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Fruit pizza is easy to cook.This fruit pizza provides a bit of a healthful sweet in taste dessert.The time it takes to prepare is

• Preparation Time: 25 minutes
• Cooking Time: 15 minutes
• Total avg Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• Sugar cookie (refrigerated)-1 package
  vanilla-1 tsp
• Butter-1 cup
• cheese(cream type)-1 pk
• Apple-1 1/2 cup
• strawberries-1 1/2 cup
• bananas-1 1/2 cup
• orange-1 1/2 cup
• peach-1 1/2 cup
• blueberries-1 1/2 cup
• Apricot-1 1/2 cup
• Sugar-1/3 cup
• water-2 tsp

Directions:

• First clean your hands nicely.
  Now make the cookies in to slices as thin as possible.
• Place all those cookie slices on pizza pan at 350 degree and bake for 10 min.Make it cool slightly.
• Then spread all the cream cheese,sugar and vanilla extract evenly on it.
• Add all the fruits around pizza pan. If this does not completely cover pizza pan, add another circle of fresh fruit, like kiwi or fresh white grapes.
• Mix orange and water and apply evenly over the fruit . Refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hour.

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Fruit custard is the easiest dessert among other dessert and also very tasty and healthy for the human as the fruit contains lots of vitamins,minerals and essential nutrients . It takes only few minute to prepare.To make this dessert at your home follow this procedure to make delicious fruit custard.

Ingredients

• Vanilla Custard powder – 2 tbsp
• Milk -500 ml cups
• Sugar – as required
• Mixed fruits- anything of your choice
  (Banana,apple,pineapple, papaya, musk melon, pomegranate, pear, Kiwi, grapes, strawberry etc).

Method

• Mix 3 tbsp of warm milk with 2 tbsp of Vanilla custard powder and make it as paste
• Boil 3cups of milk and add required sugar to it.
• Then add the paste with the warm milk and stir it continuously until it becomes thick.
• Cut the fruits of your choice into small pieces.
• Make it cool for Room temperature and Serve it in a plate

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SPRING FRUITS   

Avocado

Avocado is called as alligator pear, midshipman’s butter, vegetable butter, or sometimes as butter pear. Avocados are grown from seed, but the plants are propagated by grafting. It is also may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped or spherical in shape.

Cucumber

Cucumber is an ancient plant belongs to the native India, where the seeds almost twelve thousand years old. There are several varieties of cucumber. The most popular are English, Persian, and Pickling cucumbers.

Jackfruit

Jackfruit tree bears massive fruits from the trunk and lower branches. It can also be called as jak-fruit, jak, and jaca. In Malaysia and the Philippines it is called in the name of nangka, in Thailand as khanun, in Cambodia as khnor, in Laos as mak mi or May mi and in Vietnam as mit.

Navel oranges

Navel oranges are characterized as the second fruit at the apex, which protrudes slightly and resembles a human navel. Navel orange trees are all perfect clones of one another and  are all originated from a single tree.

Navel oranges

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Fruits have been utilized in healing diseases for long time.The following are some of the fruits which are used to treat diseases.

Apple

Apple is one of the healthiest fruits available.apples are cholesterol free, almost fat free and, rich in protein and vitamins.Apple are rich in soluble fiber, called pectin, which helps to remove the cholesterol from the body in turn helps to free from blood pressure.

Apricot

Apricots are called as super healing  fruit.Apricots are rich in beta-carotene  and can help to protect against cancer. Apricots contain iron, cobalt and  copper, which may help the body  counteract anemia, and potassium,  which helps to regulate blood pressure.

Berries

Berries such as Blueberries. Blackberries. Strawberries and Raspberries are great summer snack.This fruit is rich in fiber and sugar called fructose which can give you lasting energy because the fiber helps to release the fructose slowly into the blood stream. A cup of any of these berries have less than 100 calories, no cholesterol and all rich in potassium and are packed with vitamins.

