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Food as Medicine: The Hottest Take on Toast

Food as Medicine: The Hottest Take on Toast

Media is flooded with the ever entertaining “What’s Hot/What’s Not” lists. This recipe reminds me of them. Though I am a HUGE fan of avocados, when it comes to ‘purposeful, tool-providing’ meals this CARE Liver & Immune Support Pesto Toast is HOT and Avocado Toast is “still good but NOT as much going on than this toast”… truly, DO still eat avocados, even add a slice to this toast if you need more fat servings, just upgrade and prioritize the pesto! ;)

Food as Medicine: Liver & Immune Support Pesto

Food as Medicine: Liver & Immune Support Pesto

Enjoy 1 tablespoon, 2 times per day, for 3-4 days, when under heavier stress or fatigue. For therapeutic benefits throughout the year, enjoy regularly on your weekly meal plans. This pesto is excellent on eggs, stirred into soup, on top of whole grains, tossed with veggies, or simply spread on one piece of sprouted bread.

Full system support: And although I named this recipe ‘liver and immune support pesto’, as you can see from the purpose of each ingredient detailed below in the notes section, this pesto supports your whole system.

CARE Recipe: Asparagus and Cucumber Salad with Jicama (Prebiotic-fiber rich side salad)

CARE Recipe: Asparagus and Cucumber Salad with Jicama (Prebiotic-fiber rich side salad)

This salad tastes so incredibly fresh, and it will surprise you at how fast it is to make. It’s perfect to have ready to go for when you walk in the door and want to start nibbling. Full of volume, fiber, and nutrients – you won’t have to feel guilty for enjoying this (vs. chips). Adapted from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food (April 2009)

CARE Snack: Vegan Coconut Berry Popsicles (3 per snack serving!)

CARE Snack: Vegan Coconut Berry Popsicles (3 per snack serving!)

It’s summer. It’s hot. Anything cold sounds great. Anything sweet and cold sounds even better! So how about making popsicles that are loaded with antioxidants and fiber (and greens!), balanced to keep you satiated, and encourages you to eat more than one! Perfect for a long day in the yard or movie night instead instead of mindlessly snacking on candy! (This recipes is a simple take on the CARE Coconut Berry Smoothie.)

CARE Snack: Fresh Peaches and Pistachios

CARE Snack: Fresh Peaches and Pistachios

So simple, yet so perfect. Savor this snack in a place that allows you to see, feel, and smell summer. Pistachios are high in lutein needed for eye health (it’s what gives them their green color). Lutein is important when we are exposed to higher rates of oxidation in eye cells from exposure to the sun. Peaches are rich in the antioxidant beta-carotene (the orange coloring) and pectin, a prebiotic fiber (food for our good gut bacteria). So simple, yet so perfect.

CARE Recipe: Mexican Lime and Chile Glazed Asparagus (Prebiotic-Rich Tender Side)

CARE Recipe: Mexican Lime and Chile Glazed Asparagus (Prebiotic-Rich Tender Side)

We know spring is near when markets start stocking bundles of young, tender asparagus. Thin stalks cook faster, and are sweeter, milder, and don’t require peeling or trimming like thick stalks do. A simple rinse under cold water is all the prep they need. Some thin stalks will have woodier, tougher bottom ends that can be snapped off just like you’d do with thicker stalks, if preferred.

SimplyRecipes.com: “Un-Cobb Salad” – Chicken Avocado Salad with Green Apple and Dried Cranberries

SimplyRecipes.com: “Un-Cobb Salad” – Chicken Avocado Salad with Green Apple and Dried Cranberries

This recipe was given to me by a client with the request to make it CARE balanced. This version is slightly changed from Elise Bauer’s post on SimplyRecipes.com in which she attempted to recreate the “Anti-Cobb” salad from the Hard Rock Café in D.C. I like this recipe because it reflects the original spirit of the Cobb salad which was to make a satisfying salad-based meal with what you have left-over in the fridge. I adapted Elise’s recipe by simply further balancing the macros, particularly carbohydrate by eliminating the mango. But all credit here goes to The Hard Rock Café and Elise Bauer!

SkinnyTaste.com Recipe: Penne Arugula Salad with Sundried Tomatoes

SkinnyTaste.com Recipe: Penne Arugula Salad with Sundried Tomatoes

This recipe was recommended to me by CARE member, Alana. Thank you, Alana. You were right, it is delicious!
Below, I increased the amount of chickpeas, arugula, and sundried tomatoes from the original recipe. I also used the chickpea penne pasta to increase protein content keeping the dish a vegetarian meal. But the credit all goes to SkinnyTaste.com!