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You’ll almost never find our kitchens without a can or two of black beans stocked in the pantry. This versatile ingredient can be used in so many different ways. From soups and chilis to enchiladas and salads, the possibilities are seemingly endless. We chose our 20 favorite black bean recipes to get you started with something new.
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While I’ll never grow tired of the classic pairing of strawberries and rhubarb, I love rhubarb too much to let it simply be a sidekick to those sweet berries. Not only can it hold its own, but it also begs to be matched up with a slew of other flavors that give it new life.
I encourage you to give these pairings a try — you just may find yourself leaving the traditional duo behind.
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When planning a party, most hosts have a standard checklist they like to start with: beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks, hot dogs, hamburgers, extra trash bags. My checklist always looks like that — plus one other supermarket staple that people love but don’t often think about.
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We’re halfway through the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when healthy Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, and mothers of all backgrounds are still worrying not only about their own fasts but their children’s as well.
Typically a child may fast intermittently from the age of 8 or 9 years old, often with half-day fasts or even quarter-day fasts to gain resilience. But when a young person is in their teens, the obligation to fast during Ramadan becomes more pressing.
Enter: the anxious mothers of teenagers who want to fast but still need guidance and encouragement. We talked with three moms about how they’re helping their teens through the fast this month.
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I’m obsessed with fancy lemonade — the kind with fresh ingredients and bright flavors that cools you off and looks good in your glass. It’s the perfect refreshment to enjoy while you kick back and enjoy a shady spot in hot weather.
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One of the oddest things for an American watching British television competitions is how small some of the prizes are. U.S. shows tend to feature high-stakes drama and contestants battling over things like a Tesla full of diamonds or, at the very least, a novelty check for $100,000. The winners of The Great British Bake Off get a cake stand.
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It’s National Donut Day! As a holiday, it sounds like the sort of thing that would be a recent development or a corporate marketing gimmick, but National Donut Day has actually been going on since 1938.
Personally I think there should be parades and we should all get the day off work. But while I’m lobbying for that to happen, we can all still enjoy the best part of National Donut Day, which is clearly the free donuts.
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You won’t find the cheapest party platters at Whole Foods, but you will find a great selection. Every store offers nearly the same core assortment, which includes things like cheese platters, fruit platters, and deli meat platters. Then stores supplement with creative options like mac and cheese croquettes in Minnesota, empanadas in Los Angeles, and stuffed potato skins in New York City. Plus, the ingredients used in these trays have the same standards as the products on the shelves — that means they’re often organic and free of GMOs, artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives.
Which Whole Foods’ platters should you order for your next party?
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It’s Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark’s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community please contact me here. I’ll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading!
At the end of 2013 I was getting ready to begin my last semester of college, but unfortunately I was quickly closing in on 310 pounds at 21-years-old. I knew that I needed to make some changes if I was going to enjoy this life that I was given. So I embarked on a journey to lose weight and I went about it the best way I knew how … Calories in vs. Calories out. I began restricting my caloric intake to ~1,200 calories a day and trying to exercise as much as possible. I would run close to 30 miles/week and try to play basketball or raquetball on top of that to burn the maximum number of calories possible. My diet consisted of relatively low carb, low fat, low sugar blandness that was miserable to eat, but I was determined to lose the weight so I willed myself through it with excuses like “ I lost the genetic lottery, so this is the only way for me to be healthy.” I was successful too, in 5 months I lost over 90 pounds and was leaner than I had ever been in my life. As the months ticked on, I found it harder and harder to maintain the success that I had found.
I began dating my wife long distance in April of 2015, and I was no longer interested in counting calories, watching what I ate, or running 30 miles a week. I just wanted to spend time with her and have fun! Throughout our dating relationship and the first few months of marriage my weigh creeped back up. We were enjoying being young and in love with “frozen dairy treat” (Ice cream), “Hot Now” Krispy Kreme Donuts, and not spending time exercising. Naturally, my weight began to balloon, and before I knew it I was back over 270 lbs. Something had to give. I had worked too hard to lose all the weight to just let it all go, but I didn’t have it in me to cut my caloric intake way back and to run like I did the first time. I was desperate and willing to try anything.
Several friends and family members had done this weird thing called Whole30®, and said that they really felt better and that maybe I should give it a try. I got the book, sat down and read the entire thing in one night. I was fascinated with how the food we eat affects our bodies, minds, and health. On August 8, 2016 (two days after my birthday because I needed that one last binge of ice cream, cake, and beer) my wife and I began our Whole30. The results were stunning! We both lost weight, had more energy and generally felt better than we ever had. This food stuff must really work! Since we had such great success and felt so good we decided to just keep going after the thirty days were up.
I began consuming as much information as I could about the paleo/primal lifestyle which is when I discovered Mark’s Daily Apple. I found that the information Mark provides is accessible and balanced. It has provided me with ideas and concepts that helped me to tweak and adjust my eating strategy and allow me to make the changes I was making sustainable. I breezed through The Primal Blueprint and when The Keto Reset came out I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I implemented Primal Blueprint Fitness and have seen dramatic changes in my body composition. My muscles are more defined than ever, and I have been amazed at how easy it has been to build muscle while not killing myself at the gym!
Becoming fat adapted has been the key to my success! I was once dependent on eating constantly to fuel my body, but I implemented intermittent fasting as a daily practice. I typically drink a cup or two of coffee with coconut oil in the morning and then do not eat until four or five in the afternoon. I have found that my energy has increased and my weight loss has quickened.
In January of this year I stepped on the scale for the first time in a few months, I was amazed at what I saw. 197 pounds. My jaw dropped, I stepped off the scale and then back on. 197 pounds it read again. For the first time in over ten years I was under 200 pounds! More importantly, I have more energy, I feel better and I just generally enjoy life more than I ever have before. Thank you, Mark, for providing a resource for people like me to tap into. Thank you for making information accessible and digestible. Thank you for helping me to change my life!
Rob Edens
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