Citrus

Lemons, Oranges, Grapefruits are excellent sources for calcium, phosphorus and potassium, as well as the fiber, pectin. It fight against the cancer-causing chemicals called nitrosamines, pumps up the immune system, and helps to prevent from cardio-vascular disease.

Figs

Figs contain vitamin A and C, calcium, potassium and magnesium and thus helps in the reduction of appetite. This fruit contain a chemical, called benzaldehyde, which helps to fight against cancer.

Melons

These are rich in fiber content and full of beta-carotene. This boosts the immune system and helps to prevent cancer. Beta-carotene once entered in the body it immediately converts in to vitamin A.

Papaya

papaya is rich in nutrients.This fruit contains the enzyme papain, which is a powerful digestive aid. Papain is responsible for breaking down fats and flushing them through the kidneys. Papaya contains vitamins of which are antioxidants that help neutralize free radicals in the body. Free radicals helps to reduce heart disease, cancer and diabetes .

Pineapple

pineapple also rich in nutrients .This contains an enzyme bromelain which is a digestive aid that assist in flushing out the toxins from the body.

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To have a healthy hair you have to consume Fruits and Veggies daily. Fruits are enriched with vitamins and nutrients.This not only helps you to make your body healthier but also helps to prevent hair loss such as scalp.

Many citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, and grape fruit and darkly pigmented fruits such as cherries, blueberries, cranberries, pomegranates, raspberries and plums are rich in Vitamin C ,bioflavonoids and of antioxidants.Antioxidants helps in increasing of circulation to the scalp which encourages hair growth.

Fruits like apples, apricots, peaches, bananas and watermelon are not only rich in vitamins and nutrients and sweet in taste, but also helps in hair growth called as hair-growth boosters.

The secret ingredient in these fruits is the biotin. Biotin is the nutrient that has been heralded as the natural growth steroids for hair and nails. Many people use biotin a fortified diet to combat hair loss. The biotin promotes hair growth and infuses strength and thickness into every strand.

The powerhouse of fruit for healthy hair is the avocado.The fruit is a natural moisturizer that helps hair growth. Avocados are rich in vitamin A and antioxidants. Avocados are great food for damaged hair.The avocado is a natural sunscreen. Add this fruit to make hair stronger, shiny and healthy.The leaves of Avocado hair softer, more elastic and less prone to breakage.

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Making Vinegar at Home

Two things required when making vinegar at home.They are

Oxygen supply

Oxygen must spread throughout the mixture and stir it every day and let the air to reach fluid through a cheesecloth filter, which is used in place of a regular lid.

Temperature

The fermenting cider should be kept between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit (F). Lower temperatures doesn’t produce a proper vinegar state, and higher ones interfere with the formation of the mother of vinegar. Mother of vinegar forms on the bottom of fermenting wine that has spoiled.

NOTE:

Avoid metal container when making vinegar.The acid in the mixture will corrode metal or aluminum objects. Glass, plastic, wood, enamel, or stainless steel containers should be used for making or storing vinegar.

Steps for Making Cider Vinegar:

Step 1–Make a clean cider from ripe apples

Cider is made from the varieties of apples .Fruit should be nicely washed well to remove debris.Crush the fruit to produce apple pulp and strain off the juice. Use a press or cheesecloth for straining.Add yeast will speed up the process. Special cultivated yeasts are available for this purpose.bread yeasts are not recommended.

Steps 2 and 3–Making Alcohol and Acetic Acid

Pour the liquid in a containers to about 3 quarters . Don’t close the lids on the containers and stir the mixtures daily. Keep the containers away from direct sunlight and maintain at 60 to 80 degrees F. Full fermentation will take about 3 to 4 weeks. Taste samples daily until the desired strength is reached.

Step 4–Filtering

When the vinegar is fully fermented, filter the liquid through several layers of fine cheesecloth or filter paper.This removes the mother of vinegar, preventing spoilage of the product.

Storing Vinegar

The vinegar is ready for storage in capped containers.Heat the vinegar before pouring it to sterilized bottles, or bottle, then place in a hot water bath in order to pasteurize. In both cases, the temperature of the vinegar must reach at least 140 degrees F to sterilize the product. Cool the containers and store at room temperature out of direct sunlight.

