The 10 Best Foods You Aren't Eating

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Heather Marsh — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:14:48 GMT

Leslie Kenton has recipes for some amazingly tasty salads. I had never thought of using beetroot grated raw in a salad before.

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gfireside — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:01:33 GMT

Salvadorian Coleslaw - 1 small head of cabbage thinly sliced.

Encurtido 1 large carrot coarsley grated.

De repollo 1/4 c grated onion and 1/2 cup cider vinegar

Blanch cabbage in boiling water for one minute. drain, place in cold water to stop cooking. Drain.

Mix all ingredients together with 2 tsp. salt. I use Himilayian salt and less. Chill covered at least two hours.

will keep for 2 weeks in fridge. Very good on burgers or any sandwich.

There is no oil in recipe .

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curious7 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:44:57 GMT

Personally I find "Beets" deplorible. But I know they are good for me, just as the swiss chard, and cabbage are. Sateed in olive oil, chopped onions, and minced garlic, with a sprinkled with crushed red pepper. Good.

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pinkskittles — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:28:04 GMT

beautiful picture of beets by the way!

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pinkskittles — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:23:22 GMT

His book 150 of the healthiest foods (or some other title similar to that) is a pretty good book. Lots of good information, though I disagree with some of the content. It's a good way to get some basic knowledge about the foods you should and shouldn't eat and why.

It's strange, in his book he is against canola oil but in this article he implements it in the cabbage recipe. Hmmm...

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Newportshepherdess — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:29:36 GMT

Here's a little trivia for all you purslane fans...I have a garden that I let rest for three years. It had a variety of weeds, but predominantly galansoga, which was like a BLANKET.....also edible, I might add, but horribly invasive, each plant producing up to 30,000 seeds. I covered it with opaque plastic this year, poking holes through to plant squash and corn. The plastic killed ALL the weeds, but I had a BUMPER CROP of purslane! Apparently it thrive in a greenhouse type of environment. I have never seen it grow like this! I do eat it in my salad and could have actually pulled up bushel baskets of it!

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michelezoe2000 — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:57:09 GMT

We have bought his book "150 healthiest foods on earth) and it is amazing indeed. Highly recommended, and well balanced. A must read and a reference book which should be in any home! Go for it!

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dempoolguy — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:23:07 GMT

Aaaaahhhh swiss chard. Sauteed with lots of garlic, butter, sprinkled with parmesan, one of my favs.

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Raising Phoenix River — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:18:18 GMT

mm purslane people look at me and my 3 yr old like were crazy for grazin on weeds and my potted purslane plants placed on porch purposley for snacking and my son always asks if its ok to eat plants cause ive told him some are poisonous and can make you very sick. very important when young eyes are watching. i mainly grow herbs. didnt know beets were so dang good for ya,i just always feared the stains,lol thanks to moms programming of my mind, i learned about purslane in a organic encyclopydia. i had such great luck growing it, it grows like crazy, cant kill it, i use to have so much in my back yard that it would spread it out and when it breaks off it roots so easy. and then well i moved ,miss all my herbs at that house hope new owners enjoy them as much as me and the rabbit did.i watched a curb appeal show and this family had a ubelieveble thick strawberry patch in there garden out front and they dug them all out i was just disgusted. and they planted a bunch of stupid junk not benificial to us or are neighbors or kids...i wish people spent as much time planting and tending gardens that are beneficial to us and community instead of waisting water and polluting it with pesticides keeping a lawn. A lawn . and the same people rip a tree out of the front yard cause well it makes a mess... rolls eyes ..i think a law sould be writtin you cant water unless you are sustaining food benificial to community or have grazing animals. and goats should be used instead of lawnmowers. omg im ranting ..sorry people.. purslane : Phoenix and I Love It!!!

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BeyondOrganic — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:31:03 GMT

I chop up my raw organic cabbage into my salads. I usually make an organic olive oil and apple cider vinegar dressing. NEVER would I mix it with canola oil! My daughter eats it raw by itself and I often will mix it into the vitamix in a smoothie as well. When eating things that fight cancer, I think it's best when they are in their raw state.

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Erica Ross-Krieger — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:45:48 GMT

Dr. Mercola, I love this information. I sent many clients to read it right away. Several women clients remarked that they would have preferred not going to a Men's Health site to read it though. I guess for equal reading opportunity, I'd also like to see you write a post about the 10 Best Foods that Women should be eating. Since I'm a newbie here, I'll go hunt the archives. But a current one might also be useful.

Thanks, Erica

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EQ — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:56:54 GMT

10 Best Foods I've Been Eating for Years

Yep, I already eat these. I love purslane. I first discovered it when it was a "weed" in my garden. Nothing like volunteer food! Since I'm a mixed type leaning toward the protein side of it, I keep the sugary stuff (fruits and beets) to a minimum, but occasionally have a treat.

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Bridestein — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:14:50 GMT

Because raw cabbage can inhibit your thyroid, I saute mine in butter.
Cut whole cabbage into 6-8 wedges. In a big pan over high heat melt 1/4 cup butter. Immediately add cabbage wedges and cook for 5 minutes until brown on one side. Turn each piece over, sprinkle with Himalayan salt and caraway seeds if desired and cover with a lid. Lower heat to medium-low and cook eight more minutes.
Life-long cabbage haters love this dish and I get requests for it all the time.
Also, sauteed beet greens are absolutely delicious!

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samurai — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:22:12 GMT

Yum!! That article had some really beautiful pictures!!
Oh, yeah. the read was nice too......

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seg — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:53:11 GMT

These are actually quite good and some are quite underated and others probably unheard of, like in the case of guava. I grew up on this(in the caribbean) and have know for a very long time that they are quite good for you. As kids we used to have abandoned fields close by where they would grow like crazy and we used to go and play in these fields and of course eat to our hearts delight and in those days we very rarely ever got sick, coincidence maybe, but i HIGHLY doubt it knowing they are rich in VIT C, fibre,etc..etc..To bad i can't readily get it here in Canada and when i do it's always almost wilted to the bone and the price is ALWAYS through the roof.......

Yes nature has a way of placing most things we need to keep us healthy at our disposal, irregardless of where we come from , all we have to do in most cases is to open our eyes and hearts and look around us.Sadly in the last 5 or 6 decades or so, things have drastically changed and i'm afraid it's not for the better, but there's still hope AKA the NET, so the challenge is on to retake and return things back to their natural "order".

Having said that there's so much that's yet to be discovered, so in the mean time our best bet is to stick closely to nature and we definately can't go wrong...........