Recent Recipes
Collard Green Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette
This winter salad will satisfy your need for something fresh and light, while keeping the body warm. Using collard greens as the basis for this salad gives us just enough heartiness to ward off the cold days of winter. This recipe is from chef, author, and TV host Christina Pirello, who is also on the faculty of MUIH’s Nutrition and Integrative Health program.
Coconut Cashew Cream No-Bake Pie
An elegant and oven-free holiday dessert, this versatile recipe can be made as a chocolate almond pie, as well. The recipe was provided by Dana Filatova, a nutrition graduate student at MUIH, who will be an intern in the nutrition clinic of our Natural Care Center beginning in February 2013.
Ginger Carrot Butternut Squash Soup
A festive start to your holiday meal, this delicious soup helps improve circulation and digestion, and strengthen the immune system.The warming ginger is known to improve circulation and digestion; it helps to move heat into the extremities. Astragalus is an adaptogen* that helps to strengthen the immune system; it nourishes and strengthens the digestive function and supports absorption of nutrients. Turmeric has a beneficial anti-inflammatory and antioxidant quality. Adding black pepper (piperine, the alkaloid found in black pepper) enhances the bioavailability of the curcumin, the constituent that has healing properties in the turmeric.
Stuffed Acorn Squash
An acorn squash was used for this recipe, but you can use any type of winter squash. Squash is high in vitamin A, complex carbohydrates, and an array of minerals, including potassium and magnesium. Winter squashes are sweet and warming, and influence the spleen, stomach, liver, and large intestines. In addition, winter squashes are excellent Qi tonics. The recipe was provided by Victoria Yunez Behm, nutrition graduate student at MUIH who will be an intern in the nutrition clinic of our Natural Care Center beginning in February 2013.
Eat Healthy This Season
The strength of the immune system is one factor that determines who stays healthy and who gets sick. A great way to build and maintain a strong defense is through diet. Enjoy the process with these great recipes offered by Daemon Jones, ND, adjunct faculty member of the Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health.