Flavored Vinegar

To make flavoring, place material in a small cheesecloth bag and suspend in the vinegar until strength is reached. This will take about 4-5 days, except for garlic, which takes only 1 day.

For every 2 cups of vinegar, use one of the following:

1. 1/2 cup crushed fresh herbs
2. 1 tablespoon of dried herbs
3. 2 large cloves of garlic
4. 8 small green onions
5. Flavorings include tarragon, basil, nasturtium, chives, mint, chervil, borage, hot chilies, and raspberries.

Be careful not to overload the vinegar. Too much vegetable matter can destroy the acid and ruin the preservative quality of the vinegar.

Flavored vinegars taste great and have a beautiful color, making them excellent for use in salads. You will be tempted to display flavored vinegar; however, be sure to keep your bottles out of direct sunlight, which will destroy the flavor, acidity, and color of the vinegar.

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CANCER

Litchi fruit extract showed anticancer activities. This fruit has flavonoids in the pulp which helps to prevent fatal and lethal disease like cancer. Flavones, quercitin and kaempferol as a powerful compound in reducing the proliferation of cancer cells.

HEART DISEASES

Lychee fruit is an excellent source of vitamin C. Vitamin C aids the body in fighting against cancer and heart diseases. A compound extracted from lychee called Oligonol(R) have benefits for skin through improving the blood flow to the sub dermal skin layer and protecting it from damages caused by UV light and free radicals. Oligonol(R) have also shown improved cardiovascular function, reduction of visceral fat as well as reduction of exercise fatigue.

The lychee fruit protects the body from potential heart attacks. It helps to clear out blood clots and also keeps the cells healthy. 50% less chance of heart attack is seen in body that ate lychee fruit several times a week than people who don’t eat lychee fruit.

IMMUNITY

Due to presence of Vitamin C in lychee fruit, helps to boosts up the natural immunity of the body particularly among the people who suffering from fevers colds, and sore throats.

RELIVE PAIN

Lychee fruit has the ability to shrink the swollen glands and relieves pain associated with it. A tea made from powdered lychee seeds is used to relieve pain, including neuralgic [nerve] pain. The Chinese uses it to treat inflammations of the genitals.

GASTRO-INTESTINAL TROUBLES

The seed present in this fruit is astringent and is used for intestinal troubles and to get rid the body of intestinal worms. Various parts of the lychee tree are also prescribed for mild Diarrhea, gastralgia and stomach ulcers. Lychee flesh is considered a good antacid. It is used to treat High acidity, nausea and dyspepsia.

FIGHT INFECTION

Herbal tea made by boiling the peel or bark of this fruit can boost the immune system of the human body to fight against infections such as common cold and throat ailments. Traditional healers prescribe lychee for Quinsy [a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually due to tonsillitis].They also include the peel, tree bark, roots or flowers in their herbal formulation to treats skin eruptions due to smallpox.

PREVENT BLINDNESS FROM DIABETES

The potent compound in lychee chinensis Sonn shows promise in preventing eye and nerve damage in people with diabetes. This compound has the potential to be developed into a class of drug called Aldose reductase inhibitors. The potent antioxidant capability of polyphenol has proven beneficial for a number of health conditions.

Coughs and Dieting

Colds and flu can cause severe dry coughs which can be very discouraging. You don’t like having these coughs throughout the day and night. Lychee’s can help to treat these annoying coughs because Lychee contains little or no fat at all, you can include Lychee into your daily diet. This would mean that you can choose to consume as many Lychees as you can without having to worry about putting on weight.

Beautify the Skin

Person who are suffering from acne and spots, then it is required that you have to consume Lychees as much as possible. Lychee’s helps to nourish your skin of oils which can help reduce the growth of acne.This fruit refines your skin when enjoyed at no limit. Refining of the skin leads to less spots on your face.

