The cucumber is a green, cylindrical vegetable related to the squash and available year-round, although the widest variety and healthiest cucumbers are available in summer. Cucumber types range from the ridged Armenian cucumber to the slender and...
Seedless baby cucumbers, sometimes referred to as English cucumbers, are a type of cucumber known for their small size and tiny seeds. These cucumbers are similar to standard cucumbers in that they contain a lot of water and provide minimal...
Cucumbers can quench the thirst you feel on a summer's day. With their high water content and many vitamins and minerals, cucumbers are also a healthy snack. They are eaten both raw and pickled. Cucumbers eaten raw are often 6 to 9 inches long...
Cucumbers really are cool: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), their internal temperature is usually about 20 degrees cooler than the temperature outside. In addition to being naturally cool, cucumbers can be a good...
Most vegetables make excellent diet foods, because they are high in water and fiber content and have few calories. Cucumbers are no exception. These long, cylindrical, green-skinned vegetables are almost 97 percent water, making them low in...
A popular summertime snack, cucumbers are believed to originate from India. They spread over to Greece and Italy and made their way over to America around the 1600s. Cucumbers are in the same family as squash, pumpkins and watermelon. While...
At 26 weeks (6 1/2 months) into your pregnancy, you are almost at the end of your second trimester. Your baby weighs about 1 2/3 pounds and measures 14 inches (about the size of an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel, reports BabyCenter....
A cucumber is a member of the gourd family. It is circular in shape with green skin, edible seeds and a mild flavor. The hothouse cucumber -- also known as an English, greenhouse or frame cucumber -- grows in a greenhouse and tends to have a...
Cucumbers are vegetables with high water content and few calories per serving. Watery vegetables can help you lose weight when they are used to replace higher-calorie fare. Use cucumbers strategically as part of a low-calorie diet plan to reduce...
Cucumbers, a member of the squash family, contain essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals that provide a number of health benefits. The green vegetable is often used in salads, culinary dishes, pickles and beauty treatments. The cooling quality...
Kamias is the Filipino name for a tree scientifically known as Averrhoa bilimbi. In English, it is known as the cucumber or sorrel tree. This tropical tree is found naturally in Malaysia and Indonesia, and its fruit is used both for cooking and...
Cucumbers are a versatile, low-calories vegetable providing many nutrients in addition to their valuable water and electrolyte content, which acts as a mild diuretic that may help with weight loss and elevated blood pressure. By adding cucumbers...
In order to lose weight, it is essential to reduce calories below your burn rate. Harvard researchers compared four diets with varying ratios of fat, protein and carbohydrates in a study in the New England Journal of Medicine's Feb. 26, 2009,...
Fish and chips, pies, roast turkeys and potatoes may be what you think of as the typical English diet. In fact, the modern English diet has incorporated diverse culinary influences from around the world. Early Roman and Viking invaders brought new...
Learn how to buy fresh cucumbers at the grocery store in this free video clip about finding fresh food and produce.
