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Black and white cookie dough balls
In the quest for health, it’s important to focus on eating well and exercise, but there are other easy measures we can take to make sure we feel our best every day. One of them might surprise you — a hug! Research has shown that giving and receiving hugs is extremely effective in combating heart disease, depression, anxiety, and stress. If you do it every day, the benefits can really add up over time! Here are some of the amazing health benefits of hugs: A hug instantlyboosts oxytocin levels, one of the “feel-good” hormones (along with serotonin). Oxytocin increases feelings of safety and happiness while reducing feelings of anger, loneliness, and stress. Hugging boosts self-esteem. As humans, we’re hard-wired to be part of a group, and the feeling of touch affirms that we are safe and we belong. This makes us feel more secure and increases ability to self-love. A hug reduces stress. When you’re feeling stressed, the fight-or-flight response is in full gear. A hug tells your brain that you’re not under threat and activates your parasympathetic nervous system to tell your body you’re not under threat so you can relax and focus on what needs to be done. Hugging strengthens our immune systems, reduces risk of heart disease, relaxes our muscles, and lowers blood pressure. So they’re beneficial for pretty much every area of the body. As you can see, hugs are great when you’re feeling sad, anxious, stressed, or lonely, and can help reduce your risk of multiple diseases. With a track record like that, you’d be silly NOT to hug. Now get out there and hug someone! How to make Black and White Cookie Dough Balls brought to you by the Online Food Blog Recipe by:www.onlinefoodblog.com Total Time: 15 minutes These snack balls are as tasty as Hershey's Hugs kisses, and way healthier for you! Share them with someone you hug. Ingredients 2 tbsp. rolled oats 1/2 cup raw cashews 1/4 cup macadamia nuts 10 pitted Mejdool dates 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. salt 1/4 cup white chocolate chips 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips Instructions Combine all ingredients except the chocolate chips in your food processor or blender. Once the mixture starts to crumble and stick to itself, dump out into a medium mixing bowl. Stir in the chocolate chips. Use your hands to form into small snack balls. Store in the freezer until ready to eat! ...read more
By The Food Blog February 14, 2018
How to HELP Save Our Planet
Source image from internet With celebrities like Natalie Portman, Woody Harrelson, and Alanis Morrissette going vegan, people are taking much more notice of veganism these days – not just as a dietary choice, but also as an environmental one. While there are many health reasons for choosing a vegan diet – for example, Morrissette reports losing 20 pounds within just a few months of going vegan, and Harrelson’s acne cleared up within days of cutting out dairy, there are several environmental issues when it comes to using animals for our food. As Portman writes in a May 2011 Huffington Post article, “The human cost of factory farming — both the compromised welfare of slaughterhouse workers and, even more, the environmental effects of the mass production of animals — is staggering.”As humans, our consumption of meat has tremendous repercussions on our environment,to a degree that we’re not yet totally aware of. The Union of Concerned Scientists states that animal agriculture is second only to the burning of fossil fuels when it comes to the greatest environmental threat facing our world today. The World Watch Institute has recently issued a report stating at least 51 per cent of world-wide greenhouse gas emissions are created by livestock – more than those produced by the entire transportation sector. When we consider the world’s food and water supply, it takes 16pounds of vegetation-based cattle feed for a single cow to gain a pound of meat. Animal agriculture requires more than half the United States’ daily water supply just to function properly. At this moment, 45 per cent of the United States’ landscape is being used to grow animals for human consumption. Two-hundred- and-sixty million acres of forest have already been leveled to grow feed crops for livestock, while animal agriculture has contributed to 85 per cent of soil erosion in the United States. The quantity of food the world’s cattle population consumes each day could feed up to 8.7 billion humans. In other words, if we didn’t need to raise so many cows for food, everyone in the world would have more than enough to eat. Have you been considering your personal consumption of meat, dairy, and animal products, and how it affects the planet? Have you been wondering where to start and what you can possibly do to help? The prospect of cutting back on your meat intake does not have to be overwhelming, nor do you need to become a full-fledged vegetarian or vegan overnight. Often it’s the little changes that people make in their daily lives that can make a big difference. Even just going meatless two or three days a week can take some pressure off the industry. The good news is that vegan and vegetarian recipes can actually be quite appetizing. There are plenty of easy vegan meals, delicious vegan recipes, and vegetarian healthy food recipes available online that can help get you well on your way. If you’re concerned about protein, you needn’t worry. There are lots of tasty meat substitutes that are high in protein and nutritional value. For legumes, a cup of lentils has17 grams of protein and a cup of black beans yields more than 15 grams. For grains,cooked quinoa has up to 8 grams of protein per cup, and cooked buckwheat berries contain 10 grams. Even veggies are a good source of protein. Peas have 9 grams of protein per cup and asparagus has more than 4 grams. You