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youtu.be — Nice way to spend some time with your kids, and get a workout!
Fun, fitness, fruits, come join us at the raw fruit festival in Spain, 12 to 16 of September 2012.
Stay young!
More infos and online registration on http://festival.811-friendly.net
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youtube.com — Picking oranges on our farm.For real fruits, really ripe, straight from the farm, 5 days of fun with great people, in nature, come to the 811-friendly raw fruit festival in Spain, September 12-16 2012http://festival.811-friendly.net
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festival.811-friendly.net — Come enjoy the best season in the South of Spain. Come for four days to an Andalusian valley known for its well-preserved nature, and its rivers with swimming holes. It will be held on a long weekend at the end of the Summer, with plenty of sun, delicious and abundant tropical and local Mediterranean fruits, and with great like-minded people! What else can one ask for?!
Our Festival is based on the idea of meeting new friends and sharing, in a natural environment, the best local fruits.
The Festival will be held at the beginning of September, when the fig season is at its best, when the melons are everywhere, and when mangos, cherimoyas and guavas are really bursting with flavor. As farmers ourselves, we are able to find the best quality fruit, and fruits that are picked truly ripe.
hsph.harvard.edu —
Fill half of your plate with vegetables and fruits. The more color, and the more variety on this part of the plate, the better. Potatoes and French fries don't count as vegetables on the Healthy Eating Plate, because they are high in fast-digested starch (carbohydrate), which has the same roller-coaster effect on blood sugar and insulin as white bread and sweets. These surges, in the short term, can lead to hunger and overeating, and in the long term, can lead to weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and other health problems.
Save a quarter of your plate for whole grains—not just any grains: Whole grains—whole wheat, brown rice, and foods made with them, such as whole wheat pasta—have a gentler effect on blood sugar and insulin than white bread, white rice, and other so-called “refined grains.” That’s why the Healthy Eating Plate says to choose whole grains—the less processed, the better—and limit refined grains.
Put a healthy source of protein on one quarter of your plate: Chose fish, chicken, beans or nuts, since these contain beneficial nutrients, such as the heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids in fish, and the fiber in beans. An egg a day is okay for most people, too (people with diabetes should limit their egg intake to three yolks a week, but egg whites are fine). Limit red meat—beef, pork, and lamb—and avoid processed meats—bacon, cold cuts, hot dogs, and the like—since over time, regularly eating even small amounts of these foods raises the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and colon cancer.
Use healthy plant oils. The glass bottle near the Healthy Eating Plate is a reminder to use healthy vegetable oils, like olive, canola, soy, corn, sunflower, peanut, and others, in cooking, on salad, and at the table. Limit butter, and avoid unhealthy trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils.
Drink water, coffee or tea. On the Healthy Eating Plate, complete your meal with a glass of water, or if you like, a cup of tea or coffee (with little or no sugar). (Questions about caffeine and kids? Read more.) Limit milk and dairy products to one to two servings per day, since high intakes are associated with increased risk of prostate cancer and possibly ovarian cancer. Limit juice to a small glass per day, since it is as high in sugar as a sugary soda. Skip the sugary drinks, since they provide lots of calories and virtually no other nutrients. And over time, routinely drinking sugary drinks can lead to weight gain, increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, and possibly increase the risk of heart disease.
Stay active. The small red figure running across the Healthy Eating Plate’s placemat is a reminder that staying active is half of the secret to weight control. The other half is eating a healthy diet with modest portions that meet your calorie needs. Read 20 tips for staying active.
sciencedaily.com — ...Berry fruits help the brain stay healthy in several ways. Berry fruits contain high levels of antioxidants, compounds that protect cells from damage by harmful free radicals. The two also report that berry fruits change the way neurons in the brain communicate. These changes in signaling can prevent inflammation in the brain that contribute to neuronal damage and improve both motor control and cognition. They suggest that further research will show whether these benefits are a result of individual compounds shared between berry fruits or whether the unique combinations of chemicals in each berry fruit simply have similar effects.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — A 25% discount on fruits and vegetables was effective in stimulating purchases of those products and did neither lead to higher expenditures in unhealthier food categories nor to higher total calories purchased.
