Today is Day  o8f our FREE 10 Day “Let Food Be Thy Medicine” Challenge. If you are just joining our series, please be sure to formally register (click here) to ensure you receive all 10 Immunity building foods plus recipes for each!

Note: Natural remedies are not meant as replacements for treatment by a medical profressional.  Never discontinue prescribed medication without first consulting your physician.

During this 10 Day course, we will be reviewing one new SuperFood a day, and providing you with an easy delicious recipe to try to begin immediately enjoying it!  So let’s get started, it’s Day 8, sis!

THE SUPERFOOD OF THE DAY: EGGPLANT!

8th on our list of our select 10 SuperFoods are eggplants sis! Eggplant is an important food in global cuisine, especially popular in Italy. This creamy meaty veggie is found in many vegetarian dishes.  Cooks also enjoy its ability to absorb flavor.  High in fiber and low in calories, you can find tons of recipes that are healthy and feature eggplant; including those specifically designed to defeat diabetes. However, because eggplant absorbs fat easily, be careful of your ingredient quantities. Otherwise you may not know how much salt fat and spice the eggplant is absorbing. You will also want to leave the skin on and enjoy all of the antioxidants.

ALSO TRY: Squash is another example of a high fiber low calorie food with versatile uses in healthy recipes. because it can absorb a lot of flavor.

HOW TO BUY & ENJOY EGGPLANTS

• Smaller eggplant taste much sweeter
• the sourish, bitter taste of eggplant becomes more mellow after roasting and smoking
• Depending on the recipe and the texture you desire in a finished eggplant dish, you may remove the excess moisture ahead of time by salting the flesh and then patting it dry.
• Eggplants are best enjoyed fresh
• To maintain, flavor, color, and nutrietns always store at room temperature rather than in the fridge.

RECIPE OF THE DAY: “PIZZA ROUNDS”

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DIVA ASSIGNMENT OF THE DAY

1. Read the lesson above and leave a comment below to let us know if you learned something new, or if you plan to join the recipe, or if you have your own recipe you’d like to share. We love to read your comments and will be replying to each one of them.
2. Well sis, you know how we do, we love to play on social media and award prizes, so if you want to be in the running for free gifts from us, join in by Tweeting, Posting on IG (IG story posts get more points), and of course posting on FB is a winner each time. We want to help other black and brown divas learn how to use food as medicine too!
3. So, save the image below to your computer or your phone. Post it on your Instagram account or on your FB page with the comment “I joined the Use SuperFoods to Build Your Immunity 10 Day Challenge” & Today’s  SuperFood is Eggplant! Did you know Eggplants are super high in fiber, let low in calories. Use them to replace crust in pizza!  Learn more & Try this immunity building recipe with me:  “Pizza Rounds”: https://fff.local/eggplant-pizza-rounds/#letfoodbethyMEDICINE #thefitfynefablife
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5. Make sure to receive all 10 recipes and superfoods abd get notified when they are published by formally registering for the course, if you haven’t already. (Click here) to register.

Coach Twy

I’m Nicole Twyman, a native New Orleanian, who has lived all across the US! Although, my small family of 4 currently calls Los Angeles, CA home. I am a proud 40+ year old mom of a wonderfully energetic and theatrical daughter, and a handsome, scholarly athlete!

While I have worked in corporate America as a certified senior project / program / portfolio manager for Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Procter & Gamble & IBM, my passion is service. It has always been my desire to live a life of service to others; which I took every opportunity to explore as an active member of many of my church’s ministries and of my public service sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.

Well, now I am over the top excited to have the opportunity to serve divas through my very own ministry, Fit, Fyne & Fabulous.