may also want to include nuts and seeds in your diet. Just a quarter of a cup of walnuts, for example, yields up to 5grams of protein, and those tiny hemp seeds? They pack a huge protein punch with 10grams per quarter cup. These are just a few protein ideas to help supplement vegan and vegetarian diets. When it comes to replacing dairy, there are plenty of options as well.You could try making hummus – a creamy spread made from pureed chickpeas, garlic,olive oil, and a few other choice ingredients. Hummus is loaded with protein and makes an excellent vegetable dip. You can also use nutritional yeast instead of cheese as a tasty topping for popcorn, salads, and soups. When we eat less meat, we immediately start feeling better. We shed excess weight, have more energy, and feel genuinely good about ourselves. We start to realize how much truth there is in the old adage, “we are what we eat.” When we’re eating more plant-based food, we naturally feel more loving and compassionate towards all life. There is a sort of selflessness that goes along with a meat-free diet, and there’s a huge relief for our conscience as well. We’re eating happy food, not food produced from suffering.It can be very empowering to know that our diets have a significant impact on the world around us. When it takes over 660 gallons of water to produce a single hamburger and900 gallons of water to produce a pound of cheese, you can feel good about every cheeseburger you trade for a veggie, bean, or nut burger – they taste just as good, if not better, and have just as much nutritional value, if not more. According to a recent academic article published by David Tilman and Michael Clark, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are expected to increase another 80 per cent by 2050 if we continue on the dietary track we’re currently on, but with every day we remove meat from our menu, we can help save our planet and help prove them wrong.* ...read more
By MEAl5 August 14, 2017
What’s your list of comfort foods?
Comfort food is defined as “ food that gives emotional comfort to the one eating it. These tend to be favorite foods of childhood, or linked to a person, place or time with which the food has a positive association ”. Comfort food used to be meatloaf and mashed potatoes, spaghetti and meatballs or a hearty casserole. So, what’s your comfort food? Better yet: what will your children’s comfort food be? These days, with so many convenience foods available, and with schedules being as busy as they are, it’s hard sometimes to justify the time and energy it takes to make a home-cooked meal. There are so many food options out there that are pre-packaged and ready to eat. They look tasty and say they are healthy, so why not take advantage of these products? They’ve been designed to help get meals on the table instantly without having to plan or take the time to cook. Right? It’s actually too good to be true and we know it. Pre-packaged and processed foods have lots of things in them that are not going to kill us, but are not good for us either. Packaging is deceiving, and even ingredient labels can be hard to understand. It’s not the occasional Pop-Tart ® that’s bad for you, it’s the reliance on these products day in and day out that has consequences, the worst of which is that they become your family’s comfort food. So, what are the top 4 comfort foods in America today? Are you ready for this? Pizza Ice cream Mac and cheese Chips Yet, 90% of adults in America say there is nothing better than a home-cooked meal and 62% of adults say their favorite comfort food reminds them of their childhood. It's quite the contradiction. What should we do about it? The answer is to start cooking meals at home, but in a simpler way. A tasty home cooked meal can take less than a half hour to prepare. Sauté a chicken breast, blanch some broccoli, throw a good baguette on the table and call it done. The mindset about what it takes to qualify as a home-cooked meal needs to shift. We all know the health benefits of eating fresh food, but why aren’t we cooking? It’s because we think home-cooked means complicated. Schedules these days may not allow for making elaborate roasts or stews, but don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Make a healthy grilled cheese sandwich, an omelet or a simple pasta dish. When you make your own food, you have control over what goes into it, and that’s the name of the game. Here’s the good news — you won’t need to add “ thiamine mononitrate ” to your food. Take the plunge. Use tools to help you get real food on the table. Technology is your friend. Put your grocery list on your smart phone and head to the store. Bring the kids so they can learn what a good head of broccoli looks like. Make simple meal plans that don’t involve lots of ingredients. Use modern tools to help you put plans together. If you have a plan and the ingredients to execute it, making a home-cooked meal is easy. If you can form and develop the habit of cooking most meals at home, it could change your whole family’s relationship with food. Their comfort food will be something you created out of love, which they will appreciate and never forget. Guaranteed. Cooking a meal may take a few more minutes then heating something up in the microwave, but it’s time well spent and a good investment in helping your loved ones develop a healthy lifestyle. Nothing says, “I care about you” more than walking in the door and smelling a meal being prepared. That is true comfort. If you enjoyed this article and would like to share it with a friend, please do. At Meal5.com, our mission is to help people improve their eating habits and their health with simple, easy recipes and healthy meal plans. Thank you for taking time to read this article. Keep it simple. Eat well. Be happy. Source link:http://meal5.com/blog/whats-your-list-comfort-foods ...read more
By MEAl5 August 13, 2017