CARDIOLOGY, PRIMARY CARE AND NUTRITION

Healthy Recipes

Energy Bars for the Endurance Athlete

There are so many bars on the market promising energy, protein and superfoods. On closer inspection many contain multiple processed oils and simple sugars. When I am riding, swimming or running, the most important thing is absorbable calories, anti-oxidants, and phytonutrients. The other thing of course is taste and ease of preparation. Below is the […]
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Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving recipes Grandma’s stuffing balls: One loaf of italian bakery bread or Ezekial bread toasted and cut into cubes 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper 1 cup finely chopped celery 1 cup of chopped onion 2 cups vegetable broth 2 tablespoons of miso Mix all ingredients. Add more vegetable broth if needed to form balls. Bake […]
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Plant Strong Spinach Artichoke Quiche

Quiche 1 box firm tofu 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp turmeric 1/4 cup Nutritonal yeast 1/4 cup garbonzo bean flour 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 Tbs lemon juice 4 cups leafy greens 1 cup artichokes 1cup mushrooms Preheat oven 350 Combine all ingredients Except greens and mushrooms in food processor and mix until smooth. […]
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Post 62 Mile Cycle Ride

As most of you know I am training for 2 marathons and an Iron distance triathlon in the fall.  So the training sessions are starting to get longer especially on the weekends.   It has been said that nutrition is the fourth discipline in triathlon.   Especially the longer events.   Post workout recovery nutrition […]
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Sunday dinner

Sweet potato falafel, grilled vegetables and fruit salad. This was the first time for the falafel but it was a hit and I will make again soon. This recipe made about 15 falafel the size of a small crab cake. Three adults finished them. Falafel ingredients: One can of rinced garbonzo beans 2 small to […]
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Mushroom soup

This was placed on the frequent flier list Ingredients: mushrooms;I used shiitake and baby portabella, carrots, onions, garlic,spinach, adzuki beans, pasta, miso paste, soy sauce, vegetable broth In sauce pan sauté onions, garlic and carrots for 2-3 minutes. Add cup water and simmer for a few minutes. Add the mushrooms, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 […]
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Lime Sherbert

All you need is a simple electric ice cream maker,  4 limes, sugar and almond milk I blend in a bowl 4 freshly juiced limes, 3 cups of almond milk, a teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1/2 cup of sugar. Pour in the ice cream maker and flip the switch.  20 min you get a […]
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Leftover soup

There are three people currently at my nightly dinner table and I am the biggest eater by far.  So, frequently there are leftovers.  Soup is a great way to make a quick nutrious meal out of leftovers.  We had cabbage, corn, and carrots leftover from dinner the night before. Chop the cabbage and place everything […]
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Wild rice with peach chutney and vegetables

Ingredients: wild rice can of peaches red pepper apple cider vinegar one onion 2 yellow squash snow peas Brussels sprouts salt paper brown sugar olive oil Directions: Cook one cup rice/2 cups water over low heat until tender-about 30 minutes In a medium skillet saute 1/2 chopped medium onion, a chopped medium red or green […]
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Shepherds Pie with a twist

Ingredients: Boca tofu crumbles-one package carrots peas mushrooms onion vegetable broth garlic salt pepper tomato paste potatoes Directions: Boil potatoes and mash- this can be done traditionally with almond milk and simply mash the cooked potatoes In a skillet place the tofu crumbles, two diced carrots, a half bag frozen peas and a 1/2 cup […]
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