By Diabetic Living
This hearty chicken recipe gets amazing flavor from an apple butter glaze and grilled apple rings.
Ingredients
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1-1/4 pounds total)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt*
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup apple butter
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 3/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 2 apples, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick rings (about 8 slices total)
by Cynthia Sass, SHAPE Magazine
Is Greek yogurt already old hat? If you love expanding your nutrition horizons get ready for a whole new crop of superfoods bound to become the next big thing:
Skyr This Icelandic yogurt is technically a soft cheese, but its texture and nutrients are similar to Greek yogurt, and it includes the same basic ingredients: skim milk and live active cultures. Skyr is made using a centuries-old straining processes that removes the whey (liquid), which makes it creamy and thick (stick a spoon in it and turn it upside down – it won’t fall out!) without providing any fat. A single 6 oz container of plain, nonfat packs 17 g of protein compared to about 15 g in Greek and 8 g in traditional yogurt.
By Sascha de Gersdorff, Women’s Health
In the book The New American Diet, Men’s Health editor-at-large Stephen Perrine and coauthor Heather Hurlock blow the lid off the stealth diet crushers that scientists are just now understanding. They’re called obesogens, nasty chemicals that act as fat-building catalysts, regardless of how often you hit the gym. WH sat down with Perrine to find out where obesogens lurk and how you can outsmart them.
What — and where — exactly are obesogens?
SP: They’re natural or synthetic chemicals that disrupt the way your hormones operate. For example, leptin is the hormone that tells your body it’s full; fructose, an obesogen, can interfere with leptin and trick you into thinking you’re starving right after a big meal. Some obesogens mimic the hormone estrogen, high levels of which promote fat storage. They’re in plastics used in food packaging and other consumer goods. Many pesticides are obesogens, as are steroids and antibiotics fed to or injected into animals. Obesogens also occur naturally in soy.
By Better Homes and Gardens
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup fresh shitake mushrooms
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced (about 1/3 cup)
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 6 sheets (18×14 inches) frozen phyllo dough, thawed
- 6 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon sesame seed
- Bottled sweet-and-sour sauce or bottled plum sauce
- 4 meidum skinless boneless chicken breast halves (1 pound total)
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 4 cups shredded green cabbage
- 4 cups shredded red cabbage
- 4 cups shredded Napa cabbage
- 1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
By Leslie Barrie
To reduce your risk of cancer, look no further than your fridge. "All the studies on cancer and nutrition point to eating plant-based foods for their phytonutrients and other special compounds," says Richard Béliveau, PhD, chair in the prevention and treatment of cancer at the University of Québec at Montreal and author of Foods to Fight Cancer.
Aim for five to nine daily servings of all kinds of fruits and vegetables—especially these six superstars.
Broccoli
All cruciferous veggies (think cauliflower, cabbage, kale) contain cancer-fighting properties, but broccoli is the only one with a sizable amount of sulforaphane, a particularly potent compound that boosts the body’s protective enzymes and flushes out cancer-causing chemicals, says Jed Fahey, ScD. A recent University of Michigan study on mice found that sulforaphane also targets cancer stem cells—those that aid in tumor growth.
Helps fight: breast, liver, lung, prostate, skin, stomach, and bladder cancers
Your Rx: The more broccoli, the better, research suggests—so add it wherever you can, from salads to omelets to the top of your pizza.
by Health.com
Q: Should I worry about eating soy?
A: No. If you’re a healthy woman with no history of breast cancer or thyroid disease, soy can be part of a balanced diet.
Chances are you’ve heard confusing reports about soy. Some say it’s a healthy superfood; others claim it boosts cancer risks. Here’s what we know for sure: Soy foods are high in protein, fiber, calcium, potassium, and B vitamins. And a European research review found that soy could lower heart disease risk and relieve hot flashes. So, eating a little soy each day is OK for healthy women, experts agree. But there are caveats.
(HealthDay News) — Many foods and recipes include lots of salt (sodium), which can raise your blood pressure.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute suggests how to cut down on sodium in your diet:
By David Zinczenko
Sarah Palin is on a diet. So is Barack Obama, Glenn Beck, Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga, Peyton Manning, the pitching staff of the Texas Rangers, all the judges on America’s Got Talent, and the entire cast of Glee. In fact, from Chris Rock to Kid Rock to The Rock, everyone you can name is on a diet.
And so are you.
How can I be so sure? Because a “diet” isn’t something you go on and go off of, like a prescription. A diet is what you eat, day in and day out, whether you planned to eat that way or not. So when people ask me what kind of “diet” they should follow, I always tell them to follow the one they’re already on—the way you like to eat is the way you should eat. In researching the Eat This, Not That! book series and seeing people lose 10, 20, 30 pounds or more effortlessly, I’ve learned that if you want to make big changes to your health, forget about following somebody else’s diet. Just make a bunch of little changes to the diet you’re already following. Believe me, it’s the best way to get results. Below, I’ve listed the 25 best new nutritional tweaks you can make that will improve the way you look and feel—fast and forever!
Summer Healthy Drink
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced stone fruit, (apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines)
- 2 cups apricot juice
- 2 cups sparkling wine
- 1 cup seltzer
How to Cook
Combine diced fruit, apricot juice, sparkling wine and seltzer. Divide among 4 ice-filled glasses. Non-alcoholic version: Substitute sparkling cider for the wine.
By Lori Bongiorno
Is it healthier to eat raw veggies or to cook them? Is fresh broccoli more nutritious than frozen? Is eating iceberg lettuce a waste of time?
You may be surprised by the answers to these seemingly simple questions. In fact, there are several misconceptions when it comes to vegetables. The one universal truth is that most of us could be eating more of them.
As summer approaches, we have more vegetable choices than at any other time of year. Here’s a guide to what’s fact and what’s fiction when it comes to eating your veggies.
Myth: Fresh vegetables are more nutritious than frozen
Fact: Studies show that sometimes you can get more nutrients from frozen veggies, depending on variety and how old the vegetables at your supermarket are. That’s because produce starts losing nutrient quality as soon as it’s picked.
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