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Winter Greens

Our parents are right – eating more fruit and vegetables will help to keep you healthy and winter-bug free. Give these recipes that contain flu-fighting ingredients a try.

Winter Green #1: Pomegranates	This vegetable has a high content of vitamin C, vitamin E, potassium, fibre, flavonoids and phenolic acids, says Creed. Sweet potatoes are powerhouses of antioxidants, she adds. They also contain both alpha- and beta-carotene (the deeper the orange colour, the higher the levels), which doubles the rate or iron absorption from foods like rice, corn and wheat, she explains. Sweet potatoes are very nutritious and easily eliminated, which helps when you have a problematic digestive system, says Jenkins. They help to detox your system by binding to heavy metals in the body, she adds. SWEET POTATO BISCUITS Ingredients (Makes roughly 10 biscuits) 1/2 cup sweet potato, cooked and mashed (1 small to medium-sized sweet potato) 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold 3/4 cup milk 1/2 tsp chilli powder or ground cumin (optional) Directions 1. Preheat oven to 230 degrees and grease a baking sheet. Quarter the sweet potato, place in a pot of water, bring to a boil and cook for 10-15 minutes until sweet potato is soft all the way through. Drain and let cool completely, then peel and mash. Set aside in fridge. 2. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and stir well to combine. Cut the cold butter into small pieces and cut into the dry ingredients using two knives or a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Chill until ready to use. 3. Add the milk to the mashed sweet potato and mix well with a whisk or a fork. Add any spices you’d like to use to this mixture. Pour the sweet potato and milk mixture into the dry ingredients and stir quickly to form a ball (you may need to use your hands...) 4. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead just until it comes together (you don’t want to handle it too much or it will get tough.) Pat the dough out lightly with your hands until it is roughly 1/2 inch thick. Cut into rounds with either a biscuit cutter or the floured edge of a drinking glass, tin can, etc. 5. Bake on the greased cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes or until the biscuits are light brown. Recipe courtesy of The Garden Of Eating
Winter Green #2: Pears
Winter Green #3: Kiwi
Winter Green #4: Spinach
Winter Green #5: Sweet Potato
Winter Green #6: Apples
Winter Green #7: Cauliflower

Author: Lindi Brownell

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