Nectarine and Strawberry Parfait

Ingredients:

• 3/4 c. sweet white wine, such as Sauternes or sweet Riesling
• 1/2 c. Hy-Vee honey
• 2 ripe but firm nectarines, thinly sliced
• 2 c. quartered hulled strawberries
• 1/2 c. whipping cream or heavy cream
• 1 c. Hy-Vee nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• Pinnaclife Prebiotic Fiber – optional for added nutritional benefit!

Instructions:

1. Combine wine and honey in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil until reduced to about 1/2 cup, 6 to 10 minutes. (Add fiber to hot liquid if desired)
2. Combine nectarines and strawberries in a medium bowl and toss with 1/4 cup of the wine syrup. Refrigerate the remaining 1/4 cup syrup for at least 10 minutes to cool.
3. Beat cream in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold or beat in yogurt and the cooled wine syrup just until combined.
4. Spoon a scant 1/4 cup yogurt-cream into each of 4 dessert glasses or bowls and top with about 1/2 cup of the fruit mixture. Repeat with another layer of each.
5. To make ahead: Cover and refrigerate the fruit and yogurt cream in separate containers for up to 4 hours.

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National Women’s Health Week

National Women’s Health Week is a weeklong health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health. It brings together communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups in an effort to promote women’s health and its importance. It also empowers women to make their health a priority and encourages them to take the following five steps to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases:

• Visit a health care professional to receive regular checkups and preventive screenings.
• Get active.
• Eat healthy.
• Pay attention to mental health, including getting enough sleep and managing stress.
• Avoid unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, not wearing a seatbelt or bicycle helmet, and texting while driving.

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Roasted Garlic Guacamole with Help-Yourself Garnishes!

Great Hy-Vee recipe for a summer dish!

Ingredients:

• 6 large cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 6 medium ripe avocados
• 1/2 c. coarsely chopped fresh cilantro, loosely packed
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice, plus more if desired
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 (16 ounce) bag Hy-Vee organic yellow corn tortilla chips
• Garnishes
• 3/4 c. finely crumbled or grated Mexican queso fresco, queso añejo, salted pressed farmer’s cheese, firm goat cheese, mild feta cheese or Romano cheese
• 3/4 c. toasted pumpkin seeds
• 3/4 c. Hy-Vee sliced pickled jalapeños
• 1/2 c. crumbled crisp-fried Hy-Vee bacon
• Pinnaclife Prebiotic Fiber – optional for added nutritional benefit!

Instructions:

1. Place unpeeled garlic in a small dry skillet over medium heat; cook, turning occasionally, until soft and blackened in spots, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool, then slip off the skins; finely chop. Scoop avocado flesh into a large bowl. Add the garlic, cilantro and lime juice to taste. Coarsely mash everything together. Season with salt. Transfer to a serving bowl and place plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
2. To serve, spoon a little guacamole on a chip and top with your choice of garnishes.

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Tuesday Tip: Substitute Olive Oil for Butter or Margarine

Olive oil is a more healthful choice than many other cooking fats due to the fact that it is a monounsaturated, or “good,” fat. Consuming monounsaturated fat in place of saturated fat has been shown to help lower the bad LDL cholesterol and raise the good HDL cholesterol. The FDA agrees and approved a qualified heart health claim for olive oil in 2004.

Extra virgin or virgin olive oils offer additional health benefits because they are naturally extracted and retain an abundance of vitamins and polyphenols that have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. A recent study from Spain found that participants with the highest olive oil consumption as a proportion of total calories had a 26-percent-lower mortality rate from all causes and were 44 percent less likely to die from heart disease.

 

Congrats Katie!

It’s a great day at Pinnaclife! Katie Reeves completed our files for international registration! This has been a long process to complete and we want to thank Katie for her hard work and dedication to this project!