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“Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.”
…Hipprocrates
These foods give you maxim nutrition bang for your buck! The more foods you eat that are unprocessed, the higher their nutritive value all around. The foods listed here are loaded with antioxidants, a wide variety of beneficial vitamins and minerals, as well as other disease-fighting ingredients. Be sure to choose U.S. grown and Certified Organic products as often as possible. These foods are not listed in any particular order:
1 – Salmon, wild and not farmed
2 – Citrus
3 – Old Fashioned Oats
4 – Banana
5 – Sweet Potato
6 – Asparagus
7 – Whole grains
9 – Smart Balance Margarine
10 – Extra Virgin Olive OIl
11 – Grapes (the darker the color, the better)
12 – Pumpkin
13 – Berries
14 – Mushrooms
15 – Yogurt with Live Cultures (cow, soy or rice milk)
16 – “Safe” Fish and Seafood (see www.healthcastle.com/fish-safe-eat.shtml)
17 – Nuts
18 – Tomato (Fresh and Cooked)
19 – Onions
20 – Tea
21 – Dried Beans
22 – Melon
23 – Spinach/Kale
24 – Apples
25 – Cocoa powder
Healthy eating,
Marianne
What a fabulous time of year with all the local produce and U.S. grown produce becoming available. One of the best things you can do for your health is to eat 1 or 2 raw fruits and the same of vegetables daily. Raw produce gives you optimum vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and many other benefits.
Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Avocado Dressing
This wonderfully refreshing recipe is adapted from Good Housekeeping.
In a medium bowl, cut-up bite size chunks of ripe tomatoes, peeled cucumbers, as well as thinly sliced red onions. I also sometimes throw in some drained black olives and feta cheese,
Make the dressing by mashing a ripe avocado with 1 Tbs. milk or balsamic vinegar, 1 Tbs. fresh lime juice, 1 Tbs. olive oil and salt/pepper to taste. Whisk till fluffy and add to salad, tossing gently. Serve immediately.
Peachy Fruit Medley
In each person’s dessert bowl, put your choice of chunks of fresh, peeled fruit such as apricots, cantaloupe, honeydew, nectarines and watermelon. Also good are blueberries and grapes. In a blender, puree 2-3 fresh peeled, sliced peaches with 1/2 Cup Cool Whip Lite. Serve over fruit.
Healthy eating,
Marianne