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The fruits are good for health as it is rich in proteins,vitamins,minerals,etc,.The fruit helps the human to make stand away from diseases.Children’s favorite recipe is chocolate.They used to enjoy very much while eating.By using healthy fruits chocolate can be made.Follow the below method to make chocolate.

INGREDIENTS

• 300g White chocolate
• 75g Dark Chocolate
• 1/2 Cup Walnuts
• 1/4 Cup Apricot
• 1/4 Cup Cranberries
• 1/4 cup apple
• 1/4 cup strawberry

PROCEDURE

• Heat the oven up to 350F/180C and bake walnuts for 10 minutes.Then put in bowel to cool down.
• For every 30sec take white chocolate in a bowl and make it to be stirred for 2min.It becomes smooth soft molten chocolate.
• Follow the same procedure for dark chocolate
• Take a plate/tray and line it with parchment paper and pour the white chocolate in the center.Spread it over the plate to get smooth layer
• Pour dark chocolate on four corners and mix with white chocolate creating patterns
• Dice apricots with walnuts, sprinkle them along with cranberries,strawberries,apple on top of the chocolate.
• After it reaches room temperature,transfer it to fridge to set it hard.

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A fruit chaat is a very famous  recipe(combination of fruits and Veggies served along with the  sweet and sour chutney’s).The fruit chaat can be prepared with little time and is low in calories. Fruits are important ingredients. Fruits provide very good nutritional value and easy digestion.

Fruit Chaat is basically a mixture of different kinds of fruits with species and sugar. There are many varieties of this recipe like Fruit Chat with Cream, Fruit and Vegetable Chat, and Fruit Chana Chat. Prepare this recipe  and serve it with Samosa and Pakoray.

• 1 banana
• 1 Apple
• 1/2 cup grapes
• 1/2 cup Pineapple
• 1/2 cup water melon
• 1/2 cup boiled white chana
• 1/4 cup pomegranate
• 1/4 cup boiled sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup mangoes
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
• 1/4 tsp roasted cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp chat masala powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup sugar syrup

Method

Take a large bowel and add bananas, mangoes, pineapple pieces, apple, watermelon,and black pepper powder. Beat them nicely.Take another  bowl and add  pomegranate, grapes, sugar syrup,white boiled chana, boiled potatoes,lemon juice, roasted cumin powder, orange ,chat masala, red chili powder, and salt. Mix  all ingredients and pour into water melon ,banana, mangoes,and apple bowl.Chill in refrigerator for 10 t0 15  minutes.Now  fruit chat is ready to serve. Serve with samosa and poakary.This chaat is packed with nutrients and is also low in calories.

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A few ways you can basically lose weight without going gym at the home itself. The following are some healthy weight loss tips  of all ages.

1. Make definite you don’t skip your meals for weight loss. Breaking your meals in to 5-6 small meals is a better idea, as this will improve your metabolism and won’t let your binge. In case you are pressed for time, then make a speedy smoothie, using fresh unflavored yogurt and berries.

2. As soon as you wake up, start your daytime with a fruit. Not tea or coffee – a fruit! Because that will kick start your metabolism and the earlier in the day it starts, the faster it will burn the calories. The other reason is that when you eat a fruits in the morning, you get the greatest benefits out of it.

3. Start drinking at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day, and take in even more in the event you are exercising regularly. Drinking water will make definite that your endocrine technique and organs are functioning properly, which will help with digestion and will boost your metabolism. Try carrying a water bottle around with you in the coursework of the day and drink it even in the event you do not feel thirsty. This will make positive that you are fulfilling your every day water requirements.

4. Set an aim to try and consume the recommended 5-9 servings of  fruitsand vegetables per day.This will make positive that your body takes the necessary fiber, while fighting hunger.You must also not forget the plenty of benefits of vegetables for your health and disease prevention. A great way to eat extra vegetables is to mix them with the food.

5.To help the body improve its digestion capacity, include a quantity of metabolism boosters. 4-5 cups of green tea, plenty of water everyday, having a glass of chilled water with a lemon juice, in the work of the morning, and exercising are nice ways to boost your metabolism naturally.

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