When reading on Pinterest, you never actually know if some of the linked articles are going to be for a general audience, men, or women. I found this today and thought that after the day I've had, a little information about stress reducing food could do us all a little good. So what if it's from Men's Fitness?
This is 10 Foods to Beat Stress... of course, I'm going to tell you what to do with those foods to make them a little more tasty and family or even party friendly. I picked my favorite five from the list, you can consult the article for more.
1. Asparagus-- apparently, asparagus is a super food. Now, good luck getting your family and friends to eat this without gagging, especially if it's coming straight from the can.. but if you buy it fresh and grill it in some tin foil and wrapped in bacon, seasoned with a little Tony's seasoning... you've got stress reducing gold at your next cookout.
2. Avocado-- I LOVE avocado. Love it! But not everyone can just peel and eat it straight like I can. Of course you can always mash it up with some onion for an awesome guacomole, but what you should do is mash it until its spreadable and serve it as a spread for a turkey and tomato sandwich on toasted wheat bread. A healhty sandwich with feel good after effects.
3. Almonds--these are a good stress buster.. but also a good, healthy, filling snack between meals and post-workout. Almonds are incredibly versatile, but for a healthy yet snazzy set up, grill some shrimp, slice some red onion, cherry tomatoes, pull some broccoli, and get some almond slivers over baby spinach with low-fat raspberry vinegarette dressing. BOOM! (sorry, BOOM! is my spin on BAM! by Emeril.)
4. Spinach-- as I mentioned with the almonds, this makes a great salad. Try baby spinach with shredded mozzarella cheese, bacon bits, fried onion, red onion, and oil and red wine vinegar as the dressing. Hubbers is extremely picky and hates salad, but thanks to a friend, this is the only salad he will eat!
5. Oranges-- my final pick from the list. The citrus smell is enough to send you to Florida via mental image, but the best for oranges goes beyond the carton. Mix up some honey and orange juice and a little orange zest, and rub that on a chicken breast just before grilling. Use what's left of your orange for a snack while you wait for the chicken! Also, orange juice can be added to any smoothie for a quick me up.
Browse through the list and tell me what you would do to the ingredients! Leave a comment below.
Keep calm and snack,
Courtney
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