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
Quality Calories: Eat Better & Count Less
Season 2 - Episode 5 By consuming fresher, more wholesome foods, cooked without greasy coatings or rich sauces, we can
Roughing It: Fiber Fiber Everywhere!
Season 2 - Episode 5 By consuming fresher, more wholesome foods, cooked without greasy coatings or rich sauces, we can
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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Southern Style Beans
A classic combination of Southern American side dishes stuffed with fiber, full of flavor and distinctly moderate in calories… but whose counting? At the same time these recipes fight shy of too much saturated fat and sodium thanks to just
Fresh Berry & Quinoa Salmagundi
This hodgepodge of sweet and savory flavors is extremely high in fiber, extraordinarily nutritious and refreshingly quirky… whether it’s for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Ingredients to RememberRaspberries are the highest fiber fruit at 8 grams per cup.Quinoa contains almost twice
Southern Style Greens
A classic combination of Southern American side dishes stuffed with fiber, full of flavor and distinctly moderate in calories… but whose counting? At the same time these recipes fight shy of too much saturated fat and sodium thanks to just
Sautéed Red Cabbage
Red cabbage is delicious and nutritious, but if you ask me, it’s wrongly named. It’s more purple than red, and blue/purple produce happens to help combat heart disease, which is a rather good reason for “Eating The Rainbow.” Print Recipe