BLOSSOM: 22 Hacks to be Efficient with Your Food Use!

A close relative shared a link to a budgeting page and we are starting to get fired up once again on the wise use of resources that we already own. These ideas look doable.  Let's go for it!

Commit thy works unto the Lord, 
and thy thoughts shall be established.

Proverbs 16:3

Genius Tips with Food

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Food Maker: Honey Crisp Apples

I'd recently re-discovered the Honey Crisp apple thru the link below posted via FB.  Otherwise, I was not one to purposefully shop for the Honey Crisp.  I preferred FUJI (IMO, the perfect cross between Red Delicious  & Ralls Janet apples); followed by the Red Delicious.

 After reading the articles and tasting them anew, the Honey Crisp is now my choice #2 among apples. I've also come to find out that it's the favorite of my oldest son and 3rd-born daughter.

FUJI apples, pc: wikipedia

IMO, the must-have basic survival needs of all humans are: Water, Food, Shelter, Clothing.  Of these four, what would be do-able and will result in the most good for the vast majority of people on Earth, is the development or Food and/or new food sources.  It will bring the most bang for the buck.  It is an opportunity waiting to happen for anyone out there who may be ambitious of praise and fame and fortune.
 (Recommended reading:  Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg).

Here's one fellow who did just that. Years of research and work brought about the Honey Crisp Apple.  He's also a Wheaton College graduate (David Bedford, Class of '73)! Click on links for full articles.

The Apple of His Eye
see p.17


Apple Breeder

pc: the splendid table

Apples are mentioned in the Bible. We all know how sensitive our eyes are. God is as "sensitive" as an eye to the treatment of others towards His people (the Jews).  They are a chosen group that God has used to convey the message of eternal Salvation in the PERFECT Jew -- the Lord Jesus Christ.

God's tender care of Israel

additional

Focal Point: The Perfect Apple



Malus pumila 'Honeycrisp'



FUJI Apple



Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food

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Apple Crisp, etc

3 of my Birthday gifts:
A. Daughter baked dessert. It was consumed and enjoyed quickly and was especially good eaten with Vanilla Ice Cream.

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Apple Crisp Recipe

B. Hubby let me bid on this ring thru eBay as my birthday gift in advance:

Link
This Diamond Ring

C. Youngest son contributed some of his hard-earned Summer-job money to add  to my MacKenzie-Childs collection:

Thank You, Lord Jesus Christ!

31.9.5.18

Healthy Green Drink for Warm Summer Days

Got the idea for this delicious, cold, healthy drink via our breakfast/brunch  at the Westin Hotel.  Ingredients: Cucumber, Lemon, Celery, and Apple.  Maybe it is not as simple as blending the 4 ingredients. Any decent buffet place needs a few "secrets" up its sleeves to have people want to come back.

We didn't overthink it, and went the easy route: Chopped ingredients. Mixed & combined according to our preferred taste. Added plenty of ice and a little Squirt Soda. Blended on high.

Tada ... maybe not as nice-looking, but not bad-tasting at all. Good to the last drop on a muggy Summer day.

Westin Hotel

Eating Fruit & Pain in the Jaw Line

We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat. What is the correct way of eating fruits?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS!
FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH

If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so. In the meantime, the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil...

So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining ” ...every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet..." etc.  Actually, all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat! Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene, the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.


Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can u believe this?? For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE': (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Beware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.

-- I found this article (from a forwarded email) interesting -- "food" for thought, LoL.