2016 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

April 26, 2016Leave a comment

Wondering what to give your Mom for Mother’s Day? Give her the gift of health with some of my favorite supplements +20% off your first order ! Every women should have these basics.

Here are my top 5 recommendations:

#1- Wellness Essentials Women– Each packet contains: 2 PhytoMulti with Iron tablets (green), 2 OmegaGenics EPA-DHA 500 softgels (golden yellow), and 2 Cal Apatite Bone Builder Extra Strength tablets (white); GREAT DEAL!

#1 Wellness Essentials Women’s Prime– Each packet contains: 1 PhytoMulti tablet (green), 2 OmegaGenics EPA-DHA 500 softgels (golden yellow), 2 Ostera tablets (yellow), and 2 Cal Apatite Bone Builder with Magnesium tablets (off-white); GREAT DEAL!

#2- UltraFlora Balance Daily Probiotic– support for gastrointestinal and immune Health; LOVE!

#3- SpectraZyme Complete– broad spectrum digestive support; LOVE!

#4- UltraMeal Daily Support– nutritious protein drink with phytonutrients and 25 vitamins and minerals; great for a mini-meal or snack!

#5- Phytoganix– organic superfruits & greens powder drink mix; great for an afternoon pick me up instead of another cup of coffee and/or something sweet! 60 servings will last you months!!

My favorite things about this brand-

It’s a professional brand only available through healthcare providers and backed by research for the highest possible quality!

They have updated their formulas to the methylated forms of folate and vitamin B12!

Qualified non-GMO ingredients!

Plus, you set up your own account to deal directly with the brand!

All of these products and more are available on my ‘store’ tab located at the top of the page. If you have any questions, email me via the ‘contact me’ tab.

Happy Shopping!

*Remember, professional brand/grade supplements are different from over the counter supplements because they are tested and regulated. Read more about how retailers like GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart were found to sell products where four out of the five did not contain any of the herbs on their labels. <here>

EWG’s 2016 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce

April 22, 2016April 23, 2016Leave a comment

EWG stands for Environmental Working Group and they are “a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment.” Their mission is “to empower people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment. With breakthrough research and education, we drive consumer choice and civic action.”

Every year the EWG puts out updated lists on the dirtiest produce and the cleanest produce available in the US. The dirty dozen list is the produce you should buy organic if you are trying to avoid pesticides in your food. The clean fifteen list is the produce you can buy conventional (and save money) because they have the lowest pesticide residue. You should still wash all your produce very well before handling and/or eating. See the 2016 lists below.

Also “The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to pediatricians when consulting with parents about reducing pesticide exposure in their children’s diets.”

* If you are trying to avoid genetically engineered (or GMO) crops, buy the organic varieties of sweet corn, papaya and summer squash.

See the full list here: ALL 48 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WITH PESTICIDE RESIDUE DATA

**All 48 foods are listed below from worst to best (lower numbers = more pesticides).

Look at the difference from 2015 to 2016 (see 2015 list below). Strawberries went from #11 to #1 on the dirty list! All the EWG’s data comes from the USDA testing and Pesticide Data Program. “USDA tests found that strawberries are the fresh produce items most likely to be contaminated with pesticide residues, even after they are picked, rinsed in the field and washed before eating. ” If you would like to read more about how your strawberries are grown, check out this article: Pesticides + Poison Gases = Cheap, Year-Round Strawberries

Links to both 2016 lists can be found in my ‘Resources’ tab at the top of the page https://floridadietitian.com/resources/

Beef Turkey Tacos

April 5, 2016Leave a comment

Organic and grass-fed meats are pricier than conventional meats so the best way to get more meals out of each package is to add veggies! Adding in veggies like peppers and onions can almost double the yield you would get if you just browned up the meat. Do you have a picky eater that doesn’t like the taste or texture of veggies? Blend the green peppers and onions in a mini-food processor instead of dicing them. The veggies should just melt into the ground meat mixture and they won’t even know they are in there!!

Serves: 8-15 people 4 oz portions

Ingredients:

1 pound grass-fed ground beef
1 pound organic ground turkey
2 organic green bell peppers
2 medium yellow onions
Kelapo spray coconut oil
I head organic Bibb lettuce (Boston lettuce)
Salt, pepper, granulated garlic to taste
Optional- Organic carrot chips; Wholly guacamole; Sky Valley Sriracha sauce; Siggi’s Plain Greek Yogurt

Instructions:

Wash your Bibb lettuce in running cold water and pat dry with clean paper towel
Dice up both your onions and green peppers
Spray coconut oil in your cast iron skillet and brown turkey meat. Season with salt, pepper, and granulated garlic; put aside
Spray more coconut oil in skillet and brown ground beef. Season with salt, pepper, and granulated garlic; put aside
Put the diced green peppers in the skillet and sauté in coconut oil until soft; put aside
Put the diced onions in the skillet and sauté in coconut oil until translucent
Put everything- ground turkey meat, ground beef, and green peppers- back in the skillet with onions to warm through
Place two Bibb lettuce leaves on a plate and add about 2 oz portions of the ground meat mixture in each leaf
Top with you favorite toppings! (pictured with Sky Valley Sriracha with a side of organic carrot chips and Wholly Guacamole)