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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Subtracting Sodium
Season 2 - Episode 7 Whether or not we flirt with hypertension, a diet that Reduces, Replaces and Removes excess
The Seafood Diet
Season 2 - Episode 9 What better place to introduce our “Seafood Diet” episode from Season II of Food Over
Omega 3’s: Are They a Fish Story?
Season 1 - Episode 3Did You Know?Omega 3 fatty acids are an important ant-inflammatory agent in the body.Fattier fish such
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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Mixed Greens in Ancient Dressing
Served alongside grilled fish or chicken, a simple omelette, or even a little pasta or pizza, this complimentary mix of leafy, peppery greens is loaded with healthy nutrients and bountiful flavor, including a nice salty taste without much sodium! Print
Roast Squash for Poulet Jardin
Roasting is a particularly healthy cooking method, concentrating the flavors and nutrients in many of our cooked foods rather than boiling them away. Since we already have a chicken in the oven for our Poulet Jardin, it makes sense to
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
Maritime Stew
A healthy diet including Maritime Stew is a mouth watering example of the goodness of the sea, complete with bold chunks of fish, shellfish and crustaceans swimming in a delectably rich broth! Just add a little crusty bread and dig