Category: Food

Healthy Banana Smoothie Recipe

August 5, 2024

Quick Banana Smoothie

The perfect no added sugar, easy solution to satisfy a sweet tooth. A healthy and nutritious snack for all ages.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 ripe medium size banana chilled
  • 1 cup cold reduced fat milk

Instructions

  • Peel banana. Discard skin.
  • Cut banana into small rounds.
  • Place banana into either a food processor or blender.
  • Add a small amount of milk to begin processing.
  • Slowly add remainder of milk.
  • Continue to process until mixture is thick and creamy.
  • Pour into tall glass or cup.

Calories

There are about 105 calories in 1 medium banana and 130 calories in 1 cup reduced fat milk. Total calories is approximately 235.

Note

For extra thickness add another banana. Be sure to use a ripe banana. If not, the smoothie will taste starchy instead of sweet. To lower the calorie count use nonfat milk instead. Vegan milk is also suitable.

Healthy Diet with Less Sugar Is Linked to Younger Biological Age/Study

August 5, 2024

Aging researchers are finally catching up with holistic medicine on the topic of the harmful effects of added dietary sugar.

William Dufty’s book, Sugar Blues released in 1975, is a dietary classic that discusses the prevalence of sugar in the American diet, and its deleterious effect on human health.

The bottom line is to avoid adding sugar to your food, or buying food with added sugar. You’ll have to read food labels and understand the various names for added sugar.

The best way to get sugar is to consume food in its natural state. An obvious example is eating ripened fruit such as a banana. If you combine a ripe banana with milk you’ve got a very sweet drink known as a smoothie. All the sweetener you need is provided by Mother Nature.

Read the entire July 29, 2024 article from UCSF.edu.

Sugar Blues: Insightful Reading on the Dangers of Added Sugar

July 30, 2024

Sugar Blues is a book written by William Dufty (1916-2002).  It’s been called a life-changing classic. The book was released in 1975 and became a commercial success. The author argues that sugar is an unnatural, addictive drug that is harmful and damaging to human health.

Dufty was married to the late silent film star Gloria Swanson, a health crusading vegetarian and non-smoker.  She and Dufty went on tour promoting Sugar Blues during the late 1970s.

Sugar is added to most packaged food.  It is difficult to avoid, hard to resist, and adds unwanted calories to our diets.

If you’re having trouble losing weight, and you can’t stop eating foods containing added sugar, get yourself a copy of Sugar Blues, and see what you think. The book is sold on Amazon and has 5-star reviews.

Healthy Eating and Anti-Aging: The Sugar Connection

July 30, 2024

A recent study appearing the the journal JAMA Network Open found that middle-aged women eating a healthy diet had ‘younger-looking ‘ cells than women who consume processed foods high in added sugar.

Added sugars are sugars that are added to food during production, rather than natural sugars present in fruits, vegetables and dairy. The study concluded that excessive intake of added sugars limits healthy longevity.

Cutting the sugary goodies from your diet improves the odds of not only living longer, but living longer and healthier.

Read the entire article from July 30, 2024 LiveScience.com.

Why Cutting Ultra-Processed Foods Can Help You Live Longer

July 13, 2024

If you want to age better, and live longer, cut out the ultra-processed junk food from your diet, and replace it with whole food.

“July 8, 2024 Forbes.com – A National Cancer Institute study, that analyzed the data of over 540,000 older adults found that those who relied on a diet with higher amounts of ultra-processed foods were around 10% more likely to die earlier than those who consumed a balanced diet”.

“Ultra-processed foods refer to industrial formulations that are manufactured from food-derived substances and contain additives and preservatives to increase their shelf life”.

Read the entire article here.