HEY THERE!
It’s been A LONG time since we
last met but now I revised my blog and with more experience and knowledge than ever,
you’ll be so happy that you won’t mind the wait.
So we talked about how much I
dislike salt (you might as well shoot yourself to dead - its less painful) but
I really want to zero in on dressing this time; healthy, salt-free and crap
free.
When we are about to make a dressing
for something (it doesn’t matter what) your most important thing is….a blender!
You’d be surprised, but if you
want to eat the cake and not get fat you need a blender!
Going back to dressing, we won’t
have time to talk about all the dressings so this time we’re going to talk
about salad dressing (green salad, not pasta salad) but because I like you I’m
going to give you a dressing to make the best baked root veggies.
I’m going to keep it short this
time and just give you some recipes to try for yourself.
You know why you don’t want to
add crap (Carbohydrate Refined sugar Alcohol Process) and
salt to your food so what should you add? How about some superfood??? It’s not
just not bad to you - it’s GOOD for you! Your body needs it, especially if you’re
trying to lose weight.
Here are some of the things you
can choose from:
Olive oil: One of the best food sources for vitamins E
and K. Known to decrease the cholesterol levels in the
blood. Oleic
acid, which is a component of olive oil, has a natural property of reducing the
effect of oncogene. This is a cancer-inducing gene in the human body.
Consumption of fats can increase the risks of cancer; however, olive oil can
actually protect your body from carcinogens. Recommend by doctors for people
with diabetes .
Apple cider vinegar: from all the vinegar out there apple cider is THE
BEST for you. With evidence that Hippocrates
himself used it to heal people to you really need me to add?
Honey: the key here is the amount. It is sugar so
don’t overdo it. Honey helps you to reduce
ulcers and gastrointestinal disorders, increase your athletic performance and
help to protect from cancer, heart disease and it Anti-bacterial.
Fresh Herbs: basil, mint, parsley, cilantro, oregano,
rosemary, thyme, ginger, turmeric, onion, garlic etc. (Go for green stuff).
Fruits: lime, lemon, citrus peel, berries, avocado.
All of these things are good for
you and you can make healthy beautiful dressings with them so here, like I
promised, a few ideas:
Baked root veggies:
Pre-heat the oven to 475F. Cut the
veggies into small cubes and spread on the pan.
In a blender half cup lemon juice
and half cup olive oil. Fill the blender almost to the top with your choice of
fresh herbs (I put parsley, mint and basil) and blend until smooth. Cover the
veggies and bake for an hour or until brown.
Enjoy J
The next recipe I didn’t try but
my friend loved it! If you have to have ranch dressing how about you make it a
healthy one?
Avocado
Ranch Dressing
Put 1
Avocado in blender, add 3 garlic cloves, 1 can full-fat coconut milk, 1
tbsp. lemon juice, 2 tbsp. fresh dill, 2 tbsp. fresh chives, ¼ tbsp. cayenne
pepper
Blend
until smooth.
Honey-Lime-Basil
dressing:
In
a blender put 2 tbsp. honey, half cup lime and 1 cup fresh basil. Blend until
smooth.
Cranberry vinaigrette dressing:
in a blender combine: 3 tbsp.,
apple cider vinegar, 1/3 cup olive oil, ½ cup fresh cranberries, 1 tbsp. mustered
and 3 garlic cloves. Blend until smooth.
So there you go. So many ideas
for healthy options for salad and I’m sure you can come up with a few of your
own. If you do, please share them by commenting on this post for others to see.
Eating healthy is easy and FUN!
I eat with my eyes and that why I
like to make it fancy but I’m short of time so I have to make sure it’sfast.
All of those recipes are easy, fast, tasty and HEALTHY!!!
Before I say bye I wanted to
share this link with you. It’s for flourless Quinoa cake with CHOCOLATE
Don’t forget you can EAT THE CAKE
AND NOT GET FAT.
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