Nature's Recipe Vs Science Diet

3 Healthy (But Indulgent) Recipes From 'Bulletproof: The Cookbook'

These recipes will leave you feeling satiated and energized.

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Have you heard of Bulletproof coffee? It's a blended mix of coffee, unsalted grass-fed butter and a concentrated form of coconut oil called MCT. I'm a big fanâ€"here's the recipe I use.

But whether or not you partake in the brew, there’s a lot more to the Bulletproof diet than just coffee. In general, it involves eating plenty of veggies, healthy fats, and moderate amounts of high-quality protein (such as pastured eggs and grass-fed meat) as well as avoiding sugar and grains. If you're thinking, "That sounds a lot like the Paleo diet" you're not wrong, but there are a few differences. For example, the Bulletproof diet advises that you eat moderate, not high protein and advocates particular cooking methods.

If this all seems complicated, the good news is that a new cookbook, released this week, can help simplify this eating plan. Bulletproof: The Cookbook ($17, amazon.com) contains 125 recipes that will leave you satiated and energized. Here are three examples to give you a "taste."

Perfect Parchment-Baked Salmon

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Serves 2

• You'll need:
• 2 center-cut wild salmon fillets
• 1 tsp. coconut or MCT oil (or Bulletproof Brain Octane oil)
• Sea salt
• 1 Tbsp. grass-fed unsalted butter (such as Anchor)
• 1 Tbsp. minced fresh herbs (such as chives, parsley, or dill)
• Lemon wedges, for serving

Directions:
1. Preeheat oven to 320°F.
2. Place salmon on a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Rub fillets with oil, season with sea salt and top with butter. Wrap parchment around fish, folding seams and tucking them to ensure steam does not escape.
3. Bake until fish is medium-rare, about 18 minutes. Sprinkle with herbs and a squeeze of lemon and serve.
Tip: To enhance the resemblance to risotto, dice the squash and potato very fine and reduce the cooking time.

Nutritional information, per serving: 322 Calories, 18g Fat (8g Sat.), 92mg Chol., 0g Fiber, 37g Pro., 1g Carb., 370mg Sod., 1mg Iron, 66mg Calcium

Winter Squash and Sweet Potato “Risotto”

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Serves 2

You'll need:
1 Tbsp. ghee or grass-fed unsalted butter
1 Tbsp. coconut or MCT oil (or Bulletproof Brain Octane oil)
1 small leek, white part only, diced (optional)
2 ½ cups peeled, diced (½-inch) butternut squash
2 ½ cups peeled, diced (½-inch) sweet potato
1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
1 tsp. fresh oregano leaves
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
Sea salt

Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan, melt ghee in oil over medium-low heat. Add leek, if using, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute, taking care not to brown it. Add squash, sweet potato, and herbs, stirring once to combine.
2. Add broth and season with salt. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until sweet potato is soft and squash is just tender, 18 to 20 minutes. Taste and season with additional salt, if desired. Serve warm.

Nutritional information, per serving:Â 368 Calories, 15g Fat (11g Sat.), 20mg Chol., 9g Fiber, 7g Pro., 56g Carb., 425mg Sod., 3mg Iron, 148mg Calcium

Chocolate-Dipped Pears

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Serves 2

• You'll need:
• 2 oz. dark chocolate (at least 85% cacao), coarsely chopped
• 1 Tbsp. grass-fed unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 ripe but firm Bosc or Anjou pears, washed and dried
• Coarse sea salt
• Optional toppings: 1 Tbsp. ground nuts (almonds, walnuts, or hazelnuts), cocoa nibs, or unsweetened coconut flakes

Directions:
1. Line a plate or small baking sheet with parchment paper. Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in a small pot. In a small heatproof bowl that sits over the pot without touching the water, melt chocolate, stirring occasionally until three-fourths melted, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove bowl from pan and stir chocolate until it is fully melted. Stir in butter until well combined. The chocolate should be melted but not hot.
2. Tilt bowl slightly to make a deeper pool of chocolate. Dip each pear bottom into chocolate. Sprinkle chocolate with topping of choice and coarse salt and place on parchment. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, about 20 minutes.

Per serving:Â 335 Calories, 18g Fat (10g Sat.), 17mg Chol., 8g Fiber, 3g Pro., 43g Carb., 575mg Sod., 2mg Iron, 43mg Calcium

Adapted from Bulletproof: The Cookbook by Dave Asprey. Copyright (c) 2015 by Dave Asprey. By permission of Rodale Books.

Nature's Recipe Vs Science Diet

Source: https://www.health.com/food/bulletproof-diet-recipes

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