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ABC, Lowcountry Live: Heart Health

February 17, 2017

HeartHealth

This week on Good Food Friday, I shared foods and tips for a healthy heart. What we eat, plays a huge role in helping to keep our heart healthy. These are some tasty and convenient options for every meal of the day that have a heart healthy component.

Plant-based breakfasts

Starting the day with a balanced breakfast can help with weight management, which is important for heart health. Those that are pressed for time in the morning can seek out convenient options like make-ahead vegetarian breakfast burritos made with whole grain tortillas, veggies and plant-based protein like tofu and black-eyed peas. Pop these in the microwave or oven and breakfast is served.

Beans are a great protein alternative to meat

Beans are rich in protein but don’t contain animal fats which are the ones we should avoid in excess. Beans are also an excellent source of soluble fiber, which may help lower cholesterol. Add to tacos, soup and sandwiches at lunchtime, really conveniently.

Incorporate heart-healthy nuts into snacks 


Nuts are a good source of heart-healthy fats and using them to replace saturated fats in the diet, may help reduce the risk of heart disease. Choose unsalted, raw nuts and incorporate them into energy bites and bars.

Nut butters into breakfast 

Nut butters are another way to incorporate plant protein, fiber and heart healthy fats. Pair them with breakfast either a slice of whole grain bread, oatmeal or smoothies.

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Coffee cake, anyone? ☕️✨This sweet treat wit Coffee cake, anyone? ☕️✨This sweet treat with benefits is made with naturally gluten-free almond & tapioca flour, a cinnamon sugar crumble topping & @bareorganicssuperfoods immunity coffee boosted with probiotics, ginger, zinc & maitake mushroom. Recipe deats below👇#grainfreecoffeecake #glutenfree #dessertwithbenefits #nutritionbymia

What you’ll need for the cake:
2 cup almond flour, blanched
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 @bareorganicssuperfoods Immunity coffee in 1/4 cup of water
2 eggs

For the toppings: 1/2 cup blanched almond flour, 2 tbsp coconut sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 3 tbsp coconut oil

What to do:
1️⃣Preheat oven to 350 F.
2️⃣Mix together cake ingredients until uniform and pour batter into a lined or pre-greased 8 x 8 baking pan. 
3️⃣In a bowl, mix together topping ingredients and crumble on top of the cake. Bake for 28-33 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.
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🫐BREKKIE: oatmeal waffles with yogurt, blueberries & sliced almonds
🥑LUNCH: cauliflower “chip” sheet pan nachos roasted with paprika, garlic and cumin. Topped with red onion, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, black beans, chicken, cheese & guacamole.
🥒SNACK: snack box with carrots, bell pepper, celery, whole grain flax crackers & tuna salad with chocolate.
🥕DINNER: @realhomechef honey garlic chicken meal kit ready in 15 min and comes with pre-measured ingredients.
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What you’ll need:
✨1 whole grain sprouted tortilla
🥬PRODUCE - romaine
🧀FAT - cheese or almond cheese
🥩PROTEIN - black beans or cooked ground beef
🍅FLAVOR - @freshcravingssalsa crisp authentic tasting salsa found chilled in the produce section at Walmart.

What to do:
1️⃣Cut a line in the center of a tortilla to the bottom. 
2️⃣Add your protein, produce, flavor and fat to the four quadrants. 
3️⃣Starting with the bottom left corn, fold the tortilla up, then over to the right and then down.
4️⃣Heat the tortilla in a pregreased skillet over medium heat to melt the cheese (optional).
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🍕DINNER: truffle pizza on a coconut flour crust. Recipe in yesterday’s post!
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3-ingredient truffle coconut flour crust pizza 🍕✨Naturally GF made with egg whites, coconut flour & truffle dust by @trufflehunteruk that makes this taste restaurant-worthy. 🍄Recipe deats below 👇 #trufflepizza #GF #coconutflourcrust

What you’ll need:
3 egg whites
1/4 cup coconut flour
1 tsp truffle dust
Toppings of choice: cheese, marinara, mushrooms, basil etc

Whaat to do:
1️⃣Mix egg whites, coconut flour and truffle dust in a mixing bowl. Add a tablespoon of water as needed for batter just cute come together.
2️⃣Press batter into thin crust and place on a lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Top with toppings of choice and bake for another 5 minutes if adding cheese for cheese to melt.

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