A Salad a Day…

 One of my favorite healthy habits is to try to have a salad every day. To make this easy, I try to stock the fridge with a lot of pre-washed or pre-cut greens and vegetables so it’s just a matter of throwing these in a bowl to have along with my dinner every evening. My favorites are kale, spinach, arugula, shaved brussels sprouts, cabbage, and coleslaw mix. These foods have the potential to decrease you risk for heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes and cancer.

I eat this along with whatever else we’re having for dinner. It’s an incredible source of nutrients and antioxidants. It’s also filling which helps with portion control for the rest of my dinner. If I’m eating by myself I will often just add things like brown rice, chickpeas, black beans, hummus, grilled chicken and have a giant salad as my meal.