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Kohlrabi Slaw — Veggie Challenge

July 3, 2019

Fit and Strong, Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Today's recipe as part of the Becoming Elli Veggie Challenge is Kohlrabi Slaw. This is not only a new recipe for me, but also a new vegetable. I went to a local farmer's market recently and bought an assortment of things to try. My friend who went with me said, "well, you're certainly an inspirational shopper." I'm looking forward to trying the six-pack of kombucha I bought. I hope it's good because it was expensive. At least I thought it was. The Becoming Elli community has been doing the veggie challenge this year: eat a new vegetable or prepare a tried-and-true vegetable in a new way. So, while I was at the farmer's market, I decided to buy some kohlrabi, which is a brand new vegetable for...

honey crisp apple kohlrabi slaw

Bean and Vegetable Reunion Salad – Veggie Challenge

July 2, 2019

Food and Drink, Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Bean and Vegetable Reunion Salad This salad was made for the family reunion I attended on Saturday. Of course I made something for the veggie challenge. Although there are not any new vegetables in this salad, all the fresh vegetables are balanced with lots of protein with many types of beans. It makes the salad more colorful, too! Delicious, pretty and healthy! I made a whole lot of this salad and only about half of it was eaten. There were about 75 people there, so I expected to see more of it gone. My son said that people are "afraid" of vegetables. I'm not quite sure what he means by that. I think maybe they were more afraid of the beans and the potential for gas. I do...

Improving Health with Training, Sleep, and Omega 3s

May 28, 2019

Fit and Strong, Fitness, Podcast, Sleep, Veggie Challenge

Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 34 of the Fit, Strong Women Over 50 podcast for the Becoming Elli community, Jill and Chris discuss a variety of ways for improving health. Improving Health There's more to becoming like Elli than we like to think. It's not just eat vegetables and get 10,000 steps a day. Jill and Chris cover some of the other aspects of being fit and strong. They discuss: their training this spring problems that arise with sleep and how to avoid them the importance of including Omega 3 fats in the diet their progress on the Becoming Elli 2019 veggie challenge. Training Chris and Jill discuss how they’re training for progress into summer and how they’re dealing with or avoiding injuries. Biking,...

Snap Peas – Veggie Challenge

April 29, 2019

Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Snap Peas are crunchy and delicious. Although the peas are inside, you can eat the pea pod as well. I think their name comes from the way you prepare them. It doesn't take much. You snap the stem off and pull the thread like fiber that runs down the side of the pea pod to prepare them. I also cut them into four pieces or so to make their size more like a bite size and match the rest of the salad. I put them in my potluck salad and they added a perfect crunchy texture. Here's what is in the salad: Celery Carrots Broccoli Cauliflower Blueberries Yellow peppers Cucumbers Olives Snap peas Dressing: Olive oil, cider vinegar, and lemon juice. I don't usually measure carefully, but put enough...

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Veggie Challenge with Sauerkraut

April 24, 2019

Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Yes, my entry this week in the veggie challenge involves sauerkraut. I think fermented vegetables can count for the challenge. I've certainly eaten sauerkraut before but I came up with a new way to eat it. I know this is not a pretty dish. In fact, the photo is pretty bad but it ended up tasting better than it looks. I thought of this and then I googled it. I discovered that I'm not the first person to think of it but I did think of it without prompting. We've talked about fermented vegetables before and I'm trying to add at least one serving of fermented food into my day. Sauerkraut with Sardines This is a simple recipe. Mash up some sardines and mix them with some sauerkraut. That's it. When I...

Sardines sauerkraut

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Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

April 6, 2019

Fit and Strong, Food and Drink, Recipes, Veggie Challenge, Weight

Since I'm trying to do a new veggie each week, I'd be remiss not to talk about the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen. Although this has been a thing for a while, I'm still trying to get on board. The "dirty dozen" and the "clean fifteen" are ways to deal with the about pesticides that are so difficult to wash off of the fruits and vegetables. These guidelines (which basically is just a list of foods) are a great place to know when to buy organic and when it is safe to buy regular. Today's post was prompted by a recent food report that found some multiple samples of kale with 18 types of pesticide residue. Yikes! And kale is listed as number 3, meaning strawberries and...

Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

Watercress Salad for Veggie Challenge

April 3, 2019

Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Watercress is a green that can be used in salads, sandwiches, soup, and anywhere else where you might use arugula, spinach, and other greens. I just recently heard what a nutritional powerhouse watercress is so thought I'd give it a try. I found it at a local grocery store in a plastic tub similar to what the other greens I buy come in. The watercress that I bought was grown locally. Given that I bought it in March, it must be grown hydroponically or in a green house. There are no greens growing in fields in northeast Ohio this March.The cost was comparable to buying baby kale, spinach, and spring mix. I liked the flavor of watercress. It's has a bit of a bite to it, though...

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Spicy Cabbage in the Crockpot – Veggie Challenge

April 2, 2019

Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Today's Veggie Challenge recipe is an easy one! Add a little water to the bottom of the crock pot with two teaspoons of olive oil. Chop up two cabbages and place inside the crock pot. Sprinkle liberally with ground cayenne pepper. Put the lid on and cook on low for about 4 hours. Stir after a couple of hours if you are home. This makes a great side dish. The spicy ground cayenne pepper gives a kick to the smooth texture and flavor of the spicy cabbage. ...

cayenne pepper spicy cabbage

Sherry’s Favorite Potato and Kale Soup

March 26, 2019

Fit and Strong, Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Sherry Chlysta was kind enough to share a recipe for her favorite vegetable soup when she was talking to us on episode 30 of the Fit Strong Women Over 50 podcast. Her recipe was adapted from a recipe she found on cookingcannuck.com Sherry's Favorite Potato and Kale Soup Ingredients 2 tsp olive oil 3/4 cup of frozen chopped onion 2 large stalk celery, diced 2 medium carrot, diced 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 T crushed dried rosemary 1 1/2 tsp crushed dried thyme 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 6 oz can tomato paste 1 1/2 pounds of little potatoes, cut in 1/2 inch pieces 8 cups low sodium vegetable broth 3 T vegetable boullion 6 cups water 1 (14 oz) can of garbanzo beans, drained & rinsed 4 Cups kale, chopped 6 oz frozen spinach Salt to taste Directions Heat olive...

Collard Greens Rainbow Wrap – New Veggie Challenge

March 19, 2019

Recipes, Veggie Challenge

Last week I took a grocery store tour with Revitalize, a functional group that focuses on women's health. Today's recipe is from Beth Kaczmar who told me it was okay to "cheat" and use her photo of her Collard Greens Rainbow Wrap. It looks delicious, doesn't it? This is a photo of the photo on her phone! I think it's a great way to swap out the 200 calorie spinach herb wrap that has 34 grams of carbohydrates for something REAL that has more like 11 calories, only 2 carbs and less than 10% of the sugar! Here's what Beth says about rainbow collard greens wrap veggie sandwich: "My Collard Green Rainbow Wrap is something different from your ordinary wrap. It’s low in carbs, packed with vitamins A,C,K,...

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Veggie Challenge

Kohlrabi Slaw — Veggie Challenge

Bean and Vegetable Reunion Salad – Veggie Challenge

Improving Health with Training, Sleep, and Omega 3s

Snap Peas – Veggie Challenge

Veggie Challenge with Sauerkraut

Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

Watercress Salad for Veggie Challenge

Spicy Cabbage in the Crockpot – Veggie Challenge

Sherry’s Favorite Potato and Kale Soup

Collard Greens Rainbow Wrap – New Veggie Challenge

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