Here’s an easy, healthy, and delicious way to enjoy apples! (As if they weren’t delicious and enjoyable on their own..)
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Eating whole foods provides a better balance of nutrients than just taking vitamins. The reason is the way the nutrients work together to maximize absorption.
An example of this is the way spinach improves the heath of your eyes.
Spinach contains both lutein and zeaxanthin. These two carotenoids offer a power punch of vision protection. You can increase your macular pigment which helps protect your eyesight within a few weeks just by increasing the amount of spinach you eat.
According to the American Optometric Association both lutein and zeaxanthin working together help to maintain healthy cells in the eyes by filtering high energy blue wavelengths of light, which are harmful to the eyes.
WebMD has an interesting article that can help get you started with research on the perfect food combinations.
And here’s a really handy chart and article to help you find out which foods work best together. Try playing around with some of these. You might even come up with your new favorite recipe!
In the meantime, try this Spinach and Grapefruit salad.. (*hint: The grapefruit helps your body absorb the iron from the spinach!)
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**If you zest the lemon before squeezing it you could sprinkle that over top too!
Ingredients: Marinade
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
1/8 cup water
3 TBS low sodium soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil (preferably toasted)
1 lime, juiced
2 tsp ginger paste
2 Wild Salmon filets, 4-5 oz
Ingredients: Sauce
½ tsp ginger paste
½ tsp fresh garlic, minced
½ TBS shallots or red onion, minced
1/8 c cilantro, chopped
Ingredients: Cauli/Spinach
1 TBS shallots or red onion, minced
2 tsp fresh garlic, minced
1 head cauliflower, cut in florets, lightly steamed or blanched
5-6 oz baby spinach
1 TBS sesame seeds
Method:
Make marinade by combining all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth
Arrange the salmon filets in a baking dish and cover with half the marinade
Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Save the rest of the marinade for the sauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Pull the salmon from the marinade to a baking dish. Discard the marinade
Bake the salmon for 12-15 minutes, maybe longer depending on your oven. You want the filets to flake with a fork and be at least 140 degrees F
For the sauce, put the reserved marinade in a pan and add the onion, garlic, and ginger
Simmer about 5 minutes, or until garlic and onions are soft
Add cilantro, simmer another minute, remove from heat
For the Cauli/Spinach, heat a little canola, or cooking oil of your choice in a sauté pan. Add the garlic and shallots and shake them around. Add in the blanched or steamed cauliflower and shake it around til it gets hot. Last, add the spinach and cook until it just begins to wilt. Add the sesame seeds
Put the cauli/spinach on the plates and top with the salmon. Spoon the sauce over the salmon and garnish with a squirt of lemon juice, a little chives, and perhaps some minced bell or hot peppers
Enjoy!
**Tip: Salt depends on how salty you soy sauce is. Taste before adding more salt. I also like to add just a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes whenever I sauté garlic, just because.
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