Being mindful of fresh ingredients is not only cheaper than processed food, but also more flavorful than processed food. For the most optimal nutritional benefits and flavor, consume your fruits and vegetables within 48 hours of purchasing them and buy them according to what is in season or frozen. Here I've gathered some fresh recipe ideas for you to try out.
1. Easy Chicken Salad Recipe
“Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates
Eat Healthy with this fresh Chicken Salad recipe! Get ready to Chicken Salad Prep! This chicken salad contains boiled chicken, cucumbers, romaine lettuce, avocado, corn, olive oil and squeezed lemon!
INGREDIENTS
2 cups of grilled or boiled Chicken breast, shredded OR Chickpeas for meat substitute
3 cups of romaine lettuce
1 avocado, sliced
1/2 cup of corn
2/3 cup of olive oil
1/3 cup of squeezed lemon
1 tsp of salt (or to your liking)
1 green onion, chopped
pepper to taste
1 cucumber, sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
Chop and/or slice the avocado, cucumber & green onion
Whisk freshly squeezed lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper in a bowl or a jar and shake
Gather all of your ingredients, including corn, sliced avocado, sliced cucumber, shredded chicken, chopped green onion, romaine lettuce and the dressing
Place everything together in a large salad bowl and toss with the homemade dressing
Time to eat, and now you're ready to serve your chicken salad ! This recipe is so simple, and healthy yet nutritious for you, I hope you enjoy.
2. Celery Juice
Lately I've been drinking celery juice almost daily and it's just something I commit to take care of my body and also skincare which what we put in our bodies directly affects our skincare as well so don't forget you are what you eat
Celery alone is such a SUPER FOOD, so combining with water makes it a SUPER DRINK and celery juice contains so many health and nutritional benefits!
If you don't like eating it alone you can try cutting it into one inch pieces and adding water and blending it into a blender and that's going to make it easier to consume as a refreshing drink !
CELERY HEALTH BENEFITS
Celery juice is high in calcium, silicon, and Vitamin K, so drinking celery juice might strengthen bones.
Celery juice also contains two vital antioxidants, apigenin and luteolin.
Celery is 95 % water so it's super hydrating for our skin health and it contains tons of antioxidants and increases stomach acid which improves the stomach gut health by breaking down food !
RECIPE
chop 1 or 2 stocks of celery into one inch pieces
Add purified water and chopped celery to a blender and blend, and you're finished and ready to drink this super drink and you will feel so much more healthier than before!
3. Mango & Cucumber Water
Another easy healthy drink recipe here is a nice refreshing, Mango & Cucumber Water drink.
For this recipe, I used fresh sliced cucumbers and frozen mango from the local supermarket and purified water and a blender to blend it all together.
As mentioned previously, this recipe is super easy and simple to make so just follow the basic instructions above for the recipe.