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Green Leafy Vegetables…Are They Necessary?

Mama always said…”Eat green leafy vegetables if you want to grow up and be strong.”

Well, at least that’s what my Mom always said.  What about YOU, how many times a week do you eat your vegetables?  Did you know, most people eat veggies only once or twice a week.   What’s even more astonishing is the type of vegetables many of us consume.  It’s usually  corn or string beans from a can.

Why would anyone neglect the opportunity to eat green leafy vegetables daily?  Is it because they don’t like leafy greens.   Maybe, it’s because they don’t realize the enormous health benefits associated with eating leafy greens such as:  Broccoli, kale, mustard greens, romaine lettuce, spinach, collard greens, bok choy, turnip greens, and watercress.  Perhaps they feel it’s not a necessary part of their diet.

With all of that said, I would like to see what the overall opinion is on this.  So, below post your opinion to see why most people don’t add green leafy vegetables in their diet more often.

A Healthy Salad Is Not Just Iceberg Lettuce…

Everyone knows  the importance of adding an assortment of colors when preparing a healthy salad to eat, or do we?


Most families who make salads, find it much easier to just add iceberg lettuce, onions,  carrots, and  some sort of salad dressing.  This is the typical salad you get when ordering at a restaurant.

Though this is better than not eating a salad at all, it is far from having a highly nutritious salad, which can be achieved by adding these essential and delicious “ORGANIC” ingredients:

  • black or red kidney beans
  • walnuts, almonds, and pecans
  • seeds such as pumpkin, flax, sesame, and sunflower
  • lentils varieties
  • chickpeas
  • mix of greens and herbs:  baby lettuces (red & green romaine, red & green oak leaf, lollo rosa, tango),  red & green chard,  mizuna, arugula, frisee, organic radicchio, parsley, dill,  cilantro.
  • let’s not forget the onions, carrots, and peppers!  Oh, and your favorite salad dressing without any high fructose corn syrup, soon to be renamed as “corn sugar,” and any hydrogenated oils.

As you can see, there’s a wide variety of ingredients for making a nutritious salad.  Check out these healthy salad recipes from Eating Well, and enjoy a refreshing salad today!

Let me know what you put in your salads to make them healthier for you.  Share your favorite salad recipe by leaving a comment below.

Eat Healthy and Well,