KinkyShea’s Health and Fitness Tips

Recipe of the Week: Cucumber and Black-Eyed Pea Salad(from www.eatingwell.com)This is an easy salad that can be served on a bed of greens for lunch or with grilled chicken for dinner. Also, if you wish you can substitute white beans or chickpeas for the black-eyed peas.Nutrition Profile: Diabetes appropriate, low calorie, low carbohydrate, low cholesterol, low sodium, gluten free, and…

Super Food of the Week:CucumbersIf you really want to be “cucumber cool” add them to your menus especially now since the warmer months are on their way (or already here for some of us). The flesh of a cucumber is primarily composed of water and also contains vitamin c and caffeic acid (both help soothe skin irritations and reduce swelling).…

Recipe of the Week: Oat and Fig Squares(From deliciouslivingmag.com)As we learned last week, figs can be a great source of nutrition, but in processed cookies, granola and energy bars they are commonly smothered in refined flour and sugar decreasing the health benefits of figs. This recipe is a healthier alternative by paring figs with high fiber oats, and honey decreasing…

Super Food of the Week: Figs Dried figs can be found year round but there is nothing like the unique taste and texture of ripe fresh figs. Ripe figs are sweet with a chewy flesh, smooth skin, and a bit of a crunch thanks to the seeds. Figs grow on the Ficus tree and are a member of the Mulberry…

Recipe of the Week: Green Beans with Turkey Bacon and Hazelnuts(from www.eatingwell.com)Hazelnuts add a warm flavor to green beans. Although the original recipe calls for regular bacon, I like to modify it a bit substituting turkey bacon for regular pork bacon. Turkey bacon tends to be leaner, lower in fat, calories and sodium, thus making it a better choice. The…