Dragon Fruit makes it's own exotic and beautiful serving boat!
Eating a wide variety of different foods is crucial in a healthy foodstyle to ensure we're receiving all the nutrients we require, and to prevent overdoing any one particular nutrient as well. As the saying goes, "the medicine is in the dose". One of the ways I add variety to my diet (ok, really I just do this cause I think it's fun) is by shopping at the various specialty markets in our area. I know, I know, eating local has all sorts of great wisdom behind it, so do that too. However, it can be like taking a mini trip into another culture to step into a place that caters to a totally different region of the world. (Speaking of... do you love shopping the local markets when travelling as much as I do!?) For example, the Asian market in our area is brimming with huge piles of the most amazing tropical produce - stuff that's totally unavailable in typical grocery stores - from the exotic Dragon Fruit featured here, to amazing selections of wild mushrooms, my fav indulgence, the creamy, custardy Durian and more. It's a must stop at least once a month.
Plant based raw living foods are stunning to behold!
This gorgeous Dragon Fruit is harvested from a night-blooming cactus grown in tropical regions such as South America and Thailand. The unusual, colorful fruit sprouts from the arms of the cactus, and is created only if the cactus flowers are pollinated at night by nocturnal creatures such as bats and moths.
Is your mouth watering yet?
Dragonfruit is delicious and sweet, similar in flavor to kiwifruit, pears or mango. It's full of nutritional benenefits including vitamins B1, B2, B3 and C, iron, phosphorus and magnesium in addition to being a rich source of antioxidants, fiber and essential fatty acids including omega-3.
Plant based living foods infuse us with their powerful beauty!
How to select: Avoid buying over ripe dragon fruit which you can detect if it's got lots of blotches on it or if the fruit is overly dry and the little points around the fruit are super brittle and already crispy. You want bright and even colored fruit with firm hydrated points.
When is it ready to eat? When the little points begin to dry and become flexible the fruit is ripe. I let mine sit in the sun in my kitchen until this point.
How to prepare: Just slice it open and scoop it right out by the spoonful or get fancy and use the shell as a beautiful serving bowl filled with cubed up Dragon Fruit and a few blueberries or anything else your heart desires!
Raw Living Foods such as the Dragon Fruit are high vibrational gifts to our bodies, mind and spirit.
Enjoy!
Have you tried any new fruits or veggies lately?
Do you love perusing food markets when you travel like I do? What have been your favs?
What's the weather like where you are? It's quite warm here, temps reaching 80 F today!
All Love,
Juliane
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