
In this time of health crisis, it is essential for everyone to remain healthy to prevent coronavirus infection. And, one simple way to achieve a healthy diet while under enhanced community quarantine is to eat food that is, of course, healthy.
Pinggang Pinoy: Your guide to proper nutrition while in quarantine
Here are five healthy recipes from Pinoy MD that you can try with your family at home:
1. Yummy Veggie Bowls
The Buddha Bowl and Vegetable and Tofu Medley are delicious, nutritious, and budget-friendly. On top of that, the two Pinoy-version veggie bowl recipes include ingredients that are rich in nutrients: string beans (vitamins A, C, and K), tomatoes (antioxidants), cucumber (fiber), carrots (carotene), and lettuce (potassium).
Learn how to make these in this video:
2. Vegetable Salads
These vegetable salad recipes are healthy, easy to make, and budget-friendly as well. The Pinoy Salad includes ingredients such as bagoong, sigarilyas, okra, Indian mango, and more. The Ensaladang Dilis, on the other hand, is made up of dilis, sili, green kamatis, labanos, and more.
Learn how to make these in this video:
Fruit salads
If you are feeling a little creative this quarantine period, you can try making this Fruit Christmas Tree. This well-decorated and delicious fruit salad requires ingredients such as pineapple, pears, watermelon, melon, grapes, apple, and orange.
Learn how to make it in this video:
3. Golden Turmeric Milk Tea
The Golden Turmeric Tea is a healthier alternative to your favorite go-to drink, milk tea.
This nutritious beverage uses ingredients such as luyang dilaw, milk, honey, cinnamon powder, turmeric powder, and black pepper.
Learn how to make it in this video:
4. Immunity-Boosting Smoothie
To make an immunity-boosting smoothie, just mix an orange, apple, carrot, and honey in a blender.
According to Pinoy MD, fruits that are red or orange in color are rich in flavonoids, a type of antioxidant that is tested to strengthen the immune system.
Learn how to make it in this video:
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