Pomegranates The Fruit of Aphrodite

My daughter’s school holds “Taste Test Tuesday,” in which students sample a piece of exotic or an unknown food. The idea is to encourage the students to try something new on occasion; to let them out of the rut of eating the same food every day. The real object, of course, is to encourage healthy alternatives in their [...]

For the Love of Pomegranates

For long time pomegranates were used either as a decorative piece or as filler for a fruit basket.  Pomegranate juice is sold now in most supermarkets and people are discovering this unique taste. Research has shown that pomegranates have a compound that prevents blood clots.  It lowers the bad cholesterol, the LDL, lower blood pressure [...]