Wednesday, September 11, 2013

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] RE: Blended Salad - 21.6g Carbs, 11.4g Fiber, 5.4g Sugar

Sorry, forgot to mention the nutrition DOES NOT include the "1/4 tsp unrefined sea salt"!

--- In healthy_recipes_for_diabetic_friends@yahoogroups.com, <chefgloria1030@yahoo.com> wrote:

Blended Salad - 21.6g Carbs, 11.4g Fiber, 5.4g Sugar

A blended salad is basically a salad smoothie. Nutrients will be assimilated much more efficiently than just a regular salad. Persons with dentures find this type of salad particularly beneficial.

1 medium tomato

2 cups leaf lettuce or spinach

1/4 cucumber

1 stalk celery

1/2 ripe avocado

1/4 tsp unrefined sea salt

1/4 cup broccoli

1/4 cup cauliflower

1/2 tsp Frontier all purpose seasoning

Blend tomato, cucumber, avocado, unrefined sea salt and herb seasoning to make a dressing.
Then add remaining ingredients except for the celery.
Use the celery stick to push the veggies down into the blades, quickly turning the blender on and