Start eating healthy with a vegetable garden at home.
To make the saying “you are what you eat” true, how about taking control of your home by creating your own vegetable garden?! With each passing day, the supply of organic food increases, however, the prices are still not very attractive for everyone.
More and more healthy eating lovers are cultivating their own garden. If you have a space in your home, take the opportunity to embrace the idea and save your money on food. This is also an alternative to be sure of the origin of what you consume.
Anyone who thinks that it is necessary to have large spaces to start cultivating is mistaken. You can start a vegetable garden from small pots, pet bottles, boxes or milk cans, on your own balcony. This is a guarantee that in addition to fresh, pesticide-free food, you will have it at all times of the year, spending less and still enjoying a good therapy session without leaving home.
Tip!!
Start with the MINT. It is a long-lasting plant that does well indoors and can even be planted in small pots. By growing it at home, you preserve its properties, as the leaves will be fresh when consumed.
Famous for decorating dishes and giving extra flavor to food, mint has one more reason to always be in your home: it has therapeutic properties that give the herb status as a medicinal plant.
“It stimulates the digestive system and also has anesthetic properties”, says Dan Linetzky Waitzberg, nutritionist at Santa Catarina Hospital. According to him, mint tea combats stomach pain and constipation.
Furthermore, mint is rich in vitamins C and A, calcium and iron. However, there is no point in thinking that consuming mint will meet the needs of these nutrients. This herb can only be used as a nutritional supplement, as it is always used in small quantities when preparing food.
Use it in sauces, salads, juices and as a seasoning for meat!
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