healthy choices – Page 9

Carol’s Candied Nuts

Nuts in their raw form is the healthiest choice. Many of the roasted nuts that you find in the supermarkets are usually roasted in harmful oils at high heats, making them rancid. This processing loosing the many benefits that raw nuts have to offer. Almonds contain potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, and vitamin E. Hazelnuts…

Crisp Pita Salad

Everyone loves a crunch to their salads, but to be healthy we need to stay away from the coutons! This salad gives you a great alternative using Ezekiel pitas. It’s a great flavor with a Greek twist. Top with a simple dressing (below) or for a creamy dressing add in some Greek yogurt. Crisp Pita…

Chicken Sausage & Zucchini Soup

Zucchini has low calories which is good for people who want to lose weight. It contains good amounts of Vitamin C, folate, potassium, and vitamin A, all important for good health. When eating zucchini, you should also avoid removing the skin because it contains the nutrient beta-carotene, a vitamin that acts as an antioxidant thus protecting…

Spinach & Mozzarella Meatloaf

Spinach contains folic acid, which helps in maintaining the physical and mental health to produce optimum levels of serotonin. Here is a great recipe to get in spinach and the family will love it. More than any other vegetables, dark leafy greens pack in more vitamins and minerals and fewer calories than any other vegetables. Eating dark…

Greek Pork Sandwiches

In this recipe I use Safflower mayo but Greek Yogurt is also very delicious. Although I do not recommend cooking with safflower oil, however Safflower mayonnaise uses expeller pressed safflower oil. Expeller pressed simply means that no heat used during pressing, and since the oil is used in such a way that no heat is applied, it would be okay…

Choose Wisely – Liquid Aminos

Amino Acids are the building blocks of all our organs and tissues. They are also the building blocks from which different food proteins are constructed. When we eat a protein food, such as meat or soybeans, the natural hydrochloric acid in the stomach digests the protein, releasing the Amino Acids. They are the link between…