Áfram með smjörið - Keep Moving, Keep Doing, Keep Living. The “Hidden Vegetables” Cookbook. Heidi Herman.

Ep 90. On this episode we are grateful to have Heidi Herman. Her Mantra, Keep Moving, Keep Doing, Keep Living. That's how she’s learned to live her life. During her 30 years as a telecommunication consultant, writing was an intricate part of every day. In 2017, she co-authored a cookbook, "Homestyle Icelandic Cooking for American Kitchens" with her mother, which won a US category in The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards that year. She continues to write, including her new Cookbook “Hidden Vegetables”.

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Segment Notes:

Breakfast: Coffee, Banana, Protein Shake 1:27
Heidi’s Journey – I Hate Vegetables 1:49
- Her efforts to increase her nutritional intake
- Good Vegetables, Whole Fruits Important to Your Health
- Good Nutrition Impacts You Physically, Mentally, Emotionally
- In Iceland They Maintain their Health with Fresh Foods
- Good Nutrition so You Can Still Do Everything in Your 80s and 90s
- The Cookbook came from Creating Recipes that Allowed Her to Eat More Vegetables
- The Cookbook incorporates a lot of Puréed Vegetables
- Have Your Cake and Eat Your Vegetables too!
Heidi’s Mantra: Keep Moving, Keep Doing, Keep Living - Áfram með smjörið 7:24
- People Kept Commenting on Her Mom’s high activity “For Her Age”
- 93 and New to Me: Her Mom Did 93 New Things She Had Never Done Before at Age 93
- Embrace Your Passion as You Get Older – Keep Finding New Things to Do
Collaboration with Nutrition Experts 10:07
- Certified Health and Wellness Coach to Understand how Food and Nutrition Impacts Us
- In her book “On With The Butter” – Pick a Vegetable You’ve Never had Before, Research and Prepare It
- Importance of Gut Health – avoid foods that lead to inflammation
- Medications Have Side Affects – so Eat Better
- On With The Butter book Influence: Her Research Impacted the Ingredients, how She Prepared Food
Veggie Buying and Storing: Avoiding Food Waste 16:56
- Best of Intentions When You Buy Vegetables and a Week Later they’ve gone Bad
- Each Vegetable Needs to Be Stored Differently to Last
- Process Them for Long-term Storage
- Then Incorporating them into Vegetarian and Meat Dishes – Keeping a Balanced Diet
- Stay Away from Processed Foods
Exercise 20:58
- Yes for Strength, Endurance
- Difficult to Go from Sedentary to Moving, Even to Help a Charity
- Be Aware of What is Within Your Limits for Exercise – Personal Training Advice
- Helps to Digest Your Food
- Benefit of a Daily Walk, Benefit of Sunshine, Green Spaces – can Add 12 years to Your Life
Favorite Recipes 24:48
- Banana Muffins, Salisbury Steak, Sloppy Joes, Beef Bourguignon, Po’Boys on Spinach Bun
- Adapt Them for Your Personal Taste – they are only a Guide
- The Versatility of Zucchini – Sweet if added it to an Apple Pie, Savory with Onion and Garlic
First Step if Someone Wants to Start Eating More Vegetables 30:38
- Pick a Favorite Food and then Add Puréed, Minced, Diced Vegetables to It
- Try it in its True Pure Form First to Decide How to Incorporate It
- Try to Buy Fresh, Local Vegetables
Cooking at Home Instead of Door Dash 33:49
- Utilize Ingredient Delivery Services with the Recipe to Save Time
- Sloppy Joes in 15 Minutes. Leeks have More Nutritional Value than Onions
- Sliced Sausages over Fettuccine, Skillet Ziti with Tomatoes
- Make Enough for 2-3 Nights
Home Garden 37:05
- Tomatoes, Many Kinds of Peppers, Japanese Sweet Potatoes, Zucchini
Final Thoughts 39:50
- Be Open to Experiment with Vegetables and Use What you Like to Prepare and Eat
- Lean Into What you Like
The Recipe: Salisbury Steak 40:36

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