As most of you regular readers know that on Wednesday we tend to publish the fun and unusual side of life’s events. A quick search on Google “the lighter side of lemons” returns tons of low cal recipes using lemons. I guess that proves you just have to careful what you search for.
So here are a few Lemon jokes and sayings that are about or use the “lemon” word.
Lemons are healthy fruits, rich in vitamin C and other nutrients, used in a myriad of wonderful products and recipes from lemonade and lemon meringue pie to cleaning agents. So, why do we call crappy cars lemons?
The Online Etymology Dictionary indicates that there are several possible origins for ‘lemon’ being used to refer to an inferior product. One possibility is that it came from early 20th century American slang, where a ‘lemon’ referred to "a person who is a loser, a simpleton," as a lemon. Another possibility is that the term originated from British pool hall slang, where a ‘lemon game’ was a game played by a hustler. It seems most likely that that the use of a ‘lemon’ as a bad car came from another British slang term from the early 1900’s in which “to hand someone a lemon” was "to pass off a sub-standard article as a good one."
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune. Lemons suggest bitterness, while lemonade is a delicious sweet drink.
The phrase was initially coined by Christian anarchist writer Elbert Hubbard in a 1915 obituary he penned and published for dwarf actor Marshall P. Wilder. The obituary, entitled The King of Jesters, praises Wilder's optimistic attitude and achievements in the face of his disabilities: "He was a walking refutation of that dogmatic statement, Mens sana in corpore sano. His was a sound mind in an unsound body. He proved the eternal paradox of things. He cashed in on his disabilities. He picked up the lemons that Fate had sent him and started a lemonade-stand."
Another “Lemon” quote that fits well into today’s topic. “We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons.” I might add that from Sunburst Oranges you can get some great fresh Lemons to make your lemonade.
Lemons come to the rescue of sailors. Treatment by fresh food, particularly citrus fruit, was periodically implemented, as it had been since antiquity. However until the 1930s, treatment was inconsistent, with many ineffective treatments used into the 20th century. It was a Scottish surgeon in the Royal Navy, James Lind, who first proved it could be treated with citrus fruit in experiments he described in his 1753 book A Treatise of the Scurvy, though following a failed trial with extracted lime juice, it would be 40 years before effective prevention based on fresh produce became widespread.
Or "When life gives you melons, you just may have dyslexia."
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Coating cod with nuts and baking it is an easy, foolproof way to cook it elegantly. And it is especially nice with a mild white fish like cod. The spinach gets a bit yellowy because it’s cooked with the acid from the lemon juice, but what you lose in the color is more than made up for in great flavor.
Ingredients
Zest and juice of 1 fresh lemon, divided
1/2 cup sliced almonds, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon sea salt, divided
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 1/4 pounds cod divided into 4 portions
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 pound baby spinach chopped
Lemon wedges for garnish
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
Combine lemon zest, almonds, dill, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper in a small bowl.
Place fish on the prepared baking sheet and spread each portion with 1 teaspoon mustard.
Divide the almond mixture among the portions, pressing it onto the mustard.
Bake the fish until opaque in the center, about 7 to 9 minutes, depending on thickness.
Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not brown, about 30 seconds. Stir in spinach, lemon juice and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; season with pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the spinach is just wilted, 2 to 4 minutes. Cover to keep warm. Serve the fish with the spinach and lemon wedges, if desired.
Nutrition
Per serving: 249 calories; 13 grams fat (1 gram sat, 8 g mono); 46 mg cholesterol; 8 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 28 g protein; 4 g fiber; 496 mg sodium; 1025 mg potassium.
Tip: Over fishing and trawling have drastically reduced the number of cod in the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic Ocean and destroyed its sea floor. For sustainably fished cod, choose U.S. Pacific cod or Atlantic cod from Iceland and the northeast Arctic.
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I don’t know about you but when summer rolls around my thoughts turn to an icy cold glass fresh squeezed lemon-aide. Well summer is winding down but there is still time to have more sweet tangy lemon-aide. More than just a great summer drink lemons have many uses are on top of the great flavor they are downright good for you.
Lemons Are Really Good For You
Lemons first achieved their healthy claim to fame onboard the ships of early explorers to help treat scurvy, a then-common disease among the sailors. In 1747, James Lind found that lemons and oranges were extremely effective at treated the disease, which we know was caused by a vitamin C deficiency from months at sea without any fresh produce.
Lemons are rarely consumed as a stand-alone fruit due to their intense sour flavor but are extremely popular when used in smaller quantities and in combination with herbs and spices to lend a wonderful and dynamic flavor to many sauces, salad dressings, marinades, drinks and desserts.
