Yal Market, 2499 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, ON (2026)

08/26/2022

Yal Market's 🌱Food Fact Friday🌱

Every Friday, we aim to post a fun fact about healthy and delicious foods that we sell at our grocery store. ✨

We hope that you find these posts helpful and that they can assist you when planning your meals for yourselves, your family, and your friends! Remember, having a healthy diet can promote a better lifestyle! ✨

In today's post, we highlight apple bananas: 🍌

Apple Banana (Musa acuminata × M. balbisiana (AAB Group) 'Silk'):
Apple bananas and bananas in general are one of the world's most important fruits and crops! They are known for their source of fibre, Potassium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, and many antioxidants plus phytonutrients. These fruits also exist in many sizes and colours like green, yellow, and red.

Here are some more health benefits:
-Aids in gut health and healthy blood sugar levels due to their high proportion of starch. The starch is fermented by bacteria in the large intestine and undergoes processes which are beneficial to the gut. As well, with the composition of pectin (fibre) and resistant starch, they regulate the rise in blood sugar after a meal.
-Colon health is promoted for the resistant starch and pectins in apple bananas/bananas.
-Contains various vitamins and minerals like Potassium which can lower blood pressure and promote heart health, Vitamin C, and Vitamin B. These are helpful for one's overall well-being.
-May positively impact one's mood for its composition of Dopamine (neurotransmitter).
-Contains Catechin, another antioxidant, which is linked to many health benefits like a reduced risk of cancer, heart disease, and other diseases. Dopamine also acts as an antioxidant.

As always, ensure that your medical history tolerates these foods as any may have adverse effects.

You can purchase these healthy and delicious apple bananas at Yal Market today! 🍌

Our team wishes you good health and prosperity! ❤️

Resource: Healthline

08/20/2022

Yal Market's 🌱Food Fact Friday🌱

Our apologies for the late posting!

Every Friday, we aim to post a fun fact about healthy and delicious foods that we sell at our grocery store. ✨

We hope that you find these posts helpful and that they can assist you when planning your meals for yourselves, your family, and your friends! Remember, having a healthy diet can promote a better lifestyle! ✨

In today's post, we highlight avocados:

Avocado (Persea americana):
Avocado is a versatile berry that is very popular in the health and wellness world. It is linked to several health benefits which promote healthy bodily function.

Here are some more health benefits:
-Contains various nutrients including Potassium which is critical for blood pressure regulation and nervous system function. It also contains essential nutrients for the promotion of the immune system like Vitamin C, B6, and E.
-1/2 of an avocado provides 15% of one's daily needs for B6, which is a nutrient that suppresses inflammation and protects against oxidative damage.
-Aids in gut health as avocados are high in fibre, containing about 14 grams in each.
-May assist in reducing heart disease risk factors due to the vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and fibre found in avocados.
-Contains plenty of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds which is beneficial for cognitive function and heart health.
-Can promote a healthy body weight due to its fibre.

As always, ensure that your medical history tolerates these foods as any may have adverse effects.

You can purchase these healthy and delicious avocados at Yal Market today!

As always, ensure that your medical history tolerates these foods as any may have adverse effects.

You can purchase these healthy and delicious avocados at Yal Market today! 🌱

Our team wishes you good health and prosperity! ❤️

Resource: Healthline

08/13/2022

Yal Market's 🌱Food Fact Friday🌱- Our apologies for the late posting!

Every Friday, we aim to post a fun fact about healthy and delicious foods that we sell at our grocery store. ✨

We hope that you find these posts helpful and that they can assist you when planning your meals for yourselves, your family, and your friends! Remember, having a healthy diet can promote a better lifestyle! ✨

In today's post, we highlight bitter melons:

Indian Bitter Melon/Bitter Melon/Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia):
Bitter melon is a vine that belongs to the gourd family and has similarities with zucchini, squash, pumpkin, and cucumber. It is very popular in Asian cuisine, with the Indian variety being narrower and having rougher spikes around it. The fruit is known for its sharp flavour and extensive health benefits like reducing blood sugar and more.

