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55 Foods that Will Make You Lean and Mean

In most of my newsletters, I like to provide a healthy snack or meal recipe that not only is delicious, but also helps to get you closer to that hard-body appearance that everyone is looking for. In this article, I’d like to give you healthy food ideas in a different way. This time, I figured I’d just give you some ideas of what I stock my fridge and cabinets with. Remember, if you don’t have junk around the house, you’re less likely to eat junk. If all you have is healthy food around the house, you’re forced to make smart choices. Basically, it all starts with making smart choices and avoiding temptations when you make your grocery store trip. Now these are just some of my personal preferences, but perhaps they will give you some good ideas that you’ll enjoy.

Alright, so let’s start with the fridge. Each week, I try to make sure I’m loaded up with lots of varieties of fresh vegetables. During the growing season, I only get local produce, but obviously in winter, I have to resort to the produce at the grocery store. Most of the time, I make sure I have plenty of vegetables like zucchini, onions, fresh mushrooms, spinach, broccoli, red peppers, etc. to use in my morning eggs. I also like to dice up some lean chicken or turkey sausage into the eggs, along with some swiss, jack, or goat cheeses. Coconut milk is another staple in my fridge. I like to use it to mix in with smoothies, oatmeal, or yogurt for a rich, creamy taste. Not only does coconut milk add a rich, creamy taste to lots of dishes, but it’s also full of healthy saturated fats. Yeah, you heard me…I said healthy saturated fats! Healthy saturated fats like medium chain triglycerides, specifically an MCT called lauric acid. If the idea of healthy saturated fats is foreign to you, there are several articles covering this topic at my site below.

Back to the fridge, some other staples:

• Cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and yogurt – I like to mix cottage or ricotta cheese and yogurt together with chopped nuts and berries for a great mid-morning or mid-afternoon meal.

• Chopped walnuts, pecans, almonds – delicious and great sources of healthy fats.

• Whole flax seeds – I grind these in a mini coffee grinder and add to yogurt or salads. Always grind them fresh because the omega-3 polyunsaturated fats are highly unstable and prone to oxidation, creating high levels of free radicals in pre-ground flax.

• Eggs – one of natures richest sources of nutrients (and remember, they increase your GOOD cholesterol).

• Nut butters – Plain old peanut butter has gotten a little old for me, so I get creative and mix together almond butter with sesame seed butter, or even cashew butter with macadamia butter…delicious and unbeatable nutrition!

• Salsa – I try to get creative and try some of the exotic varieties of salsas.

• Butter – don’t believe the naysayers; butter adds great flavor to anything and can be part of a healthy diet (just keep the quantity small because it is calorie dense…and NEVER use margarine, unless you want to assure yourself a heart attack).

• Avocados – love them…plus a great source of healthy fats, fiber, and other nutrients. Try adding them to wraps, salads, or sandwiches.

• Whole grain wraps and whole grain bread (look for wraps and bread with at least 3-4 grams of fiber per 20 grams of total carbs).

• Rice bran and wheat germ – these may sound way too healthy for some, but they actually add a nice little nutty, crunchy taste to yogurt or smoothies, or can be added when baking muffins or breads to add nutrients and fiber.

• Leaf lettuce and spinach along with shredded carrots – for salads with dinner.

• Home-made salad dressing – using balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, and Udo’s Choice oil blend. This is much better than store bought salad dressing which mostly use highly refined soybean oil (full of inflammation-causing free radicals).

Some of the staples in the freezer:

• Frozen fish – I like to try a couple different kinds of fish each week. There are so many varieties out there, you never have to get bored.

• Frozen berries – during the local growing season, I only get fresh berries, but during the other 10 months of the year, I always keep a supply of frozen blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries, etc. to add to high fiber cereal, oatmeal, cottage cheese, yogurt, or smoothies

• Frozen veggies – again, when the growing season is over and I can no longer get local fresh produce, frozen veggies are the best option, since they often have higher nutrient contents compared to the fresh produce that has been shipped thousands of miles, sitting around for weeks before making it to your dinner table.

• Frozen chicken breasts – very convenient to nuke up for a quick addition to wraps or chicken sandwiches for quick meals.

• Frozen buffalo, ostrich, venison, and other “exotic” lean meats – Yeah, I know…I’m weird, but I can tell you that these are some of the healthiest meats around, and if you’re serious about a lean healthy body, these types of meats are much better for you than the mass produced, hormone-pumped beef and pork that’s sold at most grocery stores.

