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Healthy tips for summer grilling: Reducing Carcinogens

June 25, 2012
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HEALTH & FOODS – Summer is here, so that means it’s grilling time! Before firing up the grill for a family cookout, you may want to take the following steps to reduce carcinogens formed during the cooking of meat. 10 ways to reducing carcinogens in cooked meat Please note: Vegetables don’t create carcinogens when...
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Recipe: Mediterranean Okra & Asparagus Salad

May 17, 2012
Mediterranean Okra and Asparagus Salad

HEALTH & FOODS – May is National Mediterranean Diet and National Salad Month. The following recipe combines two of the celebrated food concepts for the month of May. By synergistically marrying these two health concepts, the nutritional and known medicinal benefits are propelled to the levels of Superfood status! – Ingredients – 1¾ cup...
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AAA Smart Cookie

April 24, 2012
AAA Cookie

HEALTH & FOODS – AAA Smart Cookie gets its name from Alzheimer’s, Autism and Arthritis. The ingredients in this cookie recipe are known to assist with preventing these conditions or reversing the effects of them. Alzheimer’s and autism are more closely related when you take a closer look at the basic problem –neurons are...
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Brain Awareness Week, plus scrumptious ‘Smart Cookie’ bar recipe

March 12, 2012
smart cooking bar

HEALTH – March 12th begins Brain Awareness week. There are a number of things you can do to ward off dementia and Alzheimer’s. You can: Get adequate amounts of sleep; Avoid sleeping with the light or television on, because this prevents you from getting into the deep sleep necessary for your brain and body...
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Tabbouleh InpHusion ™ — A nutritious grain salad for Glaucoma

January 31, 2012
Tabbouleh InpHusion

HEALTH – This nutritious grain salad is a variation on the traditional Mediterranean salad. Although slightly different, it is delicious with its addition of a few non-traditional ingredient combinations. Recipe: Tabbouleh InpHusion – Ingredients – 2 cups Mama Vega*s Salsa 3/4 cup coconut water 1/2 cup quinoa 1 cup coconut water 1 cup bulgur...
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Orange Chocolate Persimmon Brownies – A delicious recipe for Glaucoma

January 11, 2012
orange persimmon brownies

HEALTH – January is National Awareness Month of Cervical Cancer, Glaucoma, Thyroid and Blood Donors. I have chosen to focus on glaucoma because it is often overlooked, taking a backseat to cancer. Like many diseases, some predisposed factors can increase the risk of developing glaucoma, such as age and race. Genetics may also make you more...
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Secret green boost stability sauce

December 29, 2011
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HEALTH – A perfect versatile sauce to boost metabolism and aid digestion for natural weight loss.Each ingredient in this sauce assists with weight loss, but together they create a synergistic super boosting effect on your system. In addition, the green chlorophyll adds oxygen to the blood stream energizing the body naturally which triggers the...
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Delectable, decadent & delicious Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie

December 15, 2011
Chocolate gingerbread cookie

Dairy-free, Egg-free, No High Fructose Corn Syrup, No Hydrogenated Oils, VEGAN. Recipe – Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie – Ingredients – 7 oz cacoa nibs 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1 1/4 tsp ground ginger 2 Tbsp ginger – crystallized 1 tsp ground cinnamon (fresh) 1/4 tsp ground cloves (fresh) 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (fresh...
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Thaipanese HenopHusion Chicken Soup – Recipe for a healthy winter lifestyle

December 8, 2011
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HEALTH – Numerous studies support the health benefits of chicken soup and the various ingredients used in this recipe. This is great for the winter to ward off colds and strengthen your immune system. And the timing couldn’t be better for us to bring you this recipe, as the Antelope Valley has hit record...
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UPcycling ‘The Good Stuff’ – Vegetarian!

December 2, 2011
Green bean mac quiche

Upcycling recipes is the practice of taking leftover ingredients and transforming or repurposing them into a dish of greater use and value, leading to a more gourmet type dish or menu item for a healthy lifestyle. Green Bean Mac Quiche – Ingredients – 4 cups macaroni and cheese 6 eggs, beaten 1 cup milk...
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Got Bubble and Squeak? “Les restes”? aka Leftovers?

November 23, 2011
Leftovers

HEALTH – This week’s recipes have no exact measurement, but will consist of suggestions for a “Repurposed Cuisine”; using your leftovers creatively so every day will be a new experience reforming the same ingredients to create an abundance of new flavors and textures. In England, leftovers are referred to as “bubble and squeak,” combining...
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Panko Crusted Salmon Croquettes – Delicious and healthy “brain food”

November 14, 2011
Panko crusted salmon

HEALTH – November is National Diabetes and National Alzheimer’s Month. Each condition helps to fuel the damage caused by the other. People with diabetes are at a significantly higher risk of developing all types of dementia. Blacks and Hispanics have a higher propensity of having diabetes, and thus, are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s....
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Stuffed Butternut Squash – It’s healthy & tasty!

November 2, 2011
Stuffed Butternut Squash

Recipe: Stuffed Butternut Squash – Ingredients – 1 butternut squash, halved (prostate cancer) 1 cup water 3 Tbs Smart Balance (no hydrogenated oils) 1/2 to 1 tsp lemon juice (alkaline to the system) 1/2 tsp cinnamon (high blood pressure, diabetes) 2 Tbs brown sugar, firmly packed 1 apple, Granny Smith, peeled, cored, chopped (lowers...
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Tips for a healthy Trick-or-Treat

October 25, 2011
Halloween

HEALTH – Many parents dread the arrival of Halloween with its tooth-rotting, unhealthy fare. It is not unusual for kids to arrive home from trick-or-treating with bags full of sugary, calorie-laden candies and chocolates.  Far be it for you to spoil the fun and take it away, right? So what can you do about...
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National Pumpkin Month continues with delicious pumpkin bread

October 19, 2011
pumpkin bread

Recipe: Orange Apple Pumpkin Bread with Chia & Flax Seed – INGREDIENTS – 1  ½ tsp chia seeds (balance blood sugar) 1 ½ tsp flax see (omega 3) 1 ½ cup wheat flour 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder (gluten-free) 2 tsp sea salt 2 egg beaten (cage-free, range-free) 1 cup apple...
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Celebrate National Pumpkin month by indulging in this tasty soup

October 12, 2011
Creamy spicy pumpkin soup

Recipe: Creamy Spicy Pumpkin Soup —Ingredients:— 24 oz Mama Vega’s Salsa 15 oz Pumpkin 2 Baking potatoes 2 cup Milk 1/2 cup Heavy whipping cream 2 Tbs Butter 8 3/4 cup Chicken broth  1 Tbs Olive oil 3/4 cup Brown sugar 2 Tbs Garlic salt 1/2 tsp Chili powder 1/2 tsp Cumin ground —...
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Creamy Spicy Pumpkin Soup Recipe – VEGAN

October 12, 2011
Creamy Spicy Pumpkin Soup Recipe – VEGAN

—Ingredients:— 24 oz Mama Vega’s Salsa 15 oz Pumpkin 2 Tbs Smart Balance  1 Tbs Olive oil 3/4 cup Brown sugar 2 Tbs Garlic salt 1/2 tsp Chili powder 1/2 tsp Cumin ground 3 1/2 tsp Curry powder 57 oz coconut water 13 oz coconut milk – lite 29 oz garbanzo beans (chick peas)...
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