Whole Roasted Squash With Tomato-Ginger Chickpeas & Za ’atar
I read myself the riot act about 6 months ago, when my cholesterol level reached a new high. My doctor seemed nonplussed, perhaps because my cardiac calcium score was a perfect zero. But I was not happy. Yes, I had lost weight and was exercising, but to be honest, my heart belonged to cheese. And eggs. And ice cream. Something had to change.
Breakfast was easy. The whole eggs (which I had been eating almost daily) were replaced by Starbucks Sous Vide Egg whites or oatmeal served with a side of chicken sausage. Lunches were yogurt or soup or vegan bean burritos or salad or tuna or peanut butter. I started snacking on nu...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - February 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Vegetables Butternut Squash Chickpeas vegetarian za'atar Source Type: blogs
Planet-friendly, plant-based home cooking
With all the news about the health and environmental advantages of eating less meat, many people are trying to eat more plant-based meals. But where do you begin?
Instead of trying to cook an entire vegetarian meal from scratch, start with one small step and build from there, says Dr. Rani Polak, founding director of the Culinary Healthcare Education Fundamentals (CHEF) coaching program at Harvard’s Institute of Lifestyle Medicine. “For example, buy some canned beans. You can then make a simple bean salad with a little olive oil and lemon juice. Or if you have a favorite recipe for beef stew, try swapping in beans for ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Cooking and recipes Food as medicine Health Healthy Eating Heart Health Source Type: blogs
Healthy eating through the holidays
Holiday time is here again! So are the joys and challenges of holiday eating. The big challenge is to have fun at special occasions without jeopardizing some of the healthy practices you have worked on throughout the year.
Here are some tips to help you survive the holiday season.
Do not arrive hungry to the party! Skipping meals before a holiday party in an effort to save calories for the big party will only make you overeat. Eat a light meal or snack before arriving to the party. A snack or meal that is high in fiber and contains lean protein is ideal because it can help control your appetite and help you avoid overeatin...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Lentil Butternut Bolognese | Bunny Kitchen
This recipe is for a multi tasker of a meal. Not only is it a perfect accompaniment to pasta, it’s fantastic on baked potatoes, in wraps or with a little extra stock, it makes a lovely warming, hearty soup. You could even use it to make a vegan version of the classic American Sloppy Joes which kids would love!
It’s a perfect weeknight meal, with little prep and no stirring thanks to an ingenious piece of kit – the Optimum Induction Multi Function Pressure-Cook Pro.
Since becoming disabled with widespread neuropathic pain, chronic migraine and fatigue, I can’t cook how I used to – always having a fully ...
Source: Nursing Comments - March 14, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Food Source Type: blogs
Scientific Studies Show How Nutrition Influences Our Creativity
In conclusion, our creative thinking is affected by a number of external elements, but the food we eat is such an important part of it. Choosing a diet with ingredients that are gradually processed by our body are crucial to staying productive. At the same time, our diet will also affect mental energy and positivity, and the combination of these factors will determine our levels of creativity.
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Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - February 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maria Onzain Tags: featured productivity tips self improvement creativity improve well-being nutrition nutrition and creativity nutrition and mental health pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
4 Ways to Ease Back-to-School and Autumn Anxiety
Middle schoolers aren’t the only ones who feel the jitters as school reopens every year.
Most people I know have trouble as summer draws to a close and autumn begins. All of the stress and transition required to accommodate new schedules, activities, and schools can throw off the limbic system (your emotional center) of even the most grounded creatures.
In fact, Ginny Scully, a therapist in Wales, said in an interview so many clients with feelings of anticipation and nervousness during the last week of August through the first weeks of September that she coined the term “autumn anxiety,” which I’ve written ab...
Source: World of Psychology - August 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Anxiety and Panic Mental Health and Wellness Parenting Self-Help Alternative Medicine Anxious Thoughts autumn anxiety Back To School Depression Diet Healthy Eating School stress Source Type: blogs
Why is magnesium so important?
One of the six core strategies in the Undoctored Wild, Naked, and Unwashed program for health and weight loss is restoration of magnesium.
Magnesium deficiency is alarmingly common in today’s world. Why? Our reliance on filtered water that has had all of the magnesium removed, the reduced content of magnesium in modern crops, and the widespread use of proton pump inhibitors—-drugs prescribed to treat acid reflux and ulcers while reducing magnesium absorption.
Remember those darned phytates in wheat and other grains that bind magnesium and other positively charged minerals in the intestinal tract, preventing absorp...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle a fib constipation Dr. Davis grain-free grains health healthcare heart rhythm hydrochlorothiazide kidney stones oxalate sudden death Source Type: blogs
What to Expect During Your Third Trimester
Congratulations you are at the beginning of your third trimester.
