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#thursdaythrive Celery

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All about Celery Season!

*Celery is one of the very low-calorie herbaceous plants. Its leaves carry only 16 calories per 100 g weight and contain lots of non-soluble fiber (roughage) which when combined with other weight loss regimens may help reduce body weight, and blood cholesterol levels.

*Wild celery has been used in medicines to reduce blood pressure, to relieve indigestion and as an anti-inflammatory agent. It also used as a diuretic to remove excess water from the body.

*The celery herb is used as a garnish in a variety of recipes. It blends well with other complementing vegetables like potato, carrot, beans and poultry.

#thursdaythrive Kumquats

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It’s Kumquat season shoppers!

Kumquat Facts:

  1. These fruits can be eaten skin and all, so look for organic kumquats, and wash them thoroughly before eating. They are like reverse oranges — the peel is sweet, and the pulp inside is sour. When you eat them together, you get a unique sweet and sour flavor. The seeds are small so either swallow them whole, or spit them out.
  2. Kumquats were originally considered to be part of the Citrus family, but in 1915, they were given their very own genus, Fortunella. So technically, even though they look like oranges, they’re not actually citrus fruits.
  3. Kumquats aren’t just eaten raw. They can be pickled, candied, made into relish or marmalade, used in desserts, or added to meats