A randomized controlled trial with two research conditions was conducted: a control condition with regular prices (n = 52) and an experimental condition with a 25% discount on fruits and vegetables (n = 63). The experiment was carried out using a three-dimensional web-based supermarket, which is a software application in the image of a real supermarket. Data were collected in 2010 in the Netherlands. Participants received a fixed budget and were asked to buy weekly household groceries at the web-based supermarket. Differences in fruit and vegetable purchases, differences in expenditures in other food categories and differences in total calories were analyzed using independent samples t-tests and multiple linear regression models accounting for potential effect modifiers and confounders.
Waterlander WE, Steenhuis IH, de Boer MR, Schuit AJ, Seidell JC
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2012 Feb 8;9(1):11
tandfonline.com — Approximately 200 studies that examined the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and cancers of the lung, colon, breast, cervix, esophagus, oral cavity, stomach, bladder, pancreas, and ovary are reviewed. A statistically significant protective effect of fruit and vegetable consumption was found in 128 of 156 dietary studies in which results were expressed in terms of relative risk.
For most cancer sites, persons with low fruit and vegetable intake (at least the lower one‐fourth of the population) experience about twice the risk of cancer compared with those with high intake, even after control for potentially confounding factors. For lung cancer, significant protection was found in 24 of 25 studies after control for smoking in most instances. Fruits, in particular, were significantly protective in cancers of the esophagus, oral cavity, and larynx, for which 28 of 29 studies were significant.
Strong evidence of a protective effect of fruit and vegetable consumption was seen in cancers of the pancreas and stomach (26 of 30 studies), as well as in colorectal and bladder cancers (23 of 38 studies). For cancers of the cervix, ovary, and endometrium, a significant protective effect was shown in 11 of 13 studies, and for breast cancer a protective effect was found to be strong and consistent in a meta analysis.
It would appear that major public health benefits could be achieved by substantially increasing consumption of these foods.
crfg.org — Fruit Facts
Fruit Facts are a series of publications containing information on individual fruits, including botanical identification, plant description and culture notes, and characteristics of cultivars. The information is derived from growers experience based largely on California research, as well as various published sources.
Some of the more important published sources quoted include All About Growing Citrus and Subtropical Fruit (Ortho Books,1985); Fruit for the Home and Garden, by Leslie Johns and Violet Stevenson (Angus and Robertson, 1985); Fruits of Warm Climates, by Julia F. Morton (1987); Lost Crops of the Incas (National Academy Press, 1989); Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, by Wilson Popenoe (1920, reprinted 1974 by Hafner Press); Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention, by Lee Reich (Addison-Wesley, 1991); Tropical Fruits, 2nd ed., by J.A. Samson (Longman, 1986); and Tropical Fruit, by Glenn Tankard (Viking O'Neal, 1987).
The Morton book is a particularly valuable source of information on a wide selection of tropical and subtropical plants. Many of the cultivar descriptions were adapted from Stephen Facciola's useful book, Cornucopia: a Source Book of Edible Plants. The Ortho, Morton, Reich and Tankard books are available through CRFG Book Service.
We would be interested in hearing from users of these pages. Contact us.
Fruit Facts are available on-line for:
Volume 1:
Avocado
Banana
Carambola
Cherimoya
Currants
Feijoa
Fig
Gooseberry
Jaboticaba
Jackfruit
Jujube
Lychee
Malabar Chestnut (previously listed as Guiana Chestnut)
Mango
Papaya
Pineapple
Raisin Tree
Rose Apple
Sapodilla
Tamarind
Tropical Guava
White Sapote
Volume 2:
Acerola
Babaco
Cape Gooseberry
Capulin Cherry
Hardy Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit
Loquat
Macadamia
Miracle Fruit
Mulberry
Muscadine Grape
Olive
Passion Fruit
Pawpaw
Pepino Dulce
Persimmon
Pistachio
Pomegranate
Tamarillo
Volume 3:
Che
Edible Hardy Palms
floridaplants.com — Acai berry (Euterpe oleracea ) facts and information about MonaVie
Medicinal Use of Citrus (PDF File) A review of ethnobotanical research performed at UF
What's In Your Tropical Fruit?(PDF File) This University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service publication by Susan S. Percival and Brooke Findley provides current nutritional information for a number of tropical fruits grown by Florida producers and homeowners.
