We have found that my husband's cholesterol levels are very influenced by what he eats (which is nice because it doesn't require medicine to keep his levels healthy, but does require us to be more conscientious about what we eat). He got his "bad cholesterol" down by eating healthy and eating lots of grapefruit (but be careful about doing this if you're on cholesterol medication - it could cause serious side effects so read your warnings from the pharmacy), but then his "good cholesterol" levels were too low so we added this salad to our diet. I am pleased to say I came up with this all on my own (and it did the trick for his cholesterol levels)! (And I'm happily ignorant of my cholesterol levels, but I'm sure this helps me too!)
Jamie's Good Cholesterol Salad
Romaine lettuce (my favorite, but I'm sure any kind will do)
1 cup chopped Walnuts (walnuts are high in good cholesterol, but also high in fat so be careful)
1 avocado, chopped up (again, high in good cholesterol but also high in fat)
1 grapefruit (helps lower cholesterol)
Honey
1) Toast walnuts by baking them at 375 for about 8-10 minutes, stirring once and keeping a careful eye on them so they don't burn. Toasting them really brings out the flavor.
2) I slice my grapefruit in half and section it, spooning out each section. Then I squeeze the grapefruit to add the juice to the fruit sections. (Once we peeled the grapefruit and then sliced it and it was super sour, so I'd avoid that method!)
3) We each make our own salad, adding our preferred amount of toppings and then drizzling with honey to help with the sour taste of the grapefruit. Enjoy!
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Workout Smoothie
(This is called a "Workout Smoothie" because it has some protein for the yogurt, unlike the other recipes.)
Ingredients:
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1-2 kiwi
2 cup fresh spinach
1 cup room temperature water
1/2 banana
1 cup collard
Directions: Place yogurt, water, banana, and kiwi in blender. Pulse and blend until smooth. Add greens and blend for one minute or until smooth.
This is my husband's favorite (probably because of the kiwi).
Variations: See Beginner's Smoothie.
***Warning: Do not gulp down a green smoothie! It will give you really bad indigestion because your body thinks you're just drinking a normal liquid. You need to "chew" (yes this sounds weird) it until it warms up and then swallow. Yes, it takes awhile to eat this, but think of all the health benefits you're getting (that you wouldn't have normally gotten.
Ingredients:
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1-2 kiwi
2 cup fresh spinach
1 cup room temperature water
1/2 banana
1 cup collard
Directions: Place yogurt, water, banana, and kiwi in blender. Pulse and blend until smooth. Add greens and blend for one minute or until smooth.
This is my husband's favorite (probably because of the kiwi).
Variations: See Beginner's Smoothie.
***Warning: Do not gulp down a green smoothie! It will give you really bad indigestion because your body thinks you're just drinking a normal liquid. You need to "chew" (yes this sounds weird) it until it warms up and then swallow. Yes, it takes awhile to eat this, but think of all the health benefits you're getting (that you wouldn't have normally gotten.
Fall Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 pear
1/4 zucchini
2 cup kale
1 cup room temperature water
2 inch chunk cucumber
2 Tbls fresh parsley
Directions: Place pear and water into blender. Pulse and blend until smooth. Add vegetables and blend for one minute.
Variations: See Beginner's Smoothie.
***Warning: Do not gulp down a green smoothie! It will give you really bad indigestion because your body thinks you're just drinking a normal liquid. You need to "chew" (yes this sounds weird) it until it warms up and then swallow. Yes, it takes awhile to eat this, but think of all the health benefits you're getting (that you wouldn't have normally gotten.
1 pear
1/4 zucchini
2 cup kale
1 cup room temperature water
2 inch chunk cucumber
2 Tbls fresh parsley
Directions: Place pear and water into blender. Pulse and blend until smooth. Add vegetables and blend for one minute.
Variations: See Beginner's Smoothie.
***Warning: Do not gulp down a green smoothie! It will give you really bad indigestion because your body thinks you're just drinking a normal liquid. You need to "chew" (yes this sounds weird) it until it warms up and then swallow. Yes, it takes awhile to eat this, but think of all the health benefits you're getting (that you wouldn't have normally gotten.
Beginner's Green Smoothie
We had a church activity where a friend introduced me to "Green Smoothies." Basically, it's a way to get your fresh vegetables if you aren't good at eating them regularly. Here are a few that she shared.
Ingredients:
1 Granny Smith apple
1/2 banana
1 cup room temperature water
2 cup fresh spinach
Directions: Place banana and chunks of apple with water into blender. Pulse and blend until smooth. Add spinach and blend for one minute or until smooth.
I would say enjoy, but remember you aren't drinking this specifically because it's yummy (think of it as an acquired taste), but because it's healthy for you. :)
Variations: Everyday (if you drink it this often) replace the spinach with romaine, lettuce, cabbage, kale, collards, etc. (If you don't use variety you could develop food allergies.) After a week, cut down the apple to 1/2 or omit the banana and increase the greens by another 1 cup.
***Warning: Do not gulp down a green smoothie! It will give you really bad indigestion because your body thinks you're just drinking a normal liquid. You need to "chew" (yes this sounds weird) it until it warms up and then swallow. Yes, it takes awhile to eat this, but think of all the health benefits you're getting (that you wouldn't have normally gotten.
Ingredients:
1 Granny Smith apple
1/2 banana
1 cup room temperature water
2 cup fresh spinach
Directions: Place banana and chunks of apple with water into blender. Pulse and blend until smooth. Add spinach and blend for one minute or until smooth.
I would say enjoy, but remember you aren't drinking this specifically because it's yummy (think of it as an acquired taste), but because it's healthy for you. :)
Variations: Everyday (if you drink it this often) replace the spinach with romaine, lettuce, cabbage, kale, collards, etc. (If you don't use variety you could develop food allergies.) After a week, cut down the apple to 1/2 or omit the banana and increase the greens by another 1 cup.
***Warning: Do not gulp down a green smoothie! It will give you really bad indigestion because your body thinks you're just drinking a normal liquid. You need to "chew" (yes this sounds weird) it until it warms up and then swallow. Yes, it takes awhile to eat this, but think of all the health benefits you're getting (that you wouldn't have normally gotten.
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