Frans Kitchen

It’s that time of the year where we smash goals

These winter soups are extraordinary!

It’s All About Balance⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Free radicals get a really bad reputation, and it doesn’t tell the whole story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The truth is your body makes free radicals everyday! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When you exercise, breathe, and even just metabolize food! Free radicals are byproducts of natural body processes, and they do have a reason for existing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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They act like stimulants to help certain things get done. However, the trick is to strike a balance between free radicals and antioxidants. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Antioxidants help to stabilize free radicals and stop or delay their negative effects on other cells. Thankfully, your body ALSO naturally produces antioxidants. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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However, there are some your body can’t make like vitamin E, vitamin C, and Beta-carotene. That’s why you want to make sure you're including them in your nutrition! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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For some ideas on where you can find these powerful antioxidants, check out our latest blog! Link in bio! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What’s your favorite antioxidant rich food? Let us know in the comments!

Pop Quiz! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We’ve talked about antioxidants in colorful fruits and veggies and their role in fighting free radicals. But what exactly are free radicals anyways? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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a.) a rock band⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
b.) DNA mutations that give you special abilities ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
c.) Unstable atoms that can cause oxidative stress and cellular damage ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Free Radicals is a pretty amazing band name, but that’s not what we’re talking about. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Free radicals are in fact unstable atoms that can cause oxidative stress. Since these atoms are unstable, they only have one electron, they try to steal electrons from other places. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As a result, these atoms hurt other cells and DNA which leads to aging and disease. The crazy part is that your body naturally produces them! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The trick is to have a proper balance between free radicals, which stimulate certain body processes, and antioxidants, which neutralize the free radical damage. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Stick around to learn more about free radicals, antioxidants, and what you can do to protect your cells! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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For more information on free radicals and antioxidants check out our latest blog: Free radicals, antioxidants, and disease. Link in bio!

A Gift for You⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I have a gift for you! The past couple weeks we’ve been talking about the foods of the rainbow. We’ve talked about all the colors and the powerful phytochemicals they offer for nourishment. We’ve even shared some colorful foods packed with nutrients. However, you may still be wondering how to put it all together. There are so many delicious, nutritious, colorful options! How do you make a meal of it all? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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That’s why I wanted to share with you our FREE FK Nutrition Recipe eBook! In this eBook, you’ll find 12 recipes packed with color, nutrition, AND flavor! You can choose from a delicious veggie-noodle pasta to an immunity-boosting smoothie and a quick avocado sweet potato toast breakfast. Or… you can try all of them! Just click the link in our bio and get your FREE FK Nutrition Recipe eBook TODAY!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Feel free to come back and let us know which meal was your favorite. We love hearing from you!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Here’s to some very colorful cooking!