Steak Fajitas

 Ingredients:

1 packet of fresh thin cut chuck 

Taco/Fajita seasoning of choice -(or homemade)

1/2 yellow bell pepper (sliced thin- julienne style)

1/2 green bell pepper (sliced thin- julienne style)

2 jalapenos (diced)

Low Sodium Soy Sauce

Worcestershire sauce

Whole Grain Tortillas

Directions

1. Diced jalapeno & julienne bell peppers. Put into quart size Ziplock bag.

2. Cut steak pieces into thin-ish strips to make it easier to cook and eat. Remove any additional fat from the steak strips. 

3. Put steak pieces into Ziplock bag with peppers & add 1/3 packet seasoning, soy sauce to taste & 10ish drops of Worcestershire sauce. 

4. Let sit in the fridge over night or a minimum of 3 hours. 

5. Cook over a medium-high heat in covered sauté pan until steak is fully cooked. Add in 1/3 of the seasoning packet while cooking. Serve on tortilla shell. 

** The AICR/WCRF recommendations for cancer prevention include limiting red meat (beef, lamb, and pork) to <12-18 oz per week. 

Referral Program

  As a way to say THANK YOU for supporting us and sharing our business with your friends and family, we have decided to create a referral program! 

For every person that you refer, you can earn $10 off of your personal nutrition consults!! 

And even, if you have already graduated from our nutrition program, you may still receive the referral bonus. 

We hope you love this idea as much as we do! And we hope you take advantage of it! 

Tomatoes and Inflammation????

Tomatoes are a popular fruit/vegetable enjoyed by many however, they have been under investigation over the last few years in terms of their health value. Tomatoes are very nutritious, proving to be a good source of vitamin C and potassium, fiber, beta-carotene, and lycopene. Tomatoes are also a member of the nightshade family. Nightshade vegetables belong to a plant family called Solanaceae which include tomatoes, white potatoes, eggplant, to name a few. Spices such as paprika and cayenne pepper are also made from nightshade plants. There has been much talk about eating nightshades because they contain compounds called alkaloids that are allegedly inflammatory. This has caused many to wonder whether the benefits of consuming tomatoes outweigh the potential costs. Here is where we will decipher fact from fiction….this theory is a MYTH! 

The agreement among many researchers is that nightshade vegetables DO NOT cause inflammation. It is always possible that one may have a sensitivity or intolerance to any food, including nightshade vegetables which is often a reflection of the overall level of inflammation in the body. 

Overall, the tomato is a food packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They actually help to reduce the risk of inflammatory disease and help to improve certain health conditions that may be caused by inflammation. So, what’s that saying? A tomato a day keeps the doctor away maybe? Eat your tomatoes friends! 

Stay tuned for some of our favorite recipes that incorporate tomatoes!!

Pinktober

 

The month of October is very commonly associated with breast cancer awareness. During the month you may see and hear about many fundraisers, sweet treats, social events, and screening opportunities all associated with breast cancer.

Throughout all the celebration festivities, do not forget to PASS on the sweets/treats. Despite if they are cute and appealing in the color pink!! 

Elevated blood sugar levels, elevated IGF-1 levels, and an elevated Hgb A1C is NOT something that you should be striving for. Specifically, if your family has a history of breast cancer, if you have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer, or if you have completed previous treatments for breast cancer. 

The thoughtfully crafted and designed pink treats given out and/or sold for Pinktober do just that. These items typically consist of sugar-rich snacks, drinks, and/or desserts, which can negatively affect your body's blood sugar level. 

Pink cookies

Pink cakes

Pink candies

Pink alcoholic beverages 

Pink cupcakes

.. and the list goes ON!

Increased consumption of foods such as those listed above can increase your likelihood of developing a higher body fat mass (adiposity). Excess adiposity on the body, increases circulating free estrogens, which is a growth factor for most forms of breast cancer. 

Excess circulating estrogens can be triggered by body system imbalances such as blood sugar and/or metabolic system imbalances. 

Your goal should be to keep your daily sugar consumption (natural sugars) to 25 gm per day. You should strive to limit and/or avoid added sugars. This can help reduce your body's circulating IGF-1 level and can assist with weight loss (specifically, adiposity loss). 

And let's NOT forget about the beautiful alcoholic beverages that restaurants make and promote during the month of October. These are typically filled with sugar, which was previously addressed as being something we should be avoiding. Secondly, alcohol intake increases risk of breast cancer development as well. Alcohol recommendations for females is <1 drink per day and <2 per day for a male. 

Overweight/obesity and alcohol intake are both modifiable risk factors for breast cancer development. This October, try to focus your breast cancer awareness strategies on events, fundraisers, and foods that do NOT negatively affect your health. 

Sugar cookie image from: Pink Ribbon Sugar Cookies - Breast Cancer Awareness (cookinglsl.com)

Pinktober image: Pink Your Drink {Cocktail Recipes} // Hostess with the Mostess® (hwtm.com)