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Immunity-Boosting Juice If you have a juicer or blender, try blending together the following ingredients. 1 cup fresh strawberries 1 mango, peeled ¼ lemon, peeled 1 medium peach, pit removed Optional: 4 tbsp. wheat germ (for an extra kick of vitamin E) Broccoli, Chicken and Almond Sauté An immunity-boosting family dinner entrée. Serves four. 1/2 lb. to 3/4 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts Your favorite spice rub for grilling (optional) Olive oil 1 lb. broccoli florets 1/4 tsp. chili flakes (add more to taste) 1/3 to 1/2 c. toasted almonds, roughly chopped 1 tsp. dark sesame oil Freshly ground black pepper and kosher salt 1. Boil two quarts of salted water. 2. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and a spice rub if you like and rub with olive oil. Grill the chicken breasts for a few minutes on each side in a grill pan or cast iron skillet. Set aside and thinly slice. 3. After the chicken has cooked and the water is boiling, add the broccoli to salted boiling water. After the water has come back to a boil, cook the broccoli for one minute and drain. 4. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in another sauté pan on high heat. Add red chili flakes and, once sizzling, add broccoli, sliced chicken, and almonds. Drizzle the sesame oil over the broccoli and chicken. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Toss and cook until all of the chicken pieces are no longer at all pink in the center, a minute or two. Serve and enjoy immediately. Recipe from: www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/ broccoli_chicken_and_almond_saute/ IMMUNE BOOSTING RECIPES I FUN FACT Different people have different levels of immunity to certain diseases. This is why some people get sick more often than others. d other invaders work to make you get at the “enemies” of the immune system. at you’ve learned are attacked by macro- re one-celled organisms that get nutrients rder to live. Bacteria use nutrients from or reproduce. Infectious bacteria can ns, cavities and pneumonia. However, d for you and can help prevent disease. re in our intestines and use the nutrients f the foods we eat. Have you ever seen s, “contains live, active cultures?” Those for you! d living cells, called hosts, to grow and nutrients, or those of another living thing, can live for a short time on a surface ob. That’s why it’s so important m viruses. Viruses cause . Fungi: Similar to bacteria and viruses, fungi are another type of germ that get nutrients from living things such as people, animals and plants. Fungi are like plants but unique in that they cannot make their own nutrients. That is why they look for warm, damp places to get nutrients. Just as food can grow fungi in a warm, damp place, the human body can host fungi such as athlete’s foot. Protozoa: A final type of germ called protozoa can spread through water. Like fungi, protozoa feed off moisture. Protozoa can cause intestinal infections that lead to diarrhea and nausea. Doctors learn what kind of germs you may have by studying a sample of your blood or urine. But the best way to protect yourself from germs is to keep healthy habits. s: Know Enemy