Have you heard of the baobab fruit? Already, foodies are touting it as the”super fruit” for 2009 and it’s not yet available in the United States.
Grown in Africa, the fruit comes from the adansonia digitata, or”upside-down” tree. The word “baobab” means “monkeybread.” It’s reported that it tastes like a melon, and is a good source of riboflavin.
Perhaps you’ll see it in your local food store sometime this year. What you can find there already is the simple almond, though. Described as the “good-for-the-gut net,” almonds improve digestion and increase levels of good bacteria in the digestive tract. Eating just 25 almonds each day could boost your immune system. And this is true for this year and beyond.
Janet Muniz
(photo credit: idua_japan)
Tue, Apr 14, 2009
Diet and Health