“Babies weigh about 2.2 pounds by the start of the third trimester. They can blink their eyes, which now sport lashes. And their wrinkled skin is starting to smooth out as they put on baby fat. They’re also developing fingernails, toenails, and real hair (or at least some peach fuzz), and adding billions of neurons to their brain. Your blossoming baby will spend his or her final weeks in utero putting on weight.”
Week 28
This week your baby is settling into the proper position for birth, with his/her head facing downward. He/she is also busy adding n...
Source: Cord Blood News - April 3, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies parents pregnancy third trimester Source Type: blogs
Food from Different Worlds—Finding Foods that Nourish and Heal Across Cultures
When I was a college freshman starting life on campus, I found the food available in our college cafeteria very confusing. Though ranked among the most diverse and delicious offerings, many times, I would walk through and find myself still with an empty plate. I could not find anything to eat. I had grown up on non-typical food, lots of roots and tubers, legumes and pulses, kale before it became a dietary hit, and lots of plain old water. Now I was part of a place that had fun theme food nights, and I could not find something that resembled my normal diet. Where I should have been thrilled, I was feeling tense, and very hu...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Access Food Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Polenta & Eggs
We made a big batch of butternut squash polenta with sausages and onion, adding an extra cup of grated squash to the polenta as it cooked. While this made for a delicious flavored polenta, there was quite a bit left over.
The great thing about polenta is that it hardens as it cools, so we spread it into a class refrigerator dish and put it in the fridge. Next morning, I cut it into rectangles and sauteed it up beside my egg as it cooked in olive oil. A sprinkling of freshly ground pepper topped off a delicious breakfast!
What do you do with your leftover polenta? (Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan)
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - May 5, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Pasta Rice & Potatoes Butternut Squash leftover leftovers Plenta Source Type: blogs
Produce of the Day: Blueberries – So Much More Than Just Muffins
All this month I’m making it fun to eat better with my 30-Day Challenge “Half Plate Produce” in the spirit of National Nutrition Month’s theme “Enjoy the taste of eating right!”
Tweet, Post, Instagram or Pin your favorite pics and recipes that help make it fun for YOU to eat better. (Use #30DayChallenge and #NNM in your messages.)
Feature Produce of the Day: Blueberries
Did you know that blueberries are one of the few fruits actually native to North America? Most of the other fruits grown in the US were imported from overseas at some point, but blueberries have been here since before t...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - February 25, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food fruits nutrition recipes 30 day challenge blueberries produce Source Type: blogs
Add Flavor to Your Holiday Foods
The holiday season is a time for giving, sharing, being with loved ones, and —celebrating! If you’re like me, your schedule is probably filled with holiday parties and get-togethers right now. My first response to a party invite is always, “What can I bring?” We all want to bring a dish that’s the hit of the party, and I’ve got good news for you – you don’t need a culinary degree to make a flavorful, nutritious dish. All you need is a little know-how, and you can blend appealing textures and flavors to create delicious foods that will please every crowd.
This past week I appeared on WBAL NBC TV ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - December 19, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: nutrition beano blueberries entertaining holiday New York Style snacks peanuts recipes Source Type: blogs
Fit Family Challenge 2013: Ten Tips For Fast, Healthy, And Affordable Meals
I’m very excited to be the nutrition coach for the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Fit Family Challenge again this year. In surveying the finalist families, I discovered that the two most important nutrition issues on their minds were cooking speed and food affordability. Far down the list were things like food allergies, weight loss, and nutrition basics.
Contrary to popular belief, healthy eating doesn’t have to be expensive. A new study showed that a healthful diet only costs an average of $1.50/day more than an unhealthy diet, and the additional cost is mostly related to the expense of leaner protein sources....
Source: Better Health - December 12, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: Health Tips 2013 Affordable Food Boys And Girls Clubs Cheap Fit Family Challenge Greek Yogurt Groceries Healthy Hummus kids Lean Protein Meal Ideas Mediterranean Diet Nuts Organic Foods Quick Meals Seeds Snacks Supple Source Type: blogs
Go Home and Make This Recipe Tonight: Butternut Squash Soup with Orange Croutons
Nothing beats a creamy, warm bowl of soup on chilly, dark fall evenings -- except when said soup is made with fresh, seasonal veggies and orange juice (Yup, OJ!) to pack an immune-boosting punch just in time for flu season. Plus, this homemade creamy soup is much lower in fat and sodium than most store-bought versions. Enjoy a warm bowl tonight! (Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.)
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - October 18, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Recipes diet dinner food health healthy home soup Source Type: blogs
