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in Breakfast· Vegan· Vegetarian

Honey Roasted Granola and Berry Yogurt

Whew! It has been a super busy last couple of months! With the covid pandemic, increasing hospital demands, and the everyday stresses of life we have all been very busy.

When things get busy, it can be difficult to maintain a healthy balanced diet. This takes time, preparation, and intentionality. In these busy moments, it is best to keep it simple and easy.

Check out this quick, easy, and healthy go to breakfast or lunch to keep you full and satisfied in between those busy moments. The greek yogurt can be a bit tart, but the balance of berries and granola add a texture and sweetness that is very complimentary.

Additionally, this meal is packed full of proteins and vitamins that will energize you to attack the rest of your day. So check it out and let me know what you think!

Check out our previous post of oatmeal blueberry cobbler for another quick and easy breakfast recipe!

Honey Roasted Granola and Berry Yogurt
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Honey Roasted Granola and Berry Yogurt

Recipe by Dr. Aubrey J. GrantCourse: Breakfast, Vegan, VegetarianDifficulty: Easy
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

5

minutes
Total time

2

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup of your favorite Greek Yogurt

  • 1 handful of blueberries

  • 1 handful of raspberries

  • Honey Roasted Granola

  • Honey to taste

Directions

  • Pour a hearty helping of your favorite greek yogurt into bowl
  • Top with berries
  • Top with granola
  • Add honey to taste
  • Enjoy!

in Breakfast· Vegan· Vegetarian

Blackberry Cobbler Oatmeal

  • Blackberry Cobbler Oatmeal Bowl
    Hearty and delicious blackberry cobbler oatmeal bowl. Great for a tasty treat for those cold early winter mornings.

Look at this blackberry cobbler oatmeal! Doesn’t it look amazing. Trust me it tastes just as good as it looks.

The best thing about this recipe is that its quick, easy, and can definitely transform your morning routine. All together, this recipe takes about 10 minutes to put together, so try this recipe out when you are in a hurry but still looking for something nutritious. This recipe could also be prepared the night before if needed.

Looking for more quick and easy breakfast recipes? Check out our previous post on Avocado toast!

Nutrition Benefits

This recipe for blackberry cobbler oatmeal is not only sweet and delicious but also very nutritious. Oatmeal has so many health benefits and should be a staple in your diet. Not only does it have a great glycemic index making it great for diabetics, but it also has benefits on cardiovascular disease, mortality, and stroke risk

Blackberries are also very nutritious. They are packed full of Vitamin A, C, and K making them great for fighting off germs during cold and flu season. Blackberries are also packed full of antioxidants to keep your body in peak condition.

So check out this guilt free delicious recipe to help power you through the early winter mornings!

Don’t these flavors make your mouth water?

Blackberry Cobbler Oatmeal
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Blackberry Cobbler Oatmeal

Recipe by Dr. Aubrey J. GrantCourse: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

2

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes
Calories

400

kcal
Total time

12

minutes

Sweet and hearty oatmeal to keep warm on early winter mornings.

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup of your favorite oatmeal

  • 1/4 Cup Almond milk

  • ½ Cup Blackberries

  • 2 Tsp Vanilla Extract

  • Cinnamon to taste

  • ½ Cup of vanilla granola

  • 1 Tsp honey

Directions

  • Make oatmeal per given instructions on package.
  • Mix together almond milk and vanilla extract.
  • Add cinnamon to taste.
  • Top oatmeal with blackberries, granola, and honey.

in Breakfast· Vegan· Vegetarian

Avocado Toast Four Ways

Oatmeal, grits, cereal, and fruits are all great breakfast options, but you know they can get old pretty quickly. For many of us, its super important that breakfast foods are quick, easy, healthy, and transportable. Insert Avocado Toast 🙂 This quick, cheap, and easy breakfast will keep you full for hours and is super simple to prepare. If you prepare the toppings the night before, this meal can be made in less than 5 minutes. Additionally, pair it with multi-grain whole wheat toast and you are sure to get great nutritional value. 

Also, you can top your avocado with just about anything. Don’t like strawberries? Consider topping your toast with healthy pomegranate seeds or smoked chickpeas. The options are endless and the nutritional value is plentiful.

Health Benefits of Avocado Toast! 

Avocados are also packed with monounsaturated fats (good fat) which do wonders to help reduce your LDL (bad fat) levels! Check this link to learn about more of the health benefits of avocado! 

When I am on the wards and need a quick and hearty meal to help power through hours and hours of rounds, avocado toast is my go to recipe for fuel and health. My favorite is topped with smoked salmon! What’s yours??? Comment below and tell us how you like your toast. 

Avocado Toast 4 Ways
Serves 4
Avocado Toast 4 different ways
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Prep Time
5 hr
Cook Time
5 hr
Total Time
10 min
Prep Time
5 hr
Cook Time
5 hr
Total Time
10 min
Ingredients
  1. 3 Avocados
  2. 4 pieces of bread, lightly toasted
  3. 1 group vine tomato
  4. 1 egg, pan fried
  5. 2 oz smoked salmon
  6. 2 strawberries
Instructions
  1. Lightly Toast bread
  2. Open avocado and mash together in small bowl
  3. Top Avocado on bread
  4. Top Avocado toast with diced strawberries, tomatoes, fried egg, and smoked salmon!
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in Desert· Vegetarian

Cinnamon Sugar Grilled Peaches

Peach season reaches its peak around July and August and we are ready for the madness. Peaches have been very affordable lately and quite delicious, especially here in Georgia. Peaches are a versatile summer fruit and there are so many great ways to enjoy an amazing Georgia peach. Additionally, peaches are packed full of B vitamins, are low in calories, and are a rich provider of minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, and zinc. Check out the recipe below for Cinnamon Sugar Grilled Peaches as it is a quick and easy summer desert that is sure to leave the sweet tooth satisfied, while not ruining your summer body goals! 