Saying that lemons are a superfood is an understatement. Not only do they add abundant flavor to a variety of dishes, but they also boast a ton of health benefits. The flavonoids within the juice are said to contain antioxidants, which is why lemons are useful in treating so many ailments and conditions.
Vitamin C:
With 44.5 milligrams of vitamin C, a whole, fresh lemon supplies more than half of the 75 milligrams of this nutrient that women need each day and half of the 90 milligrams men need. Vitamin C plays a major role in the health of your immune system and helps prevent infections as well. You also need vitamin C to support healthy skin, teeth, gums and blood vessels.
Fiber:
Though you need between 20 and 38 grams of fiber per day, the average person's diet falls short of that goal. Getting enough fiber is a healthy way to boost your digestive health so that you're less likely to become constipated or develop hemorrhoids. When you include enough fiber in your diet, you're also less likely to develop heart disease and diabetes. A medium-sized, whole, fresh lemon contains 2.4 grams of dietary fiber.
Anticancer Properties:
Studies have supported the anticancer activity of citrus liminoids, compounds that protect your cells from damage that can lead to the formation of cancer cells. The limonoids can inhibit the growth of tumors in the mouth and the growth of additional cancerous cells once a tumor has already formed.
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The type of nut you eat isn't that important, although some nuts have more heart-healthy nutrients and fats than do others. Walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, you name it, almost every type of nut has a lot of nutrition packed into a tiny tasty package. Remember, making nuts part of your everyday diet is the important thing to keep in mind.
Nuts have always been underrated as nutritious snacks, particularly raw tree nuts, such as almonds, cashews, walnuts, and more, which are linked to lower cholesterol, better heart health, weight control, and even a lower cancer risk.
Want to add years to your life? Go nuts! The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a study that showed people who ate a handful of mixed nuts on a daily basis were 20% less likely to die from heart diseases, cancer or other ailments. The New England Journal of Medicine study showed that as little as a handful (approximately one ounce) of nuts per day could be the difference between living to 80 and living to 90. It doesn’t matter what type you eat, but consider mixing them together or alternating which you eat to avoid boredom. Boredom is often the killer of trying to eat a more healthy diet.
Walnuts
The fountain of youth may not be full of water, but walnuts!
Look at this list of anti-aging benefits: Walnuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which significantly boost memory and recall. They reduce inflammation and promote more relaxed, dilated blood vessels, which can turn back the time on heart disease. Walnuts make endothelium dysfunction (a condition of the inner arterial layer that instigates heart disease progression) more functional. They also lower your cholesterol and make your blood less likely to clot.
Peanuts
That perennial favorite baseball snack, the peanut, is an anti-aging grand slam. These tasty legumes contain resveratrol (also found in red wine and dark chocolate), which is a potent antioxidant known to help slow aging and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Peanuts also contain folic acid and vitamin E for improved brain health. Prefer your peanuts in butter form? Go ahead and indulge in the all-natural variety (look for “no added sugar” on the label) and enjoy a spread rich in vitamin E, niacin, folate, protein and manganese. Who knew PB&J was a superfood.
Pecans
Pecans are a good source of various vitamins and minerals, including thiamin, magnesium, iron, zinc and vitamin E. They also contain around 3 grams of fiber per serving. Make sure you eat your pecans plain and not as part of a pie if you're concerned about calorie control. On the other hand, pecan pie does provide more fiber and other nutrients than other high-calorie desserts, such as fudge cake.
We could go on and on but if you are looking for the perfect wholesome and healthy nut gifts for a business associates, family or friends? A quick visit to http://sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.
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As our readers know we are talking about nuts this week and we thought we would look at the whole wide world of nuts this Wednesday.
Is a Coconut really a nut? Botanically speaking, a coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe, also known as a dry drupe. However, when using loose definitions, the coconut can be all three: a fruit, a nut, and a seed. Botanists love the classification of things.
Can I be allergic to Coconuts? If you have a nut allergy, you need to talk to your doctor about what foods to avoid. Even though a coconut isn't a nut, some people who are allergic to tree nuts (like almonds, cashews, and walnuts) are also allergic to coconut. But others are not.
So talk to your doctor to see if coconut is OK for you. Until then, avoid coconut.
Almonds are not nuts. In fact, an almond is the seed of the fruit of the almond tree. This tree bears fruits with a “stone-like” seed within.
Fruits with these characteristics are called “drupes”. Specifically, a drupe is a fruit that has an outer fleshy part surrounding a shell that contains a seed. Other drupes include fruits from walnut trees and coconut trees.