Here are some more health benefits:
-Packed with many nutrients like Vitamin C to assist in disease prevention, bone formation, and wound healing - plus Vitamin A which promotes skin integrity and vision.
-Provides Folate, Potassium, Zinc, and Iron, which assists in growth and development.
-Has been proven (but more research is required) to reduce blood sugar, as it is thought to assist in the use of insulin throughout the body.
-May reduce risk for cancer due to its cancer-fighting properties and antioxidants like catechin, gallic acid, epicatechin, and chlorogenic acid.
-Can decrease high levels of cholesterol as it has been noted to reduce total cholesterol, negative LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides.
-Aids in weight loss due to it being high in fiber, and it assisting with digestion.

As always, ensure that your medical history tolerates these foods as any may have adverse effects.

You can purchase these healthy and delicious bitter melons at Yal Market today! 🌱

Our team wishes you good health and prosperity! ❤️

Resource: Healthline

08/05/2022

Introducing Yal Market's 🌱 Food Fact Fridays 🌱

Every Friday, we aim to post a fun fact about healthy and delicious foods that we sell at our grocery store. ✨

We hope that you find these posts helpful and that they can assist you when planning your meals for yourselves, your family, and your friends! Remember, having a healthy diet can promote a better lifestyle! ✨

In today's post, we highlight papayas:

Papaya (Carica papaya):
Papayas are very beneficial tropical fruits that are loaded with antioxidants. With the antioxidants, it can reduce inflammation and prevent diseases. As well, it is very delicious and versatile, with the ability to be combined with other foods that complement the flavour.

Here are some more health benefits:
-Contains many nutrients like calories, carbohydrates, fiber, protein, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Folate (Vitamin B9), and Potassium, which are beneficial for good body function.
-With carotenoids (an antioxidant), particularly lycopene, it absorbs better from papayas than other fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants are also important for brain health.
-Fermented papaya can reduce oxidative stress in older adults and individuals with pre-diabetes, mild hypothyroidism, and liver disease.
-May be beneficial for reducing and slowing cancer, plus assisting during cancer treatment.
-Aids in improving heart health plus enhances the protective effects of "good" high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
-May improve digestion and can be a remedy for constipation and bloating, plus other symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It also protects against skin damage.

As always, ensure that your medical history tolerates these foods as any may have adverse effects.

You can purchase these healthy and delicious papayas at Yal Market today! 🌱

Our team wishes you good health and prosperity! ❤️

Resource: Healthline

07/30/2022

Yal Market's 🌱Food Fact Friday🌱

Every Friday, we aim to post a fun fact about healthy and delicious foods that we sell at our grocery store. ✨

We hope that you find these posts helpful and that they can assist you when planning your meals for yourselves, your family, and your friends! Remember, having a healthy diet can promote a better lifestyle! ✨

In today's post, we highlight cauliflower:

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis):
Cauliflower is a healthy vegetable that contains a significant amount of nutrients. It consists of various plant compounds that can assist in reducing the risk for several diseases, including heart disease and cancer. It is also good for weight loss and is easy to add to an individual's diet.

Here are some more health benefits:
-Contains many nutrients including fibre, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, and more, which are essential for proper body function.
-Contains a good source of choline which is involved in maintaining good brain development, a healthy nervous system, and proper cell membrane integrity.
-Aids in healthy gut bacteria to reduce inflammation and promote digestive health due to it being high in fibre. This is also beneficial in preventing conditions like constipation.
-Good source of antioxidants (like sulforaphane) which protects the body from harmful free radicals, inflammation, heart diseases, and cancer.
-May boost the body's immune system due to its good source of antioxidants.
-Acts as a great vegetable in one's diet as it is low in carbohydrates.

As always, ensure that your medical history tolerates these foods as any may have adverse effects.

You can purchase these healthy and delicious cauliflower at Yal Market today!

Our team wishes you good health and prosperity! ❤️

Resource: Healthline

07/23/2022

Yal Market's 🌱Food Fact Friday🌱- Our apologies for the late posting!

Every Friday, we aim to post a fun fact about healthy and delicious foods that we sell at our grocery store. ✨

We hope that you find these posts helpful and that they can assist you when planning your meals for yourselves, your family, and your friends! Remember, having a healthy diet can promote a better lifestyle! ✨

In today's post, we highlight butternut squashes:

Butternut Squash (Cucurbita moschata 'Butternut'):
A butternut squash consists of sweet and nutty flavours with orange-flesh inside of it. While it is thought of as a vegetable, it is technically a fruit. As well, though it makes a great addition to many sweet and savoury dishes, it also consists of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants.

