Super Foods To Swear By Daily

Super foods are packed with antioxidants and have amazing health benefits for our bodies without adding additional calories to our diet. They are responsible for warding off diseases as they have some crucial nutrients which are not easily found in other food stuffs. These power- packed superfoods are ideal to be a daily diet staple for all households.

Here is a list of some important superfoods that can easily be incorporated in our daily diet and are also not very difficult to find.

Beans & Pulses

Beans and Pulses are easily available, cheap and easy to cook which makes them edible on a daily basis too. They are a great source of fibre which removes cholesterol by soaking it up before it can stick up on the arterial wall.  They are also rich in iron, a mineral which transports oxygen from our lungs to the cells in the body.

Nuts

Nuts like almonds, cashew, raisins, walnuts and others form a very crucial part of our diet and their intake should be a part of the daily diet as they together are abundant in vitamins and minerals, fulfilling a major need of our body.

Oats

Oats are an excellent source of energy for the body which makes it an ideal breakfast. They are packed with fibers which reduce the risk of heart diseases. They also contain  cancer fighting phytochemicals.  Oats contain biotin, Vitamin E, folic acid and amino acids which make it an ideal superfood.

Yogurt

Yogurt is a superfood as they contain riboflavin, an antioxidant. Daily intake of yogurt provides riboflavin to the body which fights free radicals that could put one against the increased risk of cancer, heart ailments and other chronic conditions. It also provides significant amounts of iodine, zinc, vitamins, potassium and phosphorous.

Tea/ Green Tea

Several studies have stated that regularly drinking tea or green tea reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes and additionally make the gums and teeth stronger. Tea is found with abundant antioxidants called flavonoids when it is freshly brewed.

Tomatoes

A great household food ingredient, tomatoes are packed with major carotenoids like carotene, lutein and lycopene which help fight cancers and reduce the risk of coronary heart diseases. They are abundant in Vitamin E, C & potassium.

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Surprising Uses of Used Organic Tea- Bags for Home Improvement

A used tea- bag usually meets the fate of landing into your dustbin as it is no longer of use after the tea is made but you may want to think about this again. The used organic tea- bags can be of several uses even after it has been used to brew the tea.

We help you understand its essential role as a tool for home improvement below-

Protects against Fungal infection in the Garden

The used tea bags can be re-brewed in water and this can be used to water the plant which helps prevent fungal infection in plants. It is also excellent manure for the plants.

Clean Rugs & Carpets

Leave the used tea- bags to dry till they are slightly moist and not completely dry. Sprinkle the loose tea over the carpet or rug and leave them to dry completely. Later vacuum them to clean the rug or the carpet.

Deodorizes the Refrigerator

Used tea bags are an excellent way to stash away the stinky odor from your refrigerator and will leave it smelling fresh. The refrigerator could leave the stink if it’s lying unused for a while and is switched off. The used tea bags can be kept in a container and placed in the refrigerator when it’s not in use.

Degreases Dirty Dishes

It is an effective agent that can be used to degrease dirty dishes. Tannins in the tea cut through grease effectively and it also acts as a deodorizer. In warm water add the used tea leaves and soak the dirty utensils in it. Let them soak overnight, the next morning they can be cleaned with using a scrubber too.

An Effective Air Freshener

Tea can be used to neutralize household odors and it also has anti- bacterial properties which make it a good air freshener. Used tea leaves can be put out to dry completely and then you can add few drops of essential oils of your choice. This can be hanged anywhere in the house be it kitchen, living area or bathroom.

Antioxidant Bath

Tea is a great antioxidant and bathing with it is good for your skin. Variants like Jasmine tea or Chamomile tea could also be used as they have a light fragrant and help in relieving stress.  The tea leave can be soaked in water or tied to the faucet so the water could run through it.

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Review Of Organic Tea

Kickstarting your day with a cup of hot tea is a usual affair with most of us. For those who cannot go without a cup of tea in the morning would certainly agree that it’s the first thing they have in the morning to literally wake up.

