Joba Murmu has prepared popcorn for her family in a tribal village. They usually consume maize as roasted and boiled green cobs and make pitha and chapati using flour from dry grain. Hybrid maize has been cultivated since 2013 by her Self Help Group (SHG) through the support of CSISA and India’s Department of Agriculture.

Photo: Wasim Iftikar/CIMMYT

Ancient crops yield nutritious diet conserving the soil.

The 350 kilometre transect of the GIAHS pilot site captures such environmental verticality and heterogeneity as it extends from the southern area of the Peruvian Andes and includes the environment around the sacred city of the Incas, Machu Picchu, (1 900 m), including the whole Vilcanota river watershed up to the divortium aquarium in the Raya (4 300 m), crossing to the northern part of the peruvian high plateau to reach Lake Titicaca (3 800 m). In this transect, more than 300 native communities maintain most of the ancient traditional agricultural technologies, in spite of strong outside economic influences.

A long list of treasures from the Inca civilization can be found in this GIAHS transect, and has been carefully conserved and improved over centuries to live in high altitudes (from 1 000 to 4 000 meters above sea level).

Andean peasants manage a diversity of crops and crop varieties which have been adapted to different altitudes and are grown in up to 20 plots in different ecological zones to spread risk across the mountain environment. A plot is seldom dominated by a single crop, and even a potato field has up to 10 different varieties.

Crops are combined for different purposes. Mashua and potato are grown together as protection against certain diseases. To prevent cattle damage, tarhui (lupine) is planted on the edge of maize fields. Maize, beans and pumpkin complement each other in maintaining soil fertility and growing space.

Learn more: GIAHS, A Legacy for the Future

Photo credit must be given: © SIPAM/FAO/MINAM/Alipio Canahua

More information:

Andean Agriculture, Peru

Classic vegan dish, Bahn Cuon Thap Cam Chay, mixed vegetables including mushrooms, lotus seeds and various beans in steamed rice paper rolls, topped with homemade Vietnamese-style chili paste, a sauce, crispy onions, bean sprouts, and fresh basil leaves, from Tay Ho, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

"Unlike most insects, MBs are gregarious, and milkweed leaves and stems, as well as the more nutritious buds and pods, may be covered with adults and nymphs. One reference theorized that everybody benefits from communal feeding behavior. More feeding tubes = more saliva = more softening = more food. One study showed that ninety percent of LMBs are found in groups of at least three and as many as 30. During population booms, milkweed seed production suffers; the inner seeds are safe, but the whole pod seems dysfunctional. Most sources say that MBs have no economic importance, since they don’t attack crops, carry disease, or otherwise cross paths with humans, but people who raise milkweeds or collect seed are not fans. With one small caveat, MBs don’t compete with monarchs." The Bug Lady

Aug. 1, 2018

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX1

G 20mm F1.7 ASPH.

東北大学オープンキャンパス

Tohoku University Tour

Dust on the sensor...

The Zero Belly diet consists of nutritious foods, such as colorful fruits and vegetables, legumes, lean meats, and fish. When you follow this diet, you have to steer clear of some less-healthy options, such as fatty meats and refined sugar.

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FareShare is a charitable organisation that provides free, tasty, nutritious meals to the hungry using donated food not needed by supermarkets, farmers and markets. They're aiming to cook one million meals a year from their new kitchen.

I'm proud to say that the company I work for just made a sizable donation to FareShare to help them with new kitchen equipment.

Street artist Meggs has done a wonderful job decorating the outside of FareShare's building in Abbotsford, Melbourne.

For recipe, visit www.haldimirch.net/

As a kind of tongue in cheek protest, and with a LOT of help, I wrote a poem. The manager then decorated my table in the dining room!

ODE TO CARROTS

Carrots improve your eyes they say,

A nutritious source of Vitamin A

They're attractive and crunchy and taste good too

As well as being generally good for you

Health fans praise their Beta Carotene

They're part of Bugs Bunny's "What's Up Doc" routine

And even at Christmastime when it snows

You can't make a snowman without one for it's nose

People steam them and mash them and bake them in cakes

As a side dish, a desert, or in nutritious shakes

But here at Evergreen Heights these days

Carrots are being used in unusual ways ...

