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   >>> back now at 8:38. this morning on "martha on today" power snacks. you may not know it but many of your favorite foods are packed with powerful nutrients that can slow aging, prevent disease and boost immunity.

   >> martha stewart 's new book "power foods" is full of delicious, nutritious recipes.

   >> my first time meeting willie geist .

   >> you're a fan, too.

   >> i wake up every morning with willie geist . my three dogs love you, too.

   >> i'm flattered. what is a power food?

   >> power foods are foods that are commonly available everywhere like wonderful portobello, giant mushrooms.

   >> you use these instead of hamburger in a burger.

   >> the calorie count is so low when you cook with mushroom instead of meat.

   >> but to make it tasty, they can be bland.

   >> you have to enhance them with olive oil , balsamic vinegar , thyme and garlic.

   >> mm.

   >> and marinate them?

   >> how long?

   >> i'm really just coating them and putting them on a grill pan . you can do it inside the house if you get a wonderfulle grill pan . do you have one?

   >> of course.

   >> okay. put them right on like this. they will cook -- look what happens to them? that giant one becomes that. it gets meatier and meatier. we'll form theburger in a second, but on top of the burger or in the bun we'll make a bean paste . this will add, a lot of nutrition --

   >> protein.

   >> yes. we have a cup of cannellini beans.

   >> you can get them out of the can.

   >> you can also soak them overnight and cook them up. a tablespoon of olivele o oil in the beans. fresh thyme and garlic. you can dump that in.

   >> that goes on the mushroom?

   >> on the bun. it's added flavor.

   >> instead of mayonnaise.

   >> special sauce .

   >> do you like beans?

   >> i do.

   >> they're healthy. a lot of south american and african countries use a lot of beans. we don't use as many as we should.

   >> comes out looking like this.

   >> exactly.

   >> now the burger needs fries.

   >> don't fry.

   >> don't fry the fries.

   >> oven fry. they taste delicious. put a little bit of olive oil on a baking sheet. peel and cut sweet potatoes into wedges. sprinkle them with sesame seeds for added flavor and nutrition and make a dipping sauce of soy sauce .

   >> why sweet potatoes , martha?

   >> well, they are very full of nutrition. iron, niacin and good things.

   >> can i say something? this is the first time ever i have actually known something that you taught me. i have done this for years with my kids. they love sweet potatoes baked. they like them a lot. they still eat them. there you go with your little kid, willie.

   >> they have them in restaurants now.

   >> sesame oil and rice vinegar . dip one of these in here. don't drip it on your tie.

   >> mm.

   >> ooh, delicious.

   >> they could be hotter. they have been sitting out for a while.

   >> now, whole wheat pizza.

   >> here we go.

   >> again, we use way too much white flour in our homes.

   >> we do. we just had a study that said if we used more whole grains we live longer. it's better for us.

   >> whole wheat is really white flour but they don't take the bran off the crust of the wheat berry . so this is nice yeast dough that you can make up. very easy to make. you can put a little ricotta. you can put romano cheese .

   >> get in here, willie.

   >> the kids will like it, you swear? after the other kind of pizza?

   >> i swear. they will love it. use artichoke hearts, tomatoes, basil, all good things. it looks good already.

   >> but don't you want to use more flavoring and less cheese maybe?

   >> well, ricotta is really good for you.

   >> okay.

   >> i'm going to keep going.

   >> so is mozzarella.

   >> just get this all on here.

   >> and your kids can do this.

   >> of course. they can make their dinner, make their snack.

   >> my kids go to pizza-making parties and they love it.

   >> look over here.

   >> willy has skills here.

   >> this is what the pizza looks like when it comes out of the oven. it's beautiful, tasty. the crust is delicious. why not make that? this is another great thing. artichoke dip. you know the typical dips people make with powdered things out of the bag. make your own out of the artichoke hearts. you have lemon, baby spinach. you dip with the steamed artichoke leaves. you can just dip right in here like this. there is parmesan, mozzarella cheese . i love this dip.

   >> fantastic.

   >> instead of chips.

   >> we are out of time. but i the burger.

   >> oh, darn. we have portabello mushroom , cheese.

   >> and bean paste underneath. we have two.

   >> a double.

   >> that's right.

   >> that's the best burger.

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