No food screams summer like watermelon. The sweet, juicy, vibrant fruit is the perfect treat on a hot summer day. As much as it is delicious, watermelon is definitely a nutritious addition to your diet. Watermelon health benefits: it contains thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, choline, lycopene and betaine! While it’s deliciously satisfying biting right into the juicy flesh alone, here are 5 new and healthy ways to enjoy the fruit of the … [Read more...]
7 Ways to A Sweet Life with Coconut Sugar
ENTER OUR BIG TREE FARMS COCONUT SUGAR GIVEAWAY! Coconut palm sugar is a natural product made from the nectar of the coconut palm tree. We are all aware that regular refined table sugar contains no vital nutrients and provides us only with “empty” calories; on the contrary, coconut sugar retains its nutrients most notably the minerals Iron, Zinc, Calcium, and Potassium along with fatty acids such as Polyphenols and Antioxidants. The fiber Inulin, which slows glucose absorption, grants coconut sugar its low glycemic index (GI) of only 35 - … [Read more...]