In fact, if the carrot is good for the sight

the residents here should see clearly at night

If you joined us for dinner and lunch you'd conclude

Round here, we have carrots in all of our food

The dietician and cook must have started a bet

To see just how carotty the menu could get

For what other reason could it be deemed valid

To call "lettuce with carrots" our dinner's "Tossed Salad"

Sure, vegetable soup is an excellent place

To find carrots and vegetables sharing some space

But Chicken Noodle, Cream of Mushroom, Tomato and Bean,

Are not soups where carrots are typically seen

Every day we find them ... attempting to hide

in foods where they never should be asked to reside

Lasagna! Cornish Pasties! and hot Shepherd's Pie!

Have all contained carrots - without a word of a lie

A medley of Veggies (with carrots) was tried

With additional carrots along as a side ...

And Potato Salad made everyone cringe

When they noticed a tell-tale orangey tinge

By now the bet must surely be done

Tell the cook and the dietician the wager is won

At Evergreen Heights the carrot was king

And we proved we can eat them with every darn thing

Though we are proud to have passed the carotty test

We are hoping soon for a bit of a rest

With carrots served in traditional ways

At Evergreen Heights ... on odd-numbered days

Shadow a ranger meant I got half a day to shadow the lovely ranger on the left, full of interesting facts and able to answer all my questions, and go into many enclosures like this one ( not in with the lions ! ), the gum I was spreading along their log must have been very yummy as soon they were all over and climbing up me to get to it too ! Yorkshire wildlife park, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK. 2015.

Diverse nutritious local produce is displayed by enthusiastic IDPs and host community farmers eager to contribute and participate actively in the just announced project.

Photo credits must be given to: ©FAO/Fábio de Sousa. Editorial use only. Copyright FAO.

This is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree which grows mainly in semi-arid tropical and subtropical areas. It is considered to be one of the world’s most useful trees, as almost every part of it can be used for food, or has some other beneficial property.

Immature green pods - eaten like beans (slight asparagus taste).

Seeds - eaten like peas, roasted like nuts or pressed for oil. (Residue then used to purify water.)

Flowers - when cooked taste like mushrooms.

Roots - shredded and used as a condiment like horseradish.

Leaves - cooked and used like spinach.

Nutrition - weight per weight, moringa leaves have the calcium equivalent of 4 glasses of milk, the vitamin C content of 7 oranges, potassium of 3 bananas, 3 times the iron of spinach, 4 times the amount of vitamin A in carrots, and 2 times the protein in milk.

Medicinal qualities - used to treat malnutrition, rheumatism, venomous bites. Its cancer-inhibiting properties are being researched.

Other uses - biofuel, antibiotic.

Amazingly, this useful tree is not available in Australia. This one was photographed in the garden of a Filipina friend, who obtained it from a cutting from one brought from the Phillipines, where it is grown extensively, before quarantine laws prevented its importation. In the Philipines, it is known as the Malunggay tree.

A non profit organization Food not Bombs prepared a delicious, nutritious good for homeless in Houston. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm at 521 Lamar St., 77002 (The Houston Downtown Public Library Courtyard).

I was told that the organization feed usually 100-150 hungry people that show at that location.

All pictures were taken with the participants permission.

Bread freshly made at home, very nutritious.

27 November 2018, Nairobi, Kenya - Innovations for Expanding Consumption of Nutritious Diets through Aquaculture in Kenya Side Event -organised by FAO, WFP, and UNICEF- at the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference at KICC in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 27, 2018. The Sustainable Blue Economy Conference is the first global conference on the sustainable blue economy. Over 4,000 participants from around the world are coming together to learn how to build an innovative and sustainable blue economy.

Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/Luis Tato. Editorial use only. Copyright ©FAO.

Sweet Fragrant Juicy Lychees or Litchis currently in abundance all over Thailand and at its cheapest best!

