Articles for tag: Eggplants, Low Iron, Phytonutrients

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Eggplant and Its Many Health Benefits

Eggplant is a meaty berry fruit native to India. It contains many health benefits that can help protect the body from many health conditions naturally. Many vegetarians use eggplants in their meals to make them heartier and filling. What is Eggplant? Eggplant has a deep dark purplish skin that can sometimes be orange, reddish and ...

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Fun Facts About Eggplants

Eggplants are that goofy vegetable that is bright purple and looks like, well, a giant egg. While many of us know what an eggplant is, most of us haven’t tried them ourselves. Learn some interesting facts about this odd purple vegetable that we call the eggplant. Eggplants are part of the “nightshade” variety of vegetables. ...

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Eggplant – Delicious and Nutritious

Eggplant Delicious and Nutritious Eggplants have an odd name and dramatically beautiful appearance as well as many health benefits. They’re called Aubergines in Britain and Europe. Their glossy purple skin and creamy flesh make them a desired and common ingredient in many cuisines except here in America. Most Americans are familiar with them through heavy, ...

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Harvesting and Drying Vegetable Seeds

Seeds aren’t exactly cheap if you consider the small amount contained within those little packets typically sold in stores. You don’t have to buy them. Save money and begin harvesting seeds from vegetables grown in your garden. You can start your very own heirloom vegetables to pass down from generation to generation. Have you ever ...

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Eggplant – Problems and Nutritional Facts

Eggplant, tomatoes, and peppers, have a great deal in common. All three are members of the nightshade family and all of them need a warm, rich soil and a long growing season. If they are cooked together they will make ratatouille, a great Mediterranean vegetable stew. Eggplants are especially tricky to grow. Their seeds must ...

Grandma’s Healthy Eggplant Casserole

I remember, my Grandma, serving eggplant casserole on special occasions. She didn’t make it all the time, but it was one of my favorites. My dad had a garden most summers, and we’d use his home-grown eggplant. I didn’t make it very often as an adult because it’s quite fattening and not too healthy. I’ve ...

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Tips for Growing Eggplant from Seed

Eggplants are some of the most rewarding plants to grow in a vegetable garden. Not only does their full, leafy green foliage and unique coloring make them a beautiful addition to your garden, but it is fun and exciting to watch the eggplants develop and mature. The downside to these plants is that they are ...

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Deep Fried Crab Stuffed Eggplant

If you are looking for a new, deep fried vegetable dish to serve at your next holiday party you may want to consider making “Deep Fried Crab Stuffed Eggplant.” Caution, this recipe is not for the health conscious. It can be modified though by skipping the beer batter and deep frying steps and instead finishing ...

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How to Make Eggplant Cake

Unfortunately many people and especially children don’t think that they like eggplant so miss this wonderful nutritional opportunity. The best way to get someone to expand his or her taste is to put the particular food in a particularly appetizing format. Eggplant in cake is a great chance to conceal the eggplant and all of ...