This salad has everything, fiber, texture, flavor and full of nutrients.  This salad can be full meal by itself and it is one of the few salads that  tastes good for couple days. serves 4-6 1/2     cup coarse bulgur wheat, #3 1         cup cooked garbanzo beans 8     [...]

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My grandfather always began his day by swallowing two tablespoons of olive oil.  In his last years he lived alone, always taking care of himself, getting his exercise by walking three miles a day.  I do not remember him being sick.  He died at the age of 96 and his sister lived until she was [...]

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Eggplant has very little nutritional value, but it does have a lot of fiber, an element that cannot be discounted.  It is good for weight conscious people.  One cup has only 25 calories, and it is filling.  The trick is how to cook it. Before cooking eggplant, slice it in the shape you want for [...]

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When The Zucchini reach the old world, you can say, it was magic.  The Italian not only gave the squash variety its commonly known name, but they have developed dozen of ways to cook zucchini.  Both the Italian and the French have created so many wonderful ways to eat zucchini it would be impossible to [...]

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