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]]>Cherry pitters grip cherries and poke the pit through easily, without getting cherry juice everywhere. If you eat a lot of cherries, they’re a great investment as they cost under $15.
With some kitchen supplies, you can make a makeshift cherry pitter. You’ll need chopsticks, a wooden skewer, or a straw. If you’re using chopsticks or wooden skewers poke it through the cherries to remove the pit. If you have reusable metal or hard plastic straws, push them through the bottom of the cherry through the top.
If you don’t feel like trying these hacks, you can always use frozen cherries or canned ones. But, fresh cherries are really best for baking.
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]]>Get a large saucepan and fill three-fourths of it with water. While you’re waiting for the water to boil, cut crosses on the blossom parts of each tomato and take out their cores. Once the water is boiling, add in the tomatoes and cook them or 30 seconds.
After that, take them out and place them in ice-cold water. Take them out, peel them and cut them.
Blend the tomatoes together with the bell pepper, salt, 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic, onion, and bread. Stop blending when you get a smooth mixture.
Next, include 1/4 cup oilve oil, cherries, and vinegar. You can add more water if you need, to reach the consistency of thin soup.
Let it cool down for at least 1 hour then serve it with halved cherries, cheese, and basil leaves.
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]]>Strawberries might be your favorite fruit, but they sure are high in pesticides. According to EWG, one-third of all the strawberries they examined showed traces of ten different pesticides. This is a scary number, so make sure you got the right strawberries when shopping.
Who would’ve thought that potatoes are so high in pesticides? Research shows that potatoes contain more pesticides than any other crop.
Just like strawberries, nectarines are delicious. But, unfortunately, they can be loaded with pesticides. The only difference is that when tested they showed a significantly lower number of different types of pesticides. While strawberries go up to ten, nectarines show two.
Kale also contains a worrying number of 10 pesticides when examined. This is one of the only green vegetable that is not as healthy as we think. Celery, lettuce and collard are also treated with many chemicals that are not good for consumers.
Cherries are often treated with pesticides, and with a large number of them. During research, scientists usually find around five different types.
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]]>Pumpkin seeds have that calming and relaxing effect because of their high content of minerals. Zinc and magnesium help you calm down and have a nice nap.
Lettuce will not only make you sleepy, but it also has a proven calming effect. These leafy greens have very similar calming characteristics such as opioids. Research shows that lactucin, which is a part of lettuce, leads to this effect.
Your favorite fruit is also making you sleepy. The combination of magnesium, potassium, and sugar will have you feeling tired and want to take a long nap.
Pasta is one of the foods that make you sleepy. It is loaded on carbohydrates, which increase the blood sugar and affects the insulin levels. All of this leads to a strong feeling of tiredness. Pasta is joined by other foods that are also rich in sugar and flour such as pastries.
Cherries are also somewhere on top of the list of foods that make you sleepy. They are highly saturated with melatonin, the hormone that aids with quality sleep. Next time you want to stay awake, avoid eating cherries.
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]]>Figs and grapes are on top of the fruits with most sugar list. That is the main reason why these tasty treats are so sweet. But it doesn’t mean that you should completely forget about figs. It only points out that you should limit how much you have.
Just like figs, the grape is loaded on sugar. It is definitely something we all love to enjoy in it, especially at the end of the summer. Another amazing product from grapes is wine, so there is no chance in hell you should forget about this fruit.
Cherries might be your favorite ones, but these fruits are packed with sugar. Only one cup of cherries has 18 grams of sugar. That sure does sound like quite a lot, but summer wouldn’t be the same without them.
Pears are another one of those sweet fruits that you simply can’t get enough. If you are trying to cut back on sugar, you might want to forget about pears.
Bananas are extremely high in calories and also among the fruits with most sugar. But sugar is not the only thing they contain. Bananas are also packed in vitamins and minerals that make your life better.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkyASbEAj6D/
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]]>Cherry pitters grip cherries and poke the pit through easily, without getting cherry juice everywhere. If you eat a lot of cherries, they’re a great investment as they cost under $15.
