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Four Cheese Ravioli with Arrabbiata Sauce

Baked Rigatoni Mezzi with Pomodoro and Whipped Ricotta

Flap Steak with Creamed Spinach

Fusilli, Cauliflower, Capers

Guanciale Bee Sprout Pizza

Homestyle Four Cheese Mac & Cheese

Jerk Chicken Anguillan Slaw

Mascarpone and Spinach Ravioli

Mediterranean Spiced Lamb Cavatelli

Mediterranean Spiced Shrimp with Saffron Farro

Marc Forgione

Dried spices like cloves, cinnamon, and black pepper all have high ORAC scores, which indicate antioxidant potential. A teaspoon of these spices is comparable to a serving of blueberries or strawberries.

Allspice

Calcium Disodium

This vegetable oil derived from rapeseed is great for seasoning your healthy meals! It is a powerful source of fat-soluble vitamins such as Vitamin E and K, providing 12% of the daily vale in just a small tablespoon. While vitamin E has great antioxidant properties, vitamin K helps in the normal blood clotting and it has also an important role in normal bone calcification. Moreover, canola is one of the best sources of the two essential fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, so it has antioxidant properties and it protects your heart by lowering LDL or bad cholesterol. Some recent studies have also shown a relation between canola oil consumption and improvement in insulin sensitivity.

Canola Oil

As all vegetables, carrots don´t have cholesterol but yes they do have lots of nutrients for you! They are an excellent source of beta-carotene, a pigment which has antioxidant properties and is the primary source of provitamin A. The body has the ability to convert beta-carotene into Vitamin A (retinol), which has multiple functions such as growth and development, reproduction, improving vision and boosting the immune system. Furthermore, carrots have other nutrients such as potassium and dietary fiber.

Carrots

Chicken Legs Whole

At the end of the day, cinnamon is one of the most delicious and healthiest spices on the planet. It can lower blood sugar levels, reduce heart disease risk factors, and has a plethora of other impressive health benefits. Just make sure to get Ceylon cinnamon, or stick to small doses if you're using the Cassia variety.

Cinnamon

Coconut milk is a vegan, lactose-free, environmentally friendly beverage that can substitute dairy milk. It contains almost the same amount of protein per serving and has a creamy special savory taste that enriches every dish without adding any cholesterol. Calcium enriched options are great for vegans to help maintain bones and teeth healthy!

Coconut Milk

There are many brown sugars available on the market, and some them have been processed into white sugar and then colored with molasses, for a slightly caramel taste. All brown sugars that have been processed naturally to retain their genuine brown color contain similar nutritional content. Natural brown sugars have not been fully processed and are generally more nutritious than white sugar.

Dark Brown Sugar

Vinegar is made by fermenting anything that naturally contains sugar. In the case of distilled white vinegar, it is often made from corn and apples. Like other vinegars, white vinegar contains few calories but packs a lot of flavor. Its acetic acid content may help lower cholesterol levels as well.

Distilled Vinegar

Egg Yolks

One of the Mediterranean´s diet main ingredients, extra virgin olive oil provides a special flavor and aroma to each dish while adding no cholesterol and almost no saturated fat. It has omega-9 monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) which may help to lower total blood cholesterol and "bad cholesterol" (LDL) while increasing "good cholesterol" (HDL), therefore contributing to decreasing the risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases. Moreover, it has vitamin E which is known to have antioxidant properties by protecting cells from free radicals. This vitamin is also involved in the immune function and other metabolic processes. That the oil is Virgin means that it has undergone less industrial processing, it is more natural. Therefore all its nutritional and organoleptic properties remain intact for your body to take advantage off!! 

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Known for its unique aroma and its strong, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens with its cooking, garlic is one of the most popular ingredients in all cuisines. Some studies have shown that it has antibacterial and potential anticancer properties. Other investigations state that it may also help regulate blood pressure and make blood thinner, thus protecting the heart. So go ahead and spice up your life with garlic!

Garlic

Garlic Powder

Cabbage is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin C and vitamin B6. It is also a very good source of manganese, dietary fiber, potassium, vitamin B1, folate and copper. Additionally, cabbage is a good source of choline, phosphorus, vitamin B2, magnesium, calcium, selenium, iron, pantothenic acid, protein and niacin.

Green Cabbage

Habaneros boast more benefits than intense heat, however. They contain a high concentration of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and the compound capsaicin. Diets rich in the nutrients provided by habanero peppers may help prevent the development of a number of potentially serious medical conditions.

Habanero Peppers

This viscous, sweet nectar provides a lot of energy to your body with no fat! Its taste and specific composition vary depending on the type of flowers the bees have visited. Even though it contains sugars, it is not the same as table sugar which has undergone much refinement. It is a natural product, composed of a mixture of simple sugars, mainly fructose and glucose, which has a lower glycemic index than regular sugar and can be a part of a healthy diet. Honey contains small amounts of vitamins and minerals, such as B-complex vitamins and manganese.

