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1/11/2008 12:59:37 AM
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Linda Harvey

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Re: Oh SHOOT ME ! 2007 Desert Prize-Winning Recipe ! Ha, ha!
1/11/2008 9:15:42 PM
Nick,

mmmm   cookies !   Just for you NICK !  Bet you can't eat just one !
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Linda Harvey

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1/11/2008 10:00:06 PM
 Dates
 

Dates are a great source of dietary fiber. The American Cancer Society recommends that you consume 20-35 grams of dietary fiber a day. Dietary fiber comes in two forms - soluble and insoluble. Each serves a valuable function. Insoluble fiber increases the rate at which food moves through the digestive system. Soluble fiber may help control diabetes by decreasing elevated blood glucose levels. Soluble fiber also had been found to help lower serum cholesterol levels, particularly undesirable low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.

According to researchers at the University of Scranton in Scranton Pennsylvania, they have the highest concentration of polyphenols among dried fruits. The findings of this research suggest that dried fruits should be a greater part of the diet as they are dense in phenol antioxidants and nutrients, most notably fiber.

A serving of power-packed dates contains 31 grams of carbohydrates, making them a powerhouse of energy. Carbohydrates include 3 grams of dietary fiber and 29 grams of naturally occurring sugars such as fructose, glucose and sucrose to provide quick energy and are readily used by the body. Dates are a perfect energy boosting snack.

Dates are one of the best natural sources of potassium. Potassium is an essential mineral your body needs to maintain muscle contractions including the vital heart muscle. Potassium is needed to maintain a healthy nervous system and to balance the body's metabolism as well.

Since potassium is not stored in the body, and much is lost in perspiration, it must be continually replenished. As you consume potassium you excrete sodium, helping to keep blood pressure down. As people age, their kidneys become less efficient at eliminating sodium. About a 400 mg increase in potassium intake has been associated with a 40% reduction in the risk of stroke. This roughly amounts to one additional serving daily of Dates.

Dates also contain a variety of B-complex vitamins - thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6 and pantothenic acid. These vitamins have a variety of functions that help maintain a healthy body - to metabolize carbohydrates and maintain blood glucose levels, fatty acids for energy, and they help make hemoglobin, the red and white blood cells.

Dates also contain Magnesium which is essential for healthy bone development and for energy metabolism and Iron which is essential to red blood cell production. Red blood cells carry all the nutrients to cells throughout the body. In addition, Dates are fat and cholesterol free!

Phi Plus is our most popular food of all - it is handcrafted from dozens of whole food ingredients.  Phi Plus is rich in Dates and all of their wonderful health imparting properties. Have you had your Phi Plus today?

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Linda Harvey

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Re: Oh SHOOT ME ! 2007 Desert Prize-Winning Recipe ! Ha, ha!
1/28/2008 12:37:48 AM
"How far you go in life depends on 
your being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged,
sympathetic with the striving,
tolerant of the weak and the strong.

Because at sometime in your life
you will have been all of these."
        
 - George Washington Carver
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Re: Oh SHOOT ME ! 2007 Desert Prize-Winning Recipe ! Ha, ha!
1/28/2008 1:09:50 AM

I LOVE Baklava!!!  Thanks for the recipe Linda.

Pat

 

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