slow release carbs

Three-bean chili

Ingredients: 1 medium onion, chopped pinch of cinnamon (optional) 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 1 sweet bell pepper, cored, deseeded and chopped 3×15 oz cans of beans: you can use whatever your heart desires. I used adzuki, black and garbanzo; other types work just as well, for example navy, white, pinto, kidney, etc. 1×28 oz [...]

Chicken, winter greens and sweet potato stew

Whole food recipes

Call it soup or call it stew – you got the idea: this is a winner especially on a cold winter day. The combination of these particular ingredients might not seem like much, but you’d be surprised how nicely they feel on the tongue, and how pretty they look in the bowl. Plus, you get [...]

Low carb out, high carb in: how these high carb foods can improve your health

Disease prevention

Carbs don’t have to be scary. In fact, they can be our best friend. Whenever I mention a high whole grain, high legume eating lifestyle to a client, I very often get the “But there are too many carbs – they will make me gain weight!” reaction. Well, here is the real scoop. Just like [...]

Spinach potato salad with cucumber and avocado

Whole food recipes

This is not the usual version of potato salad, although I find it just as tasty aside from the fact that it is also as healthy as potato salad can get. Potatoes often get a bad rep because of their high glycemic index, but did you know that when you add a bit of acid [...]

Juicy chorizo and black beans

Whole food recipes

A real, juicy sausage can be a good thing. And I’m talking real sausage. Not a hot dog, not those wieners sold on the street, not even the packaged stuff from the store. But a real freshly sausage made from the ingredients that are actually supposed to be in sausage…y’all know what I mean. And [...]

Quinoa Chickpeas Energizer

Whole food recipes

This quinoa recipe is a great gluten-free, whole grain, vegan dish that can be used as a hearty, satisfying meal. You won’t need much to get filled up and feelin’ good. So good that the familiar feeling of fatigue right after lunch may not be there after you devour this one! This is because it’s [...]

Toasted steel-cut oats with peaches & walnuts

Whole food recipes

If you can get your hands on peaches in the midst of summer season, you are in for a treat with this recipe. Here I decided to celebrate my favorite season by infusing the usual (and yes, at times boring) oatmeal with chunks of fresh peaches. For those of you who ever tasted peaches in the [...]

Lentil power soup

Whole food recipes

This soup is so good that my 3-year old-picky-eater-nephew went for seconds! Lentils are such a great food. They are full of fiber, protein, slow release carbohydrates and taste great. It’s hard to go wrong with them. It is hearty enough to satisfy you yet it is still ‘soupy’ and warming. And, as if there [...]