How to Live to 100: Recipes for a Longer Life
Chef Jason Wrobel, known as the "King of Superfoods," shares his recipes packed with powerful ingredients known to increase your longevity.
Photo By: Alice Gao ©2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Alice Gao ©2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Alice Gao ©2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Alice Gao ©2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Photo By: Alice Gao ©2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Photo By: Alice Gao ©2014, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Coconut Milk Risotto with Asparagus
Jason fuses the flavors of Italy and Thailand in this fragrant, luscious risotto. Coconut milk gives the dish its signature creamy texture and helps boost metabolism to burn unwanted fat.
Get the Recipe: Coconut Milk Risotto with Asparagus
Squash and Cucumber Marinated Salad
Members of the squash family are brimming with vitamin A, which protects our eyes. This recipe brings several varieties of the summer veggie together with cucumbers and carrots to create a refreshing, spicy salad.
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Cauliflower Bisque
Cauliflower is a healthy, low-calorie source of vitamin C, potassium and fiber. Blending nutrient-packed florets with vegetable broth creates a satisfying, creamy soup without any artery-clogging dairy.
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Cheesy Cauliflower "Popcorn"
Thanks to these roasted cauliflower nuggets, you can keep your energy levels high without succumbing to unhealthy, calorie-laden snacks.
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Peruvian Quinoa Stuffed Tomatoes
Tomatoes are brimming with lycopene, an antioxidant that helps keep the heart strong. Jason loads the succulent fruits with nutty quinoa and a spicy tomatillo salsa to make them a filling main entrée.
Get the Recipe: Peruvian Quinoa Stuffed Tomatoes with Tomatillo Salsa
Spaghetti Squash Primavera
Step away from the gut-busting carbs! Jason replaces starchy noodles with strands of antioxidant-rich spaghetti squash, which soak up all the earthy flavors from the oyster mushrooms and olives.
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Coconut Lime Vinaigrette Salad
Use this energy-boosting vinaigrette, which gets its zippy nature from coconut vinegar, candied ginger and chiles, to spice up salads, or use it as a dipping sauce and marinade for other foods.
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Zucchini Pumpkin Seed Fritters
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Sweet Dessert Crepes with Strawberry Sauce
Dessert doesn’t have to be an unhealthy indulgence. This elegant treat features a sweet cream made from cashews –– which are full of healthy fats –– and a tangy strawberry sauce.
Get the Recipe: Sweet Dessert Crepes with Strawberry Tomato Sauce
Buffalo-Style Cauliflower
In this vegetarian rendition of Buffalo wings, heart-healthy cauliflower stands in for chicken, while a dip made from cholesterol-lowering cashews replaces the usual fatty blue cheese sauce.
Get the Recipe: Buffalo-Style Cauliflower with Cashew-Dill Dipping Sauce
Coconut Strawberry Banana Cream Pie
This delightful dessert is packed with coconut in all forms — there are flakes in the crust and milk in the filling — so you can satisfy your sweet tooth while loading up on fiber and riboflavin, a vitamin that promotes cell growth.
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Black Bean Chickpea Salad
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Quinoa Pine Nut Marinara Bowl
Quinoa is one of the most potent superfoods on earth. It contains nine essential amino acids, making it a complete protein.
Get the Recipe: Pine Nut Marinara Quinoa Bowl
Cauliflower-Lentil Tacos with Fresh Guacamole
This taco recipe calls for three nutritional powerhouses. Antioxidant-packed cauliflower and iron-rich lentils make up the hearty filling, while avocados — a strong source of potassium and proteins — comprise the guacamole topping.
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Cauliflower-Parsnip Mash with Swedish "Neatballs"
Switch in veggies and seitan to make a better-for-you spin on a beloved comfort food combo.
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Lilly's Nut Burger
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Nacho Cheesy Popcorn
If you air-pop popcorn, you get all the benefits of a lower-calorie and high-fiber snack. Lay off the caramel and butter and instead use coconut oil and spices like cayenne pepper (which naturally boosts your metabolism and burns fat).
Get the Recipe: Nacho Cheesy Popcorn
Curried Broccoli with Grilled Tempeh
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Butternut Squash Mac 'n' Cheese
“Healthy, cheesy, rich and creamy” — that’s how Jason sums up his nutritious take on this Southern classic. Immune-boosting butternut squash and coconut milk — not fatty dairy — give the mac and cheese its velvety texture, while Dijon mustard and smoked paprika imbue the dish with plenty of flavor.
Get the Recipe: Butternut Squash Mac 'n' Cheese with Crispy Sage Leaves
Cilantro Lime Pumpkin Pesto Pasta
Cilantro lowers your levels of bad cholesterol and annihilates toxins in your body.
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Chocolate Kale Chips
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Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Cacao helps boost your libido (which can help burn a ton of calories *wink*) due to a naturally occurring chemical called phenylethylamine. Avocado keeps your glands pumping with its overabundance of B vitamins.
Get the Recipe: Chocolate Avocado Pudding