Alright, now the staples in my cabinets:

• Oat bran and steel cut oats – higher fiber than those little packs of instant oats.

• Cans of coconut milk – to be transferred to a container in the fridge after opening.

• Various antioxidant rich teas – green, oolong, white, rooibos are some of the best.

• Stevia – a natural non-caloric sweetener, which is an excellent alternative to the nasty chemical-laden artificial sweeteners like aspartame, saccharine, and sucralose.

• Organic maple syrup – none of that high fructose corn syrup Aunt Jemima crap…only real maple syrup can be considered real food. The only time I really use this (because of the high sugar load) is added to my post-workout smoothies to sweeten things up and also elicit an insulin surge to push nutrients into your muscles.

• Raw honey – better than processed honey…higher quantities of beneficial nutrients and enzymes. Honey has even been proven in studies to improve glucose metabolism (how you process carbs). I use a teaspoon or so every morning in my teas.

• Whole wheat or whole grain spelt pasta – much higher fiber than normal pastas

• Brown rice and other higher fiber rice – NEVER white rice

• Cans of black or kidney beans – I like to add a couple scoops to my Mexican wraps for the fiber and high nutrition content. Also, beans are surprisingly one of the best sources of youth promoting antioxidants!

• Tomato sauces – delicious, and as I’m sure you’ve heard a million times, they are a great source of lycopene. Just watch out for the brands that are loaded with nasty high fructose corn syrup.

• Dark chocolate (as dark as possible) – This is one of my treats that satisfies my sweet tooth, plus provides loads of antioxidants at the same time. It’s still calorie dense, so I keep it to just a couple squares; but that is enough to do the trick, so I don’t feel like I need to go out and get cake and ice cream to satisfy my dessert urges.

• Organic unsweetened cocoa powder – I like to mix this into my smoothies for an extra jolt of antioxidants or make my own low-sugar hot cocoa by mixing cocoa powder into hot milk with stevia and a couple melted dark chocolate chunks.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this special look into my favorite lean body meals and how I stock my cabinets and fridge. Your tastes are probably quite different than mine, but hopefully this gave you some good ideas you can use next time you’re at the grocery store looking to stock up a healthy and delicious pile of groceries.

Weight Loss Protein – 2 Incredibly Easy Tips You Can Use Today!

So you want choose a good weight loss protein, but you are not sure which one to go for? You want to cut out those fat and calories heavy meals that you have on the run everyday.

I know what it’s like. You are a busy person and you want to have a healthy smoothie for breakfast or lunch.

I can identify with that. I needed more energy and a way to replace those awful, fatty meals that I have on the run everyday.

Without even realizing it, I let my diet slip. I started getting fast foods more often. I stopped cooking for myself. I even skipped breakfast once in a while.

I know what you’re thinking. No wonder I was gaining weight, right? Well, guess what. I’m not the only person that lets this happen.

After working a long 10-12 hour day, sometimes I don’t have the prepare a breakfast. It’s so much easier to grab something on the way.

You may think that only muscle-men that go to the gym everyday use these proteins? Well you would be wrong. Anyone can use these in the form of a smoothie that you can drink anytime of the day, and even use as a meal replacement.

Finally I got sick of eating badly and gaining weight. Does that sound familiar?

Well, I have some great news. There is an easy solution!

I’m not going to tell you that these 2 tips will fix everything and you will lose weight straight away, but it’s a step in the right direction.

Once you start moving in the right direction, you are going to pick up momentum and before you know it you’ll be looking for ways to be healthier as you start to see some changes in your own weight.

Here’s what you need to do to get started:

1. Start having a smoothie a few times a week for breakfast - Guess what? Today, whey is the popular protein choice when it comes to losing weight. It contains no fat, and is easy to prepare. It only takes a few seconds to make a smoothie.

2. Avoid that mid morning fading feeling - I like to call it the “mid morning droop.” You know, that thing you get half way through the morning when your blood sugar suddenly plummets and you feel exhausted, and REALLY hungry. It’s easy to go and grab something unhealthy again, keep that cycle going. Have a smoothie for breakfast and feel so much better. And if you do start to “droop” during the morning take another shake with you to work.