Here are some more health benefits:
-Contains Vitamin A which is essential for promoting cell growth, eye health, bone health, and the immune system. It is also important for fetal growth and development, thus being helpful to pregnant mothers.
-Contains Vitamin C which is useful for immune function, collagen synthesis, wound healing, and tissue repair.
-Vitamin A, C, E, and beta-carotene are also known as antioxidants to protect the body from risks for cancer, heart diseases, and mental decline.
-Further aids in bone health due to magnesium, potassium, and manganese.
-May aid in weight loss due to it containing a lot of fiber and having low calories.

As always, ensure that your medical history tolerates these foods as any may have adverse effects.

You can purchase these healthy and delicious butternut squashes at Yal Market today!

Our team wishes you good health and prosperity! ❤️

Resource: Healthline

07/15/2022

Yal Market's 🌱Food Fact Friday🌱

Every Friday, we aim to post a fun fact about healthy and delicious foods that we sell at our grocery store. ✨

We hope that you find these posts helpful and that they can assist you when planning your meals for yourselves, your family, and your friends! Remember, having a healthy diet can promote a better lifestyle! ✨

In today's post, we highlight pineapples: 🍍

Pineapple (Ananas comosus):
A pineapple is a very healthy and delicious tropical fruit. It consists of nutrients, antioxidants, and beneficial compounds like enzymes that protect your body against inflammation and disease. Pineapples are also linked to improvements in digestion, immunity, and surgery recovery.

Here are some more health benefits:
-Helpful for immune health, iron absorption, and growth plus development from its Vitamin C
-Contains antioxidant properties which help ward off inflammation that can cause cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases, from manganese
-Aids in healthy metabolism from micronutrients like copper, thiamine, and vitamin B6
-May ease digestion of protein due to it containing digestive enzymes called bromelain
-May ease symptoms of arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory properties
-Pineapple juice may reduce asthma symptoms due to bromelain's anti-inflammatory effects. As well, Vitamin C has been associated with reducing bronchoconstriction (constriction of the airways).

As always, ensure that your medical history tolerates these foods as any may have adverse effects.

You can purchase these lovely pineapples at Yal Market today! 🍍

Our team wishes you good health and prosperity! ❤️

Resource: Healthline

07/08/2022

Introducing Yal Market's 🌱Fun Fact Fridays🌱

Every Friday, we aim to post a fun fact about healthy and delicious foods that we sell at our grocery store. ✨

We hope that you find these posts helpful and that they can assist you when planning your meals for yourselves, your family, and your friends! Remember, having a healthy diet can promote a better lifestyle! ✨

In today's post, we highlight beetroots:

Beetroot (Beta vulgaris):
A beetroot is a root vegetable also known as a red beet, table beet, garden beet, or simply a beet. They consist of essential nutrients and are a fantastic source of fibre, folate (vitamin B9), manganese, potassium, iron, and vitamin C.

They have various health benefits including:
-Lowering blood pressure
-Enhancing physical performance by improving oxygen circulation and stamina
-Helping to fight inflammation as it contains betalains (anti-inflammatory properties)
-Improving digestive health (due to high source of fibre)
-Supporting brain health (due to nitrates which increase blood flow to the brain)
-Containing anti-cancer properties (including etaine, ferulic acid, rutin, kaempferol, and caffeic acid)
-Beet juice supports your liver (through antioxidant betaine) and may reduce cholesterol

As always, ensure that your medical history tolerates these foods as any may have adverse effects.

You can purchase these healthy and delicious beetroots at Yal Market today! 🌱

Our team wishes you good health and prosperity! ❤️

Resource: Healthline

06/01/2022

Yal Market acknowledges Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈
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In the month of June, we celebrate and uplift the voices of LGBTQ2S+ members. As Yal Market is an ally, we support achieving equal opportunities and justice for this community - not only in June, but every day. We must work together to end the stigma and discrimination towards the community.
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To honour this month, here are some ways you can support:
-Get involved in community events for Pride
-Support LGBTQ2S+ owned businesses
-Take part in the Pride parade in your area
-Educate yourself on the history of Pride
-Use pride related hashtags on your posts
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Our team wishes you all the best, and we hope you stay safe. ❤️
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