Spinach B

Tuesday night after a long day, I finally got home tired and starving. I picked into my refrigerator looking for the "fresh" spinach I bought the day before, having a pretty good idea of what to do with it.

For quite awhile I've be thinking of making a spinach salad with shrimp and mango. Honestly I was drooling just thinking about it. Well, I should have known better that, after a day and a half on the fridge, the spinach would be anything but fresh.

Disappointed with the appearance of it, I had no escape except to put in action a plan B. I guess in life no matter in what situation we find ourselves, we should always have a plan B!

Step 1:
Sautee - Shrimp, garlic, salt, cilantro and a lemon juice. Reserve.

Step 2:
On a separate pan:

Sautee - Mushroom and onions first, then add the spinach.

Step 3:
Mix the shrimp with the vegetable.

Serve with rise, carrots and slices of mango, or with whatever you like.
Enjoy!

Food Pyramid

Lately I've caught myself up thinking of nutritional information, chart and pyramid of the aliments...if I'm going to mix up all kind of things I should be aware of their caloric value right? Certainly, I won't memorize everything. It's just for curiosity; after all a little bit of knowledge won't hurt!

Harvard School of Public Health - Benefits of Eating More Vegetables and Fruits

Searching for interesting nutritional information, the article below from Harvard School of Public Health crossed my way. It's worth reading!

"Eat your fruits and vegetables"
is one of the tried and true recommendations for a healthy diet. And for good reason. Eating plenty of vegetables and fruits can help you ward off heart disease and stroke, control blood pressure, prevent some types of cancer, avoid a painful intestinal ailment called diverticulitis, and guard against cataract and macular degeneration, two common causes of vision loss.
Over the past 30 years or so, researchers have developed a solid base of science to back up what generations of mothers preached (but didn't always practice themselves). Early on, fruits and vegetables were acclaimed as cancer-fighting foods. In fact, the ubiquitous 5 A Day message (now quietly changing to Fruits and Veggies: More Matters) seen in produce aisles, magazine ads, and schools was supported in part by the National Cancer Institute. The latest research, though, suggests that the biggest payoff from eating fruits and vegetables is for the heart.

Vegetables, Fruits, and Cancer

Numerous early studies revealed what appeared to be a strong link between eating fruits and vegetables and protection against cancer. But because many of these were case-control studies, where people who already have a certain health outcome (cases) are compared to people who do not have that outcome (controls), it is possible that the results may have been skewed by problems inherent in these types of studies; people with illnesses, for example, often recall past behaviors differently from those without illness, which can lead to potential inaccuracy in the information that they provide to study investigators.

Cohort studies, which follow large groups of initially healthy individuals for years, generally provide more reliable information than case-control studies because they don't rely on information from the past. And data from cohort studies have not consistently shown that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables prevents cancer in general. For example, in the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, over a 14-year period, men and women with the highest intake of fruits and vegetables (8+ servings a day) were just as likely to have developed cancer as those who ate the fewest daily servings (under 1.5). (2)

A more likely possibility is that some types of fruits and vegetables may protect against certain cancers. A massive report by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research suggests that non-starchy vegetables—such as lettuce and other leafy greens, broccoli, bok choy, cabbage, as well as garlic, onions, and the like—and fruits "probably" protect against several types of cancers, including those of the mouth, throat, voice box, esophagus, and stomach; fruit probably also protects against lung cancer. (7)

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/vegetables-full-story/index.html

Tropical Crab Salad

I've decided to mix everything I enjoy the most for my very first salad trial. Therefore, the number one ingredient which came to my mind was one of my top favorite...CRAB!

I must admit I love the sweet-salty combination, so this salad has more than you'd expect. It must sound weird, however it has an amazing taste. Check it out!

Ingredients:
Mint, ginger, avocado, cherry tomato, peach, cantaloupe, feta cheese with Mediterranean herbs, mix greens, crab, carrots and chopped walnut.

Dressing: whatever you like. I used poppy seed.

Bon Appetit!

Luckily California

This summer after putting my swimming suit on I realized how much I need to: eat better or take my workout very seriously. Don't take me wrong, I'm not overweight, but I could be in a much better shape and have more energy than what I've right now.

Based on that I decided that time has arrived for me to change my eating habits, use my creativity and make the most enjoyable, delicious, balanced meals with all the freshest organic ingredients I can find. Luckily I am in California!

Welcome to Greenslicious Blog!

If you have been thinking about eating healthier or have already started changing your eating habits to a more balanced and green diet, you are in the right place! The purpose of this blog is to give you tips of how to improve your health by picking the right ingredients and being creative with your food. It can be fun!