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Heart Healthy to Make you Forever 🌟✨
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items If you’re looking for delicious salads that stay fresh in your fridge for days, we’ve got you covered. Plus, they all align with our parameters for the Mediterranean diet, an eating pattern that can be beneficial to many functions of the body.
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Salads for Better Blood Sugar
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The Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest eating patterns around, and it's incredibly easy to follow. These lunches are proof: they are easy to prep ahead of time or make quickly when you're on-the-go. Not only that, but you also won't find any...
These hearty kale salads hold up well for 4 days, making them perfect for meal-prep lunches. To keep the ingredients from getting soggy, dress this salad and top it with peanuts just before serving.
Sweet Potato, Kale & Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing
This hearty red lentil soup uses spices common in Persian cuisine: turmeric, cumin and saffron. Enjoy it with a warm baguette or steamed rice.
Red Lentil Soup with Saffron
The sweet and tangy balsamic dressing pulls everything together, with fresh basil adding a refreshing pop of color.
Avocado Caprese Salad {10 Minutes to Make!}
This flavorful chickpea salad gets heat from sambal oelek, a ground chile paste.
Chile-Spiced Chickpea Salad
With a variety of flavors and textures (and a whopping 30 grams of protein!), these meal-prep bowls will keep you fueled all afternoon.
Spinach & Feta Turkey Meatballs with Herbed Quinoa
This quick, protein-rich chicken stew recipe draws flavor inspiration from shawarma with spices like cumin, paprika and pepper.
Cumin Chicken & Chickpea Skillet
Salads for Better Blood Sugar
These salads are good options for those following a diabetes-friendly eating pattern, since each serving is lower in sodium and saturated fat. They are also packed with refreshing, heart-healthy ingredients and complex carbs like vegetables, fruits a...
This tart, parsley-dominated tabbouleh recipe makes for a flavorful side at any gathering. The recipe can be easily doubled to feed a crowd. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Lebanese Tabbouleh Salad
The extra dressing is delicious served with grilled vegetables.
Green Goddess Salad with Chickpeas
Goddess dressing typically gets its umami-ness from anchovies, but we use miso in this super green salad to keep it vegetarian.
Lentil & Roasted Vegetable Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
We've loaded this tasty pasta salad with vegetables and bright flavors.
Broccoli & Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
Fresh wedges of tomato, thinly sliced onion and sliced cucumber dressed simply with vinegar and oil makes the simplest salad possible—think of it as the Southern counterpart to the classic Italian tomato-and-mozzarella salad.
Cucumber Tomato Salad
This salad is slightly sweetened with baked tofu, mandarin oranges and sesame vinaigrette.
Cabbage, Tofu & Edamame Salad
High Protein
Protein is a crucial nutrients for everything from promoting muscle repair and recovery after exercise to regulating metabolism and supporting blood sugar.
Keeping your pantry stocked with flavorful ingredients like chili-garlic sauce is an easy way to add heat and flavor to a dish with just one ingredient.
Spicy Chicken & Cabbage Stir Fry
Pasta is a staple ingredient for many, thanks to its versatility and budget-friendly nature. In this dinner, whole-wheat spaghetti is tossed with sautéed mushrooms and spinach for a vegetarian-friendly meal.
Spaghetti with Mushrooms, Spinach & Ricotta
Sheet-pan dinners are a convenient way to get dinner on the table with minimal cleanup.
Sheet-Pan Salmon with Bok Choy & Rice
These stuffed peppers will remind you of your favorite tacos, but with a veggie-packed twist. The filling combines protein-packed lean ground beef and black beans for a satisfying bite.
Taco Stuffed Peppers