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Good as a delicious snack between meals or as a main dish at lunch and dinner. Walnuts not only give a special sensation to food, but are also beneficial for our body. Find out here what this little nut has in its health repertoire and how it can help us lose or maintain weight. The ancient Romans valued walnuts as a miracle medicine and believed that they could cure diseases and improve brain performance. Now modern science has proven this to be true: research shows that walnuts have many health benefits. EAT SMARTER presents the most important facts about crunchy brain foods and explains why walnuts are so healthy. 1. Full of antioxidants Antioxidants that ward off free radicals in our body (for example those caused by stress or cigarette smoke), are contained in walnuts in large quantities, thereby protecting us from various diseases. According to research, these protective substances come from vitamin E and melatonin (a hormone) from popular nuts.  In addition, the anti-oxidati...

Dragon fruit, which is still relatively unknown abroad - pitahaya or pitaya, as it is actually called - belongs to the cactus family. Because the skin of the fruit consists of scale-shaped lobes that are reminiscent of dragon scales, it is colloquially known as dragon fruit or dragon fruit. Precisely because of this special appearance, egg-shaped fruits with a sweet to sour taste, such as star fruit or physalis, are often used only for decorative purposes. This is a shame, because it contains, among other things, many valuable vitamins and minerals and can be said to be very healthy. Plus, this jelly-like tropical fruit not only pairs well with other exotic fruits or seasoning recipes, but can also be served with ham instead of melon, for example. Dragon fruit: what does it look like? Ripe fruit on climbing cactus plants can weigh up to 500 grams and is about twice the size of a kiwi or even larger. The white flowers of dragon fruit are also interesting: they only bloom one night. Pita...

Healthy sweetener with dates In healthy cooking, dates are a healthy alternative to industrial sugar. Dates not only taste very sweet and contain calories, but are also rich in fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. What are Dates? Dates are becoming increasingly popular. In the Arab and North African regions, native cultivated dates have long been a staple food and are widely used as an alternative to refined sugar. Dates are elongated oval in shape, light or dark brown in color and taste like honey or caramel, depending on the variety. What are the Types of Dates? About one hundred million date palms grow around the world, most of them in the dry regions of the Middle East. Drupes are rich in nutrients and vitamins, contain healthy fiber and minerals. Wild dates and cultivated dates differ in their nutritional composition; cultivated fruit is sweeter. The most famous varieties include Medjool Gattel, also known as “king date”, and Deglet Nour, called “finger of light” – there are hundreds...

Vitamin E: Top grade antioxidant For years, vitamin E has been hailed as a top-class anti-aging vitamin. It makes you beautiful and fertile and, it is said, also offers excellent protection against heart attacks, strokes, cancer and Alzheimer's. After people dutifully swallowed high doses of vitamin E pills for years, it has now been announced that while vitamin E is not effective, it can also increase the risk of stroke and even premature death. Now what is true? Vitamin E and its effects Vitamin E is not just one substance, but refers to a whole family of powerful antioxidants. These include, for example: B. tocopherols and tocotrienols. Alpha-tocopherol has been well researched. Although tocotrienols were considered the most effective form of vitamin E, it has now been discovered that tocotrienols can be 40 times more effective in terms of their antioxidant effects. To date, the vitamin E family has 16 members, each of which has different levels of antioxidant activity. The task...

Lo Han Guo, a fruit from southern China, can relieve sugar addiction. The natural sweetener it contains is 500 times sweeter than sugar, but does not have dangerous side effects. Luo Han Guo is not only a good sugar substitute, but also an old remedy for diabetes, colds, lung diseases, and digestive problems. This fruit came to the United States in the early 20th century. The seeds, purchased from a Chinese shop in San Francisco, were included in the general botanical description of the variety in 1941. The development of Luo Han Guo products in China has continued to progress since then, with the development of concentrated extracts playing a very important role. Cultivation and marketing Luo Han Guo is mostly grown in southern China, especially in Guangxi Province, with the largest amount of production coming from the Guilin Mountains. Steep mountains provide shade and are often surrounded by mist, protecting plants from excessive sunlight. However, the climate in this southern provi...

Right now, ripe, juicy, red-green apples smile at us from the trees. Autumn is the harvest time for many of our most important local fruits. Despite stiff competition from kiwis, oranges and the like, local apples are still the big stars in the fruit section of supermarkets. It ends up in almost every shopping cart every day, all year round. There are 20,000 apple varieties worldwide, although interestingly, only 4 apple varieties account for around 70 percent of the European apple market. The special thing about apples is that they can be easily enjoyed between meals and in larger quantities, they taste delicious and have very high health value. It is not for nothing that there is a saying that says "An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Apples are a real vitamin bomb. Although it does not contain any vitamins of great value, it has a balanced content of all the necessary vitamins. The same applies to trace elements and minerals. Potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus and mag...