What’s green in season during early spring?
What’s your favorite green? Not the color but the food! Spring gives us quite a few choices such as collards, fiddlehead ferns, butter lettuce, red leaf lettuce, spinach, baby lettuce swiss chard and watercress!
Greens are not only pretty to look at and delicious, but they are nutrient dense! Mustard greens and kale may lower cholesterol levels. Dandelion greens swiss chard, kale and mustard greens contain the cartenoids lutein and zeaxanthin which may help filter high energy light which can damage your eyes.
Greens are an easy addition to your morning shake for some fresh plant fiber. They make a great addition to your veggie sandwiches and are delicious when steamed or sauteed with a bit of olive oil and garlic.
One of my favorite greens are collards. Collard greens contain folate, vitamin A, B comples, C, K-which may help by limiting neuron damage in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. They also contain adequate amounts of minerals like iron, calcium, copper, manganese, selenium and zinc.
If you can find your favorite fresh greens grab them. If not, why try some new greens! You may have a new fave food. I prefer fresh always, but if it’s out of season or stock, frozen is a good choice. Check out my blog from last week, I’ve got a link to you local farmer’s markets. Food stores are stocking more and more varieties of greens.
Questions on how to buy and cook up some delicious greens? Contact me to set up a session in person, online or by phone. Eating a healthy diet can be easier and more delicious than you think. Check out these links below for some more great ideas on how to find your perfect greens!
Cheers!
https://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/diet-tips/10-best-leafy-greens
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/healthy-eating/6-health-benefits-of-leafy-greens/
https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/collard-greens.html
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