Monday, April 30, 2018
Vegetarian Stir-Fry - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe
Today's Recipe
Vegetarian Stir-Fry
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
Stir-fry is a wonderful way to enjoy a wide variety of health-promoting nutrients allowing for greater synergistic interaction of nutrients- the path towards the Healthiest Way of Eating. It is also a great way to use whatever vegetables you have available in your refrigerator.
Prep and Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced medium thick
- 1 TBS vegetable broth
- 4 medium cloves garlic, pressed
- 1 TBS minced fresh ginger
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup sliced fresh shiitake mushrooms (remove stems)
- 2 cups sliced green cabbage
- 5 oz extra firm tofu cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 TBS tamari (soy sauce)
- 1 TBS rice vinegar
- 2 TBS chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 TBS sesame seeds
- salt and white pepper to taste
Directions:
- Slice onions and press garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to bring out their health-promoting properties.
- Prepare rest of vegetables.
- Heat 1 TBS broth in a stainless steel wok or 12 inch skillet. Healthy Stir-Fry onion for about 2 minutes in broth over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
- Add red pepper, mushrooms, and cabbage. Continue to stir-fry for another 2 minutes. Add garlic, ginger and continue to cook stirring for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add rest of ingredients and cook for another 2 minutes. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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Broiled Rosemary Chicken over Pureed Lentils and Swiss Chard - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe
Today's Recipe
Broiled Rosemary Chicken over Puréed Lentils and Swiss Chard
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
This is a complete meal that is highly nutritious and delicious. It is a great meal to prepare when you have company and want to make something special.
Prep and Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3 boneless chicken breasts (6 oz each)
- 2 cups of 1 15 oz can (BPA free) lentils, drained
- 1 bunch Swiss chard
- 1 medium -sized onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1-1/2 cups crimini mushrooms, sliced
- 3 TBS vegetable or chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried sage
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1 TBS + 3 TBS fresh lemon juice
- 1-1/2 TBS chopped fresh rosemary (or 2 tsp dried)
- 2 cloves pressed garlic
- 2 TBS + 1 TBS olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Preheat the broiler on high and place an all stainless steel skillet (be sure the handle is also stainless steel) or cast iron pan about 6 inches from the heat for about 10 minutes to get it very hot.
- While the pan is heating, rinse and pat the chicken dry and season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Leaving the skin on, place the breast skin side up on the hot pan and return it to the oven. It is not necessary to turn the breast because it is cooking on both sides at once. Depending on the size, it should be cooked in about 7 minutes. Remove the skin before serving; it is left on to keep it moist while broiling. The breast is done when it is moist, yet its liquid runs clear when pierced. The inside temperature needs to reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74° Celcius).
- While chicken is broiling, bring pot of water large enough to cook the chard to a boil.
- Chop chard.
- Chop onion, garlic, mushrooms, thyme, and sage and then Healthy Sauté them in medium sauté pan over medium-low heat for just about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add lentils, walnuts and 3 TBS broth and heat through.
- Purée mixture in blender or food processor with salt and pepper to taste. You will have to scrape sides of blender with a rubber spatula a few times.
- When water has come to a boil, add chard and boil for 3 minutes.
- Drain chard and toss with 2 TBS olive oil and 1 TBS lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place 3 TBS lemon juice, pressed garlic, chopped rosemary, salt, and pepper in small sauté pan and heat on stove for a minute. Turn off heat and whisk in 1 TBS olive oil.
- Remove skin from chicken, slice into thirds, and serve with puréed lentils and chard. Drizzle rosemary lemon broth over chicken and lentils. Serve.
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Healthy Food Tip
How do the healthy fats in nuts and seeds help protect against cardiovascular disease?
The type of fat found in nuts and seeds is one of the primary reasons that eating them can promote a healthy heart. The fat contained in nuts and seeds is almost exclusively unsaturated, with a good mix of both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Nuts and seeds typically feature very limited amounts of saturated fat, about 5-15% or less of their total fat content. The proper balance between these types of fats is important, and many people do not get enough of certain types, especially one type of polyunsaturated fat called omega-3s. Many nuts and seeds-notably walnuts, flaxseeds, hempseeds, and chia seeds-are rich sources of a type of omega-3 fat called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which belongs to the same family of omega-3 fats as the heart-healthy fats-EPA and DHA-you may have heard about in cold-water fish.
The omega-3 fatty acids found in nuts and seeds may help prevent heart disease and repeat heart attacks in several ways. Omega-3 fatty acids, including ALA, EPA, and DHA are protective fats that have been found to:
- Lower blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels (when elevated, these are both risk factors for heart disease)
- Decrease platelet aggregation, which, when excessive, can cause "sticky" blood that may form artery-blocking blood clots
- Reduce the formation of artery-clogging atherosclerotic plaque
- Reduce inflammation of the blood vessels and therefore improve blood flow
- And, lower blood pressure.
