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Carrot Cupcakes

 Carrot   Cupcakes Everyone seems to love Carrot Cake,  what I also like about them is how wonderfully moist they are and how flavorful they taste. I love this Carrot Cupcake recipe because it's so easy to make. No mixer is required. The time consuming part is the grating of the fresh carrots. I have included applesauce in the cupcake batter which, along with the oil, makes these cupcakes so moist. But, if you like, you could use an equal amount of grated apple or even crushed pineapple. You can also add 1/2 cup (120 ml) of currants or raisins to the batter. Carrot Cakes became popular with the health food craze of the 1970s. There are many theories on the origin of this cake, some say it descended from the English's baked carrot puddings or European steamed carrot puddings. Others say it may have come from German carrot breads. Carrots were used in European sweet cakes since the Middle Ages when other sweeteners were hard to find or just too expensive. In fact, carr...

New Year Detox Water

New Year Detox Water
Cleansing isn’t about depriving your body of food or nutrients — instead, it is a chance to retrain your palate to acquire a taste for whole foods in their natural state. I strongly believe that eating wholesome, cleansing foods in order to bring your body to an alkaline state will balance your body in a way that will be beneficial for your entire life.
Approaching a cleanse in a healthy way can help you to re-establish a baseline and allow your cells and organs to function at their optimum potential. Cleansing also helps you introduce healthy, organic, and fresh foods to your diet, giving your digestive system a break while purifying your blood.
It is safe to do a one or two day juice fast, if you feel up to it, but it is not necessary. Cleansing is about eating fresh whole foods as the basis of all your meals: eating more salads, drinking more smoothies, and drinking lots of fresh water throughout the day. At the very least, start your day with a glass of warm water with lemon juice to get the process going — this is the easiest and best thing you can do to start your cleanse today!
Why you need to cleanse and detox
Detoxification is a normal process, where your body neutralizes and eliminates toxins through its major organs such as the colon, liver, kidney, lungs, lymphatic system, and skin — our bodies do this every day! But our self-cleansing system can get overloaded by our unhealthy lifestyles and exposure to environmental toxins, and sometimes it can use a little help.
2. There are many factors that contribute to toxicity in the body: processed, packaged foods; outdoor pollution and smog; pollution and harmful chemicals in the home, including in some shampoo, makeup, kitchen and bathroom cleaners, detergents, etc. Most of us come into contact with many of these factors every day.
3. We have limited control over the environment that we are exposed to; however, we have total control over the food we eat and the products we use on our body and in our homes.
4. We are exposed to too many harmful chemicals, through our diet (animal protein, saturated fat, caffeine, alcohol, and sugar) and through the environment. Even if your diet is good, a cleanse can restore your immune system and protect against environmental toxins that pave the way for disease-bearing bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
I highly recommend consuming this water within a day for its health benefits. Just so you know: the mint can last up to 3 days in water. As for the pineapple, it will depend how ripe it is. In general, very ripe pineapple chunks will last less than the ones that are not that ripe.
Lets start this New Year with a new change in your diet and be healthy.
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New Year Detox Water




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Guys, if you haven’t tried adding some pineapple chunks to your water, then here is your chance. This lightly pineapple infused water is easy to make so everyone can do it!
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Detox water/ juice
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3 servings
Ingredients
  • Water - 1 glass
  • Cloves -2 
  • Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch
  • Ginger - 1/2 inch crushed 
  • Jaggery - 1small cube
  • Pineapple- 7 to 9
  • Orange - 9
  • Lemon- 1
  • Mint - Handful
Instructions
  1. Add water into it add cloves, cinnamon and Jaggery and boil well until you get good aroma.
  2. Off the flame and strain the spice water and bring it to cool temperature. Set aside.
  3. Take pineapples,Orange, Mint leaves into a mixer jar add lemon juice to it and blend well and strain the juice.
  4. Now to the pineapple juice, pour the cool downed spice water and mix well.
  5. Serve with Ice cube.
Pictorial:
Add water in it add cloves, cinnamon and crushed ginger.

Add in jaggery cube.

Boil all well.

Take pineapples,Oranges,lemon and mint leaves.

Add all into mixer jar n blend well.

Blend all well.

Strain the juice.

Now pour the chilled spice water to the juice.

Mix both well.

Add Ice cubes and serve.

Happy New Year to all !!!

Comments

  1. Hey nice recipe Vijaya very refreshing to see itself. I usually drink warm water nd lemon juice but I can try this one too.

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