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Edible MushroomsEdible Mushrooms are extremely nutritious and very tasty. This edible fungus is a vegetable that contain vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Mushrooms have now become very popular in most supermarkets and restaurants. There are many varieties of Edible Mushrooms. I know when you are on a Candida Diet, you should avoid mushrooms because they are a fungus, but I think after you have been very cautious with your diet and your immune system is stronger, you could introduce a healthy mushroom into your diet. Fungus has a 'Bad Rap' Fungas has a bad name, but did you know that fungus and bacteria both live in the soil and are vital to soil health. These microbes are vital both to the soil, as well as our health. Fungi has a symbiotic relationship with plants. A certain fungi called mycorrhizae live partially in the plant root hairs and in the soil. The plant supplies food for the fungus and the fungus supplies moisture and minerals to the plant. Mushroom Identification There are many kinds of mushrooms and being able to identify them in the wild is truly an art. It takes years of study to be able to accomplish this. The Unique Ganoderma Mushroom (Red Reishi) The ganoderma mushroom helps the body combat yeast infections by rebuilding the immune system. Ganoderma Lucidum is the only fungus with an unusual combination of beneficial components and these components are...
Scientists have found that these active components have the healing effects of these substances in your body.
Boletus Edulis 
This edible mushroom grows in deciduous and coniferous forests. They envelop the tree’s underground roots with fungal tissue. The fungus produces above ground in summer and autumn. It has a large brown cap and extended tubes downward from the underside of the cap, rather than gills. This mushroom is low in fat and a digestible carbohydrate. It is high in protein, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. It contains a steroid derivative ergosterol, a sugar binding protein, antiviral compounds, antioxidants and phytochelatins. This mushroom is resistant to toxic heavy metals. Puffball This mushroom is found in meadows, field and deciduous forests. It is common throughout Europe and North America in late summer and autumn.The puffball is edible when immature, but if the flesh is not pure white and begins to turn yellow, then to brown, it can cause a stomach/digestive upset.The giant puffball when sautéed, broiled, breaded and fried tastes very similar to tofu or melted cheese. Morel mushrooms 
This wild edible is also known as Morchella or Sponge Mushroom. They appear honeycomb like in the upper portion and it has ridges with pits between them. French gourmet cooks particularly like to use morels. Genus Morchella is derived from morchel, an old German word for mushroom, while morel itself is derived from the Latin maurus meaning brown. (by Wikipedia)There are so many other species. Some of these are a little more common Portobello, Shiitake, Cremini and Maiitake. These are wonderfully tasty and worth including them in your recipes. Now you have another picture of fungus. It is beneficial in many ways and detrimental when out of balance in our bodies.
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