Acai Berries

The Acai berry is a dark purple colored fruit that grows on acai palm trees found in the Amazon rain forest. Acai berries are widely known in the world market for their many beneficial health benefits.

An acai berry can increase a person’s energy level and strengthen an immune system. By increasing our body’s energy levels, it also lowers the risk of many harmful diseases such as cancer (esp. colon cancer, blood cancer, lymphoma), cardiovascular ailments, lung and heart diseases, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

Acai berries are known to have high concentration of dietary fiber, amino acids, and omega fatty acids (good fats). By containing such nutrients, acai can also reduce inflammatory diseases at the same time lowers aging process. Acai berry supplements are widely used by athletes to increase their energy and endurance levels.

Acai berries are not only taken as a fruit itself but can also be applied in many forms like:

• energy drinks
• dairy products
• breakfast cereal
• ice cream
• juice / smoothies
• sanitary products (such as soap, shampoo, lotion, creams, etc)
• health supplements (the MOST common form nowadays)

Take acai now and get the maximum health benefits you’ve been looking for!

Antioxidant Molecule

Antioxidants are molecules or substances found in our food, juices, vegetable oils and supplements. They can prevent or slow down oxidation damage to our bodies. Oxidation damages can be incurred through exposure to sun or pollution itself, sometimes through stress or through the food and beverages we take in everyday.

The most commonly known antioxidants are found in vegetables, like carrots, squash, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, apricots and other green and bright-colored veggies. Citrus fruits are also super rich in antioxidants. Other popular antioxidant fruits are strawberries, cherries, acai berries, prunes, bananas and many more. Nuts and seeds as well as fresh fish and red meat also act as antioxidants for our body. But nowadays, antioxidants are most common in their supplemental forms (researches have proved out that antioxidant supplements can give the maximum benefit everyone is looking for!) – tablets or capsules to be exact.

Antioxidants are also known for their mass health benefits and effects. They have been known to reduce the risks of cancer, heart attack, cardiovascular ailments, diabetes, and other age related diseases. On the other hand, they strengthen and enhance our body’s immune system to help fight away harmful infections.

Aim for a fit body and healthy living now with antioxidants!

Up for grabs this month is an Eden Foods Organic Juice Prize Pack!

2 winners will each receive:

1. 1 bottle of Eden Foods Organic Apple Juice
2. 1 bottle of Eden Foods Organic Grape Juice

The giveaway is LIMITED to readers in the USA and Canada!

To enter for a chance to win this Eden Foods Organic Juice Prize Pack:

1. SUBSCRIBE – subscribe to our e-mail updates (if you’re already subscribed to our e-mail updates and are an ACTIVE subscriber, then you don’t need to re-subscribe – you’re already entered!).
2. COMMENT - leave a comment on this post, stating why you want to win this giveaway.

You may enter up to two times by doing the 2 things listed above and a random winner will be chosen in a drawing on March 1, 2012.  The giveaway is open to all addresses in the USA and Canada ONLY!

As a thank you to Eden Foods for sponsoring this Giveaway, please consider following them on Facebook and Twitter!

Amazing Grass Amazing Meal Chocolate Infusion

The last candidate of our month-long product reviews of Amazing Grass’ Amazing Meal is their Chocolate Infusion.

Here is the crazy list of ingredients that makes up this ahhh-mazing meal!

•  Organic Rice Protein
• Organic Hemp Protein
• Organic Wheat Grass
• Organic Kale
• Organic Barley Grass
• Organic Alfalfa
• Organic Acai
• Organic Carrot
• Organic Blueberry
• Organic Goji
• Organic Rose Hips
• Organic Maca
• Organic Banana
• 

  Amazing Grass Amazing Meal Chocolate Infusion Supplement Facts

  Organic Flax Seed Powder

• L. Acidophilus
• Alpha and Beta Amylase
• Protease
• Lipase
• Lactase
• Cellulase
• Organic Cane Juice
• Organic Guar Gum
• Organic Red Dutch Cocoa
• Sea Salt
• Natural Flavors

Suggested use – mix 1 serving with 10 or more ounces of water or your favorite milk.