Bonus Tip:

Here’s a little something extra to help you feel better:

Eat small meals through out the day – That can be a combination of food and shakes. You will feel great and will see the difference on the scales in just a few short weeks!

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Weight Loss Protein – 2 Incredibly Easy Secrets That You Can Use Today!

So you want choose a good weight loss protein, but you are not sure which one to go for? You want to cut out those fat and calories heavy meals that you have on the run everyday.

I know what it’s like. You are a busy person and you want to have a healthy smoothie for breakfast or lunch.

I can identify with that. I needed more energy and a way to replace those awful, fatty meals that I have on the run everyday.

Without even realizing it, I let my diet slip. I started getting fast foods more often. I stopped cooking for myself. I even skipped breakfast once in a while.

I know what you’re thinking. No wonder I was gaining weight, right? Well, guess what. I’m not the only person that lets this happen.

After working a long 10-12 hour day, sometimes I don’t have the prepare a breakfast. It’s so much easier to grab something on the way. 
You may think that only muscle-men that go to the gym everyday use these proteins? Well you would be wrong. Anyone can use these in the form of a smoothie that you can drink anytime of the day, and even use as a meal replacement.

Finally I got sick of eating badly and gaining weight. Does that sound familiar?

Well, I have some great news. There is an easy solution!

I’m not going to tell you that these 2 tips will fix everything and you will lose weight straight away, but it’s a step in the right direction.

Once you start moving in the right direction, you are going to pick up momentum and before you know it you’ll be looking for ways to be healthier as you start to see some changes in your own weight.

Here’s what you need to do to get started: 
1. Start having a smoothie a few times a week for breakfast - Guess what? Today, whey is the popular protein choice when it comes to losing weight. It contains no fat, and is easy to prepare. It only takes a few seconds to make a smoothie.

2. Avoid that mid morning fading feeling - I like to call it the “mid morning droop.” You know, that thing you get half way through the morning when your blood sugar suddenly plummets and you feel exhausted, and REALLY hungry. It’s easy to go and grab something unhealthy again, keep that cycle going. Have a smoothie for breakfast and feel so much better. And if you do start to “droop” during the morning take another shake with you to work.

Bonus Tip:

Here’s a little something extra to help you feel better: 
Eat small meals through out the day – That can be a combination of food and shakes. You will feel great and will see the difference on the scales in just a few short weeks!

 

4 Gentle and Effective Detoxing Methods

It can feel a bit intimidating to hear about other people’s detoxification efforts. Perhaps you know of people who have paid large sums of money and spent weeks in detox “camps” where their diets are strictly regulated.

Maybe you know of people who have received enemas, have felt terribly ill, or otherwise have had to take large amounts of time out of their lives to detox.

Most of us can’t just stop our lives in order to do a hard-core detox. If you want to detoxify while still getting on with your life, here are some gentle but effective methods.

1. Eat Raw Vegetables and Fruits

In this kind of detox, you simply eat only raw fruits and vegetables for 2 or 3 day. Please try to drink only water, herbal teas, or diluted fruit juice.

All foods consumed in this detox diet must be organic. Much of the principle behind detoxification is to reduce the intake of toxins as well as flushing them from the system.

2. Meditation

Many proponents of detoxing claim that meditation helps cleanse the mind and body. Because meditation relaxes the body and brings focus, it makes sense that it would be a healthy means of personal cleansing.

Some practitioners of meditation use visualization and energy channeling to move toxins out of the body. Meditation can be worked into a “real person’s” schedule, performed every day or just a couple of times a week.

3. Smoothie Detox

This can be a very tasty, creative detox! As long as the ingredients are fresh and organic and based on fruits and vegetables, you can mix all sorts of smoothies for your daily meals.

Some foods to consider in your smoothies are: kale, broccoli, spinach, apples (unpeeled), berries, citrus fruits, pears, peaches, etc. Another advantage of the smoothie detox is that you can add any supplements you want to take, such as probiotics or fiber, to the smoothie ingredients before whizzing them in the blender.

4. Overall Lifestyle

Instead of a temporary detox diet, you can simply make lifestyle changes to detoxify your body and keep it that way. Some ways to do that are:

*Switch to organic, whole, fresh foods rather than conventionally grown, processed or prepackaged foods.

*Some other usefull tips: Exercise regularly – it keeps things moving in the body, and induces sweating, another form of detox your body naturally employs.

*Use only natural, toxin-free cleaners to clean your home.

