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You won’t believe this tangy, tart delight has only 129 calories and just 1 gram of sugar per serving. Try it with any of your favorite fresh berries for an easy, healthy dessert that will satisfy your sweet tooth and keep your blood sugar stable too.

Time To Table: 1 hour active + 2 hours chilling
Serves: 16

Use this recipe which combines oats, sour cherries, and walnuts — sources of the antioxidant — melatonin, as a night-time snack to help with sleep. Be aware that the recipe contains almost 2 carb servings (1 fruit and 1 starch). If you are trying to control carbs, be sure to allow for this as part of your daily total carb servings.

Serves: 2
Time to Table: 10 minutes

Is your salad dressing harming your health? The answer is probably yes. That’s because most bottled salad dressings rely on inflammatory omega-6 rich oils (like soybean oil, grapeseed oil and other vegetable oils) as their base ingredient. But this dressing relies on olive oil and avocados — two of the best sources of inflammation-fighting monounsaturated fats — to add rich, creamy texture… healthfully.

Time To Table: 10 minutes
Serves: 32 servings (1 Tbsp. each)

This is a great satisfying side dish that will compliment just about any meat, poultry or fish. Try these patties and I promise you won’t miss your potatoes or rice.

Serves: 4
Time to Table: 30 minutes

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