Eat a Salad a Day – Spinach Salad, Grapes, Berries & Cherries

When the weather warms, I want colder food! I guess  it is only natural. Eating a different kind of salad a day is a great way to get a wide variety of nutrients. It also helps to build great family food habits. 

You can also do salads for dinner. Make up a hearty salad that includes a high quality lean protein, your body and your family will enjoy it!


Spinach Salad with Peaches, Plums & Pecan’s Oh My!
 

 Ingredients
3/4 cup pecans
2 ripe peaches, get these organic, they use a lot of pesticides on peaches
1 ripe plum  
4 cups organic baby spinach, rinsed dried and ripped into small pieces.
1/4 cup poppy seed salad dressing, try Annie’s Poppy Seed Dressing as a chemical free organic option.

How to Do It
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then arrange pecans on a single layer on a baking sheet and roast for 7-10 minutes until crunchy. Peel the plum and peaches then slice into bite-sized segments. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Toss with dressing and serve.

The Dressing
An organic chemical free option is the Annie’s Poppy Seed Dressing, drizzle and enjoy this delicious salad.

Grapes, Banana and Cherry Salad with Organic Yogurt

Ingredients

1 pint of organic heavy organic whipping cream (or organic soy yogurt)
6 cups seedless red grapes, halved
4 large bananas, peeled and sliced
2 cups of pitted cherries
1/4 cup of shredded coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts, or slivered almonds 
You can exchange the fruits in this salad to whatever you have local and in season.

How to Do It
In a large bowl, beat the cream until stiff peaks form.
Stir in the fruit and top off with nuts.

The Dressing
Drizzle with organic vanilla yogurt. Top with nuts and sprinkle coconut on the top! Serve in a beautiful glass cold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always Organically Yours,
Renay Matthews

                                   
Renay is a Nutritionist practicing in Agoura Hills California and can 
                                                 
be reached at www.greatgrubforkids.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About Renay Matthews

I am constantly changing, loving, growing and being! One of my favorite quotes, if nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies. Live on the edge, embrace the unknown, laugh a lot, free yourself, play with the moment, observe who you are not. Organically Yours I Am. XOXO www.elitewellnesspath.com

One Response to Eat a Salad a Day – Spinach Salad, Grapes, Berries & Cherries

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