Sunflower Seeds - Foods Lower Cholesterol

Home
Tag: Sunflower Seeds

Sunflower seeds are one of the richest sources of plant sterols. Research shows plant sterols can help lower LDL cholesterol. They can also increase HDL (good) cholesterol.

Lunch

Apples and Nuts Salad

Print Recipe Add to Collection

No ratings yet

Apples and Nuts Salad

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: Lunch

Servings:

Calories: 518kcal

Ingredients

Salad

1 head Lettuce Romaine, raw
½ cup Walnuts English
1 ½ Apples Raw, with skin, diced
¼ cup Sunflower Seeds Kernels, dry roasted, without salt
8 oz Chicken Breast* Boneless, skinless

Dressing

½ cup Red wine vinegar
¼ cup Extra virgin olive oil
2 scoop Nutrim
1 tsp Salt

Instructions

Cut chicken breast into strips.
Place chicken* in skillet and fry using an appropriate amount of olive oil for about four minutes on each side, or until cooked completely.
In a bowl add lettuce, chicken*, apple, seeds and walnuts.

Dressing

Whisk together Nutrim and 1/4 cup of oil, whisk in salt, then add vinegar. Whisk until smooth.
Add dressing on top of salad and mix.
Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Nutrition

Apples, Quick & Easy, Salads & Dressings, Sunflower Seeds, Walnuts

Heart-y Waldorf Salad

Print Recipe Add to Collection

No ratings yet

Heart-y Waldorf Salad

Total Time7 mins

Course: Salads and Dressings

Servings: servings

Calories: 356kcal

Ingredients

1 lb Spinach
1 cup Walnuts chopped
1 cup Apple diced
½ cup Sunflower seeds
1 cup Celery chopped
1 lb Cherry tomatoes

Instructions

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and drizzle with one of the Nutrim® salad dressing recipes.

Notes

Salads make it easy to load up on heart healthy ingredients! Here are a few add-in's to try: garbanzo beans, blueberries, flax seeds (or flax oil), almond slivers, onion, tuna fish, avocados, celery, pumpkin seeds, pinto beans, pecans, black beans, or any of your favorite vegetables!