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The secret to healthy cooking is quite simple: If you know how to cook healthy meals, you’ll be more inclined to cooking healthy foods in the first place!
Healthy cooking may seem to be a daunting task when you’ve never done it before, but there are some pretty easy tips to making healthy cooking a breeze.
If you keep in mind that you need to eat more real foods, raw foods, vegetables, fruits and whole grain and less of all those junk foods and frozen foods packed with salt, sugar and fat, you’ll be that much closer to eating healthy.
>>> Healthy cooking in 10 easy steps:
1. Eat more fruits and vegetables: The sad reality is that most people don’t get enough fruits of vegetables per day! Aim for 5 to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Pick produce in a variety of colours to get a range of antioxidants and vitamins (the more colour you add to your diet, the more you increase your chance of getting the nutrients you need from your diet). Keep in mind that a serving size is 1⁄2 to 1 cup depending on the fruit or vegetable.
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Healthy breakfast recipe: Breakfast “Chili”
For our Meatless Mondays, I thought it might be brilliant to explore healthy breakfast recipes! I’ve received a lot of feedback from readers and I do know that a lot of people are struggling with their commitment to eating breakfast every morning.
I try to highlight as many recipes on healthy breakfast protein smoothie recipes as much as I can, but let’s face it, not everyone likes smoothies as much as I do!
For those looking for a healthy breakfast that contains protein, this breakfast chili is ideal!
>>>INGREDIENTS<<<
3 cups water
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
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Healthy breakfast recipe: Spicy breakfast burrito
A healthy breakfast in 5 minutes is complicated? Think again! This muy rapido (super quick) breakfast burrito will have you out the door in no time and you’ll have time for a proper and healthy breakfast!
This breakfast burrito recipe can be made in about 5 minutes, or make a big batch on the weekend, freeze it, and microwave one for a fast breakfast on the go.
This breakfast burrito recipe is courtesy of Dawn Jackson Blatner, registered dietician and author of “The Flexitarian Diet”.
>>>INGREDIENTS<<<
1 whole egg*
2 egg whites*
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Healthy breakfast recipe: Banana Coffee Smoothie
A healthy breakfast can be as easy and giving your morning coffee a slight twist! Yes, I’m big on breakfast smoothies and anyone who has been reading this site for a while knows that one of my favourite kitchen gadgets is my blender. I simply love how quickly I can whip up a delicious protein-base breakfast in 5 minutes!
I found this really great recipe that is a twist on the regular cup of coffee, which most North Americans call breakfast. Don’t get me wrong, I would walk far for a good cup of Costa Rican coffee (my favourite beans are from Costa Rica. Since tasting coffee in Costa Rica in November 2006, I’ve not been able to appreciate anything else at home). I do enjoy my morning latte but coffee is NEVER-EVER the first thing I put into my system. I usually have coffee after my fruits and a protein-base snack. If I start the day with coffee I get so shaky it’s surreal and I become famished quickly.
This recipe is a great twist because it gives you the taste of coffee without the having to deal with the emotional coffee-crash that follows the coffee-high.
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Healthy comfort foods
Okay, so when you are craving comfort, which foods do you turn to?
Any rice dish is quite comforting to me but when I need a little extra TLC, I’ll make myself some plain old white Thai jasmine scented rice with a bit of sea salt and olive oil and I swear I can eat it out of the pan.
I am also quite the sucker for some good old mac & cheese. That said, I make my own mac & cheese and I have perfected this 15-minute recipes that is comforting and that doesn’t contain 1,000 calories.
Some people see pizza as comfort food, but it’s not the case for me since I like my pizza with an extra thin crust … it just doesn’t give me the comfy feeling mac & cheese or white rice does.
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Meatless Mondays: Powered-Up Veggie Sandwiches
***It’s easy to go meatless with a vegetarian sandwich recipe which is ideal for lunch!***
You can also decide to go vegetarian at lunchtime! This vegetarian sandwich made with hummus is an excellent meal that will never leave you feeling hungry!
Nothing could be easier than these hummus and veggie sandwiches!
>>>INGREDIENTS<<<
4 slices whole grain bread (or 2 pita pockets)
2 tablespoons hummus
2 tsp. sweet mustard
1 large fresh carrot, grated
1 green onion, chopped
1 sprig fresh cilantro, chopped
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Breakfast pizza recipe
Teri Gentes’ SunButter Pita Break-fast Pizza will give you the energy to kick start your morning!
If you just commit to eating a healthy breakfast each morning, you’d considerably reduce your risk of gaining weight because you’d be giving your body the proper fuel it needs to get started on the right foot.
You don’t have to eat a lot, but you really NEED to eat something nutritious.
Not only do you need a healthy breakfast to start your day, but you SHOULD ALWAYS include a good source of protein.
This breakfast recipe is the ultimate “no-excuse” breakfast recipe!
>>>SunButter Pita Break-fast Pizza<<<
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Avocado salad recipe
Teri Gentes’ recipe for this avocado salad recipe is SO easy to prepare!
I really hope you learned a lot from my interview with Teri Gentes about calorie counting.
If you missed that interview, you can still catch it here:
>>> Can counting calories help you lose weight?
If you’re not eating avocados, you are missing out big time! They are a complete food and they are so versatile.
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