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Today’s recipe will whisk you away to the Caribbean, at least while you’re eating it. It is so tasty I’ll bet you family won’t even know it is good for them. The tip today is some basic winter cold and flu information that could help you have a healthy winter


-Jason Reischutz, Editor

Jasons Recipe For the Day

Super Healthy Caribbean Rice and Beans

This recipe is a tasty twist on a healthy classic. Do you know that brown rice and beans provides all nine essential amino acids? This recipe adds a little Caribbean flavor to the southwestern favorite. As always it is super healthy and has no saturated fats or preservatives. Another great thing is the easy clean up; it only takes one pot to make.

1 can pineapple chunks or fresh pineapple. Pineapple is an excellent source of vitamin C, a powerful immune system booster.

1 Can Red Kidney Beans. Good source of fiber and iron.

2 Cups Brown Rice- do not use white rice it clogs you up. To save time I use the 5-minute kind

Onion- good for your heart I use a bout half a small red onion chopped

Olive oil- also good for your heart

Spices: Basil, Red Pepper, Allspice (this gives it that Caribbean flavor), Cumin, Garlic powder, salt and pepper.

Optional: Mexican cheese, your favorite lean meat, or for authentic Caribbean flavor; use seafood like shrimp of muscles.

In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat and cook onions until they start to clear. Then add water (the amount required for the rice) and increase burner to high. Bring water to boil and stir in rice and return to boil. Reduce heat to low and let rice stand until it absorbs the water. Add in pineapple chunks and can of beans, both drained. Add in spices to taste and any optional meat or cheese. Stir it up and serve when warm.

Health Tip of the Day

Once you start to feel that little tickle in the back of your throat you know what’s coming. Don’t let it win; take the fight to the virus. Zinc and Echinatia are both powerful supplements that can shorten the duration and lessen the impact of a cold. Besides that I think the best treatment especially if you have a cough or sore throat is the natural throat drops fromRicola. They don’t have any chemicals and work really well. I usually do not recommend chemicals but psudoeffedrin is a good decongestant if you are stuffed up. Be careful though it may affect your sleep, it has been known to cause nightmares. Your mom was right, eat your chicken soup. Soups are good because they help you to stay hydrated, which is one of the ways you can help your body fight a cold. The warmth is also good to sooth mucus membranes.

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