Amazing Meal comes in 4 varieties:

• Original Blend
• Chocolate Infusion
• Pomegranate Mango Infusion
• Vanilla Chai Infusion

This is the first one that I actually only mixed with 10 oz. of water, as suggested.  It was delicious.  And I loved how it tided me over until dinner!

Click here to view the embedded video.

You can buy Amazing Grass Amazing Meal on Amazon.com or Buy Amazing Meal on Amazing Grass’ site with coupon code ‘RAW2011’ – which is good for 15% off your order at checkout.

Sizes sold:

• 15 servings
• 10 count Packet Boxes

Join Amazing Grass on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Different Types Of Cherries

Cherries are one of today’s “super fruits”, and do you know that such super fruits are of thousands in types? There are almost 54 Prunus species that bear the common name cherry. The most common of these comes from the Prunus avium (commonly known as the sweet cherry) and Prunus cerasus (as the sour cherry) – both commonly used in cooking.

A wide range of the wild cherry comes through most of Europe, western Asia, and parts of the northern Africa. Most cherries usually have a very short growing season and grow in most temperate latitudes. In North America, cherries begin to grow in the month of June (appears to be the first three fruits to ripen) and can be found in the valleys of Okanagan.

The most popular among the sweet cherries are the Bing, Lambert, King, Brooks, Rainier and Tulare. On the other hand, the most common in the group of sour cherries are the Montgomery, Nanking and Evans.

Visit Antioxidant Fruits to read and learn more about all the different types of cherries.

Acai Berry

The Acai berry is one of the most powerful antioxidants on earth due to its rich source of anthocyanins and flavonoids. Acai berries nowadays are commonly used as natural health supplements available in capsule or tablet forms. Acai berry supplements are more effective than acai berry fruit or juice. Researches have shown that almost all acai berry benefits are lost in the first 8 hours from its harvest. On the other hand, acai berry supplements use berries that are freeze-dried immediately after their harvest keeping the nutrients still intact.

Acai berries are also a great source of protein, amino acids, fiber, enzymes, iron, omega fatty acids (healthy fats), minerals (such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, etc.) and carbohydrates. Such nutrients help fight dreadful diseases at the same time assist our bodies in building a strong and healthy immune system that can help fight outrageous infections.

The acai berry being a powerful antioxidant serves as a natural remedy for cardiovascular ailments, cancer of all types, heart conditions, allergies, diarrhea, auto-immune disorders, and many more. Acai berry also acts as anti bacterial and antimutagenic.

For maximum benefit, an acai berry supplement should be taken with the proper dosage. Get healthy now with acai berry “the super antioxidant!”

Fruit Bouquet

A flower bouquet is a collection or compilation of flowers in a creative and artistic arrangement. Flower bouquets are usually given as a gift on special occasions like birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, debuts, awards, and other recognition. There are different types of flower bouquets including nosegay, crescent, and cascading.

As time passes by, business people have come up with new and different style of making and presenting a bouquet. One of these approaches is the most commonly known “fruit bouquet”. It is a pioneering method of bouquet arrangement,using fresh fruits instead of flowers.

A fruit bouquet contains fresh fruits that are cut into a flower or leaf shape firmly stuck into sticks, then carefully arranged in a vase or gift basket. Common fruit bouquet items include apples, bananas, cheese, papayas, grapes, pineapples, mangoes, lychees, oranges, strawberries and chocolates (usually depends on the dietary restrictions of the recipient). Sometimes, you can also include dry goods such as bread, cookies, nuts and crackers; or non-edible items like cut flowers and stuffed dolls. Fruit bouquets are perfect gifts for Christmas, birthday, graduation, baby showers or Valentine’s day.

With every fruit bouquet made, you can get and make a person joyful even on an ordinary day.  Learn more on how you can start your own home-based fruit bouquet business.

