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Traditional tabbouleh (made with refined wheat couscous) gets a healthy makeover thanks to lentils as the low-glycemic stand-in.  While light in calories, this exotic quick fix is an excellent source of 11 nutrients and ready in less than 20 minutes.
Time To Table: 20 minutes
Serves: 4
The Benefits
Excellent source [...]

This quick salad full of B-vitamins is a wonderful way to get a few servings of fiber-rich vegetables into your diet.

Serves: 4
Time to Table: 20 minutes

Indulge in traditional Mexican flavor with none of the guilt! These quick burritos are an excellent source of fiber, protein and zinc plus a good source of eight more health-promoting nutrients. And because buffalo graze on grass, it’s naturally high in conjugated-linoleic acid (CLA) — a healthy fat that promotes lean muscle mass and may help to protect against several types of cancer.¹

Time to Table: 20 minutes

Serves: 8

Don’t let the old-fashioned looks of this home-style crisp fool you. It’s a functional dessert packed with fiber and a powerful cancer-fighting nutrient from blackberries called cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G). Studies conducted by the USDA found that C3G significantly reduces skin cancer in lab studies and may also help prevent cancer from spreading.¹

Time To Table: 1 hour

Serves: 6

This cool summer salad boasts a blood-sugar balancing trifecta of nutrients including magnesium, fiber and protein. Pair it with peppercorn encrusted grass-fed beef or an Indian-spiced dish for a cooling counterpoint.

Time to Table: 10 minutes

Serves: 4

This is a lighter chili recipe that you don’t mind eating even in warmer weather.

This light salad balances juicy, sweet pears with piquant gorgonzola. And while it takes only 10 minutes to make, this three-ingredient salad offers a good source of 6 key nutrients.

For under 200 calories per serving, these Asian wraps are a perfect example of “nutrient density”. Each fresh, crispy low-glycemic wrap provides an excellent source of 4 key nutrients and a good source of 8 more.
Time to Table: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Healing Nutrient Spotlight
Excellent source of protein, vitamin B6, niacin, selenium.
Good source of fiber, vitamin A, [...]

Black beans take center stage in this authentic Mexican dish. In addition to offering an excellent source of fiber and protein, black beans are also an antioxidant super-food boasting even more free radical fighting power than blueberries.1
Time To Table: 20 minutes
Serves: 6
Healing Nutrient Spotlight

Excellent source of fiber, protein, calcium, iron, thiamin, magnesium, potassium, copper, selenium
Good [...]

Adding vegetables to eggs makes a great low carb breakfast and helps you to get in those 6-8 vegetable servings per day.  This recipe is an excellent source of protein, folic acid, and dietary fiber and a good source of lutein and vitamin A.
Makes 2 servings
Ingredients:*
1 lb raw asparagus
1/2 T unsalted butter
1/2T extra virgin olive [...]