*Use only natural, toxin-free soaps, shampoos, deodorants, and styling products.

*Eat meat only a couple of times a week, and switch to organic, grass-fed, free-range meats.

*Cut back on dairy products and eat only organic products.

*Reduce your refined sugar intake and, when you do need a sweetener, consider raw, unfiltered honey, maple syrup, or the calorie-free herb stevia.

*Drink plenty of water.

Following the 4 gentle steps mentioned above will help you detox cleansing your body.

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All I can say is I love this car! I have more than my fair share of the search for frozen blender drink … and found it. I use a beard “option just like children before snowcones / snowballs, then from what I want even more adults. You can make your drink a thick or thin as desired with the addition of ice plus / minus shaved. I use mine twice a day …. yogurt and fruit smoothies in the morning and daqueries / Margarita night. This model has no low cost model, but fits on the counter for daily use and also quite fast and easy cleaning.

 

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I’d buy another one

I have only had this for a few days, but I’ve made 4 pitchers of drinks thus far and I am very happy with it. Initially I had trouble putting the ice reservoir in (I had it on backwards), so I called the 877- number that was in the packaging and a cheerful and helpful customer service rep walked me though it in a few minutes. (The compass rose on the ice reservoir lid is supposed to be facing away from you, in the back of the unit). Less than 20 minutes later (the instructions say to leave the ice out of the freezer for 15 minutes before you use it), I was drinking an iced tea slushie. Yes, there’s no recipe booklet and you only get a recipe for margaritas in the instructions, but figure that about 2/3 of your drink will be ice, so you need, for example, a very strong iced tea solution – I used about a cup and a half of double-strength (2 teabags per cup of water) iced tea and a full ice reservoir of ice and it tasted really good. By the way, you don’t need to fill the ice reservoir to brimming — at least my experience is that when I do this, I have shaved ice coming out of the top of the blender jar. So I backed off on the ice, and I’m still getting a full pitcher of drinks. 

This is far, far better than trying to make this in my regular blender. It shaves the ice and there are no lumps of ice in the resulting pitcher of drinks, so you’re not spooning them out the way I did with attempted blender slushies. Slushies do a great job of moderating your temperature and perception of heat and this machine makes terrific slushies, so I’m expecting this to get me through these insanely hot Phoenix summers.

A perfect product.

I ordered it, it came on the day promised. 
I opened the box and out of the box it was sparkling clean and gorgeous! 
I’ve made smoothies, drinks, and even just shaved ice for water. There isn’t a single complaint I have about this machine. 

You know how most standard blenders claim to be “ICE CRUSHING” but to no avail you put ice in, yo get all excited to crush ice and it gets stuck or you get large chips/chunks that arent suitable for mixed drinks or smoothies (especially with a straw). 
This blender not only delivers REAL LIVE SLUSHY quality shaved ice, effortlessly but it is SUPER easy to clean. 

I know Im babbling, but trust me. This blender is worth EVERY cent i paid. I make smoothies EVERY SINGLE DAY 
so now I save money. I don’t have to go to Jamba, Robecks or any other commercial juice chain to get the smoothie of my choice. instead I buy the ingredients and make them myself, whenever however i want. 

Lose the skepticism and buy this machine. 

I was gona get the larger ones…but Ive served as many as 12 people with this machine and there wasnt a wait at all.

Great features and value

I wanted to get a frozen drink maker. The ability to make shaved ice and do powerful blending is key to success in making great frozen drinks. After doing considerable research, I found this item which was well reviewed. I purchased it because of the combination of features and price. While it is the most basic of the Margaritaville models, it offers sufficient features and capacity for most home use. Other higher level models incorporate features that have questionable value for the money. These include a drink size (number) selection knob, a drink type selection switch and larger capacity ice chambers and pitchers. Unless you really need a larger drink making capacity (at one time), those other features are insignificant. They all (including the Bahamas) include a manual switch to shave ice and to blend. It’s likely that you might want to fine tune the ice/blending anyway. The unit has substantial construction, appears well crafted/assembled and looks good. It is easy to use and clean. The only minor issue is that the shaved ice is a bit grainier than I would have preferred. But, all in all, this is an excellent machine that creates great frozen concoctions quickly.

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Top 55 Lean-Body Foods to Build Muscle and Lose Body Fat

In this article, I’d like to give you healthy food ideas in a different way. This time, I figured I’d just give you some ideas of what I stock my fridge and cabinets with.

