Meghan Markle uses the sun’s heat to Brew Lemon Hibiscus Tea, making PB & JS with homemade raspberry preserves and one Perfect pure manicureand whips up coffee cream from scratch. As the audience has seen in her new Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan,” believes the Duke of Sussex in putting some extra TLC in all her recipes, especially when she shares them with friends. Throughout the sections, she chooses fresh, high quality ingredients wherever she can, with elevated versions of pantry in her recipes, such as diamond crystal kosher salt, “natural” rice camps and edible flowers instead of litter.
While Markle does not explicitly notice any of her recipes as “healthy”, her ingredient selection and approach really makes that it seems so. But how is these dishes stacking nutritionally? We asked a registered dietician to analyze the Duchess’s Go-to dishes.
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Maggie MichalczykRD, is a Chicago-based registered dietician and recipe developer.
How healthy is “with love, Meghan” Markle’s recipe?
It is difficult to define What healthy even meansBut in general, it means integrating a variety of nutrient -tight, whole food into your diet. So when it comes to Meghan Markle’s recipeChicago-based registered dietician Maggie Michalczyk gives them thumbs up. “Her emphasis on the fresh vegetables from her garden and how it inspires what she will do is something we can all remove from when it comes to eating healthier,” she says. Even if you can’t go wrong with any of the Hertugine’s plates, here are the ones that stood out for Michalczyk from a nutritional point of view.
- Salt baked fish with roasted tomatoes: For this dish, Markle Branzino fills with fresh herbs and lemon, then bakes it in a salt crust before serving it with roasted tomatoes. According to Michalczyk, this recipe is worth recreating as it is a nutritious meal with minimal effort. “I think many people are intimidated by cooking in general and so I hope to see how easy it was to cook a whole fish at home will inspire people to want to cook and reap the benefits of it,” she shares. “Fish is a great source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals.”
- Garden salad: To make this salad combine Markle Red Gem and Little Gem salad that is picked from her garden and dresses it with a homemade vinaigrette. “Eating seasonally when possible – going to an agricultural market or planting a garden – and making a simple salad that she did with Alice Waters is a great reminder to integrate seasonal vegetables into our diets in ways that do not have to be complicated,” says Michalczyk. PRO Tip: While leafy vegetables alone are full of fiber, vitamins and antioxidants, the addition of any color can further raise Markle’s salad. “Adding more color to our plates through different vegetables is especially good for intestinal health as our gut needs diversity from different plant foods to keep our microbiome populated with good bacteria,” says Michalczyk.
- Plate’s rawness: Markles Crudité -plate from section one, made with carrots, cucumbers, watermelon radishes, peas, parsley, edible flowers and hummus “makes a large high fiber snack”, says Michalczyk. “This is a beautiful practice because you can integrate seasonal vegetables that are higher in nutrition and only increase the amount of vegetables you eat in a day by having them out as a snack.”
- Fruit preserves: With the help of the berries in the garden, Markle makes fruit preserves instead of fruit stops, because she thinks that added sugar only serves to mask the taste of the fruit. “From a RD perspective I can really appreciate this for why add sugar if you don’t have to?” Michalczyk shares. Fruit is already a natural source of sugar, and during the cooking process caramelizes the sugar and acts as a built -in sweetener.
- The fruit arch: Don’t beat the rainbow of the fruit until you try. Most people would not be surprised that fruit is a great source of vitamins and antioxidants, but Michalczyk says this recipe is worth highlighting specifically because it is accessible to children (and children in the heart as well). “Although the idea feels like something we’ve seen on Pinterest before, I think it’s a fun way to get the kids excited about eats the different colors of the rainbow And easy for small hands to grab, she says.
Are there any “with love, Meghan” recipes you should avoid?
In the end, not a recipe from the show, even Honey Lemon Layer Cake (with six sticks of butter), really beyond the boundaries from a nutritional point of view. Just have a slice versus the whole cake. And with a few simple tweaks, you can easily turn Markle’s other dishes into a more balanced meal – the only frying paste, as a good example, as Michalczyk points out. Made with tomatoes, kale and arugula, it’s not in itself “unhealthy”, but it’s not a Protein -rich meal. “You can make it even more into a balanced meal by adding chicken, using higher protein paste or serving it with white fish,” suggests Michalczyk. Instead of focusing on what to avoid, consider how to adapt the ingredients to better fit your nutritional needs and personal health goals.
Kalea Martín Writing mainly about food and cooking for PS, but as a former figure skater and hockey player she also covers fitness. Before becoming a lifestyle writer, Kalea hotels, restaurants and trips for Luxos Magazine in Milan and worked in marketing at Harpercollins Publishers.