Featured Recipe: Pomegranate Martini

The pomegranate martini is a sweet & tangy cocktail, is easy to make, and tastes delicious. This is one to impress your friends with. Click here for the recipe.

Pomegranates Everywhere

April 25, 2006

This ancient fruit has garnered a lot of attention recently. And for good reason -- pomegranates are sensuous, healthy and have a gorgeous color. Pomegranates are my favorite fruit! Considering the five thousand year history, the delicious juicy seeds, and the documented health benefits there's little wonder that this fruit of old is back.

Check out some of these delicious recipes and cocktails we've gathered for you. Anything from Pomegranate Jelly to the wonderful Pomegranate Martini, and even a gourmet recipe for Coconut Shrimp with Pomegranate Wasabi Dip.

We're busy gathering information on some of the amazing health benefits of pomegranates, so stay tuned.

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Pomegranate Nutrition? The Lowdown on Pomegranate Health Info

5-11-2007

You may have heard the rumor that pomegranate are nutritious.  You may have even heard that they have incredible antioxidant powers.

But whats the truth?  The truth is that eating any kind of fruit is healthy.  The key is to munch on all kinds of delicious snacks.  If you want to be healthy that is.  I personally prefer to just eat pomegranates.  Sometimes it makes my stomach hurt.  But that's another story.

Pomegranates have been around along time, but modern science has unlocked some of its secrets.  Here's some numbers from the USDA.  They're talking about a pomegranate that's not too big, not too large.  Medium, really.

Water: 125 g
Calories: 105
Protein: 1.5 g
Carbohydrates: 26g
Sugars: 26 g
Fiber: 1 g
Total Fat: 0.5 g
Saturated Fat: 0.06 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Calcium: 5 mg
Iron: 0.5 mg
Magnesium: 5 m

As you can see, its mostly sugar. That's part of why its so delicious!  But beyond that, one of the important factors the USDA isn't telling us about, is the antioxidants in pomegranates.  Learn more about Pomegranate Antioxidants in this nifty study, if your brain is up to it!  But if you're not interested in reading that study keep this one important fact in mind:

If you want to get the most nutrition out of your pomegranate juice, then buy industrial processed juice!  It has 3 times the amount of antioxidants than fresh squeezed pomegranate juice.

There is also tons of research going on with pomegranate seed oil that shows breast cancer benefits, hormone benefits, and even dietary benefits for obese rats.

Keep that in mind.

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