Thailand is also fondly referred to as the world’s kitchen owing to its vast variety of fruits and vegetables. Delicious and juicy lychee or “Litchi” heralds you the arrival of summer. Besides sweet and nutritious, the berries have cooling effect on the human body. Botanically, this exotic fruit belongs to the family of Sapindaceae and named scientifically as Litchi chinensis.

Litchis, not only eye-catching in spring when the huge sprays of flowers adorn the tree but also is a stunning sight for nature lovers when the tree is full of berries.

In structure, the fruit is a drupe; oval, heart-shaped or nearly round, measures about 3–5 cm long and 3 cm in diameter and weigh about 10 g. In appearance, the fruit has close resemblances with longan and rambutan fruits.

Its outer surface is covered with rough leathery rind or peel featuring pink color. The peel can be easily removable in the ripe fruits. Inside, the pulp consists of edible portion or aril that is white, translucent, sweet, and juicy.

The fruit has sweet, fragrant flavor and delicious to savor. The pulp has single, glossy brown nut-like seed, 2 cm long, and 1–1.5 cm in diameter. The seeds, like in sapodilla, are not poisonous but should not be eaten. Fresh lychees are readily available in the markets from June to October, about 120-140 days after flowering.

Separate each fruit from the brunch and wash them in cold water. To peel; gently pinch at stem end and peel away outer coat slowly as in the top picture. Furthermore, using a small-paring knife, make an incision over its outer tough skin lengthwise all the way to tip. Take care not to press the fruit otherwise you squirt its juice! Next; carefully peel away the tough outer skin along with the inner thin membrane to expose beautiful, jelly textured translucent white flesh. Once you remove its outer cover, put the whole berry in the mouth as you do in seed grapes. Do not bite. To enjoy, gently suck its divinely sweet juice by rolling between your tongue and palate and spit out the seed.

Lychee fruit contains 66 calories per 100 g, comparable to that in the table-grapes. It has no saturated fats or cholesterol, but composes of good amounts of dietary fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants.

Research studies suggest that oligonol, a low molecular weight polyphenol, is found abundantly in lychee fruit. Oligonol is thought to have anti-oxidant and anti-influenza virus actions. In addition, it helps improve blood flow in organs, reduce weight, and protect skin from harmful UV rays. (Takuya Sakurai (Kyorin University, Japan), Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 72(2), 463-476, 2008).

Litchi, like citrus fruits, is an excellent source of vitamin C; 100 g fresh fruits provide 71.5 mg or 119% of daily-recommended value. Studies suggest that consumption of fruits rich in vitamin C helps the human body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals.

Further, it is a very good source of B-complex vitamins such as thiamin, niacin, and folates. These vitamins are essential since they function by acting as co-factors to help the body metabolize carbohydrates, protein, and fats.

Litchi also contains a very good amount of minerals like potassium and copper. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids help control heart rate and blood pressure; thus, it offers protection against stroke and coronary heart diseases. Copper is required in the production of red blood cells.

Selection and storage

Fresh lychee fruits are available in the markets from June to October. The Fruit must be allowed to ripen fully on the tree itself since the ripening process stops soon after harvested. Over maturity makes them turn dark-brown in appearance and lose their luster and flavor. While harvesting, snip off the entire fruit brunch, keeping just a short piece of the stem attached to the fruit.

In the store, choose fruits that feature fresh, without cuts or mold. Litchis have a very good shelf life. Fresh fruits can be kept at room temperature for up-to five days and can be stored for up to five weeks in the refrigerator. They can also be frozen or dried and canned for export purposes.

Delicious and nutritious. Eating these will soon give you your 5 a day.

