Cucumbers, I did Not know this.
 

1.
Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need
every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin
B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin
B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron,
Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and
Zinc.

2. Feeling tired in the afternoon,
put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a
cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B
Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that
quick pick-me-up that can last for
hours.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror
fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a
cucumber slice along the mirror, it will
eliminate the fog and provide a soothing,
spa-like fragrance.

4. Are grubs and
slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few
slices in a small pie tin and your garden will
be free of pests all season long. The chemicals
in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give
off a scent undetectable to humans but drive
garden pests crazy and make them flee the
area.

5 Looking for a
fast and easy way to remove cellulite before
going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or
two of cucumbers along your problem area for a
few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber
cause the collagen in your skin to tighten,
firming up the outer layer and reducing the
visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles
too!!!

6.. Want to avoid a hangover or
terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices
before going to bed and wake up refreshed and
headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B
vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential
nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in
equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and
headache!!

7 Looking to fight off that
afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers
have been used for centuries and often used by
European trappers, traders and explores for
quick meals to thwart off starvation.

8.
Have an important meeting or job interview and
you realize that you don't have enough time to
polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber
over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a
quick and durable shine that not only looks
great but also repels
water.


9. Out of WD
40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a
cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic
hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10.
Stressed out and don't have time for massage,
facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire
cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water,
the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber
will react with the boiling water and be
released in the steam, creating a soothing,
relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce
stress in new mothers and college students
during final exams.

11. Just finish a
business lunch and realize you don't have gum or
mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to
the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30
seconds to eliminate bad breath, the
phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your
mouth responsible for causing bad
breath.

12. Looking for a 'green' way to
clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel?
Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the
surface you want to clean, not only will it
remove years of tarnish and bring back the
shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm
you fingers or fingernails while you
clean.


13. Using a
pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the
cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen
writing, also works great on crayons and markers
that the kids have used to decorate the
walls!!

Pass this along to everybody you
know who is looking for better and safer ways to
solve life's everyday
problems..

Sorry I would Never be able to use cucumbers in any of these ways......I can't stand cucumbers....can't eat them or even smell them.

Isn't there others out there that feel the same way about cucumbers??

I love cucumbers but didn't realize everything you could do. Not sure I would polish my shoes, but think I will try the bug one. THANKS

I love to bathe with cucumbers. Just slice up a large cucumber and float the slices in your bath water. Take them out before pulling the plug. You will feel very refreshed after a cucumber soak.

Limed Cucumbers
peel and slice (lengthwise) into long skinny strips.
Place strips in a Tupperware or other flat plastic container
Squeeze the juice of one lime over the cucumbers
Seal and refrigerate overnight
Eat them tomorrow.


My other favorite way to eat them is with cole slaw dressing on sliced cukes.

From "Livestrong.com" --One cup of sliced cucumbers, with the skin on, also contain 223.60 IU of vitamin A, which is 4.5 percent of the RDA, and 5.5mg of vitamin C which is almost 10 percent of the RDA. Other trace vitamins in cucumbers are niacin and folate (both from the B vitamin family), B6, vitamin E and vitamin K.

"Trace" means there is not very much of them, so that kind of disproves the "good source of B vitamins" thing.

They are low in calories and high in fiber. However to quote Fred Sanford, cucumbers "make me burp."

I love cucumbers!! But they repeat on me :(

Sounds great except for the horrible taste of the cucumber itself!

i love cucumbers and i have a whole bunch of little ones cant wait for a cucumber salad. hmmm

very intersesting....

Thanks for the info on cucumbers.

I love cucumbers in my sandwiches. Gives that extra "crunch" and compliments the rest of the ingredients.

Try the seedless ones, regular ones also repeat on me. The English ones are OK for me.

Raises hand! The smell is livable, but I cannot eat them or watermelon!

Thanks for the info! I had to giggle at #11 though. If I don't have any gum to freshen my breath after a business lunch, I'm not sure I'm going to find a cucumber in my purse!!!

OH MY Goodness....we must be twins!!!! I can't eat watermelon either, can't stand the smell of watermelon. Even the watermelon flavored gum is a NO.

My husband, grown kids & grands love cucumbers & watermelon and I will buy them for them but someone has to cut them,and I usually leave the room when they eat them.

Funny thing is I like most pickles.

Cucumbers and watermelons get all my votes. Love both of them and never get enough of either one. I do like salt on my melon, any melon, but since I have to restrict my salt intake in the summer, no salt on that melon.

I love cucumbers and will eat them in most any way but would not trust them to provide my vitamins. I have my doctor check my blood for vitamin levels and then take what I need; not a multivitamin, not enough of what I need in them either. Right now I take zinc, magnezium citrate (important that's its citrate) calcium, tons of vit D and I tan just to keep it at a acceptable level, vit B12 shots monthly. The specialist told me that one sure way to tell when someone doesn't have enough vitamins in their system is he checks the feet because if you have low chemical levels it will effect your circulation levels. I feel that the most when I don't take the mag for a while. I'll keep eating cukes but I'll stick to the real vitamins to make sure I get enough and not just traces of.

Count me in with the "hates watermelon AND cucumbers" group! I can't stand to eat either one. Although strangely enough, I do like the Bath & Body Works and/or Avon cucumber-scented products and use them often. Weird, huh?!

Love cucumbers!!! Thanks for all the great tips!!

Me too, I simply do not digest them and I am not very fond of the smell either, but I won't be adverse to use them for cleaning, anything that saves time and effort!

Ditto! I will be trying some of these tips and sharing them with friends and family! Thanks!

There are not enough cucumbers in the world to get rid of my cellulite! :)

Love 'm & your advise.
J J

Me, too.. both things. But I love cucumbers & when DH orders a salad in a restaurant (I don't get salads -- lettuce makes me violently sick), I reach over & remove all the cucumbers for myself!

I'm with you - can't stand the smell or the taste ... my poor foggy squeaky mirrors!!

WOW, thanks so much for the info. Our garden is bursting with cukes! I will be using several of these.

Sharon

I love em! I like to slice them, add salt, pepper, and vinegar! Yummie!

Love cukes and sure appreciate the handy hints. Thanks for sharing.

I love cucumbers. We practically lived on them when I was a kid and we had a garden. chopped up cucumbers, tomatoes and bacon bits sounds good.

"Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles
too!!!"

A slice or two? I would need about 50 pounds of cucumbers to tighten up my cellulite areas. >.<

Thank you.I LOVE cucumbers.

I love cukes in pepper & vinegar, too! I've never added salt, but it must be that my Dad never did so i never knew other people added it. Anyway, Yum! :)

Thanks for all the tips! :)

Have you ever heard of Lemon Cucumbers? We grew them in our garden in California. They look like a lemon and they will not repeat on you. We can't get them in Georgia, and are not able to grow them here. You can eat them like you would an apple, and they are so good in salads, etc.

who knew? cucumbers are good for lots of things besides salads

thank you for the info