Dairy is rich in calcium but it's also difficult to digest and is missing it's companion mineral for bone health, magnesium. Most people also lack the digestive enzyme to break down milk in the body. Conventional dairy products contain growth hormones and antibiotics. Have acne? Ditch the dairy and your skin will clear up! Dairy products can also be constipating. The best choices for calcium are leafy greens, such as chard, spinach, and kale. Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli are excellent as well as almonds and other nuts, all of which are also good magnesium sources. Calcium supplements are controversial because they can form calcium deposits in the body.
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These are BETTER than candy!! lol!! Kids will love making them with you!
Bat Bites (cheese cubes, grapes, organic blue corn tortilla chips)
Spider Eggs (deviled eggs, black olives)
Ghost Pops (bananas, shredded coconut, raisins, dark chocolate chips)
Ghostly Eggs (hard boiled eggs, activated charcoal powder as natural black dye)
Orange Pumpkin Treats (oranges and celery sticks)
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With 18 amino acids, nutritional yeast is a complete protein. It is up to 55% high quality protein and contains 15 minerals!!
Nutritional yeast is a rich source of vitamin B complex that helps in managing stress levels, maintaining a good metabolic rate, preventing cancer of the pancreas and ensuring healthy skin. Vitamin B12 (deficient in most vegetarian foods), is added in certain varieties of nutritional yeast. This vitamin is produced separately from bacteria and then added to nutritional yeast to increase its health benefits.
Other health benefits of nutritional yeast include:
-It maintains ideal intestinal ecology.
-It improves blood production.
-It helps in maintaining optimum cholesterol levels.
-It improves liver health and function.
Nutritional yeast flakes or powder, has a nutty, cheese-like flavor which makes it very popular. It is favored by many as a cheese substitute and can be found at any natural health food store. I buy it in the bulk section at The Wedge.
Here are some ways in which nutritional yeast can be included in the diet:
*Use it as a topping for popcorn, instead of butter and salt.
*Put in on your scrambled eggs! (One of my favorites!)
*Use nutritional yeast for its cheesy flavor in pizzas, pastas and casseroles.
*Add to soup to give it a creamy taste without adding milk.
*Can be used with gravies and sauces.
*Mix it with vinegar and oil and use as salad dressing.
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