Remember, if you don’t have junk around the house, you’re less likely to eat junk. If all you have is healthy food around the house, you’re forced to make smart choices. Basically, it all starts with making smart choices and avoiding temptations when you make your grocery store trip. Now these are just some of my personal preferences, but perhaps they will give you some good ideas that you’ll enjoy.

Alright, so let’s start with the fridge. Each week, I try to make sure I’m loaded up with lots of varieties of fresh vegetables. During the growing season, I only get local produce, but obviously in winter, I have to resort to the produce at the grocery store. Most of the time, I make sure I have plenty of vegetables like onions, zucchini,  spinach, fresh mushrooms, red peppers, broccoli, etc. to use in my morning eggs.  I also like to dice up some lean chicken or turkey sausage into the eggs, along with some swiss, jack, or goat cheeses (preferably raw grass-fed cheeses when I can find them). 

By the way I’m talking about whole eggs, NOT egg whites.  Always remember that the yolk is the most nutritious and nutrient dense part of the egg, so only eating egg whites is like throwing away the best part… and no, it’s NOT bad for you because of the cholesterol… eggs actually raise your GOOD cholesterol.  Try to get free range organic eggs for the best quality. Here’s an entire article I did on the topic of whole eggs vs egg whites.

Coconut milk is another staple in my fridge. I like to use it to mix in with smoothies, oatmeal, or yogurt for a rich, creamy taste. Not only does coconut milk add a rich, creamy taste to lots of dishes, but it’s also full of healthy saturated fats. Yeah, you heard me…I said healthy saturated fats! Healthy saturated fats like medium chain triglycerides, specifically an MCT called lauric acid.

Back to the fridge, some other staples:

Chopped walnuts, pecans, almonds – delicious and great sources of healthy fats.
Cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and yogurt – I like to mix cottage or ricotta cheese and yogurt together with chopped nuts and berries for a great mid-morning or mid-afternoon meal.
Whole flax seeds or chia seeds - I grind these in a mini coffee grinder and add to yogurt or salads. Always grind them fresh because the omega-3 polyunsaturated fats are highly unstable and prone to oxidation, creating high levels of free radicals in pre-ground flax.
Whole eggs – one of natures richest sources of nutrients (and remember, they increase your GOOD cholesterol so stop fearing them).
Salsa – I try to get creative and try some of the exotic varieties of salsas.
Avocados – love them…plus a great source of healthy fats, fiber, and other nutrients. Try adding them to wraps, salads, or sandwiches.
Butter – don’t believe the naysayers; butter adds great flavor to anything and can be part of a healthy diet (just keep the quantity small because it is calorie dense…and NEVER use margarine, unless you want to assure yourself a heart attack).
Nut butters – Plain old peanut butter has gotten a little old for me, so I get creative and mix together almond butter with sesame seed butter, or even cashew butter with macadamia butter…delicious and unbeatable nutrition!
Leaf lettuce and spinach along with shredded carrots – for salads with dinner.
Home-made salad dressing – using balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, and Udo’s Choice oil blend. This is much better than store bought salad dressing which mostly use highly refined soybean oil (full of inflammation-causing free radicals).
Whole grain wraps and whole grain bread (look for wraps and bread with at least 3-4 grams of fiber per 20 grams of total carbs).
Rice bran and wheat germ – these may sound way too healthy for some, but they actually add a nice little nutty, crunchy taste to yogurt or smoothies, or can be added when baking muffins or breads to add nutrients and fiber.

Some of the staples in the freezer:

Frozen berries – during the local growing season, I only get fresh berries, but during the other 10 months of the year, I always keep a supply of frozen blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cherries, etc. to add to high fiber cereal, oatmeal, cottage cheese, yogurt, or smoothies
Frozen fish – I like to try a couple different kinds of fish each week. There are so many varieties out there, you never have to get bored.
Frozen chicken breasts – very convenient for a quick addition to wraps or chicken sandwiches for quick meals.
Grass-fed steaks, burgers, and ground beef – Grassfed meats have been shown to have as high as, or even higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids than salmon (without the mercury). Also, grass-fed meats have much higher levels of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) compared to typical grain-fed beef.  I recently found an excellent on-line store where I buy all of my grass-fed meats now (they even deliver right to your door in a sealed cooler) 
Frozen buffalo, ostrich, venison, and other “exotic” lean meats – Yeah, I know…I’m weird, but I can tell you that these are some of the healthiest meats around, and if you’re serious about a lean healthy body, these types of meats are much better for you than the mass produced, hormone-pumped beef and pork that’s sold at most grocery stores.
Frozen veggies – again, when the growing season is over and I can no longer get local fresh produce, frozen veggies are the best option, since they often have higher nutrient contents compared to the fresh produce that has been shipped thousands of miles, sitting around for weeks before making it to your dinner table.

