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Parmesan Roasted Fennel

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Once upon a time (May – August 2013), I did an elimination diet that had me eating, oh, maybe 20 different foods. I thought if I changed my diet and only ate nutritious, whole foods and avoided the ones that I had sensitivities to, my UC symptoms would get better. Unfortunately, these diet changes did absolutely nothing (if anything I got worse), but I discovered some new-to-me foods and ways to cook them that are actually quite delicious, including roasted fennel, which is still a favorite. I actually geek-out when I see it on the Whole Foods salad bar. Ha! Anyway, a DTFN client and I were recently chatting about fennel (I love my job), so I decided to create a tasty side dish for our database. I came up with Parmesan Roasted Fennel, which is super easy to make and, holy cow, delicious. I mean, everything tastes better with a little cheese, right? I hope you guys enjoy this recipe! Ingredients : 2 large fennel bulbs (approx. 20 ounces) 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup gr

How to Exercise with An Autoimmune Condition

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Autoimmune diseases really throw the body for a loop. You’re attacking your own tissues. Your inflammation is sky high. What’s usually good for you—like boosting the immune system—can make it worse. You’ll often restrict eating certain foods that, on paper, appear healthy and nutrient-dense. You take nothing for granted, measure and consider everything before eating or doing it. Sometimes it feels like almost everything has the potential to be a trigger. Is it true for exercise, too? Must people with autoimmune diseases also change how they train? First things first, exercise  can help. You just have to do it right, or risk incurring the negative effects. Don’t overtrain . Most autoimmune diseases are characterized by chronic inflammation. Anything that increases that inflammatory load, like too much exercise, will contribute. Overtraining—stressful exercise that you fail to recover from before exercising again—will increase your stress load and increase autoimmune symptoms . Avo

What’s New At Breakfast

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Remember  five years ago,  when I was making waffle stacks for breakfast? I recently passed by some waffles in the grocery store and thought maybe Mazen would like them. Of course he doesn’t (he is so weird!), so I’ve been eating them instead. Instead of a stack, I made a more portable sandwich filled with a peanut butter “frosting”. It was darn good! I used these waffles: I mixed in some peanut butter powder with Greek yogurt to make the thick, flavored frosting. Peanut Butter & Co sent me this back in the fall and it’s taken me a while to try it, but now that I have, I’m using it on everything! Obviously I am not afraid of the fat in regular peanut butter. I like that the ingredient list on this is simple, and you can much more easily stir some powder into yogurt or a smoothie than you can thick, sticky peanut butter. So it’s been great for flavor. In fact, it makes the  perfect ingredient to sprinkle into overnight oats! And I love the hint of vanilla nut in a sm

Clean Eating Chicken & Chard Recipe

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I love making these sorts of recipes for dinner. They are simple, nutritious and easy to make. This dish is no exception. You make this all in one large skillet, and before you know it, you have a… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://ift.tt/2mvsAxe