Category: Vegetarians

May 17, 2019 at 06:25AM by CWC Backyard grilling is hands down one of summer’s biggest perks. The smell of heated charcoal, a cooler full of kombucha…you’ve been waiting all year for this. But grilling season isn’t just for carnivores. If you’ve never sizzled up some eggplant, portobello mushrooms, or greens, now is extremely the time for you to try it. Because everything, especially vegetables, tastes better grilled. Need proof? Check out this list of healthy grilled vegetable recipes. They’re all Mediterranean diet-friendly, and feature vegetables as the starring ingredient. They might not completely replace your love for burgers…but they certainly make eating your vegetables even more delicious. Wondering where to start? Rounded up here are seven grilled vegetable recipes, all cookout-approved. Photo: Minimalist Baker 1. Jamaican grilled eggplant Blogger Minimalist Baker proves that eggplant can actually work in place of a meat dish because the texture is so hearty. (Just make sure you’re getting your protein from another element in the meal.) This recipe spices up the eggplant itself (using cinnamon, coriander, all spice, cayenne pepper, and thyme, among other spices) and the sauce, which is a blend of barbecue sauce, maple syrup, coconut sugar, and ginger. The result is a marriage of smoky and sweet flavors. Photo: Making Thyme For Health 2. Portobello steaks with pesto aioli This dish from Making Thyme for Health may sound fancy, but it’s really only eight ingredients. (No one has to know how easy it is, don’t worry.) Besides being veggie-forward, this

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May 14, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECSgPbxwi6o] Possibly the most confusing part of healthy eating: supplements. Fish oil, zinc, magnesium, potassium…how do you know what you really need and what isn’t worth shelling out for? (Because no joke, supplements aren’t cheap.) The best way to know, of course, it to talk to your MD, who will likely do blood work to actually see what nutrients you need more of, and then you can go from there. But in general, there are typically three big vitamins women should be consuming on the regular, registered dietitian Tracy Lockwood Beckerman said in the latest episode of You Versus Food. They are (drum roll please): calcium, vitamin D, and iron. Why those three particular supplements for women? Beckerman says that vitamin D helps with calcium absorption, and it also plays a crucial role in brain and reproductive health. Calcium keeps bones strong and helps support the thyroid, which is responsible for regulating the menstrual cycle. As for iron, you how you can feel more tired on your period? Beckerman says that’s because you’re often lower in iron, the third crucial vitamin on her list. Simply put, iron provides energy and helps the blood carry oxygen throughout the body. She adds that if you’re vegan or vegetarian, you especially need to be conscious that you’re getting enough (since iron is harder to come by from plant-based sources). So what if one wanted to get those above-mentioned vitamins without going a supplement route? Beckerman

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May 14, 2019 at 08:19AM by CWC When you think of milkshakes, you probably picture a creamy dessert with a cherry on top. You just know it’s loaded with sugar—both natural and added—to the brim. But you don’t actually need all that sweet stuff to make a delicious and healthy milkshake. You can create an equally mouth-watering final product with vegetables instead of fruit and dairy. Sneaking veggies into smoothies is nothing new, but Lauren Kirchmaier, the recipe developer behind Flora & Vino, recently shared her new favorite treat—a fruit-free milkshake that contain two cups of vegetables as well as healthy fats and protein. Whether you’re trying to live that low-sugar life or simply aren’t a fan of fruit, there’s no healthier way to enjoy dessert. To make a healthy milkshake, Kirchmaier begins with a base of unsweetened almond milk, protein powder, nut butter or peanut powder, and a two cup mix of cauliflower, broccoli stems, green zucchini, and sweet potato. The result is something more savory than sweet. “The taste is slightly sweet from the incorporation of root veggies—mainly the sweet potato. It’s like a healthier Frosty,” she tells me. After blending the base, you can add flavor with vanilla, cinnamon, or chocolate chips. In minutes, you’ll be sipping on a decadent yet healthy milkshake that’s so good you’ll forget it’s even made from vegetables in the first place. And what’s better than meeting your daily guidelines through dessert? Interested in more healthy desserts? First find out why Trader

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May 13, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC Last year, when the Well+Good team descended upon ExpoWest—the world’s largest natural product convention, protein was the who’s who of macronutrients. But at this year’s ExpoWest, we noticed another ingredient pushing protein aside. Suddenly, being high in fiber—a designation formerly found on extremely uncool foods, like prunes and those snack bars your mom ate—has more caché than being high protein. Why the shift? Protein helps build muscle and tissues; fiber, of course, is responsible for keeping food moving through your digestive tract, says Shawn Wells, RD, and can help reduce inflammation and promote gut health. But experts say that while both are essential for health, focusing so much on protein may have distracted us from getting what we’re more likely to be deficient in—which, you guessed it, is fiber. “If you look at the data, 95 percent of Americans are getting enough protein,” Sweet Earth Foods co-founder Kelly Sweete says. “But the inverse is true for fiber; only 5 percent of Americans are getting enough.” (“Enough” for the average woman is about 25 grams per day.) While fiber is readily found in whole food sources like vegetables, whole grains, fruits, and lentils, those foods can take longer to prepare—making them not a convenient choice for most of us busy humans, says health coach and Go With Your Gut author Robyn Youklis. Enter packaged food brands stepping up to the plate and adding fiber to their products, which KIND predicted would be one of

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