Health Benefit of Peaches

If you’ve tried this recipe at home, send us your feedback! What would you do differently? What parts of the recipe did you love? Did your desert turn out great? We’ would love to see pictures! Feel free to comment below 🙂 

Cinnamon Sugar Grilled Peaches
Serves 4
A delicious summer desert to satisfy your sweet tooth without ruining your gym gains
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
20 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
20 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
  2. 1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar
  3. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  4. 4 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
  5. Canola oil
  6. Mint leaves, for garnish
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl add the butter, cinnamon, sugar, and mix until combined.
  2. Heat grill to high. Brush peaches with oil and grill until golden brown and just cooked through.
  3. Top each with a few teaspoons of the butter and garnish with mint leaves.
Notes
  1. Try serving with a side of vanilla ice-cream!
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in Lean Meats· meal prep· Vegetarian

Spicy West African Smoked Chicken

 

 

Spicy West African Smoked Chicken
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Prep Time
12 hr
Prep Time
12 hr
Ingredients
  1. 1 whole chicken
  2. 3 cups of chopped okra, yellow corn, potatoes, red onion
  3. 2 cups of olive oil
  4. Apple Wood Chips
  5. 1 Smoker
Instructions
  1. After making chopping the vegetables, place the in a large bowl.
  2. Clean, brine and dry the chicken and then place it in the bowl of vegetables
  3. rub 2 cups of olive oil into the chicken with the vegetables over it
  4. let marinate for at least 6 hours
  5. smoke the chicken at a temp of 225-275 to an internal temp of >160 degrees.
  6. After reaching th internal temp, let cool for about 30 minutes
  7. serve on a bed of vegetables or with jollof rice
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You know I have a saying, Behind every black man is a black woman rolling her eyes. 😀

I say that because, sometimes I have ideas and  Felicia, my Nigerian American wife to be, in my life will come along and make it better. Most of the recipes I have put up on lately, have been influenced by her in some way. This recipe is no different. In keeping with our summer series on bbq and healthy eating, I had to get back to my roots and put up at least one grilled chicken recipe. 

But everyone has grilled chicken. So I had this whole chicken in my freezer just staring at me for weeks. I just could not figure out what flavors I wanted, so until then, that bird just sat. It was not until last week where Felicia asked me about meal prepping and I thought ohhhhh chicken! Lets smoke a Whole Chicken. But I have been here before, I want to smoke a chicken but what flavors? Enter Felicia in her infinite ovarian wisdom passed down from the ages, ” Why don’t you marinade it in fresh okra?” Ok…..Im listening.

So I spoke it over with Felicia and she gave some some ideas. As a Nigerian American, Felicia’s  family is from the Akwa Ibom state and from my involvement with this woman and her family, they are AMAZING COOKS!! I mean the Lord really knew what he was doing and creating this woman. Through Felicia, I have discovered African Stew (https://www.africanbites.com/chicken-stew-african-style/). Then she cut up some vegetables and made the marinade. After about 12 hours, I stuffed this bird with some okra and corn then smoked it over some apple wood chips for a couple of hours. It was so juicy, we ate two leg quarters for dinner. 

Remember Fellas: Behind Every Black man is a Black Woman rolling her eyes

 

Shout out to Felicia and her West African perspective on Chicken for this Post and since it is Wednesday, my #WCW goes out to my future wife, Felicia Ekpo

 

Celebrate the Culture,

 

Dr. Joe Claiborne

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in Side Dish· Vegetarian

Mexican Street Corn (Elotes)

There is this running myth that corn has no nutritional value and that it should be avoided at all cost. Surely, this is due to heavy media coverage surrounding high-fructose corn syrup and its misuse by several food manufacturers. However, corn is still a vegetable and packed with nutritional value. Its full of carotenoids that benefit your vision, fiber to help keep your bowels regular, and its full of iron to help with anemia. Considering we are in the full swing of cookout season, It’s time we show corn some love. Check out this recipe for Mexican Street Corn to take your grilled corn to the next level! 

Evidence Linking Health Benefits of Corn

Mexican Street Corn (Elotes)
 
Recipe Type: Grilled Veggies
Author: Dr. Aubrey J. Grant
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 4
Grilled Corn perfect for any backyard barbecue.
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) mayonnaise (can substitute with greek yogurt)
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) sour cream
  • 1/2 cup (110g) finely crumbled feta cheese, plus more for serving
  • 1/2 teaspoon ancho chili powder, plus more for serving
  • 1 medium clove garlic, finely minced (about 1 teaspoon)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro leaves and tender stems
  • 4 ears shucked corn
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
  1. Clean and oil grilling grate and light to medium heat.
  2. Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, cheese, chili powder, garlic, and cilantro in a large bowl.
  3. When grill is hot, place corn directly over hot side of grill and cook, rotating occasionally.
  4. Transfer corn to bowl with cheese mixture and use a large spoon to evenly coat corn on all sides Sprinkle with extra cheese and chili powder and serve immediately with lime wedges.
 

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