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Smoothie Recipes to Lower Cholesterol

Here are 7 delicious and super healthy smoothie recipes that give you a great opportunity to enjoy these cholesterol-lowering ingredients: Cholesterol-Lowering Green Smoothie This green smoothie recipe contains leafy green veggies, apple and avocado … all of which are proven to have cholesterol reducing benefits. You can go a step further than this by adding chia seeds and spirulina powder into the smoothie too! They won’t affect the taste a lot, but would really boost the health benefits of this beverage. Ingredients 2 cups kale (if you’re a green smoothie newbie, substitute spinach for kale) 1 apple ½ avocado ½ cup almond or coconut milk Optional:  2 tbsp chia seeds and 1 tsp spirulina powder Instructions Add all ingredients to the blender, preferably in the list order. Blend for roughly 1 minute so that any lumps even out. This will probably be a bit less with higher end blenders. Apple & Avocado Smoothie

The Ultimate Sausage Breakfast Sandwich

Love all-day breakfast? Make your own sausage for the deliciously simple version of a fast food classic. This recipe uses fresh herbs and spices like sage and thyme-- and absolutely no unpronounceable fillers or preservatives.Spice it up with more cayenne or beat the heat without and add a little brown sugar to your sausage mix. Ingredients For the Sandwich 1 Egg, Grade A Large 1 English muffin, toasted 1 slice American cheese Butter For the Breakfast Sausage 1 lb ground pork 2 teaspoons dried sage 1 teaspoon dried marjoram 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic ¼ teaspoon dried thyme pinch cayenne 2 tablespoons cold water Preparation Mix the sausage i n a bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Cook the patties For the sausage mixture into small balls. Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat and lightly coat the pan with oil. Place one of the balls of the sausage mixture in the pan and press with a spatul