veggies – Nourish and Flourish

Learn to Love Greens

Susan — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 03:37:52 +0000

If optimal health or weight management is your goal, you really need to love green leaves because they are so very good for you. Kale, collard greens, turnip greens, carrot tops, swiss chard, spinach, baby spinach & beet leaves, mustard greens, broccoli, cabbage, bok choy, watercress & lettuces are” some of the most inexpensive sources of so many important nutrients. Dandelion, red clover...

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15+ Foods That I Always Have On Hand

Susan — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:02:48 +0000

These are 15+ foods I make sure I never run out of – these are my staples that allow me to eat healthy food even when I don’t have a lot of food prepped or made in advance. I don’t always bake or have meals cooked but I can always eat well as there is always something easy to eat. If I have it in the house, I will eat it – this goes both ways, for healthy, nutrient dense food or food that isn’t so...

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Cruciferous Veggies

Susan — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 02:29:54 +0000

Cruciferous veggies are a diverse group that includes broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, bok choy, arugula, Brussels sprouts, collards, watercress and radishes. When cabbage is chopped, chewed or digested, gluosinolates break down into substances called isothiocyanate. Now these are extremely toxic to insects but they have an incredibly protective effect to humans. The finer you chop...

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