Posts Tagged ‘real age’

Chili and your health

Friday, October 30th, 2009

A few posts ago, I wrote about chili. It is such a warming, tasty, and filling meal. Today, I read that you can even live longer by adding one key ingredient to your stew…kidney beans. The zinc in these beans may help you live a longer life. Have a look at this article from Real Age for more information.

http://www.realage.com/tips/live-longer-with-this-red-winter-stew

Real Age: Cholesterol Control

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Earlier, I wrote a post about apples. It is called “apples and duck”. Apples are great this time of year picked fresh off of the trees. I just read this article which revealed that eating apples helps to reduce cholesterol. Here is the link to the article in Real Age:

http://www.realage.com/tips/control-cholesterol-with-this-crunchy-snack

This doesn’t mean you have to eat a raw apple three times a day. You can bake apples or scroll down to find my recipe for apple tart tatin. I’ve been eating sliced apples with a little bit of peanut butter and honey. Be creative. Sometimes when ideas come out like this people go overboard and lose all interest in one ingredient after a month of nothing but apples. Don’t let that happen. Effortlessly add them into salads and snacks and enjoy while your cholesterol improves. Mmm…