Thursday, 7 October 2010

Fancy a stick of . . .

Did You Know?

You use more
Calories Eating Celery
than there are
in
Celery Itself!


It's True!

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Celery
was originally a marsh plant found in very wet, boggy areas.
It is related to the parsley family,
and its leaves are vaguely similar to the herb.

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Celery is the second most important salad crop
in value and popularity
after lettuce.

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Celery has been used in Oriental medicine
for many years
to
lower blood pressure.

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5 a Day -
3 sticks of celery count
as
1 portion towards 5 a day.

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Celery
contains only 7 calories per 100g
and
is also a good source of
Vitamin C.

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Here is a
Little known
Tip
For You:

Celery stalks separated,
placed in cold water for fifteen minutes,
dried and placed in a freezer bag
will keep crisp for two weeks in the refrigerator.

***

. . . it's all good fruit4thought people!


. . . yeah, OK, I know Celery's not a fruit, look,
you're missing the point . . .
;-)






2 comments:

  1. Thanks for the tips Doug...I am going to eat more celery from now on.

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  2. Are you? Wow...Such courage!

    Hey David, although celery is definitely very good for 'one', and I really have tried to eat it as a healthy snack...I find myself reaching out for those lovely, but very fattening, dips! ;-)

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