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Mango-Raspberry Chia Pudding Recipe

The AHA! Team — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 05:27:35 +0000

Recipe by: Dr. Michael Greger & Robin Robertson via Nutrition Facts – Mango-Raspberry Chia Pudding Recipe Recipe by: Dr. Michael Greger & Robin Robertson from The How Not to Diet Cookbook This refreshing chia pudding, adapted from The How Not to Diet Cookbook, can be made with different fruits to suit your own taste or what is in season. The secret to unlocking the benefits of chia seeds may be grinding them up. COURSE: Dessert, Snack DIFFICULTY: Easy SERVINGS: 2 Ingredients ▢1 cup fresh or thawed frozen raspberries ▢1 cup fresh or thawed frozen diced mango ▢¼ cup ground chia seeds Optional Toppings: ▢diced mango ▢fresh raspberries ▢unshelled sunflower seeds ▢pepitas Instructions In a high-powered blender, combine the raspberries and mango with ½ cup (120 ml) of water and blend until smooth. Add the ground chia seeds and stir until evenly distributed. Pour the pudding into two dessert bowls or glass jars. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Serve as is or topped with garnish of choice. Notes For an even creamier texture, blend the ground chia with the fruit and water. To read the original article click here.

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Mango Lime Tart Recipe

The AHA! Team — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 05:34:02 +0000

Recipe by: Chef AJ via Nutrition Facts – Mango Lime Tart Recipe This Mango Lime Tart Recipe is packed with health-promoting ingredients, such as oats, mangos, cashews, and lime, and sweetened with dates, one of the healthiest whole-food sweeteners. In the mood for a frozen dessert? This Mango Lime Tart freezes perfectly. Just thaw slightly before cutting and serving or freeze it in individual slices for a quick go-to healthy dessert. COURSE: Dessert DIFFICULTY: Easy SERVINGS: 12 Ingredients For the Crust ▢2 cups rolled oats (or 1 cup [120g] raw cashews and 1 cup [80g] rolled oats) ▢2 cups packed, pitted dates ▢¼ cup lime juice ▢2 teaspoons lime zest For the Filling ▢2 pounds frozen mango, defrosted (about 6 cups, diced) ▢2 ounces unsweetened dried mango, soaked in a very small amount of water until soft ▢2 cups raw cashews ▢¼ cup lime juice ▢2 teaspoons lime zest Optional Toppings ▢1-2 pounds of fresh raspberries ▢Unsweetened coconut flakes ▢Lime zest ▢Chopped mint leaves Instructions For the Crust In a food processor fitted with an “S” blade, process the oats into a flour-like consistency. Add the dates and process until a ball forms. Then add the lime juice and zest. If it is too wet, add a few more oats until the proper consistency is reached. Press into the bottom of a tart pan with a removable bottom. For the Filling In a high-powered blender, combine all of the ingredients (but not the optional toppings) and blend until smooth. Pour the filling over the crust. Sprinkle on any optional toppings, then cover and refrigerate for several hours to allow the filling to firm up before slicing, serving, and enjoying. To read the original article click here.

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Summer Fun Salad Recipe

The AHA! Team — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:49:41 +0000

Recipe by: Robby Barbaro, Co-founder of Mastering Diabetes – Summer Fun Salad Recipe This Summer Fun Salad features ripe papaya and mango. The juice from the ripe fruits and tomatoes adds their own flavorful dressing to the salad, but toss on your favorite vinegar if the mood strikes. Including more fruits and vegetables to your meals not only adds a nutritional punch, but it makes your dishes more colorful, too, and those colors are the antioxidants, the disease-preventing phytonutrients. COURSE: Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish DIFFICULTY: Easy SERVINGS: 4 INGREDIENTS ▢1 head lettuce ▢1 small papaya, cubed ▢2 mangos, cubed ▢2 heirloom tomatoes, cut into bite-sized pieces ▢1 cup frozen wild blueberries ▢Chopped green onion, to taste INSTRUCTIONS Wash all of the ingredients. Chop the lettuce, and add it to a large bowl. Add the papaya, mangos, tomatoes, and wild blueberries. Sprinkle the green onions on top. Toss lightly, serve, and enjoy. To read the original article click here.

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Mango Butter for Skin Repair, Healthier Hair & More

