Recipes for a Healthy Mind and Memory

Featured Recipes

Grilled Salmon with Mustard & Herbs

Salmon cooks over a bed of lemon and fresh herbs to infuse it with flavor and keep the fish tender and moist. We like a blend of thyme, tarragon and oregano, but any of your favorite herbs will work. Make it a meal: Serve with grilled new potatoes tossed in an herb vinaigrette and steamed green beans.

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Honey Oat Quick Bread

This honey-oat bread has a pleasant flavor and divinely moist, tender crumb. It requires minimal mixing and cleanup, calls for ingredients usually stocked in the pantry, and is tasty yet healthful.

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Sauteed Mushroom Salad

Here we make a warm sherry-mushroom dressing to toss over bitter greens. The dressing wilts the greens until they are just tender.

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Berry-Banana Smoothie

There's no more classic combo than fresh berries and bananas. Here, just a touch of honey shines up their flavors even more.

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Zesty Wheat Berry-Black Bean Chili

This rib-sticking chili offers a hearty mix of wheat berries, beans, peppers and onion. Feel free to add an additional chipotle pepper to crank up the heat in this one-pot meal. Cooked wheat berries will keep for up to 1 month in your freezer and there's no need to thaw them; just stir them directly into the chili.

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Roasted Beet Crostini

The entire beet plant—roots, stems and greens—can be used in this stunning appetizer. The beets are roasted then pureed with goat cheese for a creamy ruby-red spread. The greens and stems are sautéed with olive oil and garlic for the topping.

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"Fajita" Burgers

This spicy burger is served on an oblong roll, slathered with a spicy chipotle mayonnaise and topped with roasted Anaheim peppers and a delicious slaw.

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What you eat can help your mind and memory, from infancy to old age.

Prenatal:

Go fish—Women who eat fatty fish, such as salmon, during their third trimester of pregnancy have babies who tend to perform better on cognitive tasks. Researchers think the omega-3 fatty acid DHA is needed during this time to build neurons and their connections. Food solutions: Salmon and other fatty fish, DHA-fortified eggs and yogurt.

Grilled Salmon with Mustard & Herbs

Salmon cooks over a bed of lemon and fresh herbs to infuse it with flavor and keep...

Herbed Yogurt Cheese

Serve this delicious cheese spread on crostini. Remember to start draining the...

Mediterranean Tuna Panini

For a great sandwich filling, spike canned tuna with salty olives and capers, bright...

Mini Mushroom-&-Sausage Quiches

These crustless mini quiches are like portable omelets. Turkey sausage and sauteed...

Moroccan Grilled Salmon

Tangy plain yogurt mixed with the classic ingredients for chermoula—a Moroccan spice...

Sardines on Crackers

A protein-packed and portable snack.

Skillet Tuna Noodle Casserole

Known as Tuna-Pea Wiggle to some, this family-friendly tuna noodle casserole tends...

Smoked Salmon Bites

Wasabi mayonnaise really sets off the smoked salmon in these rice-cracker treats. If...

Southeast Asian-Inspired Salmon Soup

A touch of chile-garlic sauce and hot sesame oil add heat to this delicately...

Mediterranean Tuna Antipasto Salad for Two

Capers, red onion and fresh herbs give canned tuna and beans a light, fresh taste....

Pregnancy Diet Recipes and Menus

While there’s no single must-have nutrient for expectant moms, there are some—folate...

Child/Teen:

Morning fuel—School-aged children should start their day with low-glycemic-index breakfast foods. Food solutions: Bran cereals, oatmeal or whole-wheat bagels.

Banana-Walnut Oatmeal

Here, mashed banana lends both sweetness and potassium, while walnuts add omega-3...

Cocoa-Date Oatmeal

"I was inspired by the news that chocolate can be good for you," wrote...

Creamy Wheat Berry Hot Cereal

This warming whole-grain porridge pairs cooked wheat berries with rolled oats, fruit...

Honey Oat Quick Bread

This honey-oat bread has a pleasant flavor and divinely moist, tender crumb. It...

Healthy Breakfast Recipes and Cooking Tips

Breakfast is the most important meal—giving us a much-needed energy boost for the...

Young Adult

Got iron? 10 percent of women are anemic, and new studies show that being even mildly iron-deficient affects learning, memory and attention. Luckily, restoring iron levels to normal also restores cognitive function. Food solutions: Dark leafy greens, beans, meat or soy.

Black Bean Croquettes with Fresh Salsa

Staples like canned black beans and frozen corn transform into spicy croquettes in...

Crab-Stuffed Artichokes

Crabmeat and Old Bay seasoning flavor the breadcrumbs for these stunning stuffed...

"Fajita" Burgers

This spicy burger is served on an oblong roll, slathered with a spicy chipotle...

Grilled Steak with Beets & Radicchio

Peppery radicchio mellows a bit on the grill and is offset wonderfully by the sweet...

Orzo with Lamb, Olives & Feta

Sure, orzo is good in soup, but there's no need to stop there. Here it's a...

Roasted Beet Crostini

The entire beet plant—roots, stems and greens—can be used in this stunning appetizer...

Saag Tofu

Also known as palak paneer, saag paneer is an Indian classic composed mostly of...

Sausage & Lentil Casserole

Requiring 45 minutes from start to finish, this casserole classic is one of the...

Stir-Fried Chile-Garlic Duck

Once you turn on the stove, this dish is finished in minutes, so have your...

Summer Paella

Paella started as an outdoor dish. Grilling seafood, zesty sausage and vegetables...

Zesty Wheat Berry-Black Bean Chili

This rib-sticking chili offers a hearty mix of wheat berries, beans, peppers and...

Older Adult:

Eat your antioxidants—People who eat more brightly colored fruits and leafy vegetables have less cognitive decline than those who don’t; antioxidants in produce may mop up free radicals and protect neurons from damage. Food solutions: Berries and other fruits, greens and turmeric, which contains curcumin).