Marc’s Mom’s Simple Salad
This simple salad is crisp and light. Romaine lettuce gives it beautiful shades of green, crunch, and plenty of vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, and molybdenum.
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Marc's Mom's Simple Salad
Dairy free, Gluten free, cholesterol free
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- 4cups chopped Romaine lettuce
- 1 cup diced tomato
- 8 sliced green olives
- 2tbsp lemon juice
- 1tsp salt
- Toss lettuce, tomato, and sliced olives.
- In order to preserve the crunchiness of the lettuce, wait until just before serving to add the lemon juice and salt.
Nurtitional information per serving: Calories 23; Fat 4 g; Carbohydrates 5g; Fiber 1.5 g; Protein 1.5 g; Vitamin A 82% daily value*; Vitamin C 10% daily value; vitamin K 70% daily value.
*Percent daily value is based on a 2,000 daily calorie diet. Your daily values may differ depending on calorie needs.
(This salad contains many phytonutrients not on the RDA list such as lutein, which is a yellow colored carotenoid. It is found in foods such as corn, mustard, lettuces, broccoli, and peas. It is an antioxidant that protects your skin from UV rays, helps control vascular complications caused by diabetes, improves eye health, is an anti-inflammatory, and reduces thickening of the arteries).
Sources for nutritional information:
Retrieved September 29, 2014 from http://www.maketimeforwellness.com/blog/romaine/
Retrieved September 30, 2014 fromhttp://www.phytochemicals.info/phytochemicals/lutein.php
Giacco, F., & Brownlee, M. (2010). Oxidative stress and diabetic complications [Abstract]. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.110.223545
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