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2019 Health Diet Vegetarians

7 Whole30-approved meals you can make in your Instant Pot right now

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May 11, 2019 at 08:00AM by CWC The payoffs for the Whole30 may be great—better digestion! knowing exactly what your body can and can’t tolerate!—but man it comes at a price. Cutting out refined sugar, processed foods, grains, legumes, and dairy is tough. Even though there’s still plenty left to eat (primarily vegetables and fruits, and organic meat, eggs, fish, and nuts), if you aren’t used to the eating plan, it’s easy to fall into the trap of rotating through the same two or three meals. (Egg burnout, anyone?) What if someone gifted you a list of recipe ideas you hadn’t thought of, and they were all meals you could make in your Instant Pot? Consider this a gift from the healthy food gods. Rounded up here are seven meals—all Whole30-approved—that will hit the spot every time. Keep reading for the best Whole30 Instant Pot recipes that will massively free up your weeknights. Photo: I Heart Umami 1. Butter chicken Sticking to the Whole30 food list absolutely does not mean giving up meals full of flavor. This recipe calls for turmeric, coriander, smoked paprika, and masala powder. The ghee-ed up chicken will soak up the spices in the Instant Pot, ensuring every bite is delicious. Photo: 40 Aprons 2. Chicken tortilla-less soup Another way to upgrade your chicken using your Instant Pot is with a Mexican-inspired soup. (This recipe has a couple versions for other eating plans, so just be sure to nix the coconut cream to stay compliant.) Like

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Here’s how to eat healthy at Taco Bell, according to nutritionists

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May 10, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC Let’s be real: Even if you’re a person who eats green smoothies for breakfast and keeps a spare yoga mat in their trunk, you’re still probably going to be at a Taco Bell at some point in your life. Sometimes it’s because a Quesarito craving strikes out of nowhere. Other times, you may be looking for something a bit more health-friendly. And that’s when ordering fast food gets tricky. The key, of course, is being prepared. Knowing the healthy (or at least healthy-ish) options available before you go means less anxiety at the drive-through window. Here, two registered dietitians—Jessica Cording, RD, and Carissa Galloway, RD, give their advice on what to order if you’re vegan or vegetarian, keto, or Paleo. Keep reading for their top healthy options at Taco Bell. Vegan or vegetarian Menu picks: Vegetarian Crunchwrap Surpreme; Veggie Power Bowl What the RDs say: Both experts preferred the Veggie Power Bowl because it’s customizable. (This especially matters if you’re vegan, because popular add-ins such as sour cream and avocado ranch sauce have dairy and will need to be left off.) “I’m a huge fan of anything customizable because it puts you in control,” Galloway says. Her recs for building your bowl: take the fiber- and protein- rich black beans, add as much lettuce and pico de gallo as you can, and one sauce. “The sauces are high in sodium, so it’s best to pick one, preferably the guac,” she says. There may

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2019 Health Diet Keto Vegetarians

These are the very best meal kits to match your specific eating habits

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May 09, 2019 at 06:41AM by CWC How do you answer the eternal question: Whats for dinner? We’re all in search of the best way to simplify our nightly routines. But if you didn’t spend your Sunday prepping meals for the week, filling Tupperware after Tupperware with protein, veggies, and grains, good luck rummaging through your fridge for something to throw together. If you seek rave reviews from everyone around the table (and consistent satisfaction at dinnertime), it’s worth exploring the wide variety of meal kits meant to save time while adding flavor to your life. These days, signing up for meal kits means you’re freed from the decision making that surrounds mealtime, and you don’t even need to go to the grocery store to get the ingredients. In the U.S., meal kit delivery services has exploded to a $10 billion industry. But the rapid growth has created a new problem. There are so many to choose from that it’s hard to make a choice. Reviewing all the different meal kits out there, it’s clear that there isn’t a singular perfect option; the “best” meal kit is the one that works best for you and your family. Is saving money on groceries the goal? Do you live in a household with one or more dietary restrictions? Or picky eaters? Is the issue a lack of time? Whatever you’re looking for, there’s a meal kit delivery service that’s right for you. Here’s how to choose the best meal kits based on

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2019 Health Diet Vegetarians

This mood-boosting snack delivers happiness in every single bite

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May 01, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TMLQPq9oTU] Snacking should make you feel good. (Take that, sugar crash!) But what if I told you that you could make your 3 p.m. snack break even better with a treat that can literally improve your mood in just one bite? Intrigued, right? In the latest episode of Plant Based, herbalist, health coach, and Supernatural founder Rachelle Robinett shares her recipe for “Dopamine Bliss Balls,” (a.k.a. souped up energy balls) which she says are the perfect pick-me-up for any time you’re feeling a bit sluggish. The main ingredient in these bliss balls is mucuna pruriens, a.k.a. the “dopamine bean,” which is a legume native to tropical Asia and Africa. They’re dark brown and covered with stiff hairs that contain serotonin, a neurotransmitter that promotes calmness and satisfaction, Robinett explains. The plant is a staple in Ayurvedic medicine, and has been touted as a possible way to help manage depression. Once dried and ground, the bean produces a powder that contains L-dopa, a direct precursor to dopamine. This helps our bodies naturally produce dopamine, a feel-good neurotransmitter that the brain releases when you’re happy. “It can raise your mood a little bit, it can give us a little bit of energy,” Robinett says of mucuna pruriens benefits. “But it feels quite different than caffeine—it’s not quite as high and, for some people, mucuna pruriens can actually help with sleep.” Translation: It can be as good for a bedtime snack as it is in

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2019 Health Diet Keto

This new crop of keto 2.0 products proves we’ve reached peak healthy fat love

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April 30, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC Love it or hate it, the buzz around the ketogenic diet has proved to have staying power. Last year, the eating plan dominated the wellness world, bringing the love for healthy fats back in a major way. Food brands of course took notice, brainstorming ways to capitalize on the trend and give consumers what they want. Now, practically any food that was once painful to give up in order to live the keto life—pancakes! potato chips! fruit smoothies!—have now been reformulated to be fully high fat and low carb. All the new innovation has made it easier (and tastier) than ever to go keto, if that’s your thing. I got a first look at some of the newest and most innovative keto products coming out later this year at ExpoWest, a.k.a. the world’s largest natural products convention. The intel is too good for me not to share, so I’m exposing it all here. Keep reading to see what to expect in the growing keto space. Keto for breakfast Breakfast is notoriously not keto-friendly because it tends to be, well, pretty carby. Pastries of any kind, cereals, oatmeal, toast, and fruit-based smoothies are all ketogenic no-nos. Yet there’s a limit to how many days in a row someone can look forward to eating eggs—which is why perhaps the biggest keto miracle of the year is Birch Benders’ new keto pancake mix and syrup. “It wasn’t easy to make a keto pancake,” says Lizzi Ackerman, the

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