1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries
1/4 cup strawberries fresh or frozen
1/4 bunch kale leaves cleaned and ribs removed
1 tblsp Chia seeds
1 cup vanilla soy or almond milk
1 tblsp Honey
1 tblsp Fresh chopped mint
1 scoop whey protein powder (optional)
8 ice cubes
1 cup filtered water
Blend all ingredients until smooth adding water last until you reach your desired consistency. Serve and Enjoy!
Monday, April 18, 2016
Friday, April 15, 2016
Fantastic Cherry Pie Smoothie
1 cup almond milk
1 cup frozen or fresh pitted cherries
1 kiwi peeled and cleaned
2 tbsp almond butter
1 tbsp flaxseed
1 tbsp Chia seed
1 tbsp chopped mint
8 ice cubes
1 cup filtered water
Blend all ingredients in blender adding water last until you reach your desired consistency. Serve and Enjoy!
1 cup frozen or fresh pitted cherries
1 kiwi peeled and cleaned
2 tbsp almond butter
1 tbsp flaxseed
1 tbsp Chia seed
1 tbsp chopped mint
8 ice cubes
1 cup filtered water
Blend all ingredients in blender adding water last until you reach your desired consistency. Serve and Enjoy!
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Healthy Cherry Cobbler Crisp
Received an email from Poland asking for a rosacea friendly cobbler recipe. Here is one using two berries that are vascular constrictors which helps reduce redness. Enjoy!
For the filling:
1 1/2 pounds sweet cherries, frozen is fine, fresh they will have to be pitted
1 cup raspberries fresh or frozen
1 tblsp. Cornstarch
1 tblsp. Lemon juice
2 tblsp. Fresh chopped mint
1/3 cup honey
For the topping:
2/3 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tblsp. Butter cut into small pieces
1 tblsp. Canola oil
3 tblsp. Orange juice
1 tblsp. Walnuts or almonds if allergic
1 tblsp. Flaxseed
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 8 inch square baking dish with canola oil.
Prepare the filling by combining all your filling ingredients in bowl and mix well. Place the filling in baking dish and cover with foil. Bake 15 minutes. Meanwhile make topping. Mix flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon and flax seed and mix well. Add butter and smash with pastry blender or finger tips into dough. Add oil and stir. Add Orange juice and stir once more until all ingredients are moistened. Remove fruit filling from oven and stir once, sprinkle topping Mix evenly over your filling. Finish by sprinkling your almonds or walnuts over cobbler. Bake uncovered until topping lightly browned about 22-25 minutes. Removed from heat, let cool to room temp. Serve and Enjoy!
Chefs Note: this recipe includes vascular constrictors which help reduce redness, and omega-3 fatty acids that help with ocular rosacea.
For the filling:
1 1/2 pounds sweet cherries, frozen is fine, fresh they will have to be pitted
1 cup raspberries fresh or frozen
1 tblsp. Cornstarch
1 tblsp. Lemon juice
2 tblsp. Fresh chopped mint
1/3 cup honey
For the topping:
2/3 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tblsp. Butter cut into small pieces
1 tblsp. Canola oil
3 tblsp. Orange juice
1 tblsp. Walnuts or almonds if allergic
1 tblsp. Flaxseed
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 8 inch square baking dish with canola oil.
Prepare the filling by combining all your filling ingredients in bowl and mix well. Place the filling in baking dish and cover with foil. Bake 15 minutes. Meanwhile make topping. Mix flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon and flax seed and mix well. Add butter and smash with pastry blender or finger tips into dough. Add oil and stir. Add Orange juice and stir once more until all ingredients are moistened. Remove fruit filling from oven and stir once, sprinkle topping Mix evenly over your filling. Finish by sprinkling your almonds or walnuts over cobbler. Bake uncovered until topping lightly browned about 22-25 minutes. Removed from heat, let cool to room temp. Serve and Enjoy!
Chefs Note: this recipe includes vascular constrictors which help reduce redness, and omega-3 fatty acids that help with ocular rosacea.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Rosacea and Skin Care!
There are approximately 16 million people in the United States with Rosacea, not to mention the other 194 countries. Taking care of our skin can be a burden for some. Here are some tips on helping reduce our flare-ups and keeping our skin cool and smooth.
Avoiding triggers: spicy food, red wine, extreme heat or cold, stress, and even you skin care products may trigger a flare up. Keeping a journal or mental notes to find out what may be causing your symptoms can be beneficial. Some can be avoided, others can't. If you do experience a flare up a cool shower, or gently washing face with cool rag can help. Just don't scrub.
Moisturize: keeping your face clean and moisturizing can creat a barrier that locks out irritants and can help keep symptoms at ease. Choose a moisturizer that's oil free, fragrance free, and hypoallergenic. The fewer ingredients the better.
Makeup: choosing fragrance free, mineral based makeup can help your skin not be irritated. Studies show going for pressed powder over liquid formulas can help and reduce clogging your pores that make rosacea symptoms worse.
Summer Sun: when your out in the Sun use sunscreen, stay in the shade, or wear a brimmed hat. Sunscreens with chemicals are very irritating for rosacea, choose a sunscreen with a blocker such as zinc oxide or titanium. Make sure they are also fragrance free and hypoallergenic, apply often when out in the Sun.
