Summer is the perfect time to enjoy all your favorite garden flavors. As we near the end of August, the farmer’s market still has loads of fresh vegetables. Today I’m celebrating with a vegetable sandwich stuffed with cucumbers, sprouts, tomatoes, and avocadoes.
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Grilled Peaches & Cream Cheese
Peaches are a fabulous summer treat. Besides being a tasty summer dessert, peaches do great things for our bodies. Loaded with anti-oxidants, Vitamin C and A , peaches are low in calories (39 in 100 grams). They contain flavonoid poly phenolic antioxidants such as lutein, zea-xanthin and ß-cryptoxanthin, which help act as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals. This helps protect us from various diseases. Rich in minerals, peaches contain potassium, fluoride and iron. Iron helps form red blood cells. Potassium helps regulate heart and blood pressure. Fluoride helps prevent cavities. Research also indicates that they help prevent obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.
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