Healthy Eats

It's good food, good for you. An accumulation of great, healthy food from different sources. Recipes, tips (and sometimes nutrition facts) included. {And for followers you have noticed, it has become a hodgepodge of health related things.}
The New Superfoods continued! Barley! Barley This sweet, nutty supergrain is rich in niacin (for healthy hair and skin) and cancer-fighting lignans (antioxidants). Plus, “the soluble fiber keeps your cholesterol levels healthy, cutting your risk for heart disease,” says Geagan. Try it: In place of pasta, rice, or oatmeal. Or swap Bob’s Mill Whole Grain Barley Flour (bobsredmill.com) for up to a third of flower in baked goods. Black Garlic: I once saw this in chocolate. I didn’t like garlic or chocolate then. I still don’t like chocolate now (I don’t know why) but I love caramelized garlic now. Black Garlic Fermentation gives this garlic its sweet, clove-and-caramel flavor and concentrate its natural antioxidants to nearly double that of a raw bulb. These compounds help lower cholesterol and can help decrease cancer risk, says Janet Helm, R.D., of NutritionUnplugged.com. And the black stuff comes with no nasty breath! Try it: In fondue, sauces, pizza, and believe it or not, cookies, brownies, and cakes. Or some @ blackgarlic.com. Kelp Kelp A possible anti-breast-cancer crusader, kelp is loaded with vitamin K, calcium, and other essential nutrients. And its natura alginate fiber may help block fat, say nutritionist Christine Avanti. Try it: In powdered form, mixed into meatballs and soups; use sheets (kombu) and uber-low-cal wraper. Sprouts: I love this stuff in sandwiches. I feel like there are really fun to eat. Sprouts Three-day-old broccoli plants may contain up to 50 times more anticancer aganet sulforphane than mature stalks—but without the pungent taste, says Kate Geagan, R.D., author of Go Green Get Lean. Try them: On sandwiches, wraps, pizza, baked potatoes, stews, stir-fries tacos, and just about anything else you can think of. Nutritional Yeast Nutritional yeast A singles serving of these cheese-like flakes has an incredible nine grams of satiating protein and provides more than your RDA of B vitamins to help boost energy, squash stress, and decrease your risk for chronic diseases. Try it: As a dairy-free sub for Parmesan on popcorn, potatoes, pasta, or scrambled eggs. These superfoods may have not been new to you but I hope some of my followers learned something new today about them. More stuff coming soon.

The New Superfoods continued!

Barley!

Barley

This sweet, nutty supergrain is rich in niacin (for healthy hair and skin) and cancer-fighting lignans (antioxidants). Plus, “the soluble fiber keeps your cholesterol levels healthy, cutting your risk for heart disease,” says Geagan.

Try it: In place of pasta, rice, or oatmeal. Or swap Bob’s Mill Whole Grain Barley Flour (bobsredmill.com) for up to a third of flower in baked goods.

Black Garlic: I once saw this in chocolate. I didn’t like garlic or chocolate then. I still don’t like chocolate now (I don’t know why) but I love caramelized garlic now.

Black Garlic

Fermentation gives this garlic its sweet, clove-and-caramel flavor and concentrate its natural antioxidants to nearly double that of a raw bulb. These compounds help lower cholesterol and can help decrease cancer risk, says Janet Helm, R.D., of NutritionUnplugged.com. And the black stuff comes with no nasty breath!

Try it: In fondue, sauces, pizza, and believe it or not, cookies, brownies, and cakes. Or some @ blackgarlic.com.

Kelp

Kelp

A possible anti-breast-cancer crusader, kelp is loaded with vitamin K, calcium, and other essential nutrients. And its natura alginate fiber may help block fat, say nutritionist Christine Avanti.

Try it: In powdered form, mixed into meatballs and soups; use sheets (kombu) and uber-low-cal wraper.

Sprouts: I love this stuff in sandwiches. I feel like there are really fun to eat.

Sprouts

Three-day-old broccoli plants may contain up to 50 times more anticancer aganet sulforphane than mature stalks—but without the pungent taste, says Kate Geagan, R.D., author of Go Green Get Lean.

Try them: On sandwiches, wraps, pizza, baked potatoes, stews, stir-fries tacos, and just about anything else you can think of.

Nutritional Yeast

Nutritional yeast

A singles serving of these cheese-like flakes has an incredible nine grams of satiating protein and provides more than your RDA of B vitamins to help boost energy, squash stress, and decrease your risk for chronic diseases.

Try it: As a dairy-free sub for Parmesan on popcorn, potatoes, pasta, or scrambled eggs.

These superfoods may have not been new to you but I hope some of my followers learned something new today about them. More stuff coming soon.

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