Celebrate Saint Patrick’s day with green foods full of nutrients and antioxidants! Here are five foods and one superfood formula that will make you feel GREAT and their color will even make you feel IRISH! (Hint: None of them combine the words Shake or Shamrock…unless made with real food :))
Five Green Foods for Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day:
Avocados: Technically a fruit, avocados are packed with nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. They are also an excellent source of heart-healthy fats. Slice ‘em and add to salads, mash ‘em to make guacamole or eat ‘em with a spoon straight out of their own “natural container.” A great, portable healthy fat!
Asparagus: A fresh spring vegetable known for its digestive health and anti-inflammatory properties. Commonly served with the tops chopped off, but feel free to leave ‘em on! Every part of this vegetable is delicious and nutritious. Enjoy asparagus raw, steamed, sautéed, stir fried or mixed with other vegetables, beans, poultry or seafood. Drizzle with melted butter.
Kiwi: This sweet tropical fruit is packed with antioxidants and did you know the kiwi contains twice as much vitamin C as an orange!? Known for its fuzzy brown exterior and emerald green flesh, the kiwi is juicy, refreshing and can be eaten with or without the peel, alone or mixed in salads, and blended with smoothies and in desserts. Toss one in the blender with your Balanced Smoothie, or slice it up for a nice, healthy carb.
Spinach: Popeye was certainly onto something with his love of this nutrient-dense food. Spinach is loaded with vitamins and minerals for gastrointestinal health, flavonoids, antioxidants, and is an excellent source of iron. Wash thoroughly and use as the base of your salad and add it to wraps, eggs or smoothies to make them leprechaun green. I always pack a lot of spinach into my Egg Bake.
Sweet Peas: Like the name proclaims, this vegetable is not only starchy, but sweet at the same time. These legumes are rich in phytonutrients, antioxidants, minerals, vitamins and protein. One cup has more protein than two tablespoons of peanut butter! Enjoy raw in the pod, cooked as a side dish or handcraft your own sweet pea soup.
Dynamic Fruits & Greens: A superfood formula made with whole vegetable and fruit concentrates. Dynamic Fruits & Greens is an easy-to-mix powder loaded with all of the nutrition from fruits and vegetables including fiber, antioxidants plus probiotics and a sweet flavor too. Mix into full fat Greek yogurt for flavor and added nutrients or add a scoop to your Balanced Smoothie for extra nutrition. Sweetened with Stevia (a plant-based sweetener) it adds delicious flavor without any added sugar or chemicals found in other sugar substitutes. Add flavor to your Saint Patty’s Day with Dynamic Fruits & Greens and even make a Shamrock Shake substitute with full fat Greek yogurt and the original mint flavor of DG.
And of course, although it’s certainly not a “food,” it’s consumed by many in celebration of this holiday and deserves to be mentioned:
Green Beer: Although a traditional part of many St. Patty’s Day celebrations, green beer is not a suggested nutrient-dense food. 🙂 High in calories, carbs and grain, green beer surely won’t help with any weight loss goals and may make you feel weighed down and bloated. But of course, if you do choose to kick back few green ones, enjoy in moderation or choose my favorite drink that’s better for your blood sugar levels.
As you celebrate, I challenge you to try each of these green foods! Feel free to leave the beer and Shamrock Shakes for the leprechauns 🙂
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