Hansel and Gretel’s Secret Weapon

It began to grow dark after Hansel and Gretel ate the whole basket of strawberries they had picked in the woods that famous afternoon.  Soon the two became sleepy.  So as all good boys and girls do… the pair said their prayers and in doing so fourteen guardian angels swept down to protect them.

Little did they know the strawberries inside their tiny tummies were protecting them too.

Strawberries: White Trash Diva’s food tip of the week.

One cup of strawberries is packed with over 100 mg of vitamin C.   The magical C helps with the immune system, heals wounds, and is a great antioxidant which protects cells and their DNA from damage and mutation.

I know what you are thinking.  What good is all that against a powerful witch on a flying broom?  Well if you remember correctly Hansel was too thin for the witch to cook him.  Since there are only 53 calories in a cup of  strawberries eating half a basketful didn’t come close to plumping him up.  Being thin bought the pair more time to plot their escape.

But there is more…  Strawberries also add a bit of calcium, magnesium, folate and potassium. Magnesium provides the brain energy… and potassium and calcium are important in the thinking process as they facilitate the transmission of messages. Using her brain, Gretel tricked the witch into going in the oven first.

So the next time you consider eating a house made of cake for desert… remember Hansel and Gretel.  Then decide on the strawberries… they  could save you in more ways than one.

Tulips… The Kissable Flower.

I’m not sure why I love to look at a bed of tulips.  It could be because “Tulip” means Love and Passion.  Who doesn’t love love and passion?  Oh yeah!  My ex-boyfriend.  But that’s another story.

If you love tulips as much as I do you may be sad to learn that this warm-feeling inducing flower cannot be planted in the spring.  And If you are anything like me it’s “out of site out of mind.”  You don’t think of tulips till you see them starting to bloom in multicolor ecstasy as you drive past your neighbor’s yard… you know…. the neighbor who knows everything about horticulture.  The one who took the time to think ahead by planting tulip bulbs the previous fall.

So, here is a tulip tip… add a “tulip planting” event to your icalender… google calendar or whatever calendar you use to alert you.  Or subscribe to us and we will send out a reminder next fall. This way you will be reminded in October that you should prepare to plant your tulip bulbs.  Then let nature take it’s course.

Next spring when you start to feel a rejuvenation of love and passion your symbolic flowers will be right there with you sending you visual joy for almost a month.

Another option would be to go to whole foods or a local market and drop $15 on one tulip plant. But we at White Trash Diva have better ideas on how you should spend that money.

Bunny Knows Best!

It’s spring Divas! The time to get jiggy with nature!  And who better to hop us down the nutrition trail than the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny always has nice fur… has no problem finding a mate and can see a stray cat two blocks away.  What empowers her?  No! Not colored eggs!  Carrots!

Carrots!  White Trash Diva’s food tip-of the week.

Aside from being inexpensive and a convenient snack, carrots will provide you with a wealth of nutrition.

Beta-carotene is a main component in carrots, which helps promote and   protect your day and night vision.  No wonder those rabbits can hop so fast in the dark without bashing into the side of your shed.

Carrots are a great  source of vitamin B6, vitamin C and K.  As well as containing an abundance of potassium, copper and manganese. Oh! And dietary fiber…  you know for when you’re plugged up.

Carrots are also a divalicious antioxidant…  that awesome immune booster that helps the body protect itself from cancer, cardiovascular disease and heart attacks.

The phytochemicals… remember from chemistry class?  You know those active health-protecting compounds that are found in plants?

Diva replies:  “um.. I don’t think they taught that at my school.”

Dive Queen Bee says:  “Yeah they did… you just weren’t paying attention.”

Well anyway, in carrots they are suspected to slow down the aging process and balance hormones.  Maybe that’s why those cuddly little bunnies are such active procreators. Wink wink!

Plus let’s face it… When have you ever heard a male rabbit complain about a female bunny having PMS?

Diva says: “Oh NO you DID NOT bring up PMS!”

Diva Queen Bee says:  “Oh Yes I Did!  You better eat some carrots fast sister.”

Carrots are a nutritious and delicious treat . On the go?  Toss a bag of baby carrots into your purse and have a  healthy snack to nibble on throughout the day.

Your bunny belly will be proud you!