One ancestor of the grapefruit was the Jamaican sweet orange (Citrus sinensis), itself an ancient hybrid of Asian origin; the other was the Indonesian pomelo (C. maxima). One story of the fruit’s origins is that a certain “Captain Shaddock” brought pomelo seeds to Jamaica and bred the first fruit. Serves 4, 210 calories per serving. […]
Strawberry Banana Sorbet
Given their amazing combination of phytonutrients—including anthocyanins, ellagitannins, flavonols, terpenoids, and phenolic acids—it’s not surprising to find increasing research interest in the anti-inflammatory properties of strawberries. But it’s still exciting to see this remarkable fruit lowering levels of inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein (CRP). Serves 4, 320 calories per serving. Ingredients: 2 cups frozen strawberries […]
Vegan Chicken With Spinach Salad
Spinach salad is a salad which has spinach as its foremost ingredient. Common additional ingredients include tomatoes, meats, cheese, slivered almonds and/or fresh or dried berries, such as cranberry or strawberry. Serves one, 255 calories per portion. Ingredients: 1 skinless vegan chicken (i.e. Beyond Meat brand) 1/4 cup reduced vegan chicken broth chopped lemon thyme […]
Mint Blueberry Cooler
Blueberries are not only popular, but also repeatedly ranked in the U.S. diet as having one of the highest antioxidant capacities among all fruits, vegetables, spices and seasonings. Antioxidants are essential to optimizing health by helping to combat the free radicals that can damage cellular structures as well as DNA. Number of servings: 1, 210 […]