Make Your Salads Healthier!
My challenge this month is to eat leafy greens every day. Even though this month is almost over, don't stop eating those greens! Make it a habit for life to help decrease cognitive decline as you age, boost your health, and keep body fat off.To help with this challenge, this week's Tuesday Tip addressed some tricks for making salads more nutritious. Here are the tips in a nutshell:
Grape Greatness
We've all heard that red wine is beneficial to our health, but it’s actually the grapes used to make wine that provide such amazing health benefits. These delicious berries may even help us live longer.
Cruciferous Cauliflower Incognito
Cauliflower may pale in color next to its cruciferous cousins such as kale, Brussel sprouts, and broccoli, but not in terms of nutrition. Like all of the vegetables in the cruciferous family, nutrient-rich cauliflower helps to strengthen the immune system and protect against the development of cancer. Its blonde color makes cauliflower extremely versatile and easy to mask, while its flavor, if cooked correctly, adds surprisingly delicious enhancements to recipes.
Fall Greens: Swiss Chard
Named by a Swiss botanist but originating in Italy, Swiss chard is literally one of the healthiest foods in the world. This thriving summer leafy vegetable grows well into the fall until temperatures fall into the low 20s (F). Full of nutrients, Swiss chard helps regulate blood sugars, maintain healthy blood, eyes, bones, and brain, and may help prevent cancer.
Blackberry Benefits
Blackberries are bursting with flavor, nutrition, and antioxidants to help the body fight free radicals. They contain some of the highest amounts of fiber and lowest sugar quantity of any fruit. Blackberries are the perfect fruit to eat to help prevent cancer and other chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes, while still enjoying scrumptious food.
