by Katie CCFM | Sep 27, 2018 | Healthy Living
#thursdaythrive Pears! There are over 3000 varieties of pears grown around the world. Pears are native to Asia and Europe. The first pear tree was planted in the North America in 1620 in the...
by Katie CCFM | Sep 20, 2018 | Healthy Living
#thursdaythrive All about Spinach! In the 1930’s U.S. spinach growers credited Popeye with a 33% increase in domestic spinach consumption. The spinach growing town of Crystal City, Texas, erected a statue of...
by Katie CCFM | Sep 13, 2018 | Healthy Living
#thursdaythrive Artichokes! Until the 16th century, women were prohibited from eating them in many countries because they were still considered to have aphrodisiac properties. The top artichoke producers today are Spain, France, and Italy. . California...
by Katie CCFM | Sep 6, 2018 | Healthy Living
#thursdaythrive All about Garlic Garlic has germanium in it. Germanium is an anti-cancer agent, and garlic has more of it than any other herb. In lab tests, mice fed garlic showed no cancer development, whereas...
by Katie CCFM | Aug 30, 2018 | Healthy Living
#thursdaythrive All about Green Beans! – The use of beans has been so ingrained in the American culture that a few expressions...
by Katie CCFM | Aug 23, 2018 | Healthy Living
#thursdaythrive All about Avocados! – Avocados are ripe when they feel heavy for their size, yield to light pressure and are dark in color. But don’t squeeze these delicate babies too hard. Not ripe?...
