Study break!...for normal people stuff

Hi! Wondering where we've been?.... studying....yea, it seems to take up our lives. BUT, even though med school consist of studying, doctoring, DCE/LCE????, anatomy lab, path lab, immuno lab, IPE groups, EBCR groups, CPS, study groups, [ADD IN NAME HERE] group and oh yea... more studying- we still need to make (or find) time for sleeping, eating well, exercising, and doing normal people stuff. Please don't forget that last bit!

Since this is a nutrition blog, here are two more sites that have pretty good recipes:
http://www.eatingwell.com/
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/index.html

Channel your inner Giada, Jamie Oliver, or whoever it is you like to pretend to be while making a tasty masterpiece (even if it is just a bowl of yogurt, granola, almond slices, and berries with a sprig of mint on top to make it fancy). Remember, eating out can be costly- not only on your pocket, but also on your health. Ever wonder whats in that burger, shake, or salad. Just look it up! You'll be surprised.
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And lastly, we leave you with a little gem. Kale... what is it?

<-- yup, that's it. Its a SUPERFOOD!!! Didn't ya know? Even NPR knows about it [http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/12/07/143304131/superfood-kale-in-the-limelight]. This guy definitely knows what's up:

Go to a local grower, grow your own, or get it from your grocer. Either way, you can make kale look like this:

INDIAN SPICED KALE AND CHICKPEAS

[recipe from Eating Well]

4 servings, about 3/4 cup each

Active Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

1- 1.5 lbs kale, ribs removed (center stem thing), rinsed, coarsely chopped

1 cup reduced-sodium chicken/veggie broth

1 tsp ground coriander

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1/4 tsp garam masala

1/4 tsp salt

1 15-oz can chickpeas, rinsed

Method

1) heat oil in pot over medium heat and add garlic and stir until fragrant (~30 sec)

2) add kale, toss with two large spoons, and cook until bright green

3) add broth, corainder, cumin, garam masala, and salt. cover and stir occasionally for 8-10 min.

4) stir in chickpeas. cover and cook until chickpeas cooked through (~1-2 min)

5) Enjoy!!!

live well!

~your wellness council