Lettuce

Lettuce is one of the most delicate salad plants in this world, which is grown as a leafy vegetable. The vegetable is usually consumed as cold and raw, in salads, hamburgers, tacos and a number of other dishes. Six different types of lettuce:  Butterhead (Boston or...

Okra (Lady Finger) or Gumbo

Okra, also known as “lady finger” or “gumbo”, is a highly nutritious green edible pod vegetable.   Botanically, this perennial flowering plant belongs to the mallow family and named scientifically as Abelmoschus esculentus. Very low in...

Nutritional Benefits of Kidney Beans

Cancer Prevention —–Manganese, in which kidney beans are abundant, is one aspect of the antioxidant defense they provide. The crucial oxidative enzyme superoxide dismutase, responsible for disarming free radicals in mitochondria, needs manganese. On top of...