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IMUA Recipes

Recipe Face-Lift: Whole Foods Nachos

As part of my master’s program at the University of Western States, I have been exposed to a wide variety of interesting nutrition perspectives and extremely intelligent faculty and students. Because the emphasis of the program is nutrition, one of my classes actually assigns us to try new foods and recipes each week, preferably foods that…

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Overnight Chia Seed Breakfast Pudding

Are you looking for a quick, healthy breakfast recipe that incorporates protein, fat and fiber? Look no further. In this short video, I will show you how to make a very simple and easy breakfast that incorporates chia seeds for protein and fiber, fruit for energy and antioxidants and nuts for healthy fats and protein.…

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BERRYLICIOUS SUMMER SALAD

One of my favorite things about summer is the abundance of sweet, juicy fruit that is available. Farmers Markets and grocery stores come alive with all the rich colors and shapes of mother nature’s bounty; melons, mangos, grapes, litchis, berries, cherries…I can’t imagine why we’d ever need candy or cake with the cornucopia of sweet pleasures offered by nature. When…

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Béchamel Sauce – a Gloriously Gluten-free version

Béchamel Sauce, also known as white sauce, is traditionally made with milk, butter, flour and other ingredients.  Béchamel Sauce is known as one of the ‘mother sauces’ in classical cuisine – it is used to make lasagne, moussaka, creamy mushroom sauce and all kinds of other fun dishes. Having said that, don’t you think it’s a…

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Creative Cooking meets Creamy Broccoli Soup

My friend and I were looking for a healthful diary-free, gluten-free broccoli soup that was creamy enough to delight our senses and our taste-buds, sans the diary and gluten. So, off we went, hunting the web and soon found just what we needed at one of my favourite blogs – glutenfreegoddess. Only problem was – I’m…

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Colorful Garbanzo Bean Salad

This salad is one of my favourites – it’s healthful and tasty, plus it’s cheap and easy to make. It’s also very versatile; you can add fish or grains or avocado – or all three. Plus it makes a great lunch, since it doesn’t need to be warmed up and is as easy to eat as a…

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Super Seed Muesli

I want to share one of my favorite breakfast recipes with you. This recipe is from one of the Detox Programs that I run, so it’s gluten free, dairy free, corn free, soy free and free of all the artificial junk and sugar that you’ll find in store-bought breakfast cereals. Super Seed Muesli: (makes 1 – 2…

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Effortless Lentil Stew

Life is busy . . between work, family, social and community engagements, exercise and everything else that life throws us at – how are we still to find the time for home-cooked meals?!  Sometimes just trying to decide what’s for dinner can seem daunting. I hear you – it isn’t always easy, but it IS always worth it, which is why I…

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YUMMY YAM CHIPS

The word ‘Yam’ originates from the West African word, nyami, meaning ‘to eat’. This recipe has allowed me to celebrate this meaning – because when you remove these hot chips from the oven – all you can do is eat -all of them! And then you’ll wish there was more to eat. I’ve never been a huge fan of…

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Creamy, mashed…potato?

If there was a way to eat creamy mashed potatoes without worrying about your weight or health, wouldn’t you just want to dive in and eat a whole, big bowl of the stuff?? Me too! I love empowering my clients with recipes and ideas that prove that for every tasty traditional meal there is a…

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