healthy – Page 9 – Little Choices

Peanut Cilantro Southwestern Salad

I recently went for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory where I had a delicious salad and the dressing was amazing. I tried to purchase the dressing, but wanted to make sure there was no harmful ingredients in the dressing. I asked for an ingredient list but they could not provide it. So, I decided not to take…

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…

Crunchy & Sweet Apple Chicken Salad

Apples are loaded with vitamins and antioxidants and just one apple provides up to 5 grams of fiber, great for a healthy diet. Apples are not only great for weight loss, they are great in preventing many diseases such as Alzheimers Asthma, and aid in preventing numerous cancers such as colon, liver, lung and breast. The pectin in apples…

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…