Are you part of the 50+ Boomer/Senior generations and concerned with your dietary health challenges such as high cholesterol, hypertension, heart disease or elevated A1C? If so, you've definitely come to the right place!
Food Over 50 is here to tempt you with valuable nutritional information and healthy, flavorful recipes that focus on our dietary wellness and longevity.
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Eating the Rainbow
Season 1 - Episode 7Did You Know?The colors in food have many health promoting properties.We begin eating with our eyes
Sodium vs Hypertension
Season 1 - Episode 2Did You Know?Sodium is an essential nutrient and just like all nutrients, too much or too
Garden Variety Cooking
Season 2 - Episode 10 Farm-to-table cooking is mighty popular these days, but unless we have our own backyard garden,
Did you Know?
Sweet Things
Sugar and saturated fat trigger your body to make more of its own cholesterol.
Sodium
About 75% of the sodium added to our diets comes from processed foods, not the salt shaker.
Omega 3's
Fattier fish such as salmon, mackerel & anchovies are great sources of Omega 3 fatty acids.
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Fancy some healthier breakfast options, like deliciously Dirty Eggs, a sizzling Garden Skillet or sumptuous Slow Oats? Does Ambrosia Tropicale, Berry & Quinoa Salmagundi, or Pisto Manchego sound exotically & nutritiously appetizing? Would leaner, higher fiber comfort foods like Fireside Chili, Meatloaf & Mash, Sweet Corn Hash & Turkey Noodle Soup tickle our tastebuds?
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Bittersweet Steak Salad
A small portion of sizzling hot steak over crisp, cool salad greens where the bitter Radicchio is offset by sweet pear. This is one of my favorite warm weather meals. It’s light, refreshingly well balanced, immensely flavorful and loaded with
Savory Whole Wheat Crepes
Delicate and delicious crepes, stuffed with a savory medley of healthful sautéed vegetables and served for supper. Print Recipe Savory Whole Wheat Crepes Course Main Dish Cuisine Italian, Scandinavian Keyword Gluten Prep Time 15 Minutes Cook Time 20 Minutes Servings
Tomates Farcies
Simple but elegant, these fiber-stuffed tomatoes are deceptively healthful thanks to the richly nutritious red and greens colors and the high fiber content of the peas. It’s the perfectly mouth- watering way of Roughing It! Print Recipe Tomates Farcies Course
Grilled Zucchini for Poulet Jardin
Grilling is one of the three flavor intensifying, healthy cooking methods we’re using for our rainbow of garden vegetables from the farmers market. This cooking process is exceedingly simple, extraordinarily healthy and creates a flavor profile that is unique and