Healthy Hits

Mexican Quinoa

Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1 cup quinoa 1 cup water - (or vegetable broth) 1 can black beans - drained and rinsed (15-ounce) 1 can chopped tomatoes - (15-ounce) 1 cup corn - (frozen, canned, or roasted) 1 jalapeno - sliced A pinch of salt - to taste 1 lime - cut into wedges 1 avocado Some chopped fresh cilantro leaves Instructions Heat the olive…

Vegan Stir Fry Noodles

Sauce 4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce 2 tablespoons water The juice of 1 lime - (or the juice of 1/2 lemon) 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger - (or 1 teaspoon ginger powder) Stir Fry 5 oz udon noodles - (or any other type of Asian noodles - opt for rice noodles to make…

BUTTERNUT SQUASH PASTA WITH SAGE

Here is another healthy meal idea. For other healthy menu items click here   Ingredients For The Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce: 1 yellow onion - (or 4 small shallots) 12-14 fresh sage leaves 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 3 cups chopped butternut squash 1 cup oat milk - (or almond milk, soya…

Baked Gnocchi With Spinach And Mozzarella

Ingredients  1 tsp Olive oil  3 Cloves Garlic Peeled and crushed  1 Large Onion Peeled and finely chopped  700 g Passata The type with added Italian herbs if possible  1 tsp Honey  80 g Baby spinach  Salt and freshly ground black pepper  800 g Fresh gnocchi  300 g Mozzarella Cheese Optional:  25 g Fresh basil  Freshly grated Parmesan to serve Metric - Imperial…

Israeli Couscous Salad

With the new year starting, Food City and Hits 96 want to help you keep your New Year’s Resolution with some healthy food ideas. Today’s healthy meal is Israeli Couscous Salad. Below you can find the recipe. Be sure to…

Frittata

With the new year starting, Food City and Hits 96 want to help you keep your New Year’s Resolution with some healthy food ideas. Today’s healthy meal is a Frittata. Below you can find the recipe. Be sure to get…

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

With the new year starting, Food City and Hits 96 want to help you keep your New Year’s Resolution with some healthy food ideas. Today’s healthy meal is Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas. Below you can find the recipe. Be sure…

Baked Paleo Chicken Tenders

With the new year starting, Food City and Hits 96 want to help you keep your New Year's Resolution with some healthy food ideas. Today's healthy meal is Baked Paleo Chicken. Below you can find the recipe. Be sure to…

Chinese Chicken Salad

With the new year starting, Food City and Hits 96 want to help you keep your New Year's Resolution with some healthy food ideas.

What is HIIT?

When scrolling the internet to find the best way to burn fat or the best cardio to get six pack abs you probably came across HIIT; High Intensity Interval Training. HIIT is a workout that alternates between short periods of…

What foods help with Hangovers?

So....you over did it last night at the bar and now you have the dreaded hangover. Millions of people have found themselves just like you trying to figure out how to make the morning after not suck so bad.  Below is a list from the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH of foods and beverages you may want to try to help ease the pain and suffering of a hangover.

Working out after turning up

It is the morning after a long night of drinking and now you are trying to decide if it is a good idea to hit the gym and sweat out some of those "toxins". Sure you have heard that one…

Fun In The Sun

We are in the full swing of summer and enjoying every minute of the warm weather. As we spend extended periods of time outside please remember to put on your sun screen. Sunburn can set in as little as 15…

How much sugar is too much

Most people have a sweet tooth. And if we are honest, most of us would love to eat a dozen cookies vs eating a dozen carrots. To be fair sugar is not a bad thing, but the what makes it bad is the amount that one consumes.

Exercising for better sleep

Sleep. The one thing we fought as a child but now can't seem to get enough as an adult. Most health professionals would recommend that the average adult should get seven to nine hours of sleep a night, but what…

Can you only target belly fat?

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to target only your trouble areas and loose the fat around your belly, arms or thighs? If you have searched the web for tips on how to loose your belly or how to…

5 Ways to Eat Healthy On Vacation

After these last 18 months we all could use a vacation! Maybe you have been hitting the gym extra hard and watching what you eat so you can look your best while on your trip. Though vacation time is great time to kick back and unwind and do all the things you don't normally get to do while at home, here are a few tips  from WebMD to enjoy all that comes much needed R&R without completely tanking your diet and progress in the gym.