These yogurt dips are rich in health promoting probiotics AND require absolutley no cooking.
Why Eat Probiotics?
Probiotics are live good bacteria found in food that promote gut health. Studies are showing just how crucial gut health is to our overall health and even mood!!!
According to Research, Probiotics May:
Help repair the gut lining
Support immune function
Have anti-inflammatory properties
Reduce the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Aid in addiction recovery
And for some people, help with mood and even mood disorders like depression, anxiety, and stress!
Whoa, probiotics rock! Where can I get some more of that?
Well, for starters, you can get probiotics from these delicious yogurt dips!!!
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Y’all, I love being with people, and I love football! And I want to watch football WITH my people at the drop of a hat. That is why I basically stick to these 15 super EASY AND HEALTHY appetizers when I need to bring something to a tailgate or to a football viewing party.
Heck, I pretty much stick to these 15 recipes whenever I go to ANY party or have any social event at my house. These are perfect go-to healthy appetizers, potlucks, or picnic recipes, and most of them require NO COOKING at all!!!!
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10 No-Cooking-Involved Recipes with Probiotic Rich Greek Yogurt
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Before we get to the recipes you may be wanting a quick reminder as to…
Why Should I be Eating Probiotics again?
Probiotics are live good bacteria found in food that promote gut health. Studies are now showing just how crucial gut health is to our overall health and even mood!!!
Probiotics promote gut health and thus may benefit our bodies in a multitude of ways.
Although more studies are needed, research suggests that Probiotics May:
Help repair the gut lining
Support immune function
Have anti-inflammatory properties
Reduce the risk of some cancers
Decrease the risk of heart disease and stroke
Reduce the risk of cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Aid in addiction recovery
And for some people, help with mood and even mood disorders like depression, anxiety, and stress!
Say whuuuuh! Talk about being beneficial!
So your next question might just be,
“How Can I Get More Probiotics in My Life?”
Probiotics are found in fermented foods and vegetables like kimchi, sauerkraut, fermented pickles, miso, and Kombucha You can also find probiotics in kefir and yogurt. Snacks fortified with probiotics are now popping up all over the place. This are an option as well, although the above natural sources are usually the best options.
Greek Yogurt: The Versatile Probiotic
One food rich in probiotics that we can easily incorporate into our diets is Greek yogurt.
Many people add fruit to Greek yogurt to make a satisfyingly sweet snack, and I like this option too. However, many times I want something savory vs. sweet. Because I lean towards savory foods, I wanted to come up with ways to creatively use Greek yogurt in recipes. Sounds easy enough, except heating up yogurt, although tasty, can kill the probiotics.
Soooo… I started working on no-cooking-required Greek yogurt recipes. That way I knew the probiotics were safe from dying in the heat! Plus, I don’t have time for complicated recipes anyway. No-cooking-required recipes are fantastic for this time-crunched momma!
After months of experimenting, I came up with 10 no-cooking-involved probiotic rich Greek yogurt recipes (okay… I gave you a bonus recipe so you actually get 11!)
Like all the recipes on Mindfulness in Faith and Food, this healthy Vegetable Pizza is super easy to make! In fact, it’s another great recipe from the “No Cooking Required” series!
Why I Love This Recipe
Lots of healthy vegetables!
Great source of probiotics and Fiber!
No Cooking Required!
Perfect for parties!
Cold Vegetable Pizza: Lots of healthy vegetables! Great source of probiotics and Fiber! No Cooking Required! Perfect for parties!
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I have to give credit to my mom for inspiring this particular recipe because my mom makes an amazing healthy broccoli salad for family cookouts just about every summer. And every time she makes it, we devour it!
And just like the other recipes in this series, this broccoli salad requires absolutely no cooking!
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1/2 cup Free Range, no nitrate/nitrite added Turkey Jerky (broken into small pieces) or Grass Fed, no nitrate/nitrite added Beef Jerky (I like Think Beef Jerky)
This super easy and delicious Carolina Caviar recipe (also known as Cowboy Caviar or Texas Caviar) always gets so many compliments at parties and socials and can be thrown together in minutes!
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Ingredients
1 can Black Eyed Peas
1 can Corn
1 can petite diced tomatoes
1 Onion, chopped
1 bottle of Italian Vinaigrette (I like Bolthouse Farms Italian Vinaigrette made with Olive Oil
1 tsp jalapenos, diced
1 tbsp. Cilantro
To Make
Stir all the ingredients together and you are done! Sooo easy!!!!
Serve with whole grain tortillas chips or crackers.
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