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How to Make A Great Salad

Choose one from each category and subcategory and try to get different colors. greens Only use organic dark colored greens. These will deliver flavor and nutrition shred harder vegetables to ease digestion spring mix spinach baby chard arugula romaine (best with summer vegetables, not beets or winter squash) vegetables sweet beets- shredded  carrots- shredded  tomatoes- chopped  bell peppers (red, orange, yellow)- chopped  radishes add great spice and color! neutral radishes- sliced thin cucumber- chopped zucchini - shredded  fennel bulb - shaved celery - chopped or shredded sour fermented anything pickles -chopped capers fat avocado pumpkin seed oil adds a great extra flavor nuts or seeds - soak and dehydrate to enhance digestability protein leftover/cooked chicken canned fish ( wild salmon and sardines are my favorites) hard boiled egg complex carb roasted root vegetables roasted wi...

Cabbage

Cabbage is high in Vitamin K1 (this needs to be converted to K2 in your body) andantioxidants, especially Vitamin C ! Fermenting cabbage increases the Vitamin content and provides friendly gut bacteria , or probiotics! Try this sauerkraut recipe - you can do this with white or red cabbage, and add any of the vegetables listed below for some fun flare. Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and kohlrabi. These vegetables are full of nutrients, however, they can be hard to digest for some people and I recommend cooking or fermenting them in order to ease digestion and allow your body to take advantage of thier nutrients more easily. Cabbage is anti-inflammatory and rich in the popular polyphenols, especially red cabbage! Cabbage goes well with any combination of the following: carrots onions (red, white, yellow, spring onions) cumin (seeds or powder) cilantro & lime bell peppers (don't cook these as...