Hy hivers, I am your computer engineer, your agriculturist and also a consultant for both specialization. I give you weekly free tips on caring for your computer to avoid unnecessary spending.
In this post, I will be talking about my colleague in the field of agriculture. She is an agricultural consultant as well. She base on poultry and cucumber farming.
She is by name, Comfort Emmanuel, Aka preety bee. As a matter of fact, she studied agric science from the university of uyo, Akwaibom state, Nigeria.
I decided today 20/1/22 that after coming back from my place of work, I will pay her a courtesy visit to her farm inorder to buy some cucumbers for my family.
Wait a bit, how often do you schedule a day also for your family tagged "fruit day". I do schedule five days in a month. It is known as fruit day. We all step out to the field with our fruits after some exercises, we eat. No food, just strictly fruits. Except for my baby patience who is just 7 months months old is the only one permitted to eat.
I paid Mrs Comfort a visit to her farm inorder to purchase some cucumbers for my family. I was amazed at the turnout of harvest I saw from her farm.
She usually harvest nothing less than two hundred bags of cucumbers sold at the rate of NGN7500 in Nigeria currency, I can guarantee you that her fruits are good and nice.
If you want to also purchase Mrs Comfort cucumbers, I can deliver it for you to your location. You can come down to the farm to see how she is faring.
Her cucumbers are just big and fresh.
What are the health benefits of Cucumbers?
Cucumbers is a fruit, as a matter of fact, fruit helps to produce antibodies that aid the immune system to function better.
Immune system is the body defense mechanism for fight against bandicts such as virus and bacteria in the body.
Cucumbers contains high antioxidants that is necessary for the immune system.
Cucumbers contain water. Water is essential for daily living. Water helps lubricate internal organs of the body. If you consider a fruit when you are thirsty that could eliminate thirst, instead of buying sachet water, you can buy the cucumbers. Each goes for NGN 200 - 100 Nigerian currency base in size.
Cucumbers helps to reduce weight.
According to a research carried out by Rachael Link, revealing active antioxidants in cucumbers, she concluded that the fruit has the following composition.
Calories: 45
Total fat: 0 grams
Carbohydrates: 11 grams
Protein: 2 grams
Fiber: 2 grams
Vitamin C: 14% of the RDI
Vitamin K: 62% of the RDI
Magnesium: 10% of the RDI
Potassium: 13% of the RDI
Manganese: 12% of the RDI
This means that you can eat plenty of cucumbers without packing on the extra calories that lead to weight gain.
You can see from the Statistical data above, the food that aids weight gain is protein. The protein composition of cucumbers is just two grams.
If you want to reduce weight, cucumbers are generally advised to be eaten. You also have to watch your meals though.
Conclusively
If you would like to purchase my friends' cucumbers in bulk or wholesale. You can indicate in the comments section of this post.
Reference
Rachael Link, Health Benefits Of Cucumbers, retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/7-health-benefits-of-cucumber#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2 on May 19, 2017.