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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Sodium vs Hypertension
Season 1 - Episode 2Did You Know?Sodium is an essential nutrient and just like all nutrients, too much or too
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
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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Beet & Ginger Salad
I can’t tell you how many people have been converted from beet haters to beet eaters thanks to this great recipe. It takes a little time and preparation to roast the main ingredient, but the results are very much worth
Parsley Sauce
Fresh, bright every-so-slightly briny Parsley Sauce features three amazingly healthy ingredients – clean, tart lemon juice, heart-healthy extra-virgin olive oil and herbaceous, vitamin & antioxidant-rich parsley. It’s perfect on grilled or baked fish, and just as good on chicken! Print
Spanish Rice
Good old rice and beans! For centuries we’ve known that this classic plant-based pairing not only sticks to our ribs and satisfies our hunger, but also forms a nutritious, complete protein without all the saturated fat associated with meat. That