Asimina triloba Pawpaw links from Purdue University. California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. Fact sheets and information on many fruits that are also grown in Florida; has over 1,000 unusual fruits listed by scientific and common name. Fig- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to fig resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. Florida Blueberry Growers Association How and when blueberries are produced in Florida. Florida Grape Growers Association Has a list of U-pick farms, directory of Florida wineries, and nursery sources of grape. Florida Strawberry Association How Plant City, Florida became the world winter strawberry capital and a list of U-pick farms statewide. Florida Tomatoes Growing to cooking, this site is a complete guide to the tomato in Florida. Florida Watermelon Association Recipes, the Watermelon Queen, and a list of seed producers. Jackfruit- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to jack fruit resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. Passion Fruit- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to passion fruit resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. How to Grow a Pineapple in Your Home Hawaiians tell you how. Kiwifruit and Hardy Kiwi Ohio State University Fact Sheet. Lychee- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to lychee resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. Persimmon- Fruit Facts Fact Sheet with links to persimmon resources, published by the California Rare Fruit Growers Council. Tropical Fruits Images and information on tropical fruits by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Charles H. Bronson, Commissioner.
fruitarian.net — Fruit contains vital elements to make our body work and there is a great energy in their juices. These juices do not burden our system, but pass easily through it, giving the body a more efficient energy system. Imagine a world where people ate only fruits. This will result in a healthy abundance of fruit trees, giving nutritious food to be enjoyed by those who wish to live an energetic and healthy life. The world will transform in beauty to the way it used to look earlier with an increase in tree populations cleaning the air and offering hiding environment for animals of the nature, many of them are already endangered. When we start eating only fruits and nuts the difference is felt very quickly. A sensation of integrity and a wave of energy spreads through the body. Another benefit to our health could be a psychological one, if we think we are not causing the death of animals to survive. There is no need to make secret of the fact that when we consume meat, we are triggering a chain reaction together with all the other consumers, which will finally cause the death of a poor animal living somewhere out there, which we have never seen the face.The increase of our human races in the world and our wrong eating habits are the main reasons for the destruction of the forests and the right environmental conditions in which we live. The excessive grazing of the animals and raising of the crops do not permit the creation of a suitable flora which is necessary for the growth of the trees. This also means erosion, which takes away the fertile soil and poor peasants moving to the towns, which grow continually, creating more environmental and social problems. As for our bodies they are not designed to live sedentary lives in those towns. Degenerative diseases such as cancer, heart disease or osteoporosis strike us and we suffer.Fruitarian lifestyle could be a plan to stop the global warming and save the world as it will result the increase of the fruit trees everywhere in the world. It simply consists of collecting fruits from the trees, eating them and scattering their seeds around. By doing this, we will spread these fruit trees everywhere and will need no instruments to do that. Our bare hands are designed to collect and eat fruits. So there will be no need to harm the nature by processing, cooking and washing dishes.
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Iron in fruits and seeds
Iron is one of the most abundant metals on Earth and it is essential to most life forms. Iron is an integral part of many proteins and enzymes that maintain good health.
What is the best strategy to eliminate strong desire towards food that is not beneficial for us? We could talk about overeating, amounts and quality of food some other time, let's concentrate on t
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Fruitarian Food Pyramid
Food
Edible fruit
Preferably
ripe, fresh, unprocessed, uncontaminated, undamaged, organic, tasty, local, seasonable, minimally mixed:
Juicy fruits: sweet and not.
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Sugars = Carbohydrates
Sugar is an informal term for a class of edible carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose characterized by a sweet flavor. The term carbohydrates is most common in
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DescriptionThe subject of this site is fruitarianism - a quest for optimal basic food, presumably fruit, and for the best ethical and maintainable way to live on this planet. The main thing that unite fruitarians of all kinds is that they consider various fresh ripe edible fruits to be such a good food, that they make them to a main element of their diet, usually from 75% of total caloric intake and up. Normally they complement fruits by seeds, but there are many ways to be a fruitarian - for health, environmental and ethical reasons. We want to gather all fruitarians in one place. If you are a fruitarian, please, represent yourself here (it would take only few minutes). We also invite non-fruitarian folks to support the site, especially scientists, doctors and philosophers) who have something significant to say on the subject. Fruitarians.net is an open independent platform: most information is freely reachable for all internet users without any need for registration. We are not selling anything, there is no hidden agenda behind the project, and it is privately funded and maintained by a fruitarian. It is independent from any ideology or religion. This place is for people who are interested in fruitarianism and who find the subject important enough to express their original or thoughtfully adapted ideas and concepts in a courteous manner, and in a nicely organized environment. We make no difference between people of various backgrounds, genders, ethnicity, income, body shapes and looks, age, philosophical positions, religious believes, sexual behaviors, origin, nationality, etc. Important are your friendliness and your bright mind. RulesGeneral Guidelines
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