Picked these up at the local grocery store in my hood! Carrots are jammed with nutrients and standard orange carrots contain beta and alpha carotene pigments-this promotes vitamin A production by the body, which is essential for healthy eyes. Here is a brief breakdown of the other colors and their health benefits:
Purple: Anthocyanin, beta and alpha carotene pigment. Purple carrots typically have an orange core, and their pigment-related nutrients may provide additional vitamin A and prevent heart disease.
Red: Lycopene and beta-carotene pigment. Lycopene is the same red pigment that gives tomatoes their deep color and is linked to a lower risk of certain cancers, such as prostate cancer.
Yellow: Xanthophylls and lutein. Both are linked to cancer prevention and better eye health.
White: The nutrients don’t come from the pigment but from the fiber, which promotes healthy digestion.
Sautéed Brown Butter Garlic Rainbow Carrots
Ingredients: (all organic if possible)
¼ cup grass-fed butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
Rainbow carrots, sliced
¼ cup red onion, chopped
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
In a medium sized skillet add the butter. Cook over medium heat and whisk the butter to brown. It will become frothy and start to have a nutty aroma. Then it will turn brown.
Add the garlic, sliced carrots and red onion. Sauté for about 5-7 minutes until they become soft and tender. Add sea salt and pepper to taste.
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Tried this today after I saw it on Facebook! You can make hard boiled eggs in the oven! Just preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake them for 30 minutes in a muffin tin. The eggs will peel easily!
I eat a lot of eggs throughout the week. Eat them plain with a little sea salt on top, add to your dark leafy green salads, make vegan mayo or egg salad, or deviled eggs! And remember this tip around Easter if you dye Easter eggs!
Eat the WHOLE egg and not just the whites to get the most nutrients! (Be sure to buy organic, vegetarian-fed, cage free eggs)
The Incredible Egg Health Benefits:
Weight management: The high-quality protein in eggs helps you to feel fuller longer and stay energized, which contributes to maintaining a healthy weight.
Muscle strength and muscle-loss prevention: Research indicates that high-quality protein may help active adults build muscle strength and help prevent muscle loss in middle-aged and aging adults.
Healthy pregnancy: Egg yolks are an excellent source of choline, an essential nutrient that contributes to fetal brain development and helps prevent birth defects. Two eggs provide about 250 milligrams of choline, or roughly half of the recommended daily intake for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Brain function: Choline also aids the brain function of adults by maintaining the structure of brain cell membranes, and is a key component of the neuro-transmitter that helps relay messages from the brain through nerves to the muscles.
Eye health: Lutein and zeaxanthin, two antioxidants found in egg yolks, help prevent macular degeneration, a leading cause of age-related blindness. Though eggs contain a small amount of these two nutrients, research shows that the lutein from eggs may be more bioavailable than lutein from other food sources.
www.theincredibleedibleegg.org
Copyright, 2014, Jackie Mart. For further information about this blog, or Optimum Wellness LLC, contact Jackie Mart at 712.790.5883 or Jackie@OptimumWellnessMN.com. As a holistic nutrition and lifestyle coach, I will support you in taking steps to a healthier and happier you. My goal is to help you create an art of balance in your life. You will also learn how important balance between primary foods (relationships, physical activity, sleep, career and spirituality) and secondary foods (organic food and whole food) is.
