is soaked in choicest spirits on the occasion and much of the credit for the taste goes to the maturing process of the dry fruits.The traditional...
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Acharya Ahankar Kesari was a royal tutor and a great scholar who threw his opponents in dumb silence with his lashing argumentative skills while in a debate. He was held in high esteem by the king, that he was presented with a large garden with beautiful flower beds which were a feast to his eyes and bountiful fruit trees whose fruits served as a feast to his stomach.One day as the acharya strolled...
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much hyped cross LoC trade of fresh and dry fruits is hanging in mid way as the fruit cultivators of Kashmir valley have decided not to send any new consignment of fresh or dry fruit to Pakistan-Administered Kashmir (PAK).The Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Association (KVFGA) haven't received the payment of more than Rs 3 crore of fruit consignment sent last year to PAK when the cross LoC trade was officially...
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bay? A strong immune system helps. Enjoying the bounty of colorful fruits and vegetables available right now can be an important step toward supporting your family's immune system this cold/flu season.In addition to vitamins, minerals and fiber, fruits and vegetables contain phytonutrients, believed to come from the com-pounds that give these foods their vibrant colors. These phytonutrients provide...
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Punjab Police today seized 3.6 kg heroin, valued at Rs 16 crore in the international market, hidden in a box of famous Khandari 'anaar' (pomegranate), which is imported from Afghanistan.Giving details of the seizure, first of its kind in Punjab, SSP Sukhchain Singh Gill said the owner of Manjit Fruit shop at the Kailash Cinema chowk contacted the police when he discovered some white powder in a box...
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Want to keep the flu at bay? Well, then make your immune system stronger by having colourful fruits and vegetables, says an expert.Health/wellness expert Amy Hendel says that in addition to vitamins, minerals and fiber, fruits and vegetables contain phytonutrients, believed to come from the compounds that give these foods their vibrant colours.These phytonutrients provide a wide range of health benefits,...
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Want to keep the flu at bay? Well, then make your immune system stronger by having colourful fruits and vegetables, says an expert.Health/wellness expert Amy Hendel says that in addition to vitamins, minerals and fiber, fruits and vegetables contain phytonutrients, believed to come from the compounds that give these foods their vibrant colours.These phytonutrients provide a wide range of health benefits,...
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Vegetables and fruits on display at AP Rythu Sangham’s 16th conference which began in Vijayawada...
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