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Jose Guevara’s Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Rice and Beans) | Blue Zones Recipe

Gallo Pinto or “spotted rooster” in Spanish gets its name for the speckled appearance of the black beans against the white rice. This is what Jose Guevara, a healthy 105-year old in Costa Rica eats nearly every day and many other Costa Ricans too. This is his recipe. I made this dish with the wonderful staff at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for our 4th Wellness … Continue reading Jose Guevara’s Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Rice and Beans) | Blue Zones Recipe

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Healthy and easy Wednesday night kind of Meal Planning

Polenta Crusted Chicken Fajitas on a George Foreman grill You’re probably like me in that trying to find healthy recipes, you instead find recipes for 20+ ingredients requiring fancy kitchen gadgets like spiralizers or food processors. I am a trained chef, but when I come home, I don’t want to cook fancy. I also don’t want to spend lots of money on exotic ingredients for … Continue reading Healthy and easy Wednesday night kind of Meal Planning

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7-Day Vegan Breakfast Challenge

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px ‘Helvetica Neue’; color: #454545} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px ‘Helvetica Neue’; color: #454545; min-height: 14.0px} If I’ve learned anything about my years of dieting and trying to live better, it is that new habits shouldn’t be hard. And not only that, they should be fun.  The reason children have such enthusiasm to try new … Continue reading 7-Day Vegan Breakfast Challenge

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