Livfit Super Food A Super Addition

We are always skeptical about what additives are put in our foods. However there's one addition that's can be beneficial to our lives - Livfit Superfood.It is not only chock full of good ingredients but also flavor.It's an ingredient that every home chef should have.

Livfit Superfood is one of Better Body Foods, a Utah based company that has a wide variety of healthy products. There are protein powders and superfood blends that include such interesting ingredients as baobab (!) and my favorite Super Seeds. The company also has baking products such as organic cacao powder and coconut flour for baking everything from good for you cakes to muffins. Home chefs will appreciate their array of ancient grains and natural oils to cook with on a daily basis.

It's a mix of chia , (yes that chia that grows on clay heads and figures)flax and hemp. The last is getting a lot of publicity right now but hemp does have benefits. It's loaded with antioxidants and fatty acids.

This is what the mix looks like close up.

I've sprinkled it on my salad. It has a  nutty flavor, kind of like ground walnuts.I am going to put a heaping teaspoon in my oatmeal, just to get fiber into the daily diet.It's also going to be blended into homemade banana muffins and my mammoth M&M cookies to  make them a tad less decadent. The blend can also be swirled into smoothies. Those can be frozen to create healthy ice pops for the summer. Of course it would be wonderful in loaves of homemade bread and rolls as well as pizza.it Super Seeds can also be used in making fruit crumbles too.

Today's directive is eat healthy.Livfit's Super Seeds can help you achieve that goal. Try some Super Seeds, not just for the taste but for the benefits!

A Diet That Can Change Your Life :Always Delicious

Can a recipe book change the way you eat and the way you look? Absolutely!! Always Delicious is a book that can help in not only shedding those pounds but stopping those cravings.It guides home chefs towards a healthy and tasty way of cooking.It's a win-win situation.

Always Delicious (Hachette Book Group 2018) was written by Dr. David Ludwig and his wife, Dawn. Some may recognize their names from their first success, Always Hungry.  Dr.Ludwig oversees the New Balance Obesity Foundation Prevention Center at Boston's Children Hospital. He has also fought for policy changes in how junk food is advertised to young children. His wife , Dawn, created the Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts in Austen Texas. Like her
 husband, she has written and taught about bringing more  nutritional ingredients into the home kitchen. This book has their philosophies along with recipes that are far from the usual diet fare.The first few chapters are explanatory , along with guiding readers to the three phase program. This discipline first jump starts weight loss where grain products, sugars and potatoes for a few weeks. The second phase is reaching your new body weight set point where all natural and ancient grains are reintroduced back into the diet.Non starchy vegetables like yams and squash are allowed. Phase three is designing your personal prescription for life.The Ludwigs recommend adding modest amounts of more processed carbohydrates.It's basically forty per cent fat , twenty percent protein and forty per cent carbohydrate. There is an extensive and detailed list of what tools and gadgets to have  along with advice on fresh and seasonal ingredients. Chef Dawn also recommends decorating dishes with colorful flourishes like carrot roses. and scallions.

The recipes are geared for the phases. Some are for all,  while others are just for the first, second or third or a combination of the two.The book is also divided into chapters revolving around the three meals. There are also ones on soups, salads and Buddha bowls , snacks and appetizers along with desserts and beverages. Chef Dawn has also included a chapter on rubs, sauces and marinades which aid in creating a flavorful main dish. No matter what phase , the recipes are tasty Breakfast can be a bacon-cheddar quiche, a perfect dish for a brunch or apple spice pancakes.  Home chefs will enjoy making the entree of summer squash  casserole that is topped with a creamy Parmesan cheese sauce. A hearty cold weather lunch or dinner dish is the Sicilian Fava Bean Soup that is rich with fennel celery along with tomatoes. Slow cookers recipes shine here too.Beef chuck roast is turned into a yummy shredded beef cooked with a sugar free Worcester sauce that's also included in the book.Side dishes are also tasty. Families will love the cauliflower couscous riced in a blender until it has the consistency of couscous.. Roasted chicken or beef would benefit from the herb roasted root vegetables.  Desserts are the tasty chocolate dipped fruit and almond coconut macaroons.Dieters will love the decadent peppermint hot chocolate and in warmer months blueberry lime mint fizz.

A diet dosesn;t have to mean deprivation. It can be tasty dishes and drinks without the refined sugars and fats. Always Delicious is that diet plan, chock full of delicious and satisfying recipes

A Guide For The Gluten Free Life

Like any other disease, celiac disease is no laughing matter.It can cripple a person's life along with restricting diet and eating choices. Happily there is a new cookbook that can ease it as well as making life tasty again.

Healthier Gluten Free  (Fair Winds Press) by Lisa Howard is  the must have  cookbook for those with gluten allergies. Ms Howard is a cooking instructor who firmly advises in using fresh ingredients in recipes. The book is an extension of her philosophy with her suggestions in the first few chapters. What is unusual about the book is that it also has the history of celiac disease  and a clear definition of what it is.Many cookbooks devoted to gluten free tend to omit the facts about celiac and even wheat allergies . Ms. Howard explains what it is and how it can be avoided. Another plus is the list of alternative flours  home chefs can use in both savory and sweet baking and cooking. She also recommends home grinding flours too.Gluten free baking comes with many advantages, namely there's no need to roll out dough or kneading . The dough can simply be spoon dropped onto baking sheets or patted into baking tins, There is a page devoted to ingredients, about what to buy and what to avoid, especially canned foods that could carry the risk of BPA or bisphenol A . There are also pages devoted to the different types of dairy products from milk to buttermilk,

Even those without celiac disease will love the recipes and the variety.The second half of the book is chock full of them and they're divided into breakfasts,sandwiches, salads and pilafs, meals, appetizers and desserts. Sophisticated noshers will love savory herbed  buttermilk potato waffles amped up with Italian herbs along with Brie and pear quesadillas. Pizza lovers will go mad for the lamb pizza with a crust made from ancient grains such as teff and amaranth  and a topping of ground lamb, tomato sauce and spices,There is a Parmesan fish and chips, with the classic dish being coated in cheese and almond flour instead of the traditional batter.Almond flour also figures in the breaded chicken finger recipe along with crnmeal. They're served with a honey mustard dip with a Greek yogurt base.There's a tasty brown rice pasta Baked Mac and cheese ,made more flavorful with the addition of green onions. Usually gluten free desserts can be poor substitutes for the real thing. Not here. There is peach swirled cheesecake along with chocolate angel food cake with smashed raspberry glaze.Holiday favorites such as  a crustless pecan pie and pumpkin pie with a teff and pecan crust are also included as are biscottis and gingersnaps. Ms Howard also includes ice cream too, with recipes including buttermilk and coconut milk.

Healthier Gluten Free is the cookbook for home chefs and families suffering from celiac disease.It is chock full of great advice and great recipes.With ot home chefs can create a diet of delicious foods, free from headaches of allergies and restrictions.,