A Nutritious Supplement for Hamsters, Guinea Pigs,

Gerbils, Rats, Mice and Rabbits

Ingredients: Forage products, shelled unsalted almonds, dry roasted soybeans, rolled corn, hulled oats, Goldenfeast® Granola made with Rolled Wheat, Brown Sugar, Canola Oil, Natural Coconut, Sweet Dairy Whey, Oat Flour, Roasted Almonds and Honey. Unsalted peanuts, whole pumpkin seed, dehydrated papaya, Goldenfeast® Goldn’obles® (consisting of: Hulled organic barley, Roasted organic soybeans, roasted Organic corn, pureed mango, Organic Triticali, Shelled almonds, Organic flax seed, Organic hulled oats, Organic alfalfa, Maltoferm malt extract, Organic honey, Organic Quinoa, Organic Kamut, Beets, Amaranth, Organic spelt, Apples (cored), Sesame seed, organic Fenugreek, Pureed Guava, shelled Pumpkin seed, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus fermentum fermentation product, Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, and Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, and Dried Bifidobacterium longum fermentation product. Parsley, Fennel seed, Sweet potatoes, Carrots, Blueberries, Raspberries, Wheat grass, Star anise seed, Ginger, Echinacea, Red clover leaf and Cilantro), pepitas, flax seed, dehydrated blueberries, blanched unsalted cashews, dehydrated beans, shelled unsalted Brazil nuts, buckwheat, dehydrated pineapple, dehydrated carob, whole red wheat, sun dried tomatoes, dehydrated sweet peppers, dehydrated spinach, bee pollen, dehydrated celery, dehydrated parsley, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus fermentum fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, and dried Bifidobacterium longum fermentation product, vitamin C (as ascorbic acid usp-fcc) and vitamin E (as di-alpha tocopheryl acetate usp-fcc), and natural flavoring

Guaranteed Analysis: crude protein (min.) 16%; crude fat (min.) 10%; crude fiber (max.) 10%; moisture (max.) 7%; ash (max.) 6%

Refrigerate after opening to retain freshness.

Small fish is very nutritious. But small fish harvesting is a major problem in Bangladesh, especially for women. In this picture, women farmers are harvesting small fish with a fishing gear. This gear helps them harvest small fish without going into the pond.

Organic Cage Free Brown Eggs on a background

macro shots of varnished nuts

And are more nutritious and less starchy.

After three days or so they are sprouted and they cook in about 20 or 30 minutes. I boil them until they are very soft so that they are easy to make into refried beans by just smashing with a fork. I fry them in lard and season with salsa. About a third of a cup to half a cup per meal. That's about 20 grams of carbs so just right for low carb veggie to soak up egg yolk.

Once the beans are boiled and cooled, I divide the beans into plastic containers and freeze them. One salsa size container will do for a week of refried beans with breakfast. Each batch made from 2 cups dry beans is about 3 containers full. I don't buy canned refried beans because they are cooked in vegetable oil which I'm trying to avoid.

A nutritious figurine perches on the kitchen counter, fashioned out of the week's delivery of CSA vegetables, courtesy of Valley End Farm in Rohnert park. We used to have a tougher time making use of all the items we received but Owen has been picking up the slack with his homemade baby food.

Yellow Pepper Over White

While a lot of people turn to health supplements and medications, they often ignore the benefits of dried figs.

Loaded with nutrients, figs are purple, copper or yellow-green in color. Highly nutritious and tasty, dry fig can be used in jams, ice-creams and baked items. Although figs are generally seasonal fruits, you get them right through the year in dried form. The fruit is absolutely delicious and contain nutrients like calcium, iron, phosphorous, manganese and vitamins.

1. Regulated blood pressure:

Figs are loaded with potassium, a nutrient that helps in controlling high blood pressure. Considering the present lifestyle and excessive consumption of processed food, your body may run short of potassium. This, in turn, may result in hypertension. Since dry figs are full of potassium, it’ll help you in maintaining a regulated blood pressure level.

2. Effective weight loss:

Dried figs are a high source of nutritional fiber. If you are fat and considering losing some weight, fiber-rich foods are a good thing to opt for. Since figs are high in natural fiber, it’ll prove beneficial for your weight management program. It’ll help you in lowering your energy intake, while keeping you full right through the day.

3. Safe against breast cancer:

For women, menopause and breast cancer are two major things to deal with. Besides the psychological effects, there are countless health hazards as well. Researchers have shown that women who consume fruit fiber are at low risks of having breast cancer, in comparison to those who don’t. Dried figs is probably the best fruit in terms of natural fiber; the others being prunes, dates, apples and pears.

