How to Cook Dried Beans
Save money and make the shift to dried beans. It saves you tons of money and they are not contaminated with BPA, which is found in most cans. Here is how to prepare this perfect heart-healthy food:
#1 – Soak
All beans vary, but most should be soaked for 4-12 hours. Before you go to work in the AM cover your beans with 2 inches of water and they will be ready to cook when you are home. Quick fix: cover beans with H2O and bring to boil for about 30 minutes, or until beans are soft.
This fall and winter season protect your immune system by drinking green and rooibos tea. Not only are they both super high in antioxidants, they also are used to combat allergies and skin problems. Get healthy now by drinking green tea daily and following this daily clean eating plan.
Here are the facts about Green Tea:
1) Research has linked tea consumption with a reduction in heart attacks, better bone health, cancer prevention, and better cholesterol
2) Has high levels of free-radial fighting antioxidants and flavonoids
3) Very few calories and fat
4) Claimed to help:
These 5 eating guidelines will help you sustain weight loss, eat organically on a budget, and look and feel great inside and outside. What are you waiting for?!
Keep these 5 principles close to your heart:
1) Eat until you are 80% full. Stop and listen to your body.
2) A low-calorie, mostly plant based diet with a good amount of protein, colorful vegetables, monounsaturated fats, and omega 3′s will keep you glowing.
3) Exercise daily 5 times per week. Walk, ride a bike, do yoga, go to the gym, or take a zumba class.
A grilled chicken taco salad can have 800+ calories and 55+ grams of fat. That’s a salad?! Reason for the outrageous amount of saturated fat, calories, sodium, and more is because of the taco salad bowl, cheese, avocados and sour cream. If you are looking healthy recipe to maintain for your weight loss try this Veggie Taco Salad recipe.
Servings: 2
Prep time: 20 minutes
* use all local, organic items
Ingredients:
3 cups romaine lettuce (chopped)
1/2 cup onion (diced)
1 small bell pepper (sliced)
1/4 cup Organic Valley Raw Sharp Cheddar Cheese (grated)
1 cup black beans (save money and buy in the bulk section)
1/2 cup Max’s Salsa
1/4 avocado (sliced)
1/3 cup baked blue corn chips (crumbed)
1/3 cup low-fat greek yogurt
1 tbsp chili powder
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