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Category Archives: Food For Thought
Watercress
lyrics Quick! Can you name, An herb aquatic? Absorb fanatic, Taste fantastic. Imagine this… Sooooo delicious – Watercress. Niacin, Thiamin, The flavor of, Riboflavin, Strength given, From iron, Not tasting placid, Has ascorbic acid, Golly! Feast again, On vitamin, C, Or, hey! What about A? You’ll gleam, From the beta-carotene, It’s been said, To be [...]
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Potato
lyrics When I grow up, I want to be, A French fry farmer, Basking in the sun, As the days grow warmer. What do you know, About the potato? Do you know where it’ll grow? Do you know how far it will go? I wish, I had the luck of the Irish, With this dish. [...]
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Popcorn
lyrics I’m simply amazed by maize, Its history can daze, The fact that it’s been around, For so many days, Found… By the American Indian, To be a healthy bargain. If you want your corn to pop, The trick is in pollination… And, isolation, Then, in front of a movie, You can plop, And, chomp, [...]
Mache
lyrics What do you say, About mache? With leaves so tender, They’ll surrender, To melting in your mouth, And, through it’s ingredients, Giving you a wealth, Of nutrients. Chorus: Belongs with foods, Or, with the weeds? Suppose it could, Be both of these? Corn salad, For your taste palate, They also say, A.K.A., Rapunzel, ’cause [...]
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Dandelion
lyrics When it comes to the dandelion, It does one dandy, And, I ain’t liein’. One of the most vitamin rich foods, That includes, Protein and manganese, So, you’d think it’d please? But, nooooo… We rip ‘em out, From the root, Calling it a “pesky weed, Heaven forbid, Don’t let it breed!” (Ahh, but I [...]
Chinese Chestnut
lyrics What a nut, Thinking I could eat that spiny thing, Ouch! To the touch, But, If I can just find an opening, I’ll be in, Like flint, If I can just open it… Could you give me a hint? Once in, There’s enough potassium, To keep me goin’, Yum, yum, yum. It’s got, The [...]
Wheatgrass
lyrics Since I can’t pass, Wheatgrass, I have to know how, To act like a cow, Chew it up n’ spit it out, Without a doubt, Turns my saliva, To liquid sunshine, It’ll keep me alive, yeah! And, feeling fine. Old wives, Tell tale, Of how it saves lives, Without fail, Detoxifies the blood, Real [...]
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
lyrics Ahh… natural pain relief, It’s soooo cool, The way you’re soooo hot, hot, hot! Only a fool, Would bite off, More than he can chew, I don’t know about you, But, as for me, My portion is teensy, Until I’ve the chance, To build a tolerance, However, please don’t scoff, At the things it [...]
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Tomato
lyrics When it comes to a favorite fruit, There isn’t a very good substitute, For the tomato… At least, not that I know. It’s hard to be fed red, And, I want to get, All the colors in me, Or, I’ll regret, Feeling sickly. I try to find, The indeterminate kind, So, I won’t know, [...]
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Mustard’s Final Stand