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Melon Ball Salad
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The Facts of Melons In a single cup of cantaloupe there is over 108% of the daily value of Vitamin A and Vitamin C! It has a good source of potassium too. Watermelon also has substantial amount of Vitamin A and C, but not nearly as much cantaloupe. Honeydew has a significant amount of Vitamin C,…
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Mushroom Spinach Frittata
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Mushrooms If you didn’t know, the SUN is the best source of Vitamin D! Mushrooms are also very high in Vitamin D too! You need Vitamin D to help synthesize your hormones. Vitamin D is also responsible for increasing your mood. It is needed to maintain strong bones and regulate your calcium levels. Vitamin D is important…
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Curry Shredded Chicken Salad
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Shredded Chicken Curry shredded chicken is another recipe that is high protein. It is grain free and only seasoned with quality ingredients. It’s extremely versatile and makes for great on-the-go meals. Shredded chicken salad is best served chilled. This is perfect if you don’t like to reheat food, like myself. Chicken salad can be made numerous ways. …
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Dehydrating Food
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Dehydrating Food Dehydrating food…what does that mean? If the name doesn’t give it away…simply, it is the process of taking the water out of the food. This inhibits the growth of bacteria or microorganisms. Because of this, dehydrated food allows it to store better and for much longer. Beef jerky is one of the…
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Basic Beef Jerky
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Beef Jerky My favorite meat jerky’s are beef jerky and bison jerky. Salmon jerky is very tasty too, but I haven’t quite mastered that recipe. It is really hard to mess up beef jerky unless you entirely forget you put it in the dehydrator. I recommend finding a local butcher that you can custom…
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Pineapple Green Smoothie
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Pineapple Pineapples are most known for their protein digesting enzyme called bromelain! Bromelain breaks down large protein molecules into amino acids that your body can more easily use. The stem of the pineapple contains the highest amount of bromelain. This enzyme has anti-inflammatory properties, accelerates wound healing, and inhibits platelet aggregation (prevents blood clots). (Maurer, 2001) It is commonly supplemented…