Walnuts are rounded, single-seeded stone fruits of the walnut tree commonly used for the meat after fully ripening. Following full ripening, the removal of the husk reveals the wrinkly walnut shell, which is usually commercially found in two segments (three-segment shells can also form). During the ripening process, the husk will become brittle and the shell hard. The shell encloses the kernel or meat, which is usually made up of two halves separated by a partition. The seed kernels – commonly available as shelled walnuts – are enclosed in a brown seed coat which contains antioxidants. The antioxidants protect the oil-rich seed from atmospheric oxygen, thereby preventing rancidity.
And of course we all know the story of the peanut. Peanuts actually grow underground, as opposed to nuts like walnuts, almonds, etc. that grow on trees (and are sometimes referred to as "tree nuts"). Peanuts, along with beans and peas, belong to the single plant family, Leguminosae. Legumes are edible seeds enclosed in pods.
So what makes a nut a “nut?” A nut is defined botanically as a fruit composed of a hard shell and a seed, where the shell does not open to release the seed (indehiscent). In a culinary context, a wide variety of dried seeds are often called nuts, but in a botanical context, only ones that include the indehiscent fruit are considered true nuts.
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Normally on Tuesday we feature a recipe that is related to one of our product lines. This week it would be easy to pick out a favorite and present it here. But, we thought we would add more reasons to add nuts to your favorite recipe. Or just sprinkle them over and into almost any dish, snack or salad you serve to your family or yourself.
Nuts can be the heroes in our diet. As the more research evolves, the more we see how these tasty and plentiful food sources, when eaten even in small amounts, work almost like magic.
While they provide plenty of quality protein and fat for easy snacking, these nutritional powerhouses are also some of our favorite pantry ingredients. They’re great for everything from flour to fillers to mix-ins and more.
Add Good Fat Content
Nuts have different amounts of fat, of course, but, roughly speaking, a quarter-cup of any nut contains about 20 grams of fat. The fat in nuts, however, is highly monounsaturated, the same form found in abundance in heart-healthy olive and canola oils. Nuts are also rich in polyunsaturated fat, the other form known to lower cholesterol levels. They contain relatively modest amounts of artery-clogging saturated fat. So the fat you're getting is quite different than the kind found in, say, red meat.
Add Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Like tuna, salmon, and other cold-water fish, nuts tend to be high in omega-3 fatty acids. This complex biomolecule has been shown to reduce the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
Add Nutrient Density
Nuts are jam-packed with micronutrients such as vitamin E, Folic acid, niacin, copper, magnesium, and potassium. They're also rich in arginine, which the human body uses to make a potent natural vasodilator. And don't forget the abundant flavonoids and isoflavones, the most recently discovered "guardian angel" compounds now thought to help ward off cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Snacking on a handful of nuts or eating a muffin with is like eating a whole pharmacy, but so much tastier.
The Bottom Line
A healthier diet that includes regular nut-noshing and cooking with nuts, give the recipes below a try, can help improve your cholesterol profile. And despite the high fat content, you just might shed a few pounds, an effect some researchers suggest can be explained by the full feeling effect of nuts, which results in less eating overall.
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Are you looking for a nutritious, quick snack? Well I have great tasty news for you. Nuts (raw, organic and in moderation) are a near perfect option for your snaking plans. With healthy fats, fiber, plant sterols and many vitamins and minerals, nuts pack a powerful nutritional punch, all wrapped up in a tiny bite-sized package. In fact, a recent epidemiologic study revealed that nuts offer many benefits for your health, even reducing your risk of serious chronic disease. What more could you ask from a tasty snack?
A recent study involving more than 13,000 people, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, set out to do just that.
Those who ate nuts gained numerous benefits compared to non-nut eaters, including:
Decreased body mass index and waist circumference
Lower systolic blood pressure
Lower weight
Less likelihood of having two risk factors for metabolic syndrome: high blood pressure and lower HDL (good) cholesterol (for nut consumers)
Less likelihood of having four risk factors for metabolic syndrome: abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high fasting glucose and a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome (for tree nut consumers)
The researchers concluded that nut consumption was associated with a decreased prevalence of selected risk factors for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
Other research has further proven that nuts, such as almonds, confer superior heart health benefits to complex carbs like whole-wheat muffins; a study in the journal Circulation found people with abnormally high level of lipids, such as cholesterol, in their blood, were able to significantly reduce their risk factors for coronary heart disease by snacking on whole almonds. Those who snacked on whole-wheat muffins received no such benefit.
Here at Sunburst Oranges we offer the Naked Nut. They seek out the best of what California and the local San Joaquin Valley has to offer... wrapping it up for you with a smile.
These all Natural Raw 8 ounce packages of Nuts and Dried Fruit are available for purchase to enjoy all the health benefits they provide.
If you are looking for the perfect wholesome and healthy gift for a business associates, family or friends? A quick visit to http://sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.
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180 South “E” Street
Porterville, CA 93257
559-561-3391