Stir-Fried Seafood with Asparagus - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe
Today's Recipe
Stir-Fried Seafood with Asparagus
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
This easy-to-prepare recipe adds a combination of flavors that is both complex and delicious to your Healthiest Way of Eating. It is also a very good source of health-promoting vitamins D, K and B12. Enjoy!
Prep and Cook Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced medium thick
- 1 TBS chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 TBS minced fresh ginger
- 3 medium cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 cups fresh sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 1 bunch thin asparagus, cut in 2" lengths (discard bottom fourth)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 TBS tamari (soy sauce)
- 2 TBS mirin wine
- pinch red pepper flakes
- 3/4 lb cod fillet cut into 1 inch pieces
- 8 large scallops
- 8 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in quarters
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- salt and white pepper to taste
Directions:
- Slice onion and chop garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to enhance its health-promoting benefits.
- Heat 1 TBS broth in a stainless steel wok or 12 inch skillet. Healthy Stir-Fry onion in broth over medium high heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add ginger, garlic, mushrooms and asparagus. Continue to stir-fry for another 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add lemon juice, tamari, mirin, red pepper flakes, cod, scallops, and shrimp and stir to mix well. Cover and simmer for just about 5 minutes stirring occasionally on medium heat.
- Toss in tomatoes, cilantro, salt and pepper. Serve.
Serving Suggestions:
- Serve with Brown Rice
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Uber buys a bikeshare company as it looks beyond cars by Matt McFarland @mattmcfarland April 9, 2018: 12:42 PM ET
Uber has acquired a bikeshare company as it expands beyond cars in its efforts to reshape transportation.
The ride-hailing company on Monday said it bought Jump Bikes, a New York-based firm that operates in 40 US cities.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a blog post that the company wants to make multiple modes of transportation available in its app, including bicycles and subway rides. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Some of Uber's ride-hailing rivals have already invested in bicycles. In January, China's Didi Chuxing expanded into the huge and fiercely competitive Chinese bike-sharing market. In the United States, Lyft announced a sponsorship of Baltimore bikeshare stations last month.
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This drone startup helps farmers beat disease and drought by Eleni Giokos and Mary McDougall @CNNTech February 15, 2018: 12:22 PM ET
African countries together spend $35 billion each year importing food. Now a Cape Town startup is trying to cut that bill by developing smart drones to help farmers boost their harvests.
About 60% of Africans live in rural areas, and those communities depend heavily on agriculture. The African Development Bank is investing $24 billion over the next 10 years to "jump start the transformation" of farming.
Boosting productivity and improving access to modern tools and land management information is vital, it says. And that's where Aerobotics comes in.
Can this robotic fish fool real fish into revealing their secrets? by Heather Kelly @heatherkelly March 21, 2018: 2:07 PM ET
Pale and plump with a tail that swishes side-to-side, the one-eyed robotic fish was built by scientists at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).
It is designed to swim naturally alongside other fish in open water and spy on them without raising suspicions or disturbing their natural habitat.
The un-tethered robot can use its camera to record behaviors of anything from sharks and whales to schools of tiny damselfish.
"With an instrument that does not impact the marine life, that is not scary or foreign to marine life, who knows what kind of magical and miraculous moments we can capture?" said Daniela Rus, director of CSAIL, who worked on the project. "[It] will give us a better understanding of underwater phenomena."
The group, which includes Rus, Robert Katzschmann, Joseph DelPreto and Robert MacCurdy, introduced SoFi to the public on Wednesday in a new paper.
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Spicy Healthy Sauteed Tofu - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe
Today's Recipe
Spicy Healthy Sautéed Tofu
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
This is a wonderful vegetarian-style addition to your Healthiest Way of Eating. One serving provides a very good source of many health-promoting nutrients such as calcium, manganese, iron, and vitamin K. Enjoy!
Prep and Cook Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 TBS dried arame or hijiki sea vegetables*
- 12 oz firm tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 3/4 cup chopped scallion
- 1 TBS minced fresh ginger
- 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 2 TBS tamari (soy sauce)
- 2 TBS mirin rice wine
- pinch of red chili flakes to taste
- salt and white pepper to taste
- *For more on the safety of sea vegetables, see this article
Directions:
- Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in 1/2 cup water until soft (about 15 minutes). Slice, removing the stem. Retain mushroom soaking water.
- Place tofu on paper towels to drain some of the moisture while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Rinse and soak sea vegetables in warm water while preparing rest of ingredients. Squeeze out excess water before adding.
