NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS - FOR HEALTHY EATING

Posted December 2016
2017-1
Bananas, Healthy eating

INTRODUCTION
 

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS often hold you back with unrealistic expectations of yourself. Let’s look at THE BIGGER PICTURE when it comes to health with easy steps to get you there. Real Foods recipes that are simple and delicious to make. Welcome to your go-to resource for guilt-free eating.

 

RESOLUTIONS: THE BIGGER PICTURE

 

Navigating through the holiday season can be easy when you have a healthy approach to eating. Instead of making a New Years Resolution of sticking to a diet, why not just eat more clean foods? Our advice is to have fun with food instead of feeling bad about fad diets. Diets often have a negative connotation but when you make your own meals, you begin eating healthy and naturally lose a few kilos on the way.

 

 

HOW DO I EAT CLEAN?
 

Eating clean is simply the practice of avoiding foods that are processed. With planning you can structure your eating regime to receive more nutrition than before, help you manage or avoid developing diseases such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In turn you can lose weight, remove toxins and just feel better.

 

WHAT ARE CLEAN FOODS?
 

•   Fresh fruits and vegetables

•   Dried legumes

•   Nuts

•   Farm-fresh eggs

Minimally processed foods include:

•    Unrefined grains (Corn Thins™, whole wheat bread and pasta, popcorn, steel-cut oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice)

•   Frozen fruits and vegetables

•   Unprocessed meat (select wild over pastured, pastured over grain-fed)

•   Hormone-free dairy

•   Oils

Instead of going down the processed food trail, here is a healthy option with all sorts of flavours, lots of crunchy veggies and big chunks of fresh fish that’s easy to make for the whole family.

 

ASIAN AHI SALAD // Serves 4
 

Ahi (aka yellowfin) Tuna is the least oily of the fish family, so it does well with a quick sear to prevent it drying out. Try to seek out a place you trust for fish, especially when eating it on the raw side such as this salad.

½ kilo Sushi Grade Ahi Tuna

1 Head Cabbage

1 Red Capsicum

1 Cup shredded Carrots

¾ Cup shelled Edamame

½ Cup Onion

1 Avocado, medium diced
 

DRESSING

2 tsp. Tamari

1 Lime, Zest and Juice

1 tbsp. Rice Vinegar

2 tbsp. Sesame Oil

1 tbsp. Agave Nectar

1 tsp. Wasabi

1 tbsp. Toasted Sesame Seeds
1 tsp. Fresh Ground Pepper

1.   Heat grill to medium high heat. Coat both sides of the ahi with a bit of olive oil and a dash of salt and pepper. Sear on a hot grill pan or grill for about 2 1/2 minutes on each side. Do not cook all the way through. Remove to cool and place in the fridge while preparing the rest of the salad.

2.   For the dressing, add the tamari, rice vinegar, lime zest and juice, agave and wasabi to a bowl. Give it a whisk and add the sesame oil, sesame seeds and pepper.

3.   Chop the cabbage thinly. Add the cabbage, carrot, capsicum, edamame and onion to the large bowl. Toss with about 3 tbsp. of the dressing.

4.   Cut the ahi into 1’’ chunks. Add the avocado and ahi to the remaining dressing and toss to coat. Let it sit a minute and place a generous scoop of the ahi avocado on top the slaw and stack onto a Corn Thins™ slice as a visually appealing plate to serve.

 

DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? HAVE ANY CLEAN FOOD RECIPES YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US?

We’d love to hear how it turned out. Please send us an email email@realfoods.com.au or visit our Facebook page Real Foods Corn Thins™ to leave a comment.

 

 

 

 

  • Article By:
    • Madeleine