So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Saturday, August 4, 2018

The Plus Side To Enjoying A Good Jamaican Black Cake

By Janet Thomas


Jamaican black cake is a spiced gateau made of cherries, raisins, prunes and other fruits. It was originally made for Christmas but it is not a must for one to restrict themselves to enjoying it only during Christmas since nowadays cakes are bought during any event regardless of the season. To some extent, this is a fruitcake. Below are some of the health benefits that come with eating fruitcakes in general.

We all like to enjoy a good night sleep. This gateau actually helps with putting us to sleep faster and making the sleep as sound as possible. This is because of a molasses extract is known as rum. This rum is usually non-alcoholic. Apart from that, the gateau has nutmeg in it. Nutmeg has been known to induce sound sleep. This way you will maintain calmness and sleep peacefully throughout the night.

The cake adds a lot of nutritional value as it efficiently supplies fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Most people believe that fresh fruits have a lot more nutritional value than dried ones. This is however not very true. They actually have the same nutritional value only that of dried fruit is compressed. This means that dried fruit has up to 3.5 as much supplements as fresh fruits.

We all want to live a long healthy. This is done mainly done by eating healthy. A fruit gateau contains a mixture of dried up fruit. This means that the gateau is a good source of antioxidants. To be precise, the antioxidant that is commonly found is polyphenols. This antioxidant is known for reducing the risk of disease such as cancer.

Fruitcake allows you to keep your blood sugar level in check. One of the ingredients of the fruitcake are dried raisins. These have been known to have a low to medium glycemic index and a low insulin index. This assures you that your blood sugar levels will not shoot through the roof. Having cinnamon in the gateau also reduces the blood sugar level in the body.

You are protected from the risk of experiencing heart failure. This is due to the presence of rum in the gateau that prevents peripheral artery disease by blocking the hardening of the walls of the artery. It also affects cholesterol levels by raising the levels of the good protein which is known as high-density lipoprotein and dropping the levels of the bad protein known as low-density lipoprotein.

If you are having digestive symptoms, fruit gateau could actually relieve you. This is because of the nutmeg in the fruitcake. So if you feel some kind of stomach upset, the fruitcake should be able to relieve you. Nutmeg has been occasionally been used as a relief measure for the gastrointestinal system for centuries. People used to grate nutmeg into their soup as a precautionary measure.

What would be the point of being in good health if you are always grumpy? The gateau is known as a natural source of energy since the dried fruit has little to no fat. As long as you are energetic, you are bound to be in a good mood. This way you will feel and be a lot more pleasant.




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