Many doctors and scientists believe that many cancers could be prevented with a good diet. Here are a few foods that have been shown to decrease the incidence of cancer.

Tomatoes
Tomatoes are loaded with vitamin C. They also contain lycopene, which may explain a recent popular Italian study finding that people who ate raw tomatoes at least seven times per week halved their risk of several cancers as compared to those who ate tomatoes no more than once a week. Tomatoes are also rich in coumaric acid and chlorogenic acid, which hook onto nitric oxides in the foods we eat and spirit them out of the body before they can form cancer-causing chemicals called notrosamines. Tomatoes and broccoli together have been shown to decrease the growth of tumors in prostate cancer.

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Barney the purple dinosaur is a kid’s classic, though his popularity does tend to drop off drastically as kids get older. Barney and his troupe of friends are of course very easy to find with themed party items, and favors. If your buying all of your party supplies for a Barney themed party at the right stores, then it’s more a matter of knowing what not to buy rather than what to buy. Just don’t go to over board, and remember that if it makes noise you have to listen to it. If all else fails, the color purple, rainbows, and dinosaurs will all work well.

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The Bat Mitzvah is a recent variant of the traditional Bar Mitzvah celebration. This is a celebration of when a young girl in Jewish religion turns 13. She studies the torah and reads part of it in Hebrew to her friends and family, and then there is a big party with lots of food and best of all, gifts! If you are the one putting together this Bat Mitzvah celebration you’ve probably already realized how involved its going to be! However, here are a couple of food courses that may brighten your day and make your other choices a little easier.

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While the University of Minnesota researchers have already stated that livestock have a lot of harmful antibiotics in them, they are now saying that this is also true of vegetables as well. This study can be found in the Journal of Environmental Quality. It shows that food crops can readily accumulate antibiotics from the soil that has been spread with cattle manure.

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Each year we look forward to the 4th of July for the parties, food, and family that will surround us. It really is an occasion that many people love celebrating in style. Here are a few culinary ideas to get your party started:

A typical 4th of July party includes barbeques with plenty of hamburgers, hot dogs, steaks, potato salad, fruit salads, and many more dishes. One of the best 4th of July dishes is a lemon Jell-O with vanilla ice cream. Not only is it refreshing, but also it adds to the dessert of the day.

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During the spring and summer, some of the fruits and vegetables that you’ve been missing all winter long appear in carefully stacked mountains at the local grocer. Did you know that hose sweet, soft peaches that you smothered in vanilla ice cream may surprise you with the effects they have on your hayfever? After eating certain fruits, vegetables, nuts or spices, you may have noticed:

• A tingling sensation in the lips or tongue
• Itching in the tongue, mouth and throat
• Burning sensation in the lips, tongue mouth and throat
• Watery, itchy eyes
• Sneezing and runny nose
• Swelling or rash on lips, tongue and mouth

Oral Allergy Syndrome is not the same as a true food allergy– it is your existing pollen allergies reacting to proteins in particular fresh foods.

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A hearty meal of shepherds pie will give you that warm glow during the colder months. This recipe features ground beef, potatoes, cheese and mushroom soup.

5 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 pound ground beef
6 slices American cheese
1 (10.75oz.) can condensed golden mushroom soup
3 teaspoons butter (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Place the potatoes into a large saucepan and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain and mash.

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Soup from STEMS OF VEGETABLES

INGREDIENTS:


8-10 stems of spinach leaves

4-5 tender stalks of the leaves just below cauliflower

2-3 stems of coriander leaves

1 small sprig spring onion

1 stalk of celery

1/2″ ginger peeled and crushed

1 clovette garlic crushed

1 tbsp. cornflour

1/4 dried red chilli crushed

1/2 tsp. sugar

salt to taste

1/2 tsp. soya sauce

1/2 tsp. oil or butter

2 1/2 cups water.

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I know there are a lot of different tastes out there but I’ll tell you these ingredients will work for everyone. I’ve found when you add these five essential seasonings to anything, be it chicken, or steak, or pasta, but what I learned was from making AMAZING rice, the food comes out with a smell, look, flavor anyone would enjoy. I know, you say ‘rice?’ Well my friend from middle school wrote me the other day to say she saw an ad for some kind of rice in a magazine and it reminded her of the best rice she’d ever had, mine.

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