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Probiotic Foods That You Can Easily Culture at Home

The Gut Microbiome is an ecosystem of bacteria living in our digestive system that plays important roles in supporting and regulating every other system in our body! Click on the link above to read all about it. Simply put, we…

Food Profile: Talinum

Talinum Paniculatum is also known as Philippine spinach. It is a small, short lived annual that can be found growing wild in many places in the country. It’s edible leaves are 90% water, and this plant is also called Waterleaf…

Food Profile: Malunggay

Malunggay, internationally known as Moringa, is a tree that is native to India and grows very well in the tropics. It is renowned for it’s small leaves which are bunched on the branches in clusters. These leaves, when consumed are…

Why Organic Is the Right Choice for Parents

Organic This excellent article written by DR. Alan Greene and Anna Lappe for Time Magazine in 2014 highlights and reinforces the important information available on the effects of an organic diet on children and pregnant women. They assert that an…

Food Profile: Kulitis

 A tall plant with broad, crinkly leaves and tiny bunched up flowers, kulitis is a native vegetable that is packed full of nutrients. Our local kulitis is a member of the Amaranth family, a group of edible plants that thrives…

Food Profile: Eggplant

Eggplants are one of the favorite vegetables in Filipino Cuisine. Tortang talong, eneselada, curries and more are some of the dishes that utilize this flavorful nightshade. Hoewever we always hear the claim from our elders that eggplants are devoid of…