From The Classroom to The Kitchen
A plant based diet is centered on whole, unrefined, or minimally refined plants. It’s a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. It excludes or minimizes meat (including chicken and fish), dairy products, and eggs, as well as highly refined foods like bleached flour, refined sugar, and oil. Studies have shown that plant based diets are extremely beneficial…
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This soup is very good, hearty, and tastes even better the next day. If you don’t like chorizo, you can substitute with extra firm tofu. Nutritionally, this soup is packed full of protein and is low in calories. For those that are on tight budget, this should be one of your go to soups.
Good Morning to The Young and Hungry, I am going to take breakfast bars to a whole new level! I am going to divide this section into two parts: The Recipe and The Doctors Order Firstly, Carbs are not bad for your health. Refined Sugar is not necessarily bad for your health. But Refined Carbs IN EXCESS IS bad for your…
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This is a wholesome, healthy, and easy meal is simple to prepare and tastes even better the next day. Try making this meal on a Sunday night as your weekly meal prep! Also beets and Brussels sprouts are nutrition all stars that should be packed into your diet.
Beets are a wonderful source of dietary nitrates and they have recently been studied as a possible nutritional supplement to help with vascular function. In a 2016 study published in JACC, it was found that just consuming beets for everyday for only one week has a significant effect on improving blood pressure in patients with heart failure. Link to the…
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Beets are the burgundy power-food that are jam packed full of vitamins and nutrients. On top of that, beets are packed full of nitrates, which work to help dilate your blood vessels. Many patients with chronic chest pain or erectile dysfunction, may need these nitrates to provide that arterial dilation. Try this recipe below and feel the nitrates pumping! …
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