Breaking
FoodNerdy Recipes Management System
Tag

about

Browsing
Food

This is What Makes Blueberries so Healthy: Nutritional Values And Interesting Facts About Blueberries

The healthy blueberries are often referred to as the powerhouses among fruits. Here’s what you should know about blueberries and what makes them so healthy.

There are two different types of blueberries: wild blueberries and cultivated blueberries. Wild blueberries are richer in healthy nutrients than cultivated blueberries. You can collect the wild berries mainly in the forest and in heath and moorland. It is unlikely that you can become infected with the fox tapeworm through wild berries. Researchers from the University of Ulm found that the highest risk of infection is through direct contact with foxes or through transmission through dogs that have become infected.

What you should consider when buying blueberries

The blueberry season runs from June to the end of September. Because blueberries go moldy quickly, you should eat them—or freeze them—as soon as possible after purchasing or harvesting them. When buying blueberries, also pay attention to organic quality: Cultivated blueberries from conventional cultivation are usually contaminated with synthetic pesticides.

In winter you don’t have to do without the healthy berries. They are also available off-season in frozen or dried form.

Blueberries as a healthy source of nutrients

Blueberries contain many healthy ingredients. In addition to numerous dietary fibers, the berries contain the following nutrients:
carotene
Vitamin A
vitamin C
vitamin E
iron
magnesium
calcium
potassium
Blueberries owe their blue color to the pigment myrtilline. Myrtilline is one of the anthocyanins – these are secondary plant substances that have an anti-inflammatory and blood-forming effect. They also help the body to trap and neutralize free radicals.

Getting high in anthocyanins in your diet can slow down the skin’s aging process – helping to prevent wrinkles. The anthocyanin in blueberries is also said to be useful as a cancer prophylaxis.

Furthermore, blueberries contain healthy tannins, which are particularly found in blueberry juice. They help with diarrhea and kill harmful bacteria and viruses. Blueberry Nut Juice is a juice made from 100 percent blueberries. The healthy ingredients of the berries are thus retained as far as possible.

Good to know: 100 grams of blueberries contain only 36 calories.

Also healthy: tea made from blueberry leaves

Blueberry leaves also have health benefits. If you brew a tea from them, it helps with the following diseases, for example:
stomach pain
Diarrhea
bladder weakness
inflamed eyes (put compresses soaked in tea on them)
Rashes (wash gently with the cooled tea)
To prepare the blueberry leaf tea, pour 1/4 liter of boiling water over two teaspoons of blueberry leaves and let the tea steep for ten minutes. Strain it and drink a cup morning, noon and night.

Important: Do not drink the tea regularly, but only in case of acute symptoms.

Keep Reading
By
Food

Pea Milk: Instructions and Things to Know About Milk Substitutes

An exciting vegan trend is “pea milk”: The vegan milk substitute is gluten-free, lactose-free and uses less water in production. But how sustainable is the alternative really?

Milk substitutes for people with food allergies or vegan lifestyles are made from a variety of plants: soy, almonds, hemp, rice, oats and some other grains and nuts. But another alternative has been conquering the market for a number of years: pea milk.

Pea milk: what is it actually?

The milk alternative is therefore a highly processed product made from many, albeit organically produced, ingredients. Pure pea milk (original or original without sugar) is a creamy, white or yellow liquid that looks and tastes almost like cow’s milk. And thanks to the peas, it’s relatively sweet even without the added sugar.

The vegan milk substitute made from peas is free of lactose, gluten, soy, nuts and GMOs, contains no milk protein or and, according to Ripple, can help reduce the ecological footprint through sustainable production.

Pea milk as a milk substitute: the nutritional values

When it comes to nutritional values, pea milk clearly trumps, not least thanks to the many added substances. With a protein content of 8 grams per 240 ml for Ripple Milk, 8 grams per 250 ml for Princess and the Pea, the vegan milk substitute contains about as much protein per liter as cow’s milk (3-3.4 grams per 100 ml).

In the unsweetened version, however, milk from peas only has 70 kcal per glass, while low-fat milk has around 86 kcal. However, the sweetened variant already has 100 kcal, vanilla 130 (unsweetened 80) and chocolate 150 kcal. That’s a lot compared to other milk alternatives, but they contain far less protein and calcium.

Make pea milk yourself: this is how it works

The preparation of pea milk is similar to that of other plant drinks. You need for this:

100 g yellow split peas
500 ml water plus water for soaking
optionally 5 dates or 10 ml liquid stevia to sweeten
Then you do the following:

Soak the split peas in enough water overnight.
Rinse them off with fresh water the next day.
Place the soaked peas in a blender with 1/2 cup of fresh tap water. You can now add dates or stevia for more sweetness. Blend everything until you get a homogeneous mass.
Filter the pea drink through a nut milk bag or a fine cloth.
Store the liquid in the refrigerator. If deposits form, simply shake the pea milk again.
Note: The homemade pea drink tastes different than the commercial products as it is much less processed. Therefore, test with a smaller amount to see if you like the pea milk.

Pea milk and other plant-based milks

By the way: According to EU legislation, suppliers are not allowed to speak of “pea milk” because the term “milk” is reserved for animal milk from cows, sheep, goats or horses. In German trade, the milk substitute is therefore referred to as a pea drink or pea drink. But that only applies to manufacturers: In this article, we use the term “pea milk” as it is used by normal consumers.

Keep Reading
By