10 healthy foods your fridge should have
- Nut butters: For smoothies, whole grain toast, apple slices and more
- Fruits: Perfect to grab and go.
- Ready to eat- lean proteins: Precook chicken breasts or quinoa at the start of the week so you can make a quick dinner when you get home and salmon is a good option too for fast cooking.
- Cut vegetables: baby carrots, celery or sliced bell pepper.
- Lemon: Squeeze lemon into your water for detoxing.
- Greek Yogurt: to topped with fruits or as healthy replacement for sour cream or butter in baking.
- Eggs: perfect for breakfast.
- Hummus: The high-protein condiment pairs great with cut-up veggies for a low-calorie snack.
- Baby spinach: Baby spinach is an easy way to add nutrients to almost any meal
- Almond milk: it has fewer calories and fat.
Source: http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Healthy-Foods-You-Should-Have-Your-Fridge-34872965#photo-3487
Pizza with healthy food alternatives
We found this recipe that we thought it could be a healthy alternative, enjoy eating this low fat pizza but not worrying about the calories.
Ingredients:
Small whole grain tortillas
Spinach
Mushrooms
Tomatoes
Low fat shredded mozzarella
Marinara sauce
Extra virgin olive oil
Directions:
1) Sauté spinach, mushrooms, and diced tomatoes with extra virgin olive oil in a small pan.
2) In a separate pan heat up olive oil. Then place a tortilla in the center. Wait for it to bubble and then flip it over.
3) Place the low fat shredded mozzarella in the center of the tortilla. Then add in the sautéed veggies.
4) Use your spatula to fold over the tortilla into the shape of a taco.
5) Make as many of these as you desire and then serve with a side of marinara sauce.
Source: http://www.hercampus.com/school/hampton-u/healthy-junk-food-alternatives
Green Juice benefits and recipe:
Green juices are the perfect way to eat vegetables without even realizing, it is an ideal way to absorb a lot of vitamins and the best part is that it is easy and quickly to make!
We found this recipe for you
6 Ingredients
- 2 big handfuls spinach
- 1/2 seedless cucumber
- 1/2 cup pineapple or mango
- 1/2 large navel orange, peeled
- 1/2 lime, peeled
- 1/4-1/2 cup water
Directions
- Chop cucumber, pineapple, orange, and lime into 1-inch chunks for easier blending.
- Place spinach in the blender jug. Add half the other ingredients and 1/2 cup water.
- Secure the blender lid and start off blending at moderate speed. Pulse if necessary to get things moving, then gradually increase speed to high. Once mixture is close to being fully pureed, add remaining ingredients and continue to blend. Only add additional water if necessary.
Breakfast with Fruits and Nut Bars
We definitely love to eat fruits and nuts for snack, but what if we combined them? Even better!
We found this recipe of a Fruit and Nut Bar just for you!
8 Ingredients
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 cups dried fruit (such as apricots, dates, and cherries), chopped
- 1 1/2 cups dry roasted nuts (such as pecans and almonds), chopped
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line an 8-by-8 inch baking pan with parchment paper or coat with nonstick spray.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in a large bowl until evenly combined. Add sugar, fruit, and nuts, and mix to coat all fruit and nuts with the flour mixture.
- In a separate bowl, beat egg with vanilla until frothy and thick, about 2 minutes. Stir egg into flour mixture until evenly mixed. Spread mixture into prepared pan, using a spatula to smooth out the top.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown.
How to avoid overeating on Christmas
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Have a healthy and filling breakfast that morning to ensure you do not arrive ravenously hungry
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It’s not the amount of food you eat but the energy density of your choices that counts. The key is not to restrict yourself to the blandest options but to combine your reasonable portions of your favorite energy-dense foods with tasty foods lower in energy (e.g., salad).
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Don’t eat yesterday’s food of fear of wasting it. Instead, turn unloved portions into fresh meals. Create healthy soups with leftover meats and freeze them for another day.
Cooking Tips just for you!
Cooking is practice, and every day you can learn something new!
Enjoy this cooking tips we found for you.
Exotic Tuna Tartare Recipe
Ingredients:
1 lb. fresh tuna, diced in 1/8-inch cube (chilled until ready to serve)
3 Tbsp 100% pure sesame oil
3 Tbsp corn oil
Tbsp mniced ginger
1 Tbsp premium soy sauce
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp mirin
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp wasabi powder
1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 Tbsp jalapeño, seeded and diced
1 avocado, diced
chopped cilantro for garnish
lightly salted Kettle chips
- In a small container, combine corn oil and ginger. Allow to infuse for at least 2 hours. In a separate bowl, mix thoroughly the sesame oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, sugar, mirin, jalapeño, sesame seeds and wasabi powder. When ready to serve, strain infused ginger oil into the sauce mixture. Combine thoroughly with diced tuna.
- You have several serving options. For a cocktail party, you can either place a small scoop of tuna tartare on a spoon topped with diced avocado and mango. Or for our “fish & chips” (an unusual yet complimentary pairing), place a scoop of tuna tartare on a potato chip and top with diced avocado and mango. To serve as a side dish, place a 3-inch ring form on a plate. Add a layer of diced mango, then tuna tartare and avocado. Top with one large potato chip and sprinkle with cilantro. This recipe serves 4-6 people (depending on which presentation you choose).
Squash tricks
Who thought you can use Squash to cook all this things?
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNjF9YtgXVY
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