Yield: 4 servings Ingredients: 15-ounce of can black beans, rinsed and drained 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon dried basil 1 teaspoon garlic, minced Instructions: Step 1: Process the black beans, lemon juice, basil and garlic together in a food processor until thick. Step 2: Chill for 1/2 hours, then serve.
Chunky Grilled Vegetable Guacamole
Yield: 8 servings Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) canola oil, divided (plus more for the grill) 1 small zucchini, cut lengthwise in 3 long strips 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeds removed, sliced in half 1 just ripe avocado, peeled, sliced in half 1/2 small red onion, sliced in half Juice of 1 lime 1/4…
Diabetes Friendly – Breakfast Scones
Yield: 10 servings Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 2/3 cup toasted wheat germ 1/3 cup margarine 1-1/4 cups finely-chopped apple 1/2 cup skim milk 1/4 cup honey TOPPINGS: 1 tbsp. toasted wheat germ, 1/4 tsp ground…
PMS Treatment
Depending on its symptoms and severity, PMS or premenstrual syndrome can be treated in several ways. Lifestyle changes are an important starting point for most women. Regular exercise, at least four to five days a week for 30 minutes or more, can help maintain weight, improve energy levels, enhance one’s sense of well-being, and reduce…
Do You Drink A Protein Shake?
With fitness becoming so important and nearly everybody worrying about weight loss and muscle building, it becomes important to have the right nutrition. Kitchen is the best place to start your fitness training, as it is said. Hence, one must take care of proper nutrition. Proteins are the most important form of nutrition for fitness.…
Diabetes Tips For A Healthy Body and Mind
It is not easy to keep on track and healthy when you are dealing with diabetes. Diabetics have to make significant dietary changes, and also have to regularly monitor their health. A lot of things can help you deal with this condition. Read this article to get started and find out more about how you…
Grooming Is Important For Your Dog’s Health
Buying grooming products for your pet is not only for styling your pet but also they are extremely necessary to keep it in a healthy condition; you can shop for these products very easily on online pet stores. Any dog or pet living in your house must seek a better treatment as it is counted…
Planning For Success
If your soccer team didn’t have one, they’d always be “wooden spooners”. You wouldn’t go on holiday without having one and you’d never have friends over for a BBQ without one. What are we talking about? A plan, of course! Yet amazingly, when it comes to money, most people don’t have a plan. They make…
Guys Can Go Through Menopause, Too
Male menopause is the result of decreased levels of the male hormone, testosterone. Most commonly, reduced testosterone is reported by those suffering from underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity or high blood pressure. These diseases are common in men over the age of 45. While some reduction in testosterone levels occurs normally as men…
Do Antioxidant Supplements Help Women?
It seems that everyone is jumping on the antioxidant bandwagon and why not? New research is coming out all the time that seems to indicate antioxidants can prevent cancer, strengthen your immune system and even keep you from aging. Antioxidants work by sucking up free radicals that can damage your body’s cells and transporting them…