Bare Organic Apple Chips
I found a new healthy product that I love and want to share with you! I'm very selective, so you know it's good if I feature it in my new blog series: "Judes' Market Highlights."
The Healthiest Bread
Is there bread that is actually healthy? Obviously white bread, rolls, buns, and crackers are problematic, but even among the healthier bread varieties, there is a significant variance. Which one should you choose? Below are the healthiest bread options to eat.
Brazil Nuts' Superpower
Bring in the new year by starting a new habit that will benefit your health. It's not even a hard one, so you can actually keep this year's resolution! Just eat one Brazil nut every day (but not more than that) to ensure that you are taking in enough selenium in your diet. This powerful nutrient is an essential mineral found to have a profound effect on our health! It's critical in protecting us from toxins and fighting diseases.
Cottage Cheese: Secret Weapon
Cottage cheese is a secret weapon to increase protein and keep body fat down. For all the cottage cheese haters out there, I've got great news. You won't know it's even there! In fact, It makes recipes creamier and more delicious without you even recognizing its presence. So if you tolerate dairy, then take advantage of this protein-packed craving-stopper and muscle protector.
Oil Confusion: Healthiest Oils & Their Heat Limits
Choosing which oils to use for your sautéing, grilling, roasting, and in your salad dressings can be confusing, but your choices matter! Oils have different smoke points where they start to break down and eliminate healthy components, and start to burn, releasing carcinogenic compounds. Check out which oils are best for high-heat use!
Slimming Fermented Foods
Fermented foods aren't just full of flavor – they also promote gut health and boost the immune system, and they may be a key to becoming slim and trim.
Olive Oil: Powerful But Fragile
Rich in monounsaturated fat, olive oil has well-documented health benefits. Also, it's loaded with important, health-promoting phytonutrients. But not all olive oils are equal, and their many nutrients need to be protected from light and excessive heat
Spring Surprise: Sugar Snap Peas
Twenty sugar snap peas contain only 28 calories, and yet are packed full of nutrients. One cup of the chopped pods offers 3 grams each of fiber and protein, a full daily dose of vitamin C, and one-third of our daily vitamin K and vitamin A requirements.
Farro: Pharaoh's Wheat
Farro is an ancient grain belonging to the wheat family. It gave rise to durum wheat, from which pasta flour is made, and spelt, but was replaced in modern times by ordinary wheat because modern-day wheat is easier to harvest and has a higher crop yield. Yet farro has twice the fiber (5 g/serving) and protein (7 g/serving) of modern wheat. It's also high in minerals: iron, magnesium, selenium, and zinc, as well as B vitamins and vitamin E.
Amazing Avocados
Avocados are a delicious and healthy fat source loaded with nutrition, and they help the body absorb more nutrients from other healthy foods. Take this month's Healthy Challenge and replace unhealthy fats in your diet with avocados. Add nutrition along with a great taste and you'll get a healthy feeling of satisfaction.
The Champion Chia Seed
Chia seeds are the same seeds used to grow Chia pets, but they have recently been rediscovered as a nutritional powerhouse (especially by those selling it) with the added benefit of outstanding culinary capabilities. Native to Mexico and Guatemala, one handful of this seed was used to sustain an Aztec warrior for 24 hours.
Amazing Asparagus
Asparagus is a delicious spring vegetable loaded with an amazing amount of health-promoting nutrients. Roasted or grilled asparagus is so good and so healthy that in April when it's in season and less expensive, it can and should be eaten with almost everything!
