Eat the seeds!

Grapes are not seedless! Nor were they meant to be seedless. These things that are in the grocery store are sad mutations of the originals. They are just a product created to meet consumer demands and I am sorry to tell you this, but these so called wonders are far from it. The healthiest part of any grape is the seed, believe it or not. Studies have been done in several universities and medical institutions that show that grape seed extract has amazing benefits. It has been shown to help tremendously in the fight against leukemia by sort of making the cancer cells commit suicide. Healthy cells were not injured by the extract as they are with chemotherapy and radiation therapy! I am pondering the fact that if grape seed extract is so good for you, then why not just eat the grape seeds? I know there are folks that cannot eat seeds for one reason or another and the extract would definitely be the route to go, but for the rest of us eating grapes with seeds might be beneficial..right? Maybe there is some flawed thinking in the way we discard parts of our fruit and vegetables. We have been "trained" well to always peel and seed fruit before eating. I can see the point of say tossing a peach pit (a bit large and hard) and perhaps apple seeds (supposedly contain cyanide) but maybe we should investigate which are edible and promote good health. I saved the wild Muscadine seeds from my jelly making with the idea of using them somehow. Perhaps if I grind them to a powder, they can be mixed in with baked goods or if I crush them, they can be added to tea as it is brewed. I will keep you posted as to the outcome of my experiments.

Today, the garden gate received updating. Since we are now in Fall, the summer decorations were removed, cleaned and stored for later use. This gate is on a small garden plot that has no real need for a scarecrow since we very rarely see crows in the yard..lots of rabbits but no crows. It has become apparent that rabbits have no fear of scarecrows, perhaps I need to invent a scarerabbit! Still, it is a garden and it is Fall, so a scarecrow made it as decoration on the gate. A wreath, a few brightly colored leaves and a scarecrow make my gate a sight to behold! So festive!