Kale Salad that rocks my world
Jason and I eat this twice a week. My best friend, Melissa, a holistic health counselor, shared it with us. Says she got it from a really good restaurant in Park Slope. A fine example of how super-tasty things aren’t always fatty!
1 head of Kale
Pecorino Romano (or similar)
Olive Oil
Lemon Juice
Red Pepper Flakes
De-stem the kale and chop it up. Add a little grated cheese, 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil, juice from one lemon and a few shakes of red pepper flakes. Mix it up. Eat it up. Yum. (no need for salt because the cheese has some in it. Add pepper if you so desire.)
Mandi, Jason and some kid, all very excited because they just ate kale!
Kale is unbelievably good for you. Stay trim and nourish yourself with disease-fighting, age-defying antioxidants and…..it will kepp you regular if you know what I mean.
Enjoy!
“Would you like fries with your Salad?”
Posted by Guru | Tagged as: consumer, fast food, food, fries, health, menu, nutrition, obesity, restaurant, salad, weight, weight loss
It’s not as easy as This Is Why You’re Fat vs. This Is Why You’re Thin.
Two fun studies, both from the Journal of Consumer Research: the first tells us that when we are given nutritional information on a menu, we are more likely to choose the healthier option; the second says that having a healthier option on a menu, like a salad, is more likely to drive us toward the unhealthy, like fries. Apparently, seeing the healthy option displayed before us allows us to lower our guards and reach for something that we know is not as healthy ( 10% of the test subjects from a “no-salad” menu ordered fries, as opposed to 33% who ordered fries when given the option of salad). But if we have the nutritional information in front of us, then we are more likely to make the healthier choice.
I’m not quite sure how that works for me. True story– we took the kids to Five Guys Burgers on Friday because all the reviews say that the burgers are OUT OF CONTROL. And they were kind enough to print calorie counts next to each dish. In the end, I consumed about 2000 calories, which is usually my daily total (funny side note– went home and passed out immediately).
What’s your habit? Will you ask to replace the fries with salad? Does the nutritional information help to guide you? Let us know if the Journal for Consumer Research is really on the money.
