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9 Ways 90 Days: Favorite Food Quotes: Alice Waters
Love this quote from author, restauranteer, and activist Alice Waters, who has been a “healthy food” leader and innovator for decades. Her perpective captures the concept of Intutive Eating & Cooking…
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9 Ways 90 Days: Organic Chia Pudding Recipe
By Melanie Albert, Nutrition & Wellness Expert, Author, Speaker, Founder & CEO Experience Nutrition
Chia seeds are the rage today! But some of us remember when they were the green hair that grew on our Chia Pets when we were kids. Who knew that decades later we’d be eating them!
Chia seeds come from a flowering plant in the mint family that’s native to Mexico and Guatemala, and history suggests it was a very important food crop for the Aztecs.
Benefits of Chia Seeds
- Good fats. Chia seeds, like hemp seeds and flax seeds are a great ALA omega-3 healthy-fat rich seed, which is important for brain health and reduction of inflammation in the body.
- High in protein. Great source of protein for vegetarians and vegans
- Stabilize blood sugar. Important for diabetics
- Improve heart health. According to the Cleveland Clinic, chia seeds have been shown to improve blood pressure in diabetics, and may also increase healthy cholesterol, while lowering total, bad LDL and triglyceride cholesterol
- Good source of calcium. 18% or the recommended daily intake for calcium.
9 Ways 90 Days Organic Chia Pudding Recipe
9 Ways 90 Days Chia Seed Pudding Ingredients
- 1/3 cup chia seeds
- 1 cup soy milk
- 2 chopped bananas
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 Medjool date, if you desire more sweetness
- Berries, nuts and seeds for toppings
Simple Steps
- Mix chia seeds, vanilla and date into the soy milk
- Fold in the bananas
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (or overnight)
- Enjoy for breakfast, snack, or dessert with your favorite berries, nuts and seeds
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Enjoy Food & Life: 9 Ways 90 Days Step-by-step Action Plan for Healthy Eating & Living
9 Ways 90 Days Step-by-step Action Plan for Healthy Eating & Living, by nutrition and food expert, Melanie Albert, featuring former NFL players.NEW BOOK: January 2014
9 Ways 90 Days Step-by-step action plan for healthy eating & living 9 Ways 90 Days Action Plan is based on the successful program which positively affects the health and nutrition of former NFL players and their families. The book offers nutrition education with a simple step-by-step action plan to integrate good nutrition with a healthy lifestyle into life. The program is designed to help you achieve good nutrition and health to reach your personal goals, including reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes, weight loss, reducing joint pain, increasing energy and reducing stress.
Our country is sick and people are confused. They are confused about what to eat, how to shop and how to prepare healthy food. The 9 Ways 90 Days Action Plan, created from sound science and a variety of nutrition theories with hands-on interactive learning and cooking experiences, is a solution to these problems. It also includes simple ways to prepare easy meals with recipes, nutritionrecommendations, and the 9 Ways 90 Days Action Plan to incorporate learning into life.