With some kitchen supplies, you can make a makeshift cherry pitter. You’ll need chopsticks, a wooden skewer, or a straw. If you’re using chopsticks or wooden skewers poke it through the cherries to remove the pit. If you have reusable metal or hard plastic straws, push them through the bottom of the cherry through the top.
If you don’t feel like trying these hacks, you can always use frozen cherries or canned ones. But, fresh cherries are really best for baking.
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]]>The post Cherry Gazpacho Is The Most Unique Soup You’ve Ever Tried appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.
]]>Get a large saucepan and fill three-fourths of it with water. While you’re waiting for the water to boil, cut crosses on the blossom parts of each tomato and take out their cores. Once the water is boiling, add in the tomatoes and cook them or 30 seconds.
After that, take them out and place them in ice-cold water. Take them out, peel them and cut them.
Blend the tomatoes together with the bell pepper, salt, 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic, onion, and bread. Stop blending when you get a smooth mixture.
Next, include 1/4 cup oilve oil, cherries, and vinegar. You can add more water if you need, to reach the consistency of thin soup.
Let it cool down for at least 1 hour then serve it with halved cherries, cheese, and basil leaves.
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]]>The post 5 Foods That Are High In Pesticides appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.
]]>Strawberries might be your favorite fruit, but they sure are high in pesticides. According to EWG, one-third of all the strawberries they examined showed traces of ten different pesticides. This is a scary number, so make sure you got the right strawberries when shopping.
Who would’ve thought that potatoes are so high in pesticides? Research shows that potatoes contain more pesticides than any other crop.
Just like strawberries, nectarines are delicious. But, unfortunately, they can be loaded with pesticides. The only difference is that when tested they showed a significantly lower number of different types of pesticides. While strawberries go up to ten, nectarines show two.
Kale also contains a worrying number of 10 pesticides when examined. This is one of the only green vegetable that is not as healthy as we think. Celery, lettuce and collard are also treated with many chemicals that are not good for consumers.
Cherries are often treated with pesticides, and with a large number of them. During research, scientists usually find around five different types.
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]]>The post 5 Surprising Foods That Make You Sleepy appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.
]]>Pumpkin seeds have that calming and relaxing effect because of their high content of minerals. Zinc and magnesium help you calm down and have a nice nap.
Lettuce will not only make you sleepy, but it also has a proven calming effect. These leafy greens have very similar calming characteristics such as opioids. Research shows that lactucin, which is a part of lettuce, leads to this effect.
Your favorite fruit is also making you sleepy. The combination of magnesium, potassium, and sugar will have you feeling tired and want to take a long nap.
Pasta is one of the foods that make you sleepy. It is loaded on carbohydrates, which increase the blood sugar and affects the insulin levels. All of this leads to a strong feeling of tiredness. Pasta is joined by other foods that are also rich in sugar and flour such as pastries.
Cherries are also somewhere on top of the list of foods that make you sleepy. They are highly saturated with melatonin, the hormone that aids with quality sleep. Next time you want to stay awake, avoid eating cherries.
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]]>The post Top Five Fruits That Contain Most Sugar appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.
]]>Figs and grapes are on top of the fruits with most sugar list. That is the main reason why these tasty treats are so sweet. But it doesn’t mean that you should completely forget about figs. It only points out that you should limit how much you have.
Just like figs, the grape is loaded on sugar. It is definitely something we all love to enjoy in it, especially at the end of the summer. Another amazing product from grapes is wine, so there is no chance in hell you should forget about this fruit.
Cherries might be your favorite ones, but these fruits are packed with sugar. Only one cup of cherries has 18 grams of sugar. That sure does sound like quite a lot, but summer wouldn’t be the same without them.
Pears are another one of those sweet fruits that you simply can’t get enough. If you are trying to cut back on sugar, you might want to forget about pears.
Bananas are extremely high in calories and also among the fruits with most sugar. But sugar is not the only thing they contain. Bananas are also packed in vitamins and minerals that make your life better.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkyASbEAj6D/
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