Fresh thyme is a cook’s delight, sweet and savory. It offers a variety of flavonoids, iron, calcium, and anticancer properties. Grow your own or pick it up at the farmers market and use it in these 3 different ways.
Flat bread. Sprinkle thyme over this BBQ’ed Asparagus Flat Bread.
Dip. Mix 1 cup of greek yogurt, Organic Valley Feta, thyme, roasted peppers, and dijon mustard. Serve with raw veg or toss in quinoa salad.
Herbed Olive Oil. Add thyme, basil, sea salt, and crushed red pepper to olive oil. Toss organic corn on the cob, fresh bread, or use as a salad dressing.
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Being healthy and eating mindfully just doesn’t have to be that complicated. Try these 12 rules if you are looking to eat more consciously and increase your energy.
1) Don’t eat anything grandparents wouldn’t recognize as food.
2) Eat foods that will eventually go bad.
3) Eat all the colors of the rainbow.
4) Sweeten and salt your food yourself.
5) Pay more, eat less and go organic.
6) Stop eating BEFORE you are full.
7) Take your time eating. Chew. Enjoy.
Do not eat food items with more than 5 ingredients. Can you pronounce everything?
Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yields: 4 Servings
Honey Garlic Pork Chops:
4–6 oz boneless pork loin chops (¾” thick)
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp olive oil
Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes:
3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
½ cup 1% milk
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp maple syrup
Sesame Green Beans:
12 oz fresh whole green beans, washed and with ends removed
¼ cup water
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp black sesame seeds
Directions:
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These simple exercises will allow you to live fully. Take charge of your world with these 8 shifts:
1) Rather than focusing on how you want your body to ‘look’, think about how you want it to feel.
2) Stop obsessing about the number on the scale, notice how your clothes are fitting.
3) Pick up the phone and call someone you haven’t spoken to lately.
4) Look at people in the eyes when you are having a conversation.
5) Smile at a stranger.
6) Do something that you have never done. Make the plans right now.
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You can lower your pesticide intake substantially by avoiding the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables and eating the least contaminated produce. Here is the most current list by the EWG (although, this does not account for GMOs):
Dirty Dozen (go organic):
1) Apples
2) Celery
3) Bell Peppers
4) Peaches
5) Strawberries
6) Nectarines
7) Grapes
Spinach (including other greens like kale and green beans)
9) Lettuce
10) Cucumbers
11) Blueberries
12) Potatoes
Clean Fifteen (lower in pesticides):
1) Onions
2) Sweet Corn
3) Pineapples
4) Avocado
5) Cabbage
6) Sweet peas
7) Asparagus
Mangoes
9) Eggplant
10) Kiwi
11) Cantaloupe
12) Sweet potatoes
13) Grapefruit
14) Watermelon
15) Mushrooms
Hours after purchasing your herbs do they go limp? Naked Nutrition has found a solution for keep herbs fresh for days in the fridge. Follow these easy steps and keep basil, mint, cilantro, and parsley around and super fresh for days.
1) cut ends of herbs off
2) place herbs in glass container or glass ½ filled with water. The herbs should sit in the ‘vase’ like a bouquet of flowers
3) cover with a plastic bag
4) refrigerate
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The right tools in the kitchen will make your cooking much more enjoyable. Here are seven musts for the kitchen:
1) Cutting board made of wood or bamboo. Avoid ceramic, as it doesn’t absorb the impact of the knife blade and often slides.
2) Good knives are essential. Here are three must haves: chef’s knife for basic chopping, paring knife for pealing and slicing small foods and a serrated knife for slicing bread or tomatoes.
3) Salad spinner to remove water from your greens, herbs, or berries.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yields: 4 Servings
Chicken:
16 oz skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into chunks no longer than 1″ (or sub organic tofu and chick peas)
1–16 oz can diced tomatoes (no salt added)
1–8 oz can tomato sauce (no salt added)
1 green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 cups spinach
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp olive oil
Brown Rice:
4 cups cooked brown rice
Directions
In large non-stick pot, heat olive oil for 1 minute; add chicken. Cook for 5 minutes; add the rest of the ingredients for the cacciatore and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
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