Today’s Healthy Monday tip: Terminate your trans fat intake.
Last Friday, just days after the Los Angeles city council issued a moratorium on new fast food restaurants in low-income areas, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation banning trans fats from restaurants and baked goods (effective in 2010 and 2011, respectively) and California became the first state in the country to issue a state-wide ban on this ubiquitous yet invisible and highly unhealthy ingredient.
Avoiding trans fats can help you lower your risk of heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure. One way to do this is to find alternatives to shortening in your favorite recipes. If you opt for lard or butter, make sure it came from a pastured animal: grass-fed animal products are higher in Omega 3 fatty acids. Check out Dawn’s article on how to bake a nutritious pie from last year’s Eat Well Guided Tour of America. While you’re there, check out this incredible recipe for Solstice Blueberry Pie.
Feeling adventurous? Try one of these unconventional ways to sweeten up some of those delicious fruits and veggies that are in season or on their way:
Chocolate Beet Cake
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