Ok, so we’ve heard it all of our lives. The sound of your mother telling you, “you have to eat your vegetables!” You complained, you cried, and you begged, but for some odd reason your mother insisted. And you should be happy she did.
It is not a myth that eating your greens and vegetables can be a key in living a longer and healthier life and numerous studies over the year have shown that eating vegetables really does fight against cancer, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease.
Why? One reason is that they contain essential minerals, vitamins, and fibre that are essential to our body. The human body does not produce its own vitamins that are in fact essential to our health, so it goes without saying that we must find these vitamins and minerals elsewhere.
If you aren’t used to eating vegetables or you don’t know how to cook them, it may be difficult for you to try something new or know how to prepare them for you or your family. One easy way to help you eat your greens is by eating delicious salads. Most people enjoy a good salad dressing so here are a couple of recipes for delicious and savoury dressings. Enjoy your veggies!
Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette
• ¼ cup drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• ½ tablespoon granulated sugar
• ¼ tablespoon pepper
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Preparation
Finely chop tomatoes and put them in a bowl. Pour ½ cup water, and add garlic, pepper, vinegar, oregano, salt and sugar.
Whisk continuously and sprinkle oil until everything is mixed mixed.
Ginger-Asian Dressing
• 1 fresh peeled and shredded carrot
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• ½ tablespoon sesame seed oil
• 2 tablespoon minced onion
• 1 tablespoon hot mustard
• 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger root
Preparation
Combine all the ingredients in a blender and there you have it.