Amazing Grass Amazing Meal Pomegranate Mango Infusion

This is our third flavor of Amazing Meal to try.  I’m loving this product.

Amazing Grass’ Amazing Meal is a dietary supplement that is packed full of organic protein, greens, fruits and veggies.

Amazing Meal comes in 4 varieties:

• Original Blend
• Chocolate Infusion
• Pomegranate Mango Infusion
• Vanilla Chai Infusion

Here are the ingredients to Amazing Meal:

Organic Rice Protein
Organic Hemp Protein
Organic Wheat Grass
Organic Kale

Amazing Grass Amazing Meal Pomegranate Mango Infusion

Organic Barley Grass
Organic Alfalfa
Organic Acai
Organic Carrot
Organic Blueberry
Organic Goji
Organic Rose Hips
Organic Maca
Organic Banana
Organic Flax Seed Powder
L. Acidophilus
Alpha and Beta Amylase
Protease
Lipase
Lactase
Cellulase
Organic Can Juice
Organic Guar Gum
Sea Salt
Natural Flavors

Suggested use – mix 1 serving with 10 or more ounces of water or your favorite milk.

Supplement Facts:
One packet = 29 grams
110 calories
2 g of fat
14 g of carbohydrates
10g of protein

What’s not to love?  It also tastes great.

Here is a video that I made while I was testing out Amazing Meal by Amazing Grass:

Click here to view the embedded video.

I modeled this recipe off of Oh She Glows’ Superfood Green Monster.

You can buy Amazing Grass Amazing Meal on Amazon.com or Buy Amazing Meal on Amazing Grass’ site with coupon code ‘RAW2011’ – which is good for 15% off your order at checkout.

Sizes sold:

• 15 servings
• 10 count Packet Boxes

Join Amazing Grass on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Fresh Fruit Basket

In most countries around the globe, it has been traditionally practiced to send or give fruit baskets as gifts to relatives in many occasions. Fruit baskets usually contain apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, pears, plums, mango, etc.

Aside from the healthy fruits inside, a fruit basket may also include some chocolates, wine, cheese, and sometimes inspirational books or greeting cards that’ll surely delight the chosen recipient. The basket is decorated with wonderful, bright flowers alongside with leaves and colorful ribbons/laces.

A buyer should always take into consideration the fruits to be picked and placed in his basket. The fruits should always be fresh; not too ripe and not too raw as well. There are also fruit baskets that only contain fruits that are dry and organic.

Fruit baskets are perfect for any occasion, be it the time of Christmas, graduation, birthday, baptism, anniversary, house warming or even a baby shower. But usually, fruit baskets are in demand during the summer season, where fruits are at its best production.

Valentine’s Day is coming near as well as Mother’s Day, why not give your loved ones the best fruit basket in town? If you want to have the best quality fresh fruit basket and some fine food gifts that’ll suit these special occasions, you may visit Manhattan Fruitier for their great promo offer!

How to Enjoy the Health and Vitality Benefits of Juicing

From squeezing by hand to squeezing via electronic equipment, “juicing” is a process of extracting juice/sap from fruits or vegetables. When juicing, a person uses an electronic apparatus which is called a juicer. It usually incorporates a barrel-shaped presser, a spinning blade, hand-operated grinder, and an inverted cone that will mash and twist the fruits or vegetables to be juiced up.

Juicing was claimed to maximize nutrient intake, fight diseases such as cancer and diabetes, alleviate body pains and decrease the need for medication and acts as a wonder antioxidant. Juicing was believed to have many healing assets. It was proven that juicing can cure mental illness, strokes, cardiovascular ailments, and can even promote longer life spans.

Vegetable and fruit juicing is important to a good health for they are the main and best sources of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and phytonutrients that our body needed the most. Juicing can also help a person lose weight and gain a more fit, good, healthy, and strong body.

Juicing has become popular in the market; this method is commonly used by people taking alternative medicine and those health-conscious ones. Enjoy the health and vitality benefits of juicing.