Flare-ups: calming down a flare up can be tricky but also easy. Try placing a ice pack on the area to calm down inflammation. Green tea extracts such as Matcha can also be soothing. AlwAys watch the temperature of things you apply to your face, anything hot will make it worse.
Food: As always follow a diet that avoids your food triggers and be cautious of what you are eating while out at a restaurant. Keeping a food journal can help, you can determine what your triggers are and create recipes around them. And always eat food at room temperature, hot soups, sandwiches, a glass of cocoa or coffee can immediately trigger a flare-up that lasts for hours. So ice your drinks, cool your food and eat right to keep your syptoms at bay.
Avoiding triggers: spicy food, red wine, extreme heat or cold, stress, and even you skin care products may trigger a flare up. Keeping a journal or mental notes to find out what may be causing your symptoms can be beneficial. Some can be avoided, others can't. If you do experience a flare up a cool shower, or gently washing face with cool rag can help. Just don't scrub.
Moisturize: keeping your face clean and moisturizing can creat a barrier that locks out irritants and can help keep symptoms at ease. Choose a moisturizer that's oil free, fragrance free, and hypoallergenic. The fewer ingredients the better.
Makeup: choosing fragrance free, mineral based makeup can help your skin not be irritated. Studies show going for pressed powder over liquid formulas can help and reduce clogging your pores that make rosacea symptoms worse.
Summer Sun: when your out in the Sun use sunscreen, stay in the shade, or wear a brimmed hat. Sunscreens with chemicals are very irritating for rosacea, choose a sunscreen with a blocker such as zinc oxide or titanium. Make sure they are also fragrance free and hypoallergenic, apply often when out in the Sun.
Flare-ups: calming down a flare up can be tricky but also easy. Try placing a ice pack on the area to calm down inflammation. Green tea extracts such as Matcha can also be soothing. AlwAys watch the temperature of things you apply to your face, anything hot will make it worse.
Food: As always follow a diet that avoids your food triggers and be cautious of what you are eating while out at a restaurant. Keeping a food journal can help, you can determine what your triggers are and create recipes around them. And always eat food at room temperature, hot soups, sandwiches, a glass of cocoa or coffee can immediately trigger a flare-up that lasts for hours. So ice your drinks, cool your food and eat right to keep your syptoms at bay.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Matcha Snack Mix On The Go
I received an email asking for a healthy snack mix using Matcha. So here is a delicious one to a fellow friend with rosacea in the United kingdom.
Ingredients:
2 cups mixed nuts (non salted)
2 cups rice chex cereal
3 cups granola plain or vanilla works
5 sheets of roasted nori (seaweed) sheets
3 tbsp flaxseed
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tbsp. Matcha tea powder
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a mini food processor, process nori sheets into small pieces, toss in flaxseed and miso and blend until smooth. Place nuts, oil, cereal and granola in large bowl. Add in wet mixture of nori (should be thick) and blend well with spatula. Spread mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Toast in oven for 15 minutes, removing every 3 minutes to stir with spatula. Bake until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool to room temp. The mixture will crisp as it cools. Once cooled toss into large bag or mixing bowl, sprinkle with Matcha and toss well to incorprate. Serve immediately, take as on the go snack or store in airtight container for up to 10 days.
Chefs Note: seaweed is loaded with all sorts of vitamins, minerals, fiber, high quality protein, and omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. It has cooling properties and helps with inflammation. Great ingredient for rosacea.
Ingredients:
2 cups mixed nuts (non salted)
2 cups rice chex cereal
3 cups granola plain or vanilla works
5 sheets of roasted nori (seaweed) sheets
3 tbsp flaxseed
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tbsp. Matcha tea powder
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a mini food processor, process nori sheets into small pieces, toss in flaxseed and miso and blend until smooth. Place nuts, oil, cereal and granola in large bowl. Add in wet mixture of nori (should be thick) and blend well with spatula. Spread mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Toast in oven for 15 minutes, removing every 3 minutes to stir with spatula. Bake until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool to room temp. The mixture will crisp as it cools. Once cooled toss into large bag or mixing bowl, sprinkle with Matcha and toss well to incorprate. Serve immediately, take as on the go snack or store in airtight container for up to 10 days.
Chefs Note: seaweed is loaded with all sorts of vitamins, minerals, fiber, high quality protein, and omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. It has cooling properties and helps with inflammation. Great ingredient for rosacea.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Happy Monday Belly Blasting Smoothie
1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
1/2 cup pomegranate juice
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 tsp. Matcha green tea powder
1Tblsp. Chia seeds
1 scoop whey protein (optional)
8 ice cubes
1 cup filtered water
Blend all ingredients in blender adding water last until you reach your desired consistency. Serve and Enjoy!
1/2 cup pomegranate juice
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 tsp. Matcha green tea powder
1Tblsp. Chia seeds
1 scoop whey protein (optional)
8 ice cubes
1 cup filtered water
Blend all ingredients in blender adding water last until you reach your desired consistency. Serve and Enjoy!
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