Honey

Although humans aren't able to digest fiber, it provides vital health benefits. Fiber, also known as roughage, helps lower and control blood sugar levels and blood cholesterol levels, and it also helps prevent constipation. Brown jasmine rice is packed with fiber

Jasmine Rice

Kidney beans are an excellent source of molybdenum. They are a very good source of folate, dietary fiber and copper. Kidney beans are a good source of manganese, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B1, iron, potassium and magnesium.

Kidney Beans

Every time you drink a glass of lime juice, you not only quench your thirst, you also give your body a lot of health benefits. One of them is for your skin care, constipation, blood pressure control , respiratory problem... just to name a few. 

Lime Juice

One tablespoon of mayonnaise has 90 calories, and if that's all you're using, you're making a relatively healthy choice. "It's high in fat but not saturated fat," says Keri Gans, dietician, nutritionist and author of The Small Change Diet.

Mayonnaise

Natural Flavors

Nutmeg is a popular spice that has a long list of associated health benefits, including its ability to relieve pain, soothe indigestion, strengthen cognitive function, detoxify the body, boost skin health, alleviate oral conditions, reduce insomnia, increase immune system function, and prevent leukemia, and improve blood circulation.

Nutmeg

Oranges are a wonderful source of vitamin C, providing more than 100% of the daily value in just one unit. Vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant which protects the body against the effects of free radicals and therefore might help in the prevention of some types of cancer. This vitamin is also superb for maintaining the function of the immune system. Oranges also provides dietary fiber, potassium, and carotenoids such as beta-carotene and lutein which might be cardio-protective. 

Orange Juice

While antioxidant nutrients are found in most WHFoods, it's the diversity of antioxidants in pumpkin seeds that makes them unique in their antioxidant support. Pumpkin seeds contain conventional antioxidant vitamins like vitamin E.

Pumpkin Seeds

Pure Vegetable Soya

Red Cabbage

Red onions, also known as Spanish onions, contain plenty of healthy essential nutrients as well as phytochemicals that provide long-term health benefits. Including red onions in your daily diet may help reduce your risk of chronic disease.

Red Onions

Image result for red wine vinegar health benefitsmedlicker.com Like red wine, it is free of cholesterol, fat and sodium and chock full of anti-aging antioxidants. Unlike wine however, it doesn't contain alcohol, so feel free to toast your health daily! Two important ingredients in red wine vinegar that are currently being studied are acetic acid and resveratrol.

Red Wine Vinegar

Oral Rehydration Treatment: Salt is essential for sustaining the hydration levels of the body. It is extremely vital to maintain the electrolyte balance for the smooth functioning of the human organ systems. These electrolytes primarily entail magnesium, potassium, calcium, and sodium.

Salt

Being leafy greens, scallions naturally carry more plant-derived antioxidants, and dietary fiber than their fellow bulb (Allium) members like onions, shallots, etc. Scallions are very low in calories; 100 g of fresh leaves provide just 31 calories. Nonetheless, they contain many noteworthy flavonoid anti-oxidants, plant fiber, minerals, and vitamins that have proven health benefits.

Scallions

Apart from sodium, which is the primary mineral of any salt, pure sea salt retains all essential natural elements from the sea. Sea salt can contain magnesium, calcium, potassium, iron, zinc and iodine. Each of these elements is essential for good human health.

Sea Salt

The light color of organic cane sugar is comparable to turbinado or “raw” sugar, a sign that it is less processed compared to other wholesome sweeteners such as muscovado and molasses. The closer the color of the sweetener to fresh sugarcane juice the better. Even good sugars should be consumed within healthy limits.

Sugar

Tamari also contains much less salt than traditional soy sauce. It also aids in the digestion of fruits and vegetables, while being rich in several minerals, and is a good source of vitamin B3, protein, manganese, and tryptophan.

Tamari

Thyme is an herb with culinary, medicinal and ornamental uses. The flowers, leaves, and oil of thyme have been used to treat bedwetting, diarrhea, stomach ache, arthritis, colic, sore throat, cough, including whooping cough, bronchitis, flatulence, and as a diuretic, to increase urination.

Thyme

Vegetable oils come from oil-bearing seeds such as olive, soybeans, corn, peanuts, cotton seed and palm nuts. Vegetable oils contain 100 percent fat, and they usually remain liquid even at fairly low temperatures. Most vegetable oils come in a light yellow color and produce a mild, tolerable odor.

Vegetable Oil

Vinegar

Drinking Water Helps Maintain the Balance of Body Fluids. Your body is composed of about 60% water. The functions of these bodily fluids include digestion, absorption, circulation, creation of saliva, transportation of nutrients, and maintenance of body temperature.

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