Alright, now the staples in my cabinets:

Various antioxidant rich teas – green, oolong, white, rooibos are some of the best.
Whole wheat or whole grain spelt pasta – much higher fiber than normal pastas
Oat bran and steel cut oats – higher fiber than those little packs of instant oats.
Cans of coconut milk – to be transferred to a container in the fridge after opening.
Brown rice and other higher fiber rice – NEVER white rice
Tomato sauces – delicious, and as I’m sure you’ve heard a million times, they are a great source of lycopene. Just watch out for the brands that are loaded with nasty high fructose corn syrup.
Stevia – a natural non-caloric sweetener, which is an excellent alternative to the nasty chemical-laden artificial sweeteners like aspartame, saccharine, and sucralose.
Raw honey – better than processed honey… higher quantities of beneficial nutrients and enzymes. Honey has even been proven in studies to improve glucose metabolism (how you process carbs). I use a teaspoon or so every morning in my teas. Yes, it is pure sugar, but at least it has some nutritional benefits… and let’s be real, a teaspoon of healthier raw honey is only 5 grams of carbs… certainly nothing to worry about.
Organic maple syrup – none of that high fructose corn syrup Aunt Jemima crap…only real maple syrup can be considered real food. The only time I really use this (because of the high sugar load) is added to my post-workout smoothies to sweeten things up and also elicit an insulin surge to push nutrients into your muscles.
Organic unsweetened cocoa powder – I like to mix this into my smoothies for an extra jolt of antioxidants or make my own low-sugar hot cocoa by mixing cocoa powder into hot milk with stevia and a couple melted dark chocolate chunks.
Cans of black or kidney beans – I like to add a couple scoops to my Mexican wraps for the fiber and high nutrition content. Also, beans are surprisingly one of the best sources of youth promoting antioxidants!
Dark chocolate (as dark as possible) – This is one of my treats that satisfies my sweet tooth, plus provides loads of antioxidants at the same time. It’s still calorie dense, so I keep it to just a couple squares; but that is enough to do the trick, so I don’t feel like I need to go out and get cake and ice cream to satisfy my dessert urges.

Lastly, another thing that’s hard to go wrong with is a good variety of fresh fruits and berries. The staples such as bananas, apples, oranges, pears, peaches are good, but I like to also be a little more adventurous and include things like yellow (aka – mexican or champagne) mangoes, pomegranates, kumquats, papaya, star fruit, pineapples, and others. Also, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and cherries are some of the most nutrient and antioxidant-dense fruits you can eat.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this special look into my favorite lean body meals and how I stock my cabinets and fridge. Your tastes are probably quite different than mine, but hopefully this gave you some good ideas you can use next time you’re at the grocery store looking to stock up a healthy and delicious pile of groceries.

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Bean Salad Recipe – A Fresh, Healthy and Spicy Bean recipe

Bean salad is a great way to get the health benefits from beans. Beans are a good source of protein, they’re full of fiber and are said to “pull” cholesterol out of your body. This bean salad recipe has the fresh crisp flavor of summer with fresh peppers and corn. You’ll love the hint of chili and cumin – but don’t worry, you don’t have to make this bean salad recipe too spicy – you can make it to your taste by adjusting the seasoning. This salad can be made with any type of bean. In this video, Rita uses Chick Peas, Kidney beans and red beans, but you could use any type. Black beans, white beans or red. This simple salad gets some crunch from celery and chopped bell pepper, roasted corn as well as a few green onions. Rita always talks about “Cooking by Color”. A great way to get veggies in to your diet. And of course this video is full of kitchen tips to make your trip to the kitchen even easier. Lightly seasoned with Cumin and Chili powder, this bean salad has a great southwestern flair. A light vinaigrette finishes off this delicious bean salad. Enjoy Rita’s Bean Salad Recipe.

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