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For those among us having many irons in the fire, meal preparation may be a dream as opposed to a reality these days. But it doesn’t always have to be the case. If healthiness is your priority, you might just have to find a way to make nutritious foods yourself – a task often easier said than done.

Below is a quick recipe for the super-busy person, who also wishes to be super-healthy.

Let us take a look at what it has to offer you and how to prepare it now.

Wheat germ is the reproductive part of a grain of wheat -- thus the term germ, meaning to germinate, which left to grow becomes wheat grass. It contains the most fat of the grain and is also the most nutrient rich. It has valuable health benefits, including preventing several major diseases, as well as aiding many other physical and mental functions.

The avocado tree is a member of the laurel family and was first cultivated somewhere in Central America 7,000 years ago, making its way to Mexico some 2,000 years later. By the late 15^th century it could be found as far south as Peru where it is known as “palta.” The English term avocado was derived from the Spanish translation of the Aztec name “ahuacatl” -- their nomenclature was “aguacate.” The original fruit was round in shape but as it was cultivated it became pear shaped. It is said to have arrived in the West Indies after the arrival of the Europeans in the Americas.

A rose by any other name is … a raspberry. The raspberry is a member of the same family as the rose and the blackberry.