- Add the mushroom water to a 10-inch stainless steel skillet and bring to a boil. Add ginger, sea vegetables, mushrooms, scallion, mirin, and tofu, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add tamari, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
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Garlic Shrimp Salad Recipe
Today's Recipe
Garlic Shrimp Salad
If you don't know what to have for dinner tonight ...
Enjoy this delicious shrimp salad as part of your Healthiest Way of Eating. It makes a great light meal on its own, or you can serve it as a side salad to a larger meal. Rich in health-promoting nutrients you will receive 60% of the Daily Value (DV) for vitamin C, 56% DV for protein, 53% DV for vitamin K, and 44% DV for folate and much more. Enjoy!
Prep and Cook Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 medium cloves garlic, pressed
- 1 lb medium-sized cooked shrimp, best bought still frozen
- 1 bunch asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces, discarding bottom fourth
- 3 TBS vegetable broth
- 1 fresh tomato, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 TBS chopped fresh parsley (or 3 tsp dried parsley if fresh not available)
- small head of romaine lettuce, chopped
- *optional 2 oz crumbled goat cheese
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
- Dressing
- 3 TBS fresh lemon juice
- 2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
- 1 TBS Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Directions:
- Press garlic and let sit for at least 5 minutes to bring out its hidden health benefits.
- Make sure shrimp is completely thawed and patted dry with a paper towel, or it will dilute the flavor of the salad.
- Add broth to medium skillet and after it has heated up, Healthy Sauté asparagus for 5 minutes.
- Whisk together lemon, oil, mustard, honey, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss shrimp, asparagus, parsley, and tomato with dressing and herbs. Allow shrimp salad to marinate for at least 15 minutes.
- Discard outer leaves of lettuce head, rinse, dry, and chop. Serve shrimp mixture on bed of lettuce and top with crumbled goat cheese, if desired.
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Salmon with Cucumber Chili Salad Recipe
Today's Recipe
Salmon with Cucumber Chili Salad
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
Enjoy this refreshing salmon salad for lunch or dinner as part of your Healthiest Way of Eating. It is an excellent source of vitamin D and provides 105% of the Daily Value for omega-3 fatty acids. Enjoy!
Prep and Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1½ lb salmon fillet,deboned and skin removed cut into 4 pieces
- 3 cups thinly sliced washed cucumber, do not peel
- 2 tsp minced jalapeno pepper*, seeds and stem removed
- 1/2 cup chopped scallion
- 3 TBS chopped fresh cilantro
- 1½ TBS chopped fresh mint
- Dressing
- 2 + 1 TBS fresh lemon juice
- 1 TBS tamari (soy sauce)
- 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
- salt and cracked black pepper to taste
- *if you like food less spicy, use less jalapeno pepper
Directions:
- To Quick Broil salmon, preheat broiler and place an all stainless steel skillet (be sure the handle is also stainless steel) or cast iron pan under the heat for about 10 minutes to get it very hot. The pan should be 5 to 7 inches from the heat source.
- Rub salmon with 2 tsp fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper. (You can Quick Broil with the skin on; it just takes a minute or two longer. The skin will peel right off after cooking.)
- While pan is heating, prepare the remaining five ingredients.
- Using a hot pad, pull pan away from heat and place salmon on hot pan, skin side down. Return to broiler. Keep in mind that it is cooking rapidly on both sides so it will be done very quickly, usually in 7 minutes depending on thickness. Test with a fork for doneness. It will flake easily when it is cooked. Salmon is best when it is still pink inside.
- While salmon is cooking, whisk together lemon juice, tamari, olive oil, salt and pepper. When ready to serve toss with cucumber mixture. Do not toss ahead as it will dilute the flavor.
- Place cucumber salad on a platter and place salmon on top. Garnish with a sprig of cilantro and serve.
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You Can Get PTSD From Staying In An Emotionally Abusive Relationship
By Jennifer Williams-Fields
Stop. Just stop asking why a woman is so stupid and so weak when she stays in an abusive relationship. There’s no answer you can possibly understand.
Your judgment only further shames abused women. It shames women like me.
There was no punch on the very first date with my ex-husband. That’s not normally how abusive marriages start. In fact, my first date was probably pretty similar to yours: he was charming, he paid attention to me, and he flattered me.
Of course, the red flags were there in the beginning of my relationship. But I was young and naïve, probably much like you were in the beginning of your relationship.
Except my marriage took a different turn than yours.
An abusive marriage takes time to build. It’s slow and methodical and incessant, much like a dripping kitchen faucet.
It begins like a little drip you don’t even notice — an off-hand remark that is “just a joke.” I’m told I’m too sensitive and the remark was no big deal. It seems so small and insignificant at the time. I probably am a little too sensitive.
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