KinkyShea’s Health and Fitness Tips

Recipe of the Week: Easy Whole-Grain Rice Pilaf(from www.eatingwell.com)This recipe is a low sodium alternative to the original San Fransisco Treat that features whole-wheat pasta, brown rice and onions.Nutrition Profile: Diabetes appropriate, low calorie, low cholesterol, low saturated fat, low sodium, healthy weight appropriate and heart healthy.Ingredients (makes about 6 servings, about 2/3 cups each):2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil1/2 cup…

Super Food of the Week: Brown RiceBrown rice is one of the most nutrient dense variety of rice. The process that produces brown rice removes only the outer most layer, the hull, of the rice kernel and is the least damaging to the nutritional value. The conversion of brown rice into white rice involves the compete milling and polishing of…

Recipe Of The Week: Papaya Smoothie(from www.eatingwell.com)Beat the summer heat while enjoying the taste of the tropics.Nutrition Profile: Low calorie,low cholesterol, low saturated fat, low sodium, heart healthy, healthy weight appropriate, and gluten free.Ingredients: 1 papaya, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped (1 1/4 cups) 3/4 cup bottled fruit nectar, such as papaya, mango or peach 1/2 cup buttermilk, (low fat…

Super Food of the Week: PapayaInspired by a recent CurlyNikki.com post, the papaya has landed its very own spot on the Super Foods list. Deliciously sweet with musky undertones and a soft buttery consistency, the papaya was often called “the fruit of the angels” by the great explorer himself, Christopher Columbus. Once considered exotic, they can now be found in…

Recipe of the Week: Grilled Pepper Salad(from www.eatingwell.com)This colorful and delicious recipe takes about twenty minutes to make and pairs great with low fat goat cheese (optional). In addition to being low calorie, low sodium, and low in cholesterol, this recipe offers up about 200% of the daily recommended value of vitamin C. This recipe can be used as a…