My first cup of coffee was not strong enough to comprehend the morning headlines, “Major Herbicide May Turn Male Frogs Into Females”. Turns out a new study out of Washington shows that male frogs exposed to the herbicide atrazine, found commonly in our streams and rivers can affect development , turning them completely female and able to mate and lay viable eggs.
Disturbing to say the least. I am always concerned about the chemicals they use on our fruits and vegetables and what long-term effects they may have on all of us, especially children. The Environmental Working Group has come up with a list of “Clean 15″, fruits and vegetables that have the lowest amounts of pesticide residues. If you choose to go conventional and not spend the extra money on organic then these are the safest for how much they retain the chemicals.
onions avocados corn pineapples mangoes asparagus
sweet peas kiwifruit cabbages eggplants papayas watermelons
broccoli tomatoes sweet potatoes
I was so glad to see Kiwi on this list. I love the color, the texture, and the taste. Better yet it is full of health benefits. Full of vitamin C and E, it also is a powerful antioxidant aiding in immunity, healing wounds, and iron absorption. Kiwi also helps prevent macular degeneration of the eye. Some research shows this fruit may be responsible for lowering triglycerides (fats circulating in the bloodstream that lead to high blood pressure).
Choose firm fruit that give slightly to light pressure. If kept in the refrigerator at this stage they will last up to 4 weeks. If you choose unripe fruit, place it in a brown paper bag with a banana at room temperature. The banana releases ethylene gas which speeds up the ripening process.
These rolls are so refreshing and tasty. I served them with myfabulousrecipes Dak Bulgogi which was a great contrast hot and spicy, cool and sweet yet a bit of heat! Enjoy.
Kiwi Rolls
1 ou. rice noodles
4 T. honey
1 T. fresh lime juice
1/8 t. chili powder
1 T. red pepper flakes
10 round rice paper wrappers
3 kiwifruit peeled, sliced in half, then sliced thinly across
1/2 c. cashews coarsely chopped
1 T. sesame oil
1 T. water
Cook noodles according the package. Drain and rinse with cold water. Towel dry and put in medium size bowl with 1 T. honey.
Make dipping sauce. Whisk together 3 T. honey, lime juice, sesame oil, chili powder, pepper flakes, and water until smooth. Set aside.
To make rolls, soak a wrapper in a bowl of warm water for about 30 seconds until soft and pliable. Transfer to flat work surface and place three slices kiwi, small bunch of rice noodles, 1 t. peanuts on one end of wrapper. Fold end over filling then the sides, the begin rolling the wrapper up tightly to enclose filling completely. Place on a serving plate and cover with wet paper towel and begin process all over again. Cut rolls in half and serve with dipping sauce. Enjoy!
These kiwi rolls look really nice! I love kiwi. Oh, and I read about the femenized frogs and atrazine. I mean, should they really be putting something that does that to frogs on our food while it’s growing? I am just not okay with that…
I agree, before too long we also won’t know what sex we are……….. could all the chemicals they are using to make our food grow bigger and more resistant to bugs giving us breast cancer, prostate cancer…… I love Kiwi also and this is a fun way to eat it, really refreshing…..