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Triple Chocolate Almond Mandelbrot aka Mandel Bread. A few weeks ago, my sister Katy asked me if I had a chocolate mandelbrot recipe. Skinny Chocolate Chip Cookies. Remember when I told you I love chocolate?

Skinny Chocolate Chip Cookies

Detox smoothies. Toxins-free for life Looking to increase your energy levels, to lose weight, get clearer skin, prevent premature ageing and to help preventing diseases? Then look no further! This 5 days step-by-step detox will help you implement long-lasting healthy habits that yields results. Price: $47 Price: $27 Smoothies are a great way to boost your fruits and veggies daily intake. Flat Tummy. The best detox foods to look great. Having a diet rich in detox foods will naturally help your health. But some of those foods are especially good to make you look great. Eating more of the detos foods below will not only improve your look but also support your body to detox naturally and flush out environmental toxins as well as metabolic waste. Losing weight Artichoke: One of the best detox foods for your liver, artichokes are also low in calories and contains compounds that can help lower your cholesterol levels.

Lemon: Adding some lemon juice and zest to your drinking water will supply your body with over 30 detox compounds. 18 foods that fight common ailments. Cheese Why it's good: Studies have found that women with PMS have lower levels of calcium around ovulation than women who don't experience PMS symptoms, so amping up your intake of cheese and other dairy products is worth a shot if you're prone to cramps and mood swings.

18 foods that fight common ailments

Eat Up! Make sure you're getting at least the recommended amount of calcium daily—experts say only 10% of us are getting it through diet alone! Women under 50 need 1,000 mg; if you're 50 or over, 1,200 mg. Aim for three servings of calcium rich foods like cheese and yogurt daily; women over 50 should tack on a fourth serving. Pineapple Why it's good: This fruit has three things going for it. Eat Up! The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet. The following is a "healthy food hot list" consisting of the 29 food that will give you the biggest nutritional bang for you caloric buck, as well as decrease your risk for deadly illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet

Along with each description is a suggestion as to how to incorporate these power-foods into your diet. Fruits 01. Apricots The Power: Beta-carotene, which helps prevent free-radical damage and protect the eyes. 02. The Power: Oleic acid, an unsaturated fat that helps lower overall cholesterol and raise levels of HDL, plus a good dose of fiber. 03. The Power: Ellagic acid, which helps stall cancer-cell growth. 04. 7 Super Snacks That Heal. If some doctors had their way today, Americans would be more medicated than industrial feedlot cattle.

7 Super Snacks That Heal

But what most people don’t realize is that the first line of defense against stress, fatigue, depression, and so many other maladies is found in supermarket aisles, not in the drug store. Research shows that the vitamins, minerals, and active compounds specific to certain fruits, vegetables, and even chocolate and red wine have an immediate and lasting impact on your mood, your health, your fitness — even your sex life. Whether you have a big presentation at work, or the need to burn a few hundred extra calories a day (and who doesn’t want to do that?) , why not put food to work for you? Stop buying granola bars & make these: no bake chocolate energy balls. Something we spend far too much money on is healthy organic granola bars.

stop buying granola bars & make these: no bake chocolate energy balls

At $4.99 for a box of 5, I just can’t justify it anymore! Solution? This. How To Make Pad Thai (Vegetarian Pad Thai Recipe. We made an enormous pot of phở over the weekend and called everyone who likes this Vietnamese beef soup.

How To Make Pad Thai (Vegetarian Pad Thai Recipe

I think my eyes were a little bigger than my stomach because I soaked 6 packages of dried rice noodles (bánh phở) and ended up with a ton of leftovers. Even though all the beef broth was gone, I managed not to waste the soaked rice noodles by making Pad Thai noodles. The dish is composed of rice noodles, tofu, limes, fragrant kaffir lime leaves, tamarind, palm sugar, peanuts and cilantro. For a meat version, you could add skinless chicken breasts, whole shelled and de-veined shrimp and shredded thin omelette along with the tofu and then finish the dish with fish sauce. Ingredients Yields: 8 servings Directions Juice 2 limes. Prepping the dried rice noodles: When uncooked, the glass noodles look grayish. Prepping the fresh chiles: Stem, seed and finely chop the chile pepper. For the jicama: Peel and slice horizontally into ½-inch thick pieces.

Crock Pot Cookin' - Korean Inspired Beef Short Ribs. First I'd like to say how wonderful summer is. Hot, humid, sunny! I beg for these months! My hair, now short seems to have soooo much volume in the humidity! Awesome! Oh wait, that's called FRIZZ. My upper lip has beads of sweat each time I set foot outdoors - attractive thought I know. Cooking and baking seemed to be a thing of the past since our central air had been wonky and not allowing the glorious cool air to flow freely the last little while. Mango Lassi Recipe.