As my previous post has pointed out, we can never have too many beets for good health. And the leaves of beets are just as magical as the rosy roots. Because beets contain a compound that oxygenates the blood, they can improve athletic performance and keep our little gray cells working in top order. These properties become even more important as we age. In fact, beets are probably the best food we can eat to help ward off the onset of Alzheimer’s and other age-related brain disorders. It’s never too early to incorporate new and healthy foods to our diets. I hope you and your family will try these easy recipes.
MoreBraised beet greens with toasted walnuts
18 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
in food, health, recipes, Side dishes Tags: alzheimer's disease, beet leaves, beets, heart, nutrition, nuts, stroke, vegetables, walnuts
Candied nuts love coconut palm sugar
01 Dec 2015 6 Comments
in Appetizers, health, Holiday foods, recipes, Snacks Tags: avoiding sugar, coconut sugar, easy recipes, nuts, pecans, walnuts
Crunchy sweet nuts are great for dressing up salads, cheese platters, and desserts at Christmas and for other special occasions. Plus, they’re easy!
Kids love to make them. Make lots and keep them on hand to use whenever you want some pizzazz. More
Food heroes that fight cancer
21 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in food, health, recipes, science Tags: antiinflammatories, antioxidants, berries, cancer, garlic, tea, tomatoes, walnuts

Foods that are known cancer fighters
Berries, walnuts, garlic, tomatoes and tea. What do they have in common? They are all proven cancer fighters!
They work best as members of a team. For best health, join them up on your plate with other battle-scarred food heroes of the likes that are cited in this valuable article from the American Institute for Cancer Research.
Getting in the groceries that send cancer packing
19 Aug 2014 Leave a comment
in food, health, recipes, Salads Tags: antioxidants, apples, avocados, cabbage, cauliflower, vinaigrette, walnuts

The magic word is SALADS
According to Dr. Li, we can start today, keeping cancer at bay. Just eat more foods that slow the growth of blood vessels.
While we’re stuffing our faces with these healthy foods, we’re starving cancer-cell invaders in their tracks.
The foods that do the job aren’t mysterious mumbo jumbo harvested at the ends of the earth. More
Make sardines taste good and boost your memory
18 Mar 2014 4 Comments
in Appetizers, food, health, recipes, Salads, Side dishes Tags: apples, brain, fish, nutrition, omega-3, sardines, walnuts

No added salt – just wild Canadian sardines and water.
More on the omega-3s…
Omega-3 fats are vital to the workings of our brain, the most important organ of our body. They keep our memories sharp and our minds on target. Sadly, the average North American diet is not a welcoming place for these guys. More
Walnuts stewed: An earthy walnut and mushroom soup
25 Feb 2014 3 Comments
in food, health, recipes, Soups Tags: adapting recipes, mushrooms, nutrition, nuts, walnuts
Finishing with walnuts…
Walnuts stewed (see Verse 4 in an earlier post) might seem a bit unusual, but they are indeed easily chewed.
This walnut soup idea grew from a recipe I had saved from a teenage chef in Texas, who says his friends loved it. He’s probably grown up by now and very smart indeed if he’s continued down the walnut-tree-lined road of healthy eating.
I found the earthiness of the walnuts in my Texan’s dish very nice. His recipe might be something the kids in the family would take to. But for me, I needed a little more oomph on my spoon. More
Where’s Walnuts?
11 Feb 2014 20 Comments
in Appetizers, food, health, science, Snacks Tags: antioxidants, brain, men's health, minerals, nutrition, nuts, omega-3, vitamin E, walnuts

Can you spot the walnut hiding among all these other tasty tree nuts?
Verse 4
Walnuts, raw
Develop the jaw,
But walnuts, stewed,
Are more quietly chewed.
—with a gentle nod to Ogden Nash
I’m nuts for walnuts…
I lied, when I promised I’d stop waxing poetic about nuts. I forgot about the walnut, one of nature’s treasures! Carrying on with my nutty soliloquy, I present verse 4.
Crunchy or pureed, if we’re smart, walnuts will be found hiding on our plates in everything from soup to salads! I’m so impressed with walnuts’ healthy benefits, I hardly know where to begin… perhaps with the letter A. More