Among the most common and loved fruits on the table, bananas perhaps are on the top list of the most consumed fruit. About 96 percent of American households buy bananas at least once a month, and 51 percent of them are eaten during breakfast. Banana has a scientific name Musa sapientum, which means … Read more
Cucumber! Yes, cucumber is a fruit – and that too, not a very nutritious one. If you also thought replacing your heavy, hearty lunch with cucumber was benefiting you in any sense other than just feeding you with water content, you are not alone. Botanists term a fruit as the part of … Read more
Avocado is the most nutritious fruit, which is native to tropical Central America. It was introduced into India, probably at the beginning of the 19th century. The first cultivators were the Aztecs, the people of Mexico who were conquered by Spaniards about 400 years ago. However, a few varieties of avocado are … Read more
Imagine preparing a nice lunch for the day with apple slices and packing it up in your lunchbox, only to find out that by the time you were supposed to eat the apples, they’ve started to look all dark and brown and you end up deciding that you don’t have an appetite. … Read more
Bananas have become a staple in many people’s kitchens. It would not be easy to imagine the time when this delicious yellow fruit was still regarded as exotic now that we can see them everywhere we go, be it from the convenience store, coffee shop, or supermarket. A song was even created … Read more
What is it: Have you ever seen a white, powdery substance on grapes? Many people believe it is pesticides. This assumption, while incorrect, is valid due to the prevalence of using such chemicals in agriculture today. This substance is actually composed of several different materials. The first material, comprising most of the … Read more