I know that not everyone loves nopales (cactus) but I really, really do! I love the tart taste, especially as tempered by cilantro and cebolla, and I love eating with eggs to make scrumptious taquitos in the morning. What could be better? Not much if you ask me.
Though it’s slightly controversial to love, or not, nopales, they are really healthy for you. As I wrote previously, nopales are nutritious, have lots of fiber and may contain nutrients that slow carb absorption and decrease lipid absorption in your digestive tract.
Nopales, aka prickly pear cactus leaves, is super good for you. It's one of my favorite all-time foods, but many people don't like them. There are lots of reasons to eat nopales — they're very nutritious, have lots of fiber and some studies have shown that nopales contain, "mucopolysaccharide soluble…
Nopales may hold the key to the fountain of youth, according to one recipe. We already know, thanks to my yummy nopales con cilantro y cebolla recipe, that nopales taste great and help lower your carb absorption, but an interesting licuado (smoothie) recipe shows that nopales may help you stay…
Nopales are a tried and true treat for generations of Latino families, but it seems to the wider internet they may become the "new avocado toast." And people aren't happy. NowThis Food, a sister site of Now This, posted a Facebook video on Dec. 31, posing cacti as possibly becoming "the hottest…
More than three in 10 Latino families in the United States caring for children under the age of 5 say they support the mass deportations promoted by President Donald Trump, […]