We’ve been touting the benefits of raw Kombucha for quite some time here at Nature’s Corner, and Dr. Oz recently listed the Wonder Drink as one of his favorite ways to boost your metabolism. Skip the soda and drink of of these sparkling fermented teas. Dr. Oz notes that if you skip your soda and replace it with a kombucha, you will lose 7 pounds without lifting a finger… just imagine if that was combined with daily exercise and a nutritious diet. Give it a try today. Read More…
Dr. Oz’s Tips to Boost Your Metabolism
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Try this tonight: Leek Toasts with Blue Cheese
I’m always looking for good appetizers that use veggies and a tasty cheese together, and I’ve been inspired by the perfect fresh, organic leeks we have in the store this week – they look like beautiful fans. They would be great for potato leek soup, salad, or these leek toasts. Leeks contain poly-phenols, which are strong antioxidants, and leeks also have strong anti-inflammatory properties. Do you need any more reasons to eat this savory veggie?! You can use our organic blue cheese, ciabatta rolls, or any bread of your choice. Check out this simple recipe… Continue reading
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Staff Pick: Numi Organic Jasmine Green Tea
Sam could NOT stop raving about this delicious tea. Numi Organics makes excellent teas to soothe a tired throat, or to have as a satisfying after-dinner treat. Fragrant organic jasmine flowers are laid atop organic green tea leaves. This smooth green tea has layers of subtle fragrance and hints of moonlight. Sammy says this tastes a bit like honeysuckle- yumm!
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Try this Tonight: Shitake Mushroom & Lentil Asian Tacos
Asian Tacos? You aren’t reading this wrong! This innovative recipe juxtaposes two cuisines for a delicious take on miso-mushroom stirfry. Shitake mushrooms are a great source of iron, and studies have shown they are also excellent for cardiovascular and heart health! Stop by Nature’s Corner for all of your fresh, organic produce, shitake mushrooms and sweet pea shoots! If asian tacos sound a little too “wacky” for you, give these a try wrapped in organic rice paper or as a salad.
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Seed Diversity- Then & Now
Heather brought me this very informative infographic, showing the quickly dwindling varieties of seeds in the world today. Genetic diversity is so important to our planet’s health, as well as ours.
As we’ve come to depend on a handful of commercial varieties of fruits and vegetables, thousands of heirloom varieties have disappeared. It’s hard to know exactly how many have been lost over the past century, but a study conducted in 1983 by the Rural Advancement Foundation International gave a clue to the scope of the problem. It compared USDA listings of seed varieties sold by commercial U.S. seed houses in 1903 with those in the U.S. National Seed Storage Laboratory in 1983. The survey, which included 66 crops, found that about 93 percent of the varieties had gone extinct. More up-to-date studies are needed.
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Carboncredit- New Program at Nature’s Corner!
If there’s one thing that we’re truly passionate about, it’s food. If there’s another, it’s our community and how important the element of sustainability is to its current and future members. Working to make our area one of the most eco-friendly in the country might be far-fetched, but it’s a goal we’re aiming to achieve.
With the warm weather upon us, it’s time to tune up your bicycle and get riding! Monmouth County is lucky to have great local bike shops, and hundreds of miles of sidewalks and bike trails. We would like to reward those who choose these available methods to get around.
In an effort to continually help and encourage alternative means of transportation in our community, we reward those individuals that arrive to our store using environmentally friendly methods. We call it our Carboncredit, and it’s pretty simple:
If you get to our store by walking, riding a bike or electric scooter, taking the bus, skateboarding, rollerblading, skipping, running, or even walking on your hands, we’ll take 25-cents off your purchase. It’s as simple as that. In addition, don’t forget to B-Y-O-B… bring your own bags instead of using our store supplied disposable bags, and you’ll get the same 25-cent credit.
When you check out, just mention to your cashier how you got to our store. If it fits the Carboncredit description, we’ll take 25-cents off your entire bill.
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Staff Pick: Custom Lean & Green Organic Juice
Today’s staff pick comes from one of our expert juice-bar gals, Liz. She is thrilled with our Lean & Green fresh, organic juice, with added ginger and lemon. Liz is vegan so she likes that she knows exactly what goes into her juice! This Lean & Green has kale, spinach, parsley, cabbage, celery, green apple, lemon and ginger. Fresh green juices are packed full with phyto-nutrients, antioxidants and live enzymes. Drop by our Organic Juice Bar today and get energized!
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Beet Green Avocado Quinoa Salad
Here at Nature’s Corner, we’re keen on minimizing waste. Don’t throw out those organic beet tops….they’re just as nutritious as the beet itself. The next time I make someone a Beetnik at our juicebar, I’ll be sure to save the greens and make this unique and healthy salad….mmmmm.
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Local Product Spotlight: Our Very Own…SHAZAAM Cookies!
Can you smell em? That’s right! this month we are featuring our very own, in-house baked organic, Shazaam Cookies for our Local Product Spotlight! These incredibly delicious, whole-grain cookies have tons of nutritional power and healthy sweets to give you a boost. Three important ingredients are organic hemp seeds, which give you a great dose of omega-3 , organic rice protein powder to satisfy your appetite, and organic coconut oil for a shot of MCT’s, a great source of long-lasting energy. They also have flavorless vegetable fiber to help regulate your digestive system. Yummy chocolate chips add just the right amount of sweetness. These cookies are fantastically popular, and we love making them fresh in store daily. Stop in today and give them a try!
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Rooftop Gardens Give Urbanites Green Space
Here in Spring Lake, we are trying to find ways to optimize our garden and yard space… imagine trying to find the same in Brooklyn! Amazingly, a company in NYC has devised a plan to build the biggest rooftop garden/greenhouse EVER! Rooftop gardens provide excellent space for cultivation of organic fruits and veggies, all while being a great collector of runoff and rainwater.
Brooklyn is fast becoming the borough of farms. On Thursday, Bright Farms, a private company that develops greenhouses, announced plans to create a sprawling greenhouse on a roof in Sunset Park that is expected to yield a million pounds of produce a year — without using any dirt. Read on…
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