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Fruit Loose & Veggie Boost

Continued from Page 14 with prickly skin. The taste
however is bitterer than the
When it comes to veggies cucumber and the vegeta-
the island certainly offers ble is smaller in size but big-
a home-grown selection. ger in width. Inside is a soft,
They taste delicious and fleshy pulp and seeds, just
have their specific talents like the cucumber. Konk-
to boost your immune sys- omber chiquito is grown in
tem. Start the day with a the island and used in sal-
‘batida’ (smoothie) en- ads and ‘stoba’ (stew) or
riched with a local veggie on its own in vinegar. The
touch or select your restau- veggie contains multiple B
rant that offers local vege- vitamins, including vitamin
table dishes to get the real B1, vitamin B5, and vitamin
pure taste of it. B7 (biotin). B vitamins are
Konkomber chiquito known to help ease feel-
ings of anxiety and buffer
This is a sort of local squash, some of the damaging ef-
but looks like a cucumber fects of stress. Additionally
this veggie is rich in two of
the most basic elements
needed for healthy diges-
tion: water and fiber. Sea-
son: year- round. in Aruba is Sopi di Jambo. including okra in your diet A long, small bean, boiled
It has long been favored is being considered. Okra for a side dish or snack.
Jambo as a food for the health- has been suggested to Long beans have a chewy,
Family of Okra, also known conscious. It contains po- help manage blood sugar crunchy texture–more so
as ‘lady’s fingers’: a green tassium, vitamin B, vitamin in cases of type 1, type 2, than snap beans–and a
flowering plant. Okra be- C, folic acid, and calcium. and gestational diabetes. flavor reminiscent of the dry
longs to the same plant It’s low in calories and has a Season: year- round. navy bean or asparagus.
family as hibiscus and cot- high dietary fiber content.
ton. A classic favorite dish Recently, a new benefit of Bonchi’ Cunucu Continued on Page 16