Are you part of the 50+ Boomer/Senior generations and concerned with your dietary health challenges such as high cholesterol, hypertension, heart disease or elevated A1C? If so, you've definitely come to the right place!
Food Over 50 is here to tempt you with valuable nutritional information and healthy, flavorful recipes that focus on our dietary wellness and longevity.
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Heat vs Flavor: The Benefits Of Chilies & Spice
Season 2 - Episode 4 What characteristic do we prefer in our food? Is it the varying degrees of mouth-tingling
Minimizing Meat
Season 2 - Episode 12 In Episode #12 we’re “Minimizing Meat: Recipes For The Cautious Carnivore!” It’s no secret that
Clever Condiments
Season 2 - Episode 12 In Episode #12 we’re “Minimizing Meat: Recipes For The Cautious Carnivore!” It’s no secret that
Did you Know?
Sweet Things
Sugar and saturated fat trigger your body to make more of its own cholesterol.
Sodium
About 75% of the sodium added to our diets comes from processed foods, not the salt shaker.
Omega 3's
Fattier fish such as salmon, mackerel & anchovies are great sources of Omega 3 fatty acids.
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Fancy some healthier breakfast options, like deliciously Dirty Eggs, a sizzling Garden Skillet or sumptuous Slow Oats? Does Ambrosia Tropicale, Berry & Quinoa Salmagundi, or Pisto Manchego sound exotically & nutritiously appetizing? Would leaner, higher fiber comfort foods like Fireside Chili, Meatloaf & Mash, Sweet Corn Hash & Turkey Noodle Soup tickle our tastebuds?
Grilled Zucchini for Poulet Jardin
Grilling is one of the three flavor intensifying, healthy cooking methods we’re using for our rainbow of garden vegetables from the farmers market. This cooking process is exceedingly simple, extraordinarily healthy and creates a flavor profile that is unique and
Half & Half Meat Loaf
The blue plate special, Meat Loaf & Mashed Potatoes. But not all comfort food is comfortable to our waistlines and cholesterol count, so let’s make a few adjustments. True comfort food with less saturated fat and calories thanks too
A Hint of Chocolate
Do chocolate eclairs, chocolate ice cream, chocolate mousse or molten chocolate fondue sound yummy? Whether we admit it or not, most of us are chocoholics. But cacao that’s been fattened and sweetened into traditional chocolate desserts can potentially play havoc