Green beans are one of the key ingredients in any healthy eating plan. They’re high in vitamins and fiber, and are an outstanding source of many key minerals and antioxidants. Best of all, they’re easy to prepare in a variety of delicious ways.
Green beans are known to be an excellent source of antioxidant flavinoids like quercetin and kaempferol. Flavinoids are present many fruits, vegetables and flowers, and often lend them bright colors. Green beans, although rich in flavinoids, are so laden with chloryphyll pigment that they always appear green in color. All the same, they supply large amounts of these antioxidants, which research has indicated may help prevent breast, prostate, ovarian, colon, and lung cancers. Some reports have also linked these flavinoids with improvements in LDL or “bad” cholesterol levels, rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, and even respiratory conditions like asthma, hay fever, and allergies. Green beans are also a great source of lutein and beta-carotene, known to have a positive impact on occular health.
Green beans are also high in minerals, particular a little-known but particularly useful mineral, silicon. Silicon gets less press than its mineral counterparts calcium and magnesium, but plays a vital role in bone health and the formation of healthy, strong connective tissues like blood vessels, cartilage, and tendons. Silicon often appears in products intended to promote hair, skin, and nail strength. It’s known to influence elasticity of the skin, and may play a role in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, making it an effective anti-aging nutrient.
To preserve nutrients as much as possible when cooking green beans, it’s a good idea to avoid over-cooking them. Steaming or light frying are usually the preferred methods. This recipe for Thai-style green beans preserves nutrients and enhances their natural flavor.
Green Beans a’la Thai
1/2 pound fresh green beans Vegetable cooking spray 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups mushrooms, cliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons cold water 1 1/2 teaspoons corn starch 3 green onions, cut into bite-sized chunks 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons peanut butter 1/2 teaspoon pepper 3 tablespoons dry-roasted peanuts, chopped 3 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
Wash the beans, trim away the ends and remove any strings. Cut the beans in half and set aside.
Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Add the oil and place over high heat. When the skillet’s hot, add the mushrooms and garlic and saute for about a minute. Reduce the heat to medium, add the beans, and cook them for about three minutes or until tender.
Combine the water and corn starch, stirring well to combine. Add the corn starch mixture, green onions, soy sauce, peanut butter and pepper to the beans and cook for two or three minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly.
Remove the skillet from the heat and sprinkle with peanuts and cilantro. Serve immediately.
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Staying in one of our vacation homes in Pattaya gives you lots of options with regards to eating as each of our holiday rental villas has a full European kitchen which means you may decide to either do some cooking yourself using our grocery shopping service and cooking at your holiday villa or having a BBQ around the pool area or maybe using our staff hire option and employing a cook for your villa holiday. Pattaya is full of places to eat starting with food carts on nearly every street serving anything from deep fried frogs and crickets to BBQ Pork or Chicken, Kebabs, Fruit, Pancakes, Sticky Rice with Sweet Mango and Seafood. Many Westerners are concerned about eating from these carts but if you are in a fairly busy area you can virtually guarantee the freshness of whatever is on offer as the Thai’s prepare the food at home and take it to the street to sell and don’t go home until they have sold everything ready to do the same again the following day. Next are the small open shop counters with Pies, Pizzas and Cakes which can be found at the side of the road in most of the Tourist streets. A great place to grab a burger or a slice of Pizza to soak up some of the beer as you walk from bar to bar. Even the majority of the bars will have some sort of Menu or will happily go and get a snack for you while you remain seated at the bar with a drink in your hand. The Thai style restaurants with plastic chairs and tables sometimes look a bit dirty or scruffy but they offer a wide variety of mainly Thai Dishes and some of these places are of exceptional quality and value. Western style café, coffee shops and Greasy Spoons are also in abundance and are very competitive if you like a full English breakfast or Pie & Mash or any other dishes you are likely to be craving on your Pattaya holiday. Next are the Take Aways with all the big company’s including Burger King, KFC, & McDonalds plus everything else from many independent outlets including Burgers and Pizzas to Indian, Chinese and Fish & Chip shops which are all around the Tourist areas and great if you fancy taking a snack back to your Hotel or our vacation homes you can. Moving on to the air-conditioned luxury restaurants serving fine cuisine from all parts of the world including French, Italian, Mexican, Indian, Russian, Brazilian and all sorts of Fresh Seafood. There is so much competition in Pattaya with food outlets that nearly every place serves good value for money although some are obviously much better than others, many times it is the surroundings that cost you the extra money and not the quality of the food. Nearly all the Hotels have Restaurants and some of the bigger ones have Buffet lunches or Dinners that would make your mouth water. When you go to one of these you may spend a bit more than your average meal but the choice available is amazing from fresh oysters and Shrimp to whole pigs roasted on a spit with a massive choice of soups & salads and other beautifully prepared and presented dishes. And you can eat as much as you want. Most of the shopping malls have food courts which are the equivalent of a canteen for many westerners with numerous different stalls preparing a variety of dishes at very reasonable prices. Even sitting on the beach you will be approached by the Deckchair Hire people to see if you need a menu and the many hawkers wandering up and down the beaches selling Ice-Creams, BBQ Seafood, Hard Boiled Eggs, Pies and Cakes. We also do a selection of Thai and Western Dishes delivered directly to your Luxury Villa between 6am and 8pm so that you are able to relax and eat before going out for the night or to wake up with your Breakfast ready and on the Dining Table. Our maid will clear the dishes and do the washing up after you have finished eating. Finally there is the option of having food delivered to our vacation homes where you are staying, with 2 big company’s having over 20 Top Local Restaurants on each of their Menu’s giving you a wide selection of International Cuisine delivered direct to your holiday villa door with some remaining open 24 hours and many other Restaurants also offering a delivery service if required. The choice of food in Pattaya is quite amazing and you shouldn’t be shy, try all sorts of food in all styles of eateries and you will find some incredible food at a fraction of the price of going out to eat in the west.

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Campurkan semangkuk alpukat yang telah diblender dengan satu sendok makan madu dan jeruk lemon. Campur rata lalu oleskan pada ujung rambut. Diamkan selama 10 menit dan bilas hingga bersih.

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Untuk membuat kulit wajah yang kering menjadi lebih segar dan tampak cerah, campurkan semangkuk yogurt tanpa rasa dengan satu sendok makan sari jeruk dan sari lemon hingga rata. Kemudian oleskan pada wajah (hindari daerah sekitar mata) dan diamkan sekitar 15 menit lalu bilas dengan air dingin.

Tabir surya alami
Campurkan timun yang sudah diblender dengan krim pelembab dan penyegar bunga mawar kemudian bekukan di freezer. Bila hendak dipakai, keluarkan dahulu sebentar dari freezer dan oleskan pada wajah sebagai pelembab sebelum memakai bedak. Anti oksidan pada timun mampu menahan efek buruk dari sinar matahari.

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