4. Enjoy healthy and smooth skin:

If you want to protect your skin from the damaging effects of age and stress, you need to take note of several vital things. Keep in mind that your skin is sensitive and needs proper nourishment. Just the slightest negligence on your part can result in a particular skin disease.

One of the most common conditions seen among youngsters as well as adults is acne or pimples. Some of the other common skin conditions are zits, blackheads, whiteheads and even cysts. Sometimes, it even results in stubborn marks on your skin, which would be tough to remove once your pimples get cured. With the consumption of dry figs, you can combat these skin disorders to a huge extent.

5. Long and luscious hair:

Considering the present lifestyle and eating habits, hair problems are pretty common these days. The main reason behind this is the deficiency of vital minerals and nutrients.

Luscious hair and glowing skin are precious assets that define our persona as well as style quotient. There’s nothing more embarrassing or distressing than dull and limp hair on your head. Yes, a lot of beauty products and cosmetics are available in the market, but they often fail to give the desired results.

When it comes to hair problems like itchy scalp, dandruff and hair loss, nobody can negate the need of a proper diet. Since dry figs are loaded with minerals and nutrients, they help boost your hair’s health in a dramatic way.

Space Food

Food for spaceflight must be nutritious, Lightweight, and easily stored. As astronauts and cosmonauts spend increasing amounts of time in space, the food must also be appealing to encourage proper nutrition. Spacefarers must be able to consume the food with minimal risk of scattering crumbs and drops of liquid, which could damage delicate electronic equipment.

The first space food was often partially dehydrated or condensed, so an astronaut could consume it directly from a tube or can in bite-sized portions. During the Gemini and Apollo programs, NASA created rehydratable food sealed in plastic containers. Astronauts used a water dispenser to rehydrate the food before eating. Today, space food is packaged and treated for long shelf life. It is similar to food used by campers and mountain climbers.

1. Borscht

U.S.S.R.

Russian beets and cabbage soup

2. Coffee with Milk

U.S.S.R.

3. Chicken and Gravy

Skylab

4. Candy-Coated Chocolates

Space Shuttle, STS-27

5. Sugared Cornflakes

Apollo 11

6. Honeycake

U.S.S.R.

7. Russian Black Bread

U.S.S.R.

8. White Bread

U.S.S.R.

9. Rye Bread

U.S.S.R.

10. Chocolate

U.S.S.R.

11. Green Cabbage Soup

U.S.S.R.

12. Cottage Cheese

U.S.S.R.

13. Powdered Coffee with Cream and Sugar

Apollo 11

14. Granola with blueberries

Space Shuttle, STS-27

15. Scrambled Eggs

Space Shuttle, STS-27

16. Sausage Patties

Apollo 11

17. Chocolate Pudding

Space Shuttle, STS-27

18. Trail Mix

Space Shuttle, STS-27

19. Pecan Cookies

Space Shuttle, STS-1

Also in the picture but not Space Food

Sphygmomanometer

Skylab

This is a duplicate of a standard blood pressure cuff stowed on Skylab for use in biomedical experiments and for monitoring crew health.

Stethoscope

Skylab

This is a duplicate of an ordinary stethoscope stowed on Skylab for biomedical experiments and for monitoring crew health.

Urine Hose

Skylab

This is a duplicate of part of the urine collector for use aboard Skylab.

Ruben Echeverria, Director General, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); Tim Wheeler, Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor, UK Department for International Development (DfID); and Rachel Kyte, Chair, CGIAR Fund Council; Vice President, World Bank.

For more information on the conference, visit: biofortconf.ifpri.info Photo Credit: Joslin Isaacson (HarvestPlus)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) provides USDA Foods to the Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. (Five Sandoval) where Food Distribution Program Director Florence Calabaza is responsible for the efficient food distribution of food to those in need; supplying nutritious and culturally respectful foods to their distribution center (SEEN) in Bernalillo, NM; those who can walk to a tailgate pick-up point, such as in the parking lot of the Pueblo of Isleta Assisted Living Facility Elder Center; and for those who are homebound, USDA Food is delivered to those in the five Pueblo tribal members of Cochiti, Jemez, Sandia, Santa Ana and Zia and its surrounding tribal and non-tribal communities, on September 10, 2019.

