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21 Simple, Quick, & Easy Meals
All tagged Blood Pressure
My mom has been making and taking her famous guacamole to football parties and gatherings for years and it’s always the first thing to be devoured. The secret? Dried oregano! Make this 4-ingredient guacamole in under 5 minutes, and your friends and family will exclaim, “This is the Best Ever Guacamole!”
Creamy Buckwheat Porridge is a no-fuss, gluten-free breakfast made quickly in a blender. Think of it as an exciting alternative to overnight oats! Simply soak the buckwheat to soften this pseudocereal, then blend with oatmeal and chia seeds. Creamy Buckwheat Porridge is a great meal prep breakfast, too- just fill a few glass jars, top with your favorite fruits and nuts, and grab-and-go. Buckwheat helps prevent blood sugar spikes, so you won’t feel an energy crash after this naturally sweet breakfast.
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes (then allow to soak 4 hours or overnight)
Cooking time: 0 minutes
What (your ingredients):
1 cup buckwheat groats, soaked 4 hours or overnight in water
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 pear, roughly chopped
1 ½ cups oat milk
1 tablespoon chia seeds
Toppings: sliced kiwi, blackberries, sliced almonds, or any fruit and nut of choice
How (your directions):
Begin by submerging and soaking 1 cup of buckwheat groats in water for 4 hours or overnight.
Once soaked, drain and rinse buckwheat.
Add buckwheat, cinnamon, pear, oat milk, and chia seeds to a blender.
Blend on high for 60 seconds until smooth.
Spoon smooth porridge into 4 glass jars, then top with your favorite fruit, nuts, and seeds.
Enjoy immediately or refrigerate and enjoy throughout the week.
Why (the science): Buckwheat contains the antioxidant, rutin, which helps reduce inflammation and lower blood pressure.
This Energy Boosting Smoothie is the perfect start to a busy day, providing you with steady, even energy without the crash! The Swiss chard and spinach are packed with iron to deliver oxygen throughout your body, and the matcha contains ECGC, an anticancer nutrient. This Energy Boosting Smoothie is also banana and avocado free, making it a fresh way to drink your greens. Dates provide sweetness, but are low glycemic, meaning they won’t give you a sugar high. Cheers!
Serves: 1
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 0 minutes
What (your ingredients):
2 cups cold water
5 Swiss Chard leaves
1 handful spinach
1 teaspoon fresh ginger
½ teaspoon matcha
2 dates, pits removed
2 handfuls ice
How (your directions):
Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend on high for 45-60 seconds.
Enjoy immediately!
Why (the science): Dates are loaded with potassium, an important electrolyte for regulating blood pressure.
This bolognese recipe is my new favorite pasta creation, because it really has the flavor and texture of a classic Italian meat sauce. Mushrooms and eggplant are often used to replace meat, so when they are diced finely and sautéed with Italian seasoning, the result is a phenomenal sauce that you’ll love more than the meat version! Don’t leave out the tomato paste, as it creates a richness in flavor that can’t be missed!
Serving Size: 4 portions
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
What (your ingredients):
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ large yellow onion, finely diced
Dash of salt
1 eggplant
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 8.oz package baby bella mushrooms
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
Cracked black pepper to taste
1 jar favorite tomato sauce
4 oz. spaghetti
How (your directions):
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt generously (pasta water should taste like the saltiness of the ocean).
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large fry pan over medium heat and sauté onions with a pinch of salt until slightly translucent, about 5 minutes.
Cut eggplant into a small dice and add to onions. Push onions and eggplant to one side of the fry pan. Add the tomato paste directly to the heat and allow to cook for one minute. Then, stir all ingredients together and continue to sauté.
Add spaghetti to boiling, salted water and cook to al dente or 1 minute shorter than package instructions (about 7 minutes).
Finely dice the mushrooms and add to vegetable mixture. Add Italian seasoning, pepper, and red pepper flakes if using.
When mushrooms have browned, add jar of your favorite tomato sauce and reduce heat to low.
Add 1 ladle of pasta water to sauce before draining water (the starch of pasta water thickens the sauce).
Serve the eggplant and mushroom Bolognese over spaghetti with a drizzle of olive oil and a few basil leaves.
Bon appétit!
Why (the science): Did you know that eggplant can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol!?
