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CAN YOU DIG IT?
Whether it’s your mom, your teacher or your trainer, everyone tells you to get in those five to six servings a day - but what’s the real dirt on fruits, vegetables and other garden favorites? • Playing music to plants? There’s a book all about it! The Sound of Music & Plants by Dorothy Retallack showed that the easy-listening genre actually promotes growth in plants, while it seems Rock and Roll hastens evaporation and a need for water. • Heard about sprinkling wood ash in your garden? Wood ash contains potassium, which helps plants flower. • Tomatoes are high in the carotenoid lycopene. Carotenoids are thought to help lower the risk of cancer. • Lycopene is also found in grapefruit and watermelons. • Potatoes and tomatoes are consumed more than any other fruit or vegetable in the U.S. • In 1893, the Supreme Court ruled the tomato a vegetable even though it is genetically a fruit. What was the reason for the hearing? At the time, there was an import tax on vegetables, but fruits were tax-free. • What does organic really mean? Organic products are grown or made using no pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, synthetic fertilizers, etc. A government official must inspect farms before the USDA can certify them organic. • Cool as a cucumber? Research shows that cucumbers are on average 20º cooler on the inside than out. • The word asparagus comes from the Greek asparagos, which means “sprout” or “shoot”. • Garlic was an ingredient used in embalming in Ancient Egypt. • Yams are not the same thing as sweet potatoes – but what’s the difference? Yams are generally sweeter than sweet potatoes and have a darker, almost bark colored skin, whereas sweet potatoes have a light, yellow-orange skin. Either way, they both make tasty dishes!
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Always Maintain A Positive Attitude
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” It was over 200 years ago that President Thomas Jefferson made this statement and although our world has changed dramatically in the way we live and work and play, one thing has not changed; the power of positive thinking. We’ve heard it from many famous people – positive thoughts bring positive results. Perhaps we hear it so often because it is true. Perhaps these famous politicians, philosophers, athletes, and entrepreneurs tell us to develop positive attitudes because that it what launched their careers and successes. Think about it - - would Thomas Jefferson be famous if he hadn’t become president, or written the Declaration of Independence, or been an inventor? Would he have drafted one of the finest manuscripts in humanity if he had held a negative attitude? It’s all about our attitude. The business owner who just sits and complains that no one is spending money because of the recession will soon go out of business or at the very least will just exist until the economy picks up. Those who take the opportunity to grow their business during an economic lull will reap the benefits. Their business will flourish when the economy recovers because they decided to find the silver lining in the economic cloud. Think you can’t afford to advertise your business? You can’t afford not to get the jump on your competitors. Tidbits has one of the largest readerships & distribution networks of any publication in this area BUT also one of the lowest ad rates. Reach our 22,000+ readers for as little as $15/week. New advertisers get the 5th week FREE! Pick up the latest free copy of Tidbits at one of our many locations in Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma (see list at www.tidbitsarok.com). Call (479) 650-9660 or email info@tidbitsarok. com for, no obligation, additional information.