Nutritious choices made simple ®
There’s no better veg to accompany the early eggs of spring than tender, young asparagus, which is just starting to become available now in the northeast. The dish you want: a simple frittata. If you’re restricting cholesterol, you can stick with the egg substitute as written in the recipe, but if you keep chickens, you can make this just as easily by swapping in six eggs.
Whether you’re grabbing baby greens from the farmer’s market or harvesting sprouts from your windowsill, this fresh and delightful salmon recipe is a wonderful way to enjoy those earliest spring greens.
Baby spinach and peas are among the earliest treats that become available from the garden or at the farmer’s market. This delicious vegan breakfast dish lets you take full advantage of these, or really any tender spring vegetable, to enjoy those first garden gems of the year.
Prepping big batches of breakfast at the beginning of the week isn’t the only way to set yourself up for success in how you start your day. If you stock oatmeal and applesauce, this delicious, microwave-in-the-bowl recipe will never be more than a couple minutes away.
Meal-prepping is all about getting decent meals on the table with the minimal amount of time in. Sometimes, all that means is cooking a big batch of one great dish and enjoying it two or three more times throughout the week. This pasta is the perfect pick for prepping.
If you want a timesaving meal, chili is generally brilliant, and this vegetarian version is no exception. You can either make it a freezer meal by combining all of the ingredients except the liquids in a bag and freezing flat to be thrown in the slow cooker at a later date, or you can cook a big batch and freeze it in single-meal portions for easy lunches.
Salmon is packed with omega-3s and micronutrients that are great for your heart and brain, but many people avoid it because of concern over mercury. The fear is legitimate: Atlantic salmon is on the high-mercury fish list. Wild-caught Alaskan salmon, however, is safe as houses. Choose the right salmon and you’re on the right road for fear-free, fantastically fishy nutrition.
Overnight oatmeal is a piece of cake, and oatmeal is a great food to include in a heart-healthy diet. The only thing to watch out for is added sugar: many of us like our oatmeal covered in sugar. This recipe uses carrots and raisins and spice to minimize the need for sugar while keeping the flavor and texture high. It does include maple syrup, but you can leave the maple syrup out without hurting the flavor if you want to balance the nutrition a bit better.