These super-healthy zero point food options won’t make a dent in your SmartPoints budget | Raw Sunflower Seeds In Shell

A sky view of Schumitsch Seed Inc. shows bucket elevators and bins. (Photo: Courtesy of Travis Dewitz)

While external products can help to treat conditions such as acne, the diet may play a direct role in nourishing the skin and keeping it healthful.

While Monsoon Chocolate specializes in chocolate, they make exceptional cafe food with quality ingredients. Although the chocolate is stellar, it would be a shame to miss out on the house-made Old World style bread and pastry program.

Why can’t we eat sunflower seeds whole? Great question. I know about this one firsthand since I became hooked on sunflower seeds (and their hulls, as the shells are technically called), back in the summer after fourth grade. My summer camp took a field trip to a minor league baseball game, and as a special treat, gave out sunflower seeds to all of us to eat at the game. I thought chewing and spitting out the sunflower seed was so gross that I decided to eat the sunflower seed whole — kernel, hull, everything. Besides, the outside is the part that’s salted and tastes the best to a kid like me anyway. Great idea, right?

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For example, staying hydrated protects skin cells from damage, including that caused by environmental factors. Also, hydration makes it easier for skin cells to absorb nutrients and release toxins.

This quick-cook red cabbage dish has all the appeal of classic slow-braised red cabbage but takes less than an hour to make rather than the usual three or four. Adding a little beetroot helps the colour stay bright.

Raw oysters Jonah crab cocktail Crispy head-on shrimp Pumpkin sage soup Creste de gallo Duck radiatori Pan-seared sea bream Whole roasted branzino Roast chicken Burger

It starts with bread service, a simple slice or two served with a different dip or spread every visit: Perhaps olive oil laced with herbs and duck fat, salty whipped feta, smoky salmon mousse or a sweetly lush quenelle of silky pureed chicken liver.

Kerry and John Young of Jericho pose with their prize-winning (and record-breaking) 11-foot long gourd at Saratoga Springs on Sept. 28, 2018. (Photo: JOEL BANNER BAIRD/FREE PRESS)

*I do not use low-sodium broth in recipes. If you use low sodium, you might need to add more salt to the recipe for optimum taste.

If you’re pulling up to a snoozy Carefree strip mall on a quiet, pitch-black evening, you’ll know you’re in the right place by the smell of the pizza joint next door.