Origins and History Chiles en nogada is a traditional Mexican dish made of poblano chiles stuffed with picadillo (a kind of hash, in this case consisting of a mixture of meat and dried fruit), covered in walnut sauce and garnished with pomegranate seeds and parsley. The dish is believed to have been invented in the 19th century by nuns […]

Juicing has been a popular trend over the past few years. The noted benefits of juicing include ease of preparation, a vehicle for including healthy foods not otherwise consumed over the course of a day, and a portable meal or snack for those with a busy lifestyle. Does this mean all of us should be […]

The avocado are the healthiest fruits that you can consume, it has a very agreeable and soft flavor, a tender and creamy consistency that they allow his combination with any type of food.  The avocado is the food that contains more protein, possesses vitamins of the groups to C, D, K and B, in addition […]

When we are on diet, we are worrying on the necessary quantity to consume and hereby to have a better control on our weight. The hand is a very useful tool to help ourselves to calculate exactly what our body needs, each of us is only within; for this reason we need different portions in […]

Vegetable oils come from oil-bearing seeds. Vegetable oils contain 100 percent fat, and they usually remain liquid even at fairly low temperatures. Most vegetable oils come in a light-yellow color and produce a mild, tolerable odor. The most common uses of vegetable oil include as shortening for baked goods, pastries and breads; to improve food […]

So you want to lose weight.  Do you think you have tried everything? This is a plan, a lifestyle change, and it is based totally on Science, and how our bodies digest our food intake.  It is fairly simple once you get a little background into the foods we eat and how our bodies process […]

As children grow and develop during their first two years of life, their flavor preferences are heavily influenced both by breastfeeding and the first foods that are introduced into their diets. Fresh avocados appear to be one of the most ideal complementary and transitional foods available. In addition to being nutrient dense, avocados’ neutral flavor […]

One of the greatest benefits of avocados is their nutrient-dense nature. They are especially loaded with potassium which makes avocados the perfect pre or post-workout snack. Potassium is an electrolyte. As you work out, your body loses electrolytes through sweat that will need to be replaced. On top of working out, potassium like the potassium found […]

The taste for avocado in the United States has grown just about every year for the past 15 years, according to data from the Hass Avocado Board, invading kitchens and menus across the country. The rise is such that sales of Hass avocados, which make up more than 95 % of all avocados consumed in the United States, soared to […]

Spanish conquistadors had their own historian, Oviedo, who reported positively about avocados discovered in Mexico around 1519. But this interesting fruit has graced Central and South America for perhaps 10,000 years, according to the avocado-inspired drawings and artifacts found in early Aztec settlements. A judge from Santa Barbara took the first Mexican avocado trees to […]