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Health Benefits of Vegetables
Leafy Greens ~
It is leafy green season so lets take a look through the lens of Ayurveda the best way to prepare for our digestion…
The preferred Ayurvedic method for cooking vegetables is to sauté them in ghee or steam in a little water. Adding salt at the beginning reduces the cooking time. Excess raw vegetables are not advised as they are heavy and hard to digest! Raw food is better in Summer, or at lunch time when digestion is strongest.
Ayurveda Wellness Healing, LLC loves dark green leafy vegetables cooked using the following method:
Toast 2 tbsp. sesame seeds until slightly golden.
Stir fry 4 cups chopped green leafy vegetables with 2 chopped garlic cloves
1 tsp.chopped ginger.
Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and salt if desired.
Serve and enjoy!
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It’s National Zucchini Day…
It’s National Zucchini Day!
Is Raw Food Good for Your Constitution?
Summer is the best time of year to enjoy raw foods. Your body naturally craves the freshness of raw foods this time of year – just in time for ripe garden vegetables! Raw food offers nutritional benefits but is more difficult to digest, often causing gas and bloating. If raw food gives you gas, the burden of toxicity caused by flatulence outweighs the nutritional benefits. Indigestible food is considered poison in Ayurveda, no matter how many vitamins and nutrients it contains. The measure of good food is not just its contents, but its interaction with your body. The real answer to the cooked vs raw debate depends on the digestive strength of the individual. Pitta people have the strongest digestive strength and can tolerate more raw foods than other doshas. Raw food is also relatively cooling, which makes it a good choice to pitta or in the summer time.
Among raw foods, zucchini and avocado are not terribly hard to digest when raw. Zucchini is easy to chew, mild and slightly sweet. Adding zesty lime and fragrant parsley to these raw foods further boosts your body’s ability to digest and assimilate this uncooked dish.
Ayurveda Wellness Healing, LLC loves the below receipe.
Raw Zucchini Noodles with Basil & Avocado Sauce
ingredients
1 c Avocado
1 tbsp Basil
1/2 whole Lime
1 tbsp Parsley (Fresh)
1/4 tsp Salt (Mineral Salt)
3/4 c Water
4 c Zucchini (peeled and seeded)
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 15 min
preparation
1. Wash your zucchinis well. With a julienne cutter or spiralizer, slice the zucchinis length-wise to create your noodles or “zoodles.” You can also use a knife to cut noodle-width strips. Place them in a bowl and set aside.
2. In a blender, combine two whole avocados, your basil, parsley, lime juice, water, and salt. Blend on high until thoroughly smooth.
3. Combine your noodles with your sauce and toss. Garnish with fresh black pepper, fresh parsley, coconut flakes, nutritional yeast, pine nuts, or all of them! Enjoy!
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Mustard Greens…
Celebrate National ‘Eat Your Vegetables’ Day!
Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind and Spirit
Did you Know?! Today is National ‘Eat Your Vegetables’ Day. This seems an especially good day to remind you to eat plenty of vegetables every day.
FUEL Your Body with Fresh Vegetables which are full of vitamins and nutrients, including potassium, dietary fiber, folate (folic acid), vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Some Benefits of Vegetables –
- High in vitamins and nutrients
- High in fiber.
- Low in calories.
- Meal plans rich in foods with fiber may reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.
- Low in Fat and NO cholesterol (when eaten without sauces!)
- Help to maintain a Healthy Blood Pressure (See D.A.S.H Diet.)
- Part of a healthy, balanced meal plan.
- Vegetables (and fruits) rich in potassium as part of an overall healthy diet may lower blood pressure, and may also reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and help to decrease bone loss.
- May reduced the risk of certain types of cancer and heart disease.
- Vitamin A helps keeps eyes and skin healthy and helps to protect against infections
- Vitamin C helps heal cuts and wounds and keeps teeth and gums healthy. Vitamin C aids in iron absorption.
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