Cool as a Cucumber
CUCUMBERS CONTAIN MOST of the vitamins you need every day. The list is long: Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, Folic Acid, Vit C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc!
The versatility of the humble cucumber is incredible. Here are just a few suggestions on what the cucumber can do for you!
If you´re feeling a little tired in the afternoon, forget the coffee and pick up a cucumber. They provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up feeling refreshed. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, Vit B and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients, keeping everything balanced, avoiding headaches and hangovers!
Feeling stressed? Make up your own facial by cutting up a whole cucumber and placing it in a pot of boiling water. The chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will be released in the steam, creating a soothing and relaxing aroma which has shown to reduce stress.
Out of gum or mints and need to freshen your mouth? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath. The phytochemicals will kill the bacteria causing this problem and leave your mouth feeling refreshed.
Need to polish your shoes quickly? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe. It´s chemicals will provide a quick, durable shine that not only looks great, but repels water!
Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge and hey presto, the squeak is gone!
Grubs and slugs ruining your plants and flowers? Place a few cucumber slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests. Chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminium to give off a scent undetectable to us, but it drives garden pests crazy and makes them flee the area.
Does your bathroom mirror fog up after a shower? Rub a slice of cucumber along the mirror, eliminating the fog and providing a spa-like fragrance at the same time.
A cucumber slice on each eye for 20 minutes of relaxation helps to wake up tired eyes and also causes the collagen in your skin to tighten, reducing wrinkles too!
On a diet, or trying to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking? A quick cucumber meal will satiate your hunger.
Cucumbers are generally served raw so that it´s crisp refreshing flavour can be enjoyed to the full. Thin slices are a basic ingredient of the green and mixed salad and can be enjoyed with yoghurt in the Greek dish of Tzatziki.
Cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches evoke memories of summer garden parties and hollowed out cucumber chunks filled with cream cheese are also a quick and easy snack. A lovely summer drink can be blended with carrot juice, lemon juice and cucumber.
See also the recipe for cucumber relish in this month’s food page – it is unbeatable.
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Posted by editor
on 2010-06-01 Filed under Food, Help and Advice, June 2010.
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