Article tagged with Protein
Healthy Recipe Idea: Winter Squash & Edamame Pasta
My wife was baking acorn squash for her nutrition class. She teaches at the community college and each week tries to offer a sampling of healthy foods and new flavors the students may have never been exposed to.
Healthy Recipe Idea: Basil Chicken & Bok Choy
This light and healthy dish features bok choy, basil and tahini. Bok choy, also known as Chinese cabbage, is rich in fiber, vitamin C, folate, beta-carotene and indoles.
Delicious Stir Fry with Potent Anti-Cancer Components
I bet you never knew that preventing cancer could be so delicious! Every ingredient in this recipe has a powerful anti-cancer component.
Hunger Buster Smoothie
The key ingredients in this smoothie (coconut oil, chia seeds and protein powder) will suppress hunger for hours. They contain fiber, antioxidants, protien and essential fatty acids and are is especially ideal for those seeking weight loss, heightened athletic performance, maintenence of normal blood glucose, or recovery from chronic disease.
Ten Egg-citing Breakfast Ideas
When my patients start to make diet changes, they often ask: What can I eat for breakfast? The Standard American diet (SAD) typically involves cold cereal. Cereal is often a poor choice because it is processed, involves heating grains to high temperatures and is high in sugar. We so easily choose cereal but will be swayed to think that eggs or avocados aren’t healthy choices.
All About Quinoa
Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah), an ancient grain-like seed crop, has been cultivated in the Andes region of South America for thousands of years. Though technically not a true grain, quinoa’s nutritious seeds are easily substituted for grains because of simliar cooking characteristics. Quinoa offers a powerhouse of nutrients and is quickly becoming known as a super food. Though less well known in North American, it is becoming available in grocery stores across the country.
