RAW FOODS

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO CHOOSE TO HAVE A SALAD for a MEAL?..

WHAT AM I GOING TO HAVE WITH THIS SALAD? 

HA, RIGHT!

 

YOU MAY HAVE YOUR LOCAL SALAD GO-TO'S LIKE CHOPT'D, SWEET GREEN, SALADWORKS, MEAN GREENS, JUST SALAD...

YOU MAY CONSIDER adding A SOUP, HALF WRAP, OR JUST SOME BREAD to fill in the gap.

I GET IT..

 SOMETIMES SALADS JUST ARE NOT ENOUGH - AT LEAST NOT SO MUCH WHEN YOU INVEST IN A RESTAURANT TO PREPARE IT FOR YOU

 

 

REMEMBER:

DELICIOUS DRESSINGS & SAUCES BINDS MEALS TOGETHER EFFORTLESSLY!

 

SOME OF MY FAVORITE SALAD COMBINATIONS:

• MIXED SPRING GREENS, CUCUMBER, TOMATO, CARROTS, AVOCADO, BEAN SPROUTS, GARBANZO BEANS with HONEY BALSAMIC OR GRAPEFRUIT VINAIGRETTE

• BABY KALE, SHREDDED SWEET POTATOES, DRIED CRANBERRIES, APPLES, WALNUTS, AVOCADO with HONEY-DIJON MUSTARD OR BALSAMIC VINEGAR-AGAVE WITH MINT

• PAD RICE NOODLES, CARROTS, RED CABBAGE, EDAMAME, MANGO, CUCUMBER, PEANUTS, SESAME, LIME with HOISIN-SOY-GINGER OR SPICY CILANTRO LIME

• VERMICELLI NOODLES, PAPAYA, BEAN SPROUTS, PEAR, MANDARIN, SLICED ALMONDS, GINGER, SCALLIONS with GARLIC-GINGER-SOY OR SESAME-APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WITH AGAVE

• MIXED SPRING GREENS, BELL PEPPERS, PICO DE GALLO, CUCUMBER, CARROTS, GUACAMOLE with CILANTRO-AVOCADO DRESSING OR CHIPOTLE RANCH

• BABY ARUGULA, CUCUMBER, CARROTS, MANGO, SEAWEED, AVOCADO, SESAME, PICKLED GINGER with SOY-SESAME OIL-LIME

 

IF YOU ARE ANYTHING LIKE ME, MOST TIMES I LIKE MY SALADS AS MY ENTREE - SO I HAVE A LARGER PORTION TO BE SURE I AM MEETING MY NUTRITIONAL GOALS DURING MEALS. I AM SATISFIED WHEN I CAN COMPLETE A SALAD AND NOT FEEL HUNGRY THIRTY MINUTES LATER.

TIP: RAW FOODS DIGEST FASTER THAN COOKED.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT EATING SALADS IS TO BE SURE YOU ARE CHEWING YOUR FOOD ENOUGH THAT IT IS BROKEN DOWN TO DIGEST THOROUGHLY.

WE MAY FIND OURSELVES HUFFING SALADS DOWN TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT WE THINK WILL NOT BE ENOUGH - INSTEAD OF TAKING OUR TIME FOR FOOD TO HIT THE STOMACH AND TRIGGER TO OUR BRAIN WHEN WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE ENOUGH.

THE FASTER WE EAT, WE DO NOT GET TO APPRECIATE OR ENJOY THE FLAVORS OF OUR MEALS.

WHILE EATING SALADS CAN BE REDUNDANT AND MONOTONOUS - RAW VEGETABLES ARE THE BEST WAY TO SOAK IN ALL ITS NUTRITIONAL VALUE.

THE LONGER AND HARDER WE PREPARE OUR FOODS(BURNED & OVERCOOKED), THE MORE HARMFUL THEY CAN BE FOR US.

 YES! HARMFUL.

 NOT ONLY CHANGE IN FLAVOR. LOSS OF NUTRIENTS. CHEMICAL REACTIONS. TOXICITY. DIFFICULT TO METABOLIZE. INFLAMMATION. LEAKY GUT! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME WATCH THIS PRESENTATION BY PROBIOTIC AMERICA.

BE WELL.