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4 Anytime Dips and Spreads

These beautiful, delicious, nutritious dips are rich in brain essential nutrients: minerals, vitamins, phytochemicals and fiber oh my!
Make a weekly batch through the holiday season to use as an
appetizer or side dish for holiday meals, for an easy nourishing lunch or yummy, healthy snack .

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1 Colorful Bean Recipe for 3 Meals

I’m trying something new – integrating a blogpost (about food and health) with a weekly meal plan anchored on a core recipe. We need to eat more fiber for optimal health. Beans are a rich source of fiber. Here’s a simple menu plan based on a black bean salad from which to make three different meals.

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White Bean and Kale Stew

I may be a little obsessed with nutrient-dense foods and repeating over and over again how greens, beans and onions are an immune-boosting power cocktail, but putting aside repetition, this soup is flavorful and sticks to the ribs. Variations: Add other vegetables (bell pepper, a turnip, maybe a cup of chopped broccoli or cauliflower) depending […]

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Turkey Sausage and Garbanzo Soup

Easy to make, simple and delicious this soup is protein-rich and light in carbs. The original recipe is spicy but because of my daughter, rather than including the jalapeno in the soup itself, I chop it up put on top with the avocado and chopped cilantro when serving. Variations: Instead of turkey sausage, use Italian […]

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4 Delicious, Nutritious Chili

I love the versatility of chili – turkey, bison, beef or vegan, beans or no beans, onions and tomatoes or lots of veggies. It’s a nutrient-dense, one-pot meal just about everyone likes. Here are my favorite recipes.

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Mushroom Barley Soup

More than a soup, this is a meal in itself—flavorful, filling, and nutrient-dense. Mushrooms contain many disease fighting compounds.  Mushrooms and greens (spinach, kale, etc) together makes a powerful immune booster combination [su_expanding_quote_book alignment=”full” source_author=”Joel Fuhrman, MD” source_title=”Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body’s Natural Defenses” full_quote=”Mushrooms contain many unusual disease-fighting compounds […]

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Southwest Black Bean and Bell Pepper Salad

There are recipes that stand the test of time. I’ve been making this one for more years that I can remember; it’s so versatile, delicious and nutritious.  Fiber-rich beans are a superfood;  tossed here with bell peppers, red onion and cilantro and this dish bursts with flavor and phytonutrients that boost our health. [su_expanding_quote_book alignment=”left” source_author=”Steven […]

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Sweet Potato and Poblano Pepper Salad

Oh la la the contrasts in this dish: color, texture, sweet and spicy. Now here’s a potato salad I love! Add the black beans and it’s robust and filling enough to be a main entree. I serve it at room temperature. You can make it a day ahead. If so (the dressing gets absorbed over […]

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Southwest Hummus Wraps

Red bell pepper and cliantro boost the flavor and nutrition of the hummus, add black beans, avocado and spinach for a healthy, delicious quick lunch or light supper.

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Cumin Quinoa and Garbanzo

I like the combination of rice and quinoa, and this dish can be more interesting using wild rice or red quinoa if it is available. But for quicker cooking on a busy night, you can use a single grain (either brown rice or quinoa). You can also make this with another grain such as barley […]