Food Recipe Collections

Carrot Cocktail

One 8–ounce glass

Carrots and ginger are potent juicing ingredients. Enjoy this pleasantly spicy drink as a late–afternoon or pre–dinner pick–me–up.

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Recipe for One 16–ounce glass

While blackberries are not the best for juicing (their delicate juice sacs end up with the pulp instead of in the glass), their antioxidant value, color, and flavor make up for it. You can juice a lemon with the peel on, but wash it well since most lemons are treated with a coat of wax.

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This side dish can be served at room temperature or chilled. On its own, it’s the perfect lunch. Pair it with grilled seafood, chicken sausage, or a vegetable rice pilaf for dinner.

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Next time your energy drops, skip the caffeine.

You’re better off grabbing fruit, nuts, or beans, says Steven Pratt, M.D., coauthor of SuperFoodsRx Diet (Rodale, 2008). These foods boost energy more effectively because they contain vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that combat inflammation, support your immune system, and help you recover faster from exercise, explains Pratt.

Citrus

Snack on citrus fruits: They’re rich in vitamin C, a powerful nutrient that can have an antioxidant effect 20 minutes after you eat it, explains Pratt. If you prefer juice, choose one with pulp for more fiber, he says.

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AT A RECENT vegan brunch, we sampled an unexpected delight: fresh–squeezed tangerine juice in a light–orange etched vintage glass. Frothy and sweet, it was an unusual and heavenly way to start the morning—and it got us thinking. Could homemade juices be a fun and easy way to get our daily servings of fruits and vegetables? We decided to find out.

Are you eating enough fruit?

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We’ve all heard about superfoods—consumables with mystical powers to cure whatever it is that ails you and that will help you live forever. This list will be different. Today we’ll look at some common items that should be on your menu, even though you probably haven’t heard them touted as the next great miracle cure. In fact, some of these you probably thought were bad for you.

I begin this list with a caveat; we’re all different. One person’s superfood is another’s trip to the emergency room (soy comes to mind here). There are some nutritional factors we all share, such as the need to eat a certain amount of calories that come from fats, proteins, and carbohydrates to keep our bodies functioning as they should. Beyond this, our exact dietary needs begin to diverge.

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FoodHerbal.com Using ground turkey is an instant low-fat alternative to traditional meat loaf, but chopped spinach, carrots, and celery add flavor and nutrients. A tomato-red pepper sauce gives it an extra healthy kick.

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FoodHerbal.com . This healthy riff on chowder combines the tomato base of Manhattan-style with the creamy texture of New England–style

Serves 6

FoodHerbal.com . A simple miso–based marinade is an easy way to prepare fresh salmon for the oven, yielding a slightly sweet, flaky dish.

Serves 4

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>FoodHerbal.com. Nutty, low-starch fingerling potatoes, baked with rosemary then dipped into buttermilkchive dressing, are a yummy homemade spin on sour cream-and-onion potato chips. If fingerlings aren’t in season, substitute baby Yukon Golds.

6 Servings

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