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Heart Healthy Foods

Broccoli Avocado Salad with Pine Nuts and Lime

Delicious and full of heart healthy fats. Take this to work everyday and your body will thank you.

Ingredients

1 cup broccoli

1/4 avocado, cubed/diced, however you like it

2 tablespoons of lime juice

Pink himalayan salt, to taste

2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

Pine nuts, to taste

Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Directions

Combine lime juice, ACV, olive oil, pepper and salt. Whisk well and pour over broccoli and avocado. Top with pine nuts.

Simple and tasty.

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R

8 of the Most Nutrient Dense Foods on Earth

Quick Working Lunch

To save time on Mondays, I bring in lunches for the week after a bunch of cooking on Sundays. This week I made some shrimp fried rice, some beans with spices, and I brought in an avocado to cut up for lunch on top. Featured here: brown rice with shrimp, peas, broccoli and low sodium soy sauce, cauliflower, beans, mushrooms, and avocado!

Broccoli Fritters

This one is cheap, easy and fun to make!

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil

4 cups cooked broccoli, I used frozen

2 eggs, lightly whisked

2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon red chili flakes

2 tablespoons nonfat milk

1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

Oregano, a pinch

Directions

Combine all ingredients and form into patties. Lightly coat the bottom of a frying pan with olive oil and cook patties until golden brown on both sides.

Enjoy hot or keep refrigerated for 3 days.

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R

Broccoli Benefits

Zucchini Ideas

Watercress Broccoli Soup

I got the original recipe from Gwen’s GOOP site!

Perfect detox soup.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups filtered water

2 cups broccoli chopped and steamed

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 garlic clove, minced

Pepper

Juice from 1/2 a lemon

2 cups watercress

2 teaspoons red chili flake

Directions

Cook garlic in olive oil and add broccoli and watercress. Add the water and bring to an almost boil. Mix in juice from lemon. Stir. Turn off heat and blend soup. It will be hot so make sure that you are careful when you are blending.

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Reth

Spicy Tofu with Red Quinoa

This is an all time favorite. I have been on this red quinoa obsession lately and this is the best combination yet.

Ingredients

1/2 cup cooked red quinoa, you can find this awesome blend from Trader Joe’s and other health stores!

1/4 cup edamame, shelled

1/2 cup broccoli, steamed

1/5 block tofu, cooked in a pan with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 teaspoon red chili flake

1/4 cup spinach, chopped

Directions

Heat all ingredients together and serve! Also great as a leftover!

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xx

Reth

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