Dry dates are available whole year.Many grocery shops have dates packets in their shops.Dates curry is used in various foods.Dates should be kept in air tight containers otherwise small insects and ants may attack on dates.Dates are reddish and burgundy in color.Dates are sweet in taste.There is a very light cover like paper on dates.There is a long shaped seed inside date.Do not throw seeds.Wash these seeds and dry it.Seeds also have medicinal uses.Dates are soft so old people can also eat easily.Dates can be eaten with milk also.Dates are widely eaten during winter season.Date is mainly from Africa and Sahara desert.It is known since ancient Egypt.Date trees are carved on the walls of old monuments in Egypt.The production of dates is more in Middle East.
Nutritional value :
Date contains Carbohydrate, Protein, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Iron
Medicinal uses :
- Small children always play in schools, gardens and on playgrounds.Their movements are fast and are for longer time.This requires more calories.They also sweat a lot and salt is thrown out through sweat.It is important to restore the salt in the body.The sugar in dates is very useful for the kids to get energy.This sugar is absorbed quickly and children feel enthusiastic.Dates contain sodium and Potassium.This fulfills the salt in our body.Dates contains calcium and iron which is helpful for the growth of children.Children should take date juice or eat 2-3 dates daily.
- Dates works good to control the level of cholesterol.From our body to remove unnecessary and harmful fat (LDL-Low Density Lipoproteins) garlic is very much important and it controls the level of LDL.The beneficial and necessary fat (HDL-High Density Lipoproteins) is stored successfully because of garlic.Garlic controls high blood pressure.The clotting of blood also reduces by garlic.To avoid he heart diseases dates plays a very important role.For all these problems take two dates with one cup of lukewarm milk every morning.
- Iron, Vitamin B, C and Copper take care of our blood.Iron creates good quality of Hemoglobin.Copper helps for production of RBCs and vitamin C helps to absorb iron.Vitamin B is useful for healthy cells of blood.Dates cures Anemia.So it dates regularly.
- For strong bones, teeth and nails calcium is essential which is present in dates with large amount.Due to deficiency of calcium our bones become fragile, nails break easily and may create infection.Various dental problem arises.For absorption of calcium, phosphorus is needed which is present in spinach with good amount.So eat dates regularly.
- Those who suffer from diabetes are not allowed to eat sugar.These diabetic people should eat dates rather than sugar.In diabetes the working of spleen gets collapsed.For proper working of spleen magnesium is required which is present in dates.It provides energy to the spleen cells.Dates contain vitamin B2 which absorbs the sugar quickly in our body.Dates maintain the proper level of insulin.Date is a boon for diabetic people.Eat at least 2-3 dates daily.