For almost 50 years, Five Sandoval has enhanced the lives of tribal members through the important and longstanding services. Five Sandoval does this by sustaining and evolving their services and programs by offering employment, education, human and health services. The services are provided in such a manner that the values of tribal sovereignty, traditional culture, and community integrity are respected and preserved. Five Sandoval is proud to be a primary resource to the communities and are committed to partnering with both, tribal and non-tribal entities to maximize the opportunities for the people served. For more information, please see: fsipinc.org/about-five-sandoval

The Five Sandoval Food Distribution Program is a federal program that provides USDA food assistance to Native American and non-Native American households living on a reservation and to households living in designated areas near a reservation that contain at least one person who is a member of a federally recognized tribe. For more information, please see fsipinc.org/food-distribution, and click on the brochure link.

The USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) provides USDA Foods to income-eligible households living on Indian reservations and to Native American households residing in designated areas near reservations or in Oklahoma. USDA distributes both food and administrative funds to participating Indian Tribal Organizations and state agencies to operate FDPIR. These Indian Tribal Organizations and state agencies determine applicant eligibility, distribute the foods, and provide nutrition education to recipients. For more information, please see fns.usda.gov/fdpir/fdpir-fact-sheet.

The FNS mission is to increase food security and reduce hunger by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet and nutrition education in a way that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence. For more information, please see: fns.usda.gov

USDA Photos by Lance Cheung with permission of Five Sandoval and Pueblo of Isleta.

Nutritious soup made with beef bones and slices of beef. It is typically simmered overnight. Salt or seasoning may be added once served

LINA - enabling cultivation of sustainable, nutritious microalgae in the home

LINA is an all-in-one cultivation and harvesting system designed to enable consistent and convenient access to fresh, nutritious Spirulina at home.

Integrated lighting, temperature control and aeration systems provide optimum growing conditions for Spirulina, making cultivation more consistent and attractive to new users.

LINA aims to challenge current relationships with food and nutrition, providing an insight into much needed sustainable solutions to food provision for the future.

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Children are given nutritious but simple food of bread and milk at the drop in centres in Quetta. Boy on left is 13-year-old Zayer who works as a garbage picker. He is also learning tailoring. His father is a daily labourer. They live in Khili Kashkori. Two brothers in centre are also garbage pickers. Their sister also comes to the drop in centre. Sometimes she goes for garbage picking with them. Next to Zayer, is 13-year-old Nazir who lives in Killigeo. He has two brothers. Both of them come to the centre. They are garbage pickers. Their father works as a daily labourer. Nazir’s elder brother died in Afghanistan when he was squashed by container which toppled on him from mountainside. Although Nazir is a student but he also teaches life-skills in class. The boy on right is 14-year-old Issa who lives in Pandrani Street. Quetta, Pakistan. February 24, 2012.

Eat nutritious food to stay healthy, look great, feel full not bloated. DROP THOSE POUNDS if your physician & dietician agree.

Great for vegan-loving parties or adventuresome other foodies.

Here's my fav vege combos that shuts down hunger feeling, lasts long time.

- Red cabbage (whole leaf wash in water then soak 5 minutes in your fav vinegar)

cut into strips then quarter strips

- sprinkle with vegan substitute parmesan

- top with your fav nuts / snacks: peanuts, pstachios, sesame sticks, soy.

Low calories & carbs with high energy boost your metabolism shut down cravings.

Have a 1% beer or make one by combining 1 part your fav beer to 2 or 3 parts soda water. Great beer flavor with lower cal / carb & alcohol content.