Since we all wish to make healthier and smarter choices with our food intake- Organic Tea is also a hands up in that direction. The organic tea now a day’s come in various refreshing flavours and a variety to choose from be it classic Darjeeling tea to tulsi tea or even lemon, rose, ginger, masala, hibiscus, cardamom to green tea make up a wide range of popular tea’s.

Priced nominally between Rs. 70 to upto Rs. 300 for a pack, additionally they are also offered in different flavours clubbed together to give you a varied choice and range to choose from and are fairly priced.

When it’s organic you would not have to try too hard to understand what is it that you eventually consuming.

1. You are keeping at bay the pesticides intake that is more likely to be always used in the conventional methods of cultivating crops.
2. The rich nutrients from the soil are absorbed by the crop being grown on them which is essential in managing the health of the crop
3. The crop retains its essential goodness of nutrients which are preserved for our final consumption and benefitting our health.

Some claim that organic products are expensive as compared to the regular products which are readily available in the market in a wider range. But yet again when it comes to your health and well-being in the long- run what is it that you would prefer?

Organic tea has myriad benefits of consuming it. With rich flavours like tulsi, ginger, lemon and green tea, not only do they help detox the body and provide immunity to fight against regular infections/ allergies like flu, cold and cough but also helps replenish the body and in some instances also helps relieve the stress.

My experience of including the organic tea in my daily routine has certainly helped me remain active with a variety of choices in the offing for me. It’s lighter on the stomach, refreshing for the body which adds vitality to my routine and good for the gut.

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Tea Tales

No matter how much you try developing taste for coffee or no matter how much you just looove coffee, you just can’t stay away from a steamingly hot cup of tea while it rains and you pick up your favorite book to read and there is no one home. I am transported to the time when while at my grandmas place, we used to enjoy some tea times together at around 4-5 pm in the evening with some matthi and other home-made snacks with cousins and relatives and what a time it was. 

Over long gossip sessions, I still remember, I along with my besties used to sit for long hours and share school trivia back when I was a teenager. Those were the golden days of 1990s, the perfect time of modernization and innocence blended together. Tea has always been there, just right there, ignored yet resorted at every occasion. A couple of days ago, while some browsing pastime I saw an article that explained that those who are tea lovers are always bold, full of conviction, and are the kind of people who follow their dreams, beliefs and reasons till the last. Not stubborn, but proud carriers of immense conviction, enigmatic… What a narration. I can probably relate it to the philosophy that tea has always been the mid-meal-drink in India since ancient times and those who still uphold and stick to it are basically those who still believe in it. 

But long ago, when tea was originally termed more as a medicinal and ayurvedic benefit drink, it was in its purest form. The tea gardens were like visual treat for awestruck admirers. The clear blue sky, sunny but soothing with fresh, pleasantly cold wind caressing your hair while you stand in the middle of aromatic, incredibly green tea estate, just brings in a feeling of fresh breeze to me.

Tea, known for its health invigorating properties, is ideally best to be kept organic, in its purest form, as must be consumed conventionally. For a passionate tea lover, it is easy to identify the quality of the tea leaves. While I was at the Biofach, Nuremberg last year, the biggest convention for organics, I was struck by the kind of teas that we are today offered by different, passionate tea growers from across the world. The Indian beverage has managed homage largely in US and UK. They have now started tea-mixing which is the next best thing for the lovers. There are innumerable flavors of tea, some as weird as cherry infused Sakura Allure, Chocolate tea, Fruta Bomba Green Tea, Tomato Mint, Carot Curry, and thousands of other combinations that you might have never thought about your daily cup of tea. 

Organic Tea would be a perfect choice for those looking for something exotic, yet not as weird as the flavors mentioned above. We Indians like tea in its own original form, authentically made, for which we are really specific about. Today, Organic Green Tea is something that is really very popular and has crossed even Iced Tea in terms of a fun drink to order in any restaurant. 

As I flip through the pages of my favorite book, sitting on the couch outside after a fresh rain, I see my cup with some lingering drop of tea barely left in it. I think some days are just too nostalgic and you end up enjoying your cup of hot tea way too much.

        Thanks

Organic Shop - Team