Perfect to serve your Valentine: Nutty Chocolate smoothie (3 – 4 servings) ½ cup raw cashew nuts 1 ¾ cups water 1 cup plain yogurt ¼ cup cocoa 5 tablespoons honey 4 tablespoons chia seeds 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Blend cashews and water into a puree ( cashews dissolve and you basically create cashew milk.) Add the yogurt, cocoa, honey, chia seeds and vanilla extract to the blender. Blend all the ingredients together. Taste and adjust the sweetness as desired.
Cranberries – A gift from Mother Nature
Whether you drink cranberry juice, blend cranberries in smoothies, add cranberries to stuffing or enjoy cranberries in salsa, salads or side dishes, they can keep you healthy any time of the year. They are loaded with Vitamin C and other antioxidants. Their crimson color comes from a flavonoid that may help lower your LDL- (bad) cholesterol, help prevent blood clots that cause heart attacks and strokes-and so protect you from heart disease. Their other plant substances may protect from cancers, gum disease and stomach ulcers. Another better known benefit, […]
Frappucino at Home
If you read my newsletters from time to time, you may remember that a choosing between a Starbucks Frappie or a McDonalds burger is a surprising comparison. Starbucks frozen drinks pack quite a calorie punch. But I know, I know, you love them. So make one at home – where you control the ingredients. First you need the coffee concentrate. Coffee houses do NOT make their frozen coffee drinks using brewed coffee that has gone cold. They make their frozen coffee drinks using cold brewed coffee. You can find “machines” for […]
ESSENTIAL FLAX – THE MIRACLE SEEDS
Flax – the Miracle Seed ILANA KATZ, MS, RD, CSSD The science of nutrition has so much to offer and when buzz words stick around for more than a few months, we know its worth investigating the empirical evidence behind the buzz. Flaxseeds is one of those that has been around for sometime now, and most people are getting them in some form or another if they are conscious of healthy eating by any measure. Studies show that flaxseed may help fight everything from heart disease and diabetes to even […]
Fun Thanksgiving Treats for the kids to make
While scanning for some ideas to blog on, I came across two very creative ideas. A project for kids to get their hands into. Let them help decorate the Thanksgiving table or even create an alternative and fun dessert option. You may wander why the nutritionist is promoting candy or any form of processed food for that matter. Mmm, it certainly is not my favourite form of nutrition, but then again, it is a day of celebration and perhaps giving the kids a project may keep then out your hair […]
Spicy Hambuger Stir Fry
RECIPE OF THE MONTH For those that have already packed up the grill, here is a tasty,and nutritious alternative (serves 4) 1 tsp olive oil 1 cup lean ground beef 1 cup rice, uncooked 1 cup green bell peppers, sliced 1 cup yellow bell peppers, sliced 1 cup carrots, sliced or strips 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced 1/8 tsp black pepper 1 tsp Oriental 5 spice blend 1/2 tsp curry powder 3 tbsp soy sauce Cook one cup rice. Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Put in hamburger. […]
Healthy Grilling
Daylight saving is not over yet and you still have time and light to heat up the grill. Healthy substitutes for the old standbys is a great place to start revamping your grilling habits. Get your grill on, and at the same time, cut fat content: Replace Beef Burger with Portobello mushroom or veggie burger (saves calories, reduces fat : 90 cals, 3 g fat versus 220 cals, 11 g fat) Replace white buns with whole wheat buns (Adds fiber. An additional 3 – 5 g fiber in whole wheat […]
