Feijoa season in full swing, don't miss it! A powerful source of iodine, a natural product.

Feijoa fruit — one of the few that has retained a pronounced seasonality. On the shelves they begin to appear from mid-September and the season lasts until the end of January. But better taste and low price of these berries — it was in November. Don't miss it!





The fruits of fagaaraha is an evergreen plant of the Myrtle family, native to South America. The plant grows in subtropical parts of the Caucasus, in the South of Russia (Krasnodar region) and in Crimea and Azerbaijan.

Ripe feijoa fruits are rich green in color, and the taste is reminiscent of pineapple, kiwi and strawberries. Enjoy it in full extent, if you cut a berry in half and with a spoon eat the juicy pulp. Delicious!





Dense peel feijoas spoils the taste, but it is extremely flavorful and contains a lot of phenolic compounds-antioxidants that have anti-cancer properties. In order not to throw away such a treasure, it is wise to dry and add to the tea!





Berry feijoa is unique because the iodine content it can be compared with seafood (up to 50 mg per 100 g of pulp). Fruits recommended for the treatment of thyroid diseases associated with iodine deficiency in the body.





Also, they are useful in atherosclerosis, beriberi, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and pyelonephritis. Feijoa helps to strengthen the immune system and effectively resist colds.





Raw jam from feijoa — the surest way to preserve a valuable composition of these fruits. Use the recipe from "the Site".

Ingredients

• 1 kg feijoas
• 1 kg of sugar

Preparation and application

1. Fruit carefully wash up, cut off the stems.
2. Miss berries with peel through a meat grinder, mix with sugar, put in sterilized jars. Raw jam stored in the refrigerator up to 2 months.
3. For the treatment of diseases of the thyroid gland take 1 tablespoons morning and evening for 10 days. Then at the same time take a break.

Excellent preventive and therapeutic tool that allows you to gently regulate the content of iodine in the body! Until the season, I try every day eat several fresh berries, also land them to the spring to drink vitamin fragrant tea.

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The author

Marina Artemova Loves to photograph the beauty of nature, enjoys handmade. Son Vanya had taught the mother to cope with any household tasks effortlessly: Marina knows how to get the most stubborn stains and to clean the house in minutes. Interested in the most acute, various life issues, never remain aloof from what actually matters! Favorite book Marina — "gone with the wind" by M. Mitchell.