The purpose of this blog is to provide fun and interesting nutrition facts, issues, as well as healthy everyday recipes. Some of my recipes will include meals in which I designed for meal plans during my dietetic internship this past summer.
So lets get started!
Living Nutritiously
I first want to discuss the purpose and benefits of living a nutritious life. Why eat healthy? Eating the adequate amount of nutritious foods provides various benefits. It can prevent heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and various other diseases. Eating healthy also makes us feel better; making us more active and prosperous in everyday life. The bottom line is, a healthy life is a happy life. Who Doesn't want to be happy?
Simple Steps
A few simple steps one can take to eating healthier are;
1. Eat a diet rich in both soluble and insoluble fiber including: whole wheat products, oatmeal, bran cereals, vegetables
2. Have variety in your diet: mix it up, be creative!
3. Think Color!: make sure that your plate is filled with colorful foods. Especially vegetables. The most colorful vegetables contain the most nutrients. (When choosing lettuce, the darkest greens are the best for you)
4. Portion Control: This is the most important step. I will discuss portions later on, however you must pay attention to serving sizes!
5. Exercise: Get off that couch and get in at least 30 minutes of cardio a day.
That is all I have time for today. Here is the first recipe idea. Healthy Salmon mmmmm...
Salmon With Lemon, Capers, and Rosemary Ingredients
- 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
- 8 lemon slices (about 2 lemons)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
- 1/2 cup Marsala wine (or white wine)
- 4 teaspoons capers
- 4 pieces of aluminum foil
Directions
Brush top and bottom of salmon fillets with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and rosemary. Place each piece of seasoned salmon on a piece of foil large enough to fold over and seal. Top the each piece of salmon with 2 lemon slices, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of wine, and 1 teaspoon of capers. Wrap up salmon tightly in the foil packets.
Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Place the foil packets on the hot grill and cook for 10 minutes for a 1-inch thick piece of salmon. Serve in the foil packets.
This dish is rich in Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids, and protein.Enjoy!
Lauren
Love your blog! This is a topic I am definitely interested in as well, so I'm looking forward to seeing more posts. You seem really passionate about this subject so that makes the blog that much more interesting to read. Keep up the good work!
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ReplyDeleteI think your blog is great. I am also a Health science major with a concentration in nutrition. I wholeheartedly feel that what we eat has a direct effect on how we feel not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. Also I loved the recipe that you gave because I absolutely love salmon and I am always trying to figure out different ways to prepare it. I will definitely give your recipe a try. I think this blog is really informational and easy to understand. Thanks for the healthy tips!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! I like that you include recipes, and everything is well written and keeps the reader interested. I would def. suggest getting into the topic of portion control more because a lot of people think they know what a portion is but have no idea, I often hear the deck of card reference for a correct portion of meat, things like that may help people to visualize.
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