Foods Long Life

A delightful way to eat oatmeal in the heat of the summer. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. Keep Oats in your Diet Oats have the fiber "beta-glucan" which can help lower bad cholesterol which in turn lowers the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. But when the weather heats up, you may not crave a bowl of hot oatmeal. Adding uncooked rolled oats to your favorite smoothie is a refreshing way to get those healthy oats into your diet. Here's a simple recipe that uses seasonal strawberries and provides 6 grams of fiber per serving. In the following recipe, you can substitute the almond butter and water for almond milk or any nondairy milk.                 *                                  *                                   * Strawberry Banana Oat...

There are many non-dairy yogurts to choose from. Follow Foods For Long Life on Pinterest and Facebook . In Search of Dairy-Free Yogurt Quite a few people have given up or reduced their consumption of dairy. Many are either lactose intolerant or allergic to milk proteins, some are vegans who avoid all animal products, and others may be trying to reduce their cholesterol intake. Whatever the reason may be, the downside is giving up this probiotic-rich food. But luckily today there are many non-dairy options. Two years ago I posted a recipe on how to make Thick, Creamy Vegan Yogurt with an Instant Pot or Yogurt Maker with 5 Minutes Prep Time . This is one of my most popular posts with over 20,000 views! So I know that lots of you enjoy yogurt and understand its importance in our diet.  My most popular post - making  soy yogurt . But this particular recipe, that includes no thickeners or added sugar, is soy based and some of you do not consume soy. I don't like making y...

Kite Hill hits the jackpot with dairy-free, vegan ravioli. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. Ravioli Over the past few years there has been great progress in vegan cheese products. Miyoko's collection of artisan vegan cheeses are amazing. I serve them every time I entertain. And I absolutely love Go Veggie's Parmesan Style Topping on my pasta. But we are just beginning to see companies use their yummy vegan cheeses in products, like ravioli. You might find a high-calorie, sugar-ladened cheese cake, but not a lot of delicious and relatively healthy products that you feel good about serving for dinner.  Happily, Kite Hill has come out with several ravioli products using her almond-based ricotta. Last night we enjoyed Mushroom and Ricotta ravioli with a simple tomato sauce that I canned from last summer's tomatoes. It was absolutely wonderful! I am allergic to dairy and haven't been able to eat ravioli in years so I can't tell you how excited I w...

Healthy breakfast bowl takes advantage of late summer fruit. Follow Foods For Long Life on Pinterest and Facebook . My New Favorite Breakfast The end of the summer brings us so much wonderful fruit.   Sweat peaches are their peak ripeness, the pears are ripening, strawberries are still around, and so much more. A big bowl of fruit may be delicious but it's certainly not filling.This breakfast bowl adds nuts and seeds, cereal, and some probiotic packed, home-made soy yogurt . This provides the protein and healthy fats that will keep you satisfied until lunch time. I Can't Believe School is Starting! Although my children are grown, I still get those feelings of disbelief when kids start getting ready to start school in what seems like the middle of the summer. Getting kids fed and ready to leave for school, or even summer day camp for that matter, is one of the hardest thing a parent has to do. Perhaps feeding them this yummy breakfast bowl will get them to eat up without promp...