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
Aging and the Loss of Taste
Season 1 - Episode 10Did You Know?As we age, our senses can diminish, so cooking with a variety of spices
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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Grilled Lobster with Olive Oil & Lemon
Ounce for ounce, lobster has as much protein as steak, but a fraction of the saturated fat. Understandably lobster is not cheap, but it’s much more affordable if it’s bought and cooked by you, rather than ordered in a restaurant.
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
Roast Cauliflower 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
Frijoles Pintos Picantes
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