Veggies from my garden: Kale, Mint, and Chives.
I did not plant from seed, but purchased small organic plants. All I had to do was dig a hole in the ground and place them in. Then I gave them some organic fertilizer I purchased at the garden store. Easy!
Kale: Pull only the outer leaves from the kale plant and you'll have it all season!
Mint: I make ice tea with 1/2 apple juice and 1/2 tea, then add fresh mint.
Chives: For my miso soup of course. To learn more about how miso can help with weight loss, visit my weight loss blog at GetHealthyWithCarol.blogspot.com
Cleanse your body and shed those winter pounds with Spring Veggies!
Here is one of my favorites to get you started:
Creamy Spring Pea Soup
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet
• Add 1 chopped onion
• Add ½ teaspoon sea salt.
• Stir and reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions turn light golden brown, about 40 minutes.
• In lightly salted water quickly blanch about ½ of a bag of green peas.
• Add blanched peas to a blender with the sautéed onions. Blend with unsweetened soymilk, vegetable stock, or water until your desired consistency is reached.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Get Happy with a Springtime Smoothie
It’s a great time of year for smoothies, which you can jam-pack with powerful antioxidants.
1. Start with a base: soymilk, apple juice, orange juice, coconut milk, or water
2. Add Fruit: fresh or frozen: berries, bananas, mango, pineapple, melon, etc.
3. Add Power: dinosaur kale leaves, spirulina powder, bee pollen, goji berries, blueberries, coconut, maca
4. Optional Flavor/Nutrient Enhancers: almond butter, peanut butter, coconut oil, vanilla bean, cocoa powder
5. Here’s a favorite: almond milk + blueberries + banana + dinosaur kale + peanut butter
Read In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan.
Learn more about what you should be eating and why.