Toppings: Any Plant-Based Soft Cheese

Pairings: Dried Tart Cherries or Cranberries (breakfast time); Baked Kale Chips; Sunflower Shoot Microgreens (lunch/dinner)

Protein: Sunflower Seeds; Oven-Roasted Walnuts

CHESTNUTS: More similar to fruit than to tree nuts, chestnuts are high in vitamin C, potassium, fiber, magnesium, zinc and antioxidants.

MAPLE SYRUP: Maple syrup is high in many minerals, including manganese, zinc, copper, iron and magnesium.

Main Benefits of the nutrients in these ingredients:

Vitamin C: strengthens the immune system and aids in iron absorption.
Vitamin B6: helps with normal brain development, and strengthens the nervous and immune systems.
Magnesium: helps with biochemical reactions throughout the body, from energy creation to gene maintenance to mood regulation.
Potassium: helps regulate blood pressure, fluid balance, and nerve signals.
Manganese: helps to process cholesterol, carbohydrates and protein.