On 6th June, a few of us did a day's hike to see the northernmost limit recorded for Balsamroot , Balsamorhiza sagittata. Then, on 11th June, we went down south towards the US border to just west of the Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump area and were delighted to see hillsides covered in these bright yellow flowers. We could see them from the car - we didn't have to take one single step to find them - so much easier than our long day of hiking to see them, LOL. When we pulled into one ranch driveway to see if we had the right address, we saw these two Mule Deer amongst the Balsamroot. Just looked so pretty.

"Balsamroots are native to western North America. There are about twelve species plus many common hybrids.... Native Americans used the sticky sap of this plant as a topical antiseptic for minor wounds. The large taproots produced by Balsamorhiza sagittata are edible and were harvested, dried, and ground into a starchy flour by Native Americans when other food plants were scarce. The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap. The plants large taproots are reported to be very palatable and far less bitter than the above ground parts of the plant. The plant grows on dry hillsides and dry open meadows throughout the Mountain West of North America."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsamorhiza

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"Could eggs be the most nutritious food on the planet?--Eggs have finally kicked their bad rep to the curb and have proved to be the perfect source of protein"

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Eating a nutritious diet ought to be very easy without confusion about exactly how to accomplish it. It is currently hard sometimes to sift via what you ought to be consuming. The errors in the information offered can be rather overwhelming and complicated. Here are some tips that can help you make remaining healthy and […]

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Finger millet is a healthy and nutritious food and is a good income earner for poor households. However, farmers need to invest more of their time and land and integrate with markets in order to increase marketable surplus and make the crop’s production more competitive. Photo: ICRISAT

The path to school leads to nutritious meals due in part to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) support at the school Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta (EORM) paraje Parracantacaj, San Andrés Xecul, Totonicapán, Guatemala, on July 29, 2016.

Situated in the middle of cornfields, the school serves 80 children from kindergarten to sixth grade. Parracantacaj is a small rural community located just outside the center of the municipality of San Andrés Xecul, Totonicapan, 189 kilometers from Guatemala City. All community members speak K’iche, the Mayan language of the region, and/or Spanish. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

Moist from homemade ricotta, zingy from the zest of four Meyer lemons (and 1/4 cup of their juice!) and even on the border of nutritious with spelt and quinoa flour, these muffins are a great mid-morning snack that can be fancied up with a swirl of frosting for dessert!

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Inspired by www.healthyfoodforliving.com/meyer-lemon-ricotta-muffins/

The 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday presents a critical window of opportunity to shape the health of a child. Providing the right maternal and child nutrition during this period is crucial in preventing malnutrition, stunting and wasting – a major public health problem in Nepal. To improve the 1,000 day women and children’s access to nutritious food, the USAID-funded Suaahara project initiated homestead food production alongside hygiene and sanitation improvement. More than 61,000 mothers are armed with the skills to cultivate green vegetables and manage backyard poultry, ensuring that there’s a sustainable source of healthy nutrient food to feed themselves and their growing infant right in their home.

© Valerie Caldas, Suaahara

More nutritious rice could come from descendants of these plants, whose ancestors were grown by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Gideon Schaeffer from tissue-cultured cells specially selected for their high lysine content. USDA photo by Scott Bauer.

Isn't kale supposed to be insanely cheap and nutritious? :q I need to use it more. Ahhh, to snuggle up in bed with a book and a big cup of warm, friendly kale soup... Hehe...

Vegan FAQ! :)

The Web Site the Meat Industry Doesn't Want You to See.

Please watch Earthlings.

Gamjatang or pork bone soup is a very nutritious, spicy Korean soup made with pork spine or ribs, vegetables, green onion, hot peppers and ground wild sesame seeds. Mine was true to its name and included gamja ( boiled potatoes). The soup base is a deep red colour from the red hot peppers.

Served with a bowl of steamed rice and a set of 5 cheop banchan (side dishes/appetizers). From left: miyeok muchim (seaweed with sweet vinegar and salt), kimchi (fermented napa cabbage seasoned with chili peppers and salt), buchu kimchi (spicy green onions kimchi), dubu jorim (tofu pan fried and braised in a soy sauce based sauce), kongnamul (cold boiled bean sprouts with sesame oil).

Seoul Asian Market and Cafe, San Antonio