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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Eating Outdoors
Season 2 - Episode 3 This focuses on the dietary challenges of “Eating Outdoors.” Meat-heavy tailgate barbecues and convenience-oriented camping
Unloading Carbs: Reducing Dietary Starch
Season 1 - Episode 9Did You Know?Look for carbs that come with lots of vitamins and minerals like those from
Subtracting Sodium
Season 2 - Episode 7 Whether or not we flirt with hypertension, a diet that Reduces, Replaces and Removes excess
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?
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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
Libby’s Regularity Recipe
Homemade Lobster Stock
Whether cost is no object, or it’s a once-a-year splurge, if you’re buying and cooking a lobster you might as well get the absolute most out of it. This means saving the shells and boiling them into a savory stock
Orange Sesame Chicken
Care for a stir-fry with a minimum of low sodium soy sauce, yet tons of fresh flavor? This healthy take on a Chinese classic relies on garlic, ginger, chili, sesame oil and freshly squeezed orange juice, rather than loads of