Food Focus: Almonds
I can’t believe I haven’t discussed the benefits of almonds yet, but I’m glad to be going over this today. The recommended serving of nuts a day is about 1 oz, which is approx. 23 almonds.
Benefits:
- They are loaded with calcium and antioxidants.
- One serving has nearly ½ the recommended daily allowance of vitamin E and as much antioxidant power as a cup of green tea.
- Known to lower LDL-cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease
- Known to provide double-barreled protection against diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Tips on how to get the benefits from almonds:
- Spread some nut butter on your morning toast or bagel.
- Fill a celery stick with nut butter for an afternoon pick-me-up.
- Sprinkle a handful of nuts over your morning cereal, lunchtime salad, dinner’s steamed vegetables.
- Or just enjoy a handful of lightly roasted nuts as a healthy snack.
Source:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=20
Kitchen Gadget Review: Immersion hand blender
I’ve never done a kitchen gadget review, but I thought it was important to incorporate these into my podcasts because there are so many gadgets out there, but what are the benefits of them and why should we have them in our kitchen.
What I love about this tool is it’s so great to make smoothies real quick without having to use a big blender for your own personal smoothie. It’s great for making sauces. Most importantly with it being fall and winter just around the corner…we know we all love having a bowl of soup to warm us up.
This gadget is the perfect tool to make soups. A lot of recipes call when making soups to boil the ingredients then transfer it to the blender or food processor. That is a lot of work especially with everything being so hot.
All you do is keep the ingredients in the saucepan and place the immersion hand blender in the saucepan and blend until smooth. There you have it your soup all ready without having to transfer and transfer ingredients. The key is to keep it low and not raising it up so much as you may experience some splatter.
Affirmation of the week: I am a powerful person because I always live in the present moment.
A lot of us have the tendency to plan and plan and when things don’t happen the way we planned we get so disappointed. Try living within the present moment and letting life take its course. You’ll be amazed at how wonderful life is full of surprises.
Tip of the week: Dealing with stress
We know we all experience stress one way or another in our lives but stress is not a good thing for our health. It can lead us to overeating, weight gain, different ailments and more.
Some tips to dealing with stress are:
- Write. It can help to write about the things that are bothering you.
- Let your feelings out. Talk, laugh, cry, and express anger when you need to with someone you trust.
- Do something you enjoy. A hobby can help you relax. Volunteer work or work that helps others can be a great stress reliever.
- Take a deep breath in and let it out. As you exhale, release all the negative that you are holding in. Repeat 3 times.
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