(COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) — If you’re sneezing and sniffling this spring, it might be time to boost your immune system. Chef Janon Bourgeois, a private chef, cooking teacher, and culinary coach, will appear on FOX21 Morning News on Wednesday, May 22 to share helpful tips on how to use all-natural ingredients to strengthen your immune system this season. provided.
Snacks that boost immunity
- Sunflower seeds – rich in zinc (boosts white blood cells), vitamin E and selenium
- candied ginger
- blueberry
- Trader Joe’s Honey Sesame Cashew Nuts
smarter smoothie
- Use yogurt, banana, sweet potato (a natural antihistamine) or avocado to thicken it
- Instead of ice cubes and ice cream, which dilute the flavor and add unhealthy sugar, use frozen ingredients like shredded kale, gourds, and pre-cut fruit (especially if it’s hard to peel or out of season).
- It’s best to use frozen ingredients, as out-of-season ingredients are more likely to have been harvested during their natural growth cycle.
- A nifty tool idea – Immersion Blender – less messy, quieter, and easier to clean.
Mood boosting tonics and teas
- Chamomile for calmness and general well-being
- Green tea is rich in antioxidants
- Natural antihistamines that go well with tea include peppermint, turmeric (reduces inflammation), ginger, tarragon (slightly licorice flavor), nettle, and chia seeds (omega-3), which become a natural “tapioca” when added to iced tea. and pomegranate pearls.
- The closer the honey is to your home, the better. Because honey will feed on your sick pollen (never use a metal spoon).
- Cold Brew & Tonic at Royal Coffee downtown
- Manitou Springs spring water
Bland cake… because it’s all bland
(blueberry, lemon, almond, nettle tea, dragon fruit)
- 1 cup of nettle tea
- 2 lemons (peeled and juiced)
- 2 tablespoons local honey
- 1 pint blueberries (preferably fresh)
- 1 dragon fruit (diced)
- 200g all-purpose flour
- 50g almond flour
- baking powder 10 grams
- 5 grams of salt
- 200g unsalted butter
- 355 grams sugar
- 9 egg yolks
- Whole milk 225ml
Instructions:
- While water is boiling in a kettle or pot, preheat oven to 385 degrees.
- Brew 1 cup of nettle tea. Add lemon juice, zest, and honey.Then let it cool down
- Generously butter the inside of a bundt mold and place the blueberries and dragon fruit in the bottom. Pour in the chilled tea and set aside.
- Sift together all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- While mixing on low speed, drop in the egg yolks one at a time.
- Once fully mixed, slowly add 1/4 of the flour mixture. Then add 1/4 of the milk and repeat alternately until all ingredients are mixed. Be careful not to overmix or the cake will become tough.
- Pour the batter over the fruit and bake for 35 minutes, until the top springs slightly when tapped.
- Resist the temptation and let it cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes before inverting it onto a plate.
- enjoy!
