KinkyShea’s Health and Fitness Tips

Super Food of the Week:Black BeansBe it dried or canned black beans are available thought the whole year. Black beans could not be more appropriately named. Commonly called turtle beans, black beans carry a rich flavor that has been compared to mushrooms and a velvety texture. Black beans are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fiber, like most other legumes.…

Super Food of the Week: Oranges Juicy, sweet and renowned for its concentration of vitamin C, oranges make the perfect snack and add a special tang to many recipes from smoothies to meats. Oranges are generally available from winter though summer with seasonal variations but all provide loads of vitamin C, with immune and heart protection as well as aiding…

Recipe of the Week:Bananas in Brown Sugar-Rum Sauce(from www.eatingwell.com)Bananas cooked in a delectable brown-sugar-rum sauce make for a quick yet impressive dessert.Ingredients (makes 2 servings):2 tablespoonbrown sugar1 teaspoonbutter1/2 teaspooncanola oil2 tablespoondark rum1 teaspoonlime juice1/8 teaspoonground cinnamon2 small bananas, quartered1/4 cuplow-fat vanilla yogurt Directions:Stir brown sugar, butter and oil in a medium skillet over medium heat until bubbling. Add rum, lime…

Super Food of the Week: BananasPrepackaged in their own yellow jackets with a sweet yet firm and creamy flesh bananas are available for harvest throughout the year. The banana plant can grow as tall as 26 feet or as short as 10 feet and they belong to the same family as the Lilly and the Orchid. Bananas are a favorite…