Fresh Cuts

28/08/2025

Some truth about watermelon 🍉

Last call for watermelon as the summer winds down! One thing people are often surprised to learn is that watermelon isn’t just a sweet, hydrating fruit: it’s also a concentrated source of unique phytonutrients.

🍉 Lycopene powerhouse
Cup for cup, watermelon contains more lycopene than raw tomatoes. Lycopene is a red plant pigment and antioxidant that has been studied for its potential roles in cellular protection, skin health, and cardiovascular wellness.

💧 Hydration + electrolytes
With more than 90% water, watermelon is nature’s thirst quencher. It also provides electrolytes like potassium and magnesium, which help maintain fluid balance, muscle function, and resilience in hot weather.

🌿 Citrulline connection
Watermelon is one of the only fruits that provides citrulline, an amino acid that supports nitric oxide pathways, connected to blood vessel relaxation, circulation, and exercise recovery.

✨ Things to keep in mind
Because watermelon is high on the glycemic index, large servings may raise blood sugar in some individuals. Its natural FODMAPs can cause digestive discomfort in sensitive guts. And since it’s a source of potassium, those with kidney concerns or on certain medications may need to moderate their intake.

So, watermelon isn’t just a refreshing snack: it’s a phytonutrient-packed food that offers hydration, circulation support, and antioxidant activity, best enjoyed with mindfulness of your unique body.

21/08/2025

Met this guy earlier this year on my visit to Siparia for Panorama semis. He is the real deal.

20/08/2025

🌊 Join us for a pivotal Caribbean Science Symposium on Water!

In recognition of World Water Week 2025—celebrated under the theme “Water for Climate Action”—the Global Water Partnership–Caribbean (GWP-C) in collaboration with RCC Caribbean is proud to host a special two-day virtual Symposium:

🗓 Monday, August 25, 2025 & Tuesday, August 26, 2025
⏰ 09:00 – 12:30 AST each day

This is the perfect opportunity to connect with national governments, regional agencies, development partners, experts, academia, civil society, and youth organizations and join crucial conversations on:

Bridging science and policy

✅Scaling inclusive, evidence-based adaptation strategies

✅Unlocking climate finance with international development partners

✅Advancing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) across sectors

Interested in joining? Register at 🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/msTm1r_wQ3ODT1VRDja5dA #/registration

For more information please email [email protected] .

20/11/2023

A different kinda battymill

16/11/2023

Important information for us as food producers, agriculturalists, farmers, gardeners, and naturalists to consider as we move into unchartered and, at times, unfriendly territory.

Our weather patterns have become unpredictable and irrational.
Our rate of adaptation too slow to stem the rapid onslaught of change already at our shores.

Concerned?
Interested?
Motivated?

Join in on the conversation.

06/11/2023

We're so very grateful!!!

THANK YOU EVERYONE for another sold out event.

We couldn't keep the coco water in stock beyond the morning period and by the time the afternoon sun hit, the juices were all but gone too. All in all, with your generous support, we completely sold out of all our goodness.

Thank you
Thank you
Thank you very much!

See you AGAIN next year. We promise to bring you more!

05/11/2023

We outside again... this time at Scarborough RC Church Annual Harvest & Bazaar!

Fresh Cuts' WATERING HOLE brings the natural juices and invigorating waters for your thirst-quenching refreshment.

We have alkaline water infused with fruit, vegetable and herbs to cleanse your palette and refresh your tastebuds.

We also bring natural, cold-pressed fruit juices high in vitamins and nutrients. We do encourage you to "dress your drinks" at the Watering Hole with your preference of ginger or turmeric for some of that added kick.

And of course, the signature Coco Water. Our raw, unfiltered and naturally sweet coconut water. Pure, liquid nourishment!
So come join us today.

There's lots to see, eat, drink and do at Scarborough RC Churchyard.

24/10/2023

We wish to express our most sincere gratitude for the overwhelming support we received on our first ever World Food Day Expo (Oct 18th & 19th). With this year's theme, "Water is Life. Water is Food" we could not keep our local, healthful waters and juices from you any longer.

We believe whole-heartedly in our mission to bring truly 'good food' to the masses at affordable prices. Our Coco water, infused waters and all-natural, cold-pressed juices are available to your taste BY ORDER. Just call or message us at 399-9181 to place yours today.

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19/10/2023

for sure!

Three principles which I find important for everyone regardless of the diet they subscribe to are the following:

🌈Color: Choosing whole food plant colors of different parts of the spectrum and even different shades and saturation within one color

🧡Creativity: Bringing play and novelty into every meal through combining foods, flavors, and textures for a sensory experience; and using intuition ("going with the flow") in food preparation

✨Variety: Selecting from a wide variety of different plant foods to get a full complement of phytonutrients for healthy structure and function in the body

19/10/2023

🥥🥒🍎💧🍉🥕🍍De Fresh Cuts Watering Hole 🥥🥒🍎💧🍉🥕🍍

We are back at the Food Hub TODAY from 10am!

Our local waters and juices are made from the freshest and purest ingredients to give you the most healthful and beneficial refreshment around.

❌ No additives or preservatives
❌ No artificial sweeteners
❌ No artificial colouring

Be early to secure your refreshing and invigorating drinks!

Call or DM us to place your orders now.

17/10/2023

This year's World Food Day theme is "Water is Life, Water is Food!"
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At the Fresh Cuts' Watering Hole, we present to you only the freshest, most natural waters from the refreshing Coco water to the sweet, cold-pressed fruit juices of melon, guava, pineapple, five finger and plum.
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We offer a quench for your thirst,
Something to make your mouth water;
A way to refresh every cell in your body,
Flavours to savour.

17/10/2023

Dr. D is the best when it comes to rainbow eating!

THE RAINBOW FOODS OF WHOLE DETOX

It's that time of the year again when I gear up to teach for The Institute for Functional Medicine Advanced Practice Module in Environmental Health. As I reflect on the foods for promoting healthy detoxification, I have some of these rainbow ones that come to mind:

🔴Red: Cranberries, raspberries, pomegranate, beet, red quinoa, apple, strawberries, red beans (adzuki, kidney)

🟠Orange: Turmeric, carrots, citrus, orange lentils, nectarines/peaches

🟡Yellow: Lemons, ginger, mango, yellow legumes, pineapple, squashes

🟢Green: Cilantro, broccoli, dandelion greens, kale, asparagus, cabbage, leek, watercress, arugula

🟣Indigo: Purple sweet potato/potatoes, radicchio, blackberries, fig, purple cabbage, blueberries, grapes, plums

🟤Brown: Tubers, flaxseeds & flaxseed meal, psyllium fiber, cacao/cocoa, brown quinoa and other grains, teas, coffee, brown beans

⚪️White: Radish, sesame seeds, onion, garlic, cauliflower, chicory, horseradish