AHA Publisher — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:00:02 +0000

Christine Ruggeri, CHHC via Dr. Axe – When you think of mango, the first thing that likely comes to mind is the sweet yellow-orange flesh of the fruit that instantly brings you to the tropics. You may be surprised to learn that there’s more to mango than that. The woody kernel in the center of the fruit is jam-packed with healthy fats and nutrients that are extracted to make creamy mango butter. Like popular shea butter, mango butter can be used on hair and skin for its moisturizing effects. It has a creamy, buttery consistency at cooler temperatures and becomes a light, odorless oil when rubbed into the skin. Once you know a little bit more about this body and hair care ingredient, it’ll become one of your favorite DIY recipe ingredients. What Is Mango Butter? Mango butter is what you get after cold-pressing the fats from mango’s kernel, which creates a creamy butter that can be used on the skin and hair. It has almost no aroma, so it can easily be used as a base in DIY body care recipes or all by itself. What really makes mango butter special is its nutrition content. It boasts natural antioxidants, vitamins A and E, and essential fatty acids. It’s known for its light texture that doesn’t leave your skin or hair feeling greasy. At cooler temperatures, mango oil remains solid, but when it warms or is rubbed into the skin, it becomes a protective oil that’s often used as an alternative to cocoa butter. Benefits The benefits of mango butter for skin and hair come from its nutrient profile and nourishing effects. Here’s the rundown: 1. Moisturizes Skin and Hair Mango butter has a semi-solid consistency, but it quickly melts into a rich oil when it touches the skin. It has a lighter texture than many other vegetable oils or butters, so it won’t leave you feeling greasy. It does, however, hydrate both skin and hair, soothing dry areas. It provides a protective barrier, keeping bacteria and environmental chemicals from entering your pores. 2. Helps with Skin Repair The nutrients in mango butter have healing properties, so it can be used to promote skin repair and provide skin protection. A study published in the Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences found that a foot cream made with mango butter was able to completely repair worn and cracked skin in human volunteers. Researchers found that the ingredient works as an effective emollient that provides skin protection. 3. Features Antioxidants The antioxidants found in mango butter help reduce free radical damage that can lead to early aging. Research indicates that oil extracted from mango kernel has a greater phenolic content than many commercial vegetable oils. Applying it to your skin helps minimize the impact of environmental stressors, like UV rays and pollution exposure that can cause fine lines, wrinkles and other signs of aging skin. 4. Doesn’t Clog Pores Mango butter works as an emollient that provides a protective barrier on the skin, but it won’t clog your pores, so fear not of breakouts. In fact, the butter melts into a light oil that doesn’t leave you feeling too oily. It’s considered non-comedogenic, so it doesn’t clog pores and can be used on all skin types. It also has a very mild, even non-detected smell, so people who are sensitive to certain aromas may prefer this one over other options. 5. Reduces Hair Breakage The nourishing fatty acids in mango butter help reduce hair breakage that naturally occurs overtime and when hair becomes dry. The fats in mango oil seal hair strands and protect it from environmental damage. It protects your hair from the damage caused by blow drying or using a hot iron, too. You can also massage it into your scalp to prevent dandruff, flaking and irritation. How to Use Use mango butter the same way you should shea or cocoa butter. Simply scoop a pea-sized dollop, rub it into your hands and apply it to your skin. Rub it into dry or damaged areas in circular motions, especially after bathing or using a cleanser. You can apply other skin products, like makeup, after the butter has been absorbed. When using mango butter for hair, rub a dime size of butter into your hands, and massage it into the ends of your strands. If you have a dry, flaking scalp, rub a small amount into the area. You can use it for pre-poo treatments, too. Pre-pooing involves applying hydrating oils or butters to your hair and letting it sit for 30 minutes before shampooing. This helps keep your hair healthy and shiny. Recipes Mango butter serves as an alternative to shea and cocoa butters and can easily be swapped in to DIY body care recipes. You can use it as a base in body butter or hair mask recipes. For instance, combining it with jojoba oil and lavender essential oil makes for a nourishing skin moisturizer. Try using ½ cup of mango butter instead of shea butter in this Homemade Body Butter Lotion recipe. Wondering what other skin and hair care ingredients mix well with mango butter? You can combine it with: Coconut oil Jojoba oil Apricot oil Argan oil Olive oil Aloe vera gel Beeswax Vitamin E oil Gentle essential oils (like lavender and frankincense) Risks and Side Effects Mango butter is generally safe for topical use. Although it is sometimes consumed, the extraction process may be done at high temperatures that alter the oil’s chemical composition, so sticking to topical use only is recommended. If you experience redness, itchiness, burning or irritation after using mango oil, discontinue use immediately. People who are allergic to mango should not use the butter, as it’s directly extracted from the fruit’s kernel. Conclusion Mango butter is made by cold-pressing oil from the fruit’s kernel. It becomes a hard, creamy consistency at low temperatures and turns into a light oil when heated. The butter or oil is used to promote skin repair, moisturize dry areas or nourish hair strands. It can also help reduce scalp flaking and serves as a protective barrier, working to prevent damage to your hair and skin. Using mango butter is easy. It can be applied directly to your skin or hair or combined with other nourishing ingredients, like coconut oil and lavender essential oil. Diy Mango Body Butter Recipe The nutrients in mango butter have healing properties, so it can be used to promote skin repair and provide skin protection. INGREDIENTS ½ cup mango butter ⅛ cup jojoba oil ½ cup coconut oil 20 drops essential oil (lavender oil or tea tree oil are good choices) medium-sized glass jar INSTRUCTIONS Put mango butter, coconut oil and jojoba oil in glass bowl, then place that bowl in sauce pan that is filled with water. Do not allow any water to get into the bowl. Heat stove to medium and mix oils together. Whisk until completely melted. Remove the glass bowl from the stove and let it cool for 30 minutes. Add the essential oils and whisk again. Once mixed, put in refrigerator for an hour or until solid. Remove from the fridge. With a regular mixer or hand mixer, beat the oils until they are whipped and fluffy. Fill container with body butter mixture and store at room temperature. Apply it after taking a shower or bath, when your skin is still wet. Enjoy! To read the original article click here.

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