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If you’re concerned about your thyroid, you might want to make this elegant, Sicilian-inspired dish a mainstay at your table. That’s because just one serving provides a hefty 90% of the daily requirement for selenium, a mineral that helps to convert the thyroid hormone T4 into T3 for use in the body. Without enough selenium, you’re body produces less T3 which leads to hypothyroidism.¹

Time To Table: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

This salad is perfect for a summer picnic or pot-luck and a delicious way to get cruciferous vegetables into your diet.  For variety, add another favorite vegetable to this salad.  Grape tomatoes and chopped red onions add a nice twist. 

Serves: 6
Time to Table: 45 minutes

Many people think of yogurt as a health food. But with up to 30 grams of sugar per serving, that’s not always the case. But Greek yogurt — the newest craze in the probiotic food world — is different. It packs double the protein and about half the sugar of traditional yogurt in a delicious thick, creamy consistency you’ll love. Look for Oikos Organic in the store, or better yet, make your own using raw, grass-fed milk (the recipe is on our website).

Time To Table: 5 minutes
Serves: 4

Using pre-prepared foods makes this delicious high protein omelet a snap to prepare. For variety, experiment with different flavors of fresh salsas that can be found in the refrigerator section of the grocery store.

Time to table: 20 minutes
Serves: 2

Dig in to this decadent, disease-fighting dessert. Not only is it low calorie (just 82 per serving!) and low-glycemic (thanks to all-natural ZSweet erythritol), but it’s also packed with powerful age-defying antioxidants like anthocyanins from the blueberries.

Time To Table: 30 minutes
Serves: 6

Chickpeas are versatile legumes that go well with many different spices. This Mediterranean-type salad is a refreshing addition to your summer picnic spread. Experiment with different spices and flavored vinegars for variety.

Serves: 4
Time to Table: 20 minutes

Keep your brain young with this delicious seafood recipe! Recent research found that the difference in cognitive scores between those with the lowest levels of selenium and those with the highest levels was equivalent to a 10-year age difference.¹ You’ll enjoy 62% of the recommended daily allowance for selenium in each serving of this recipe.

Time To Table: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

No need to heat up the entire house by turning on the oven this summer. Grilling these vegetables gives them a wonderful smoky flavor and brings out their sweetness. Serve as a side dish with your favorite grilled meat.

Time to table: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Healing Nutrient Spotlight
Excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B-12
Good source of riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, copper

This summertime delight provides more than 50% of the daily requirement for thiamin — an important B vitamin that’s lacking in most of our diets, especially in those with diabetes. In addition to thiamin’s role of converting carbohydrates to energy, recent research shows that it may also help to guard against diabetic-related kidney damage.¹

Time To Table: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Sometimes it’s hard to dress up green beans, but this recipe is delicious. The creamy Mediterranean-style dressing adds so much flavor to the green beans that you won’t miss your high-carb potato salad.

Serves: 4
Time to Table: 20 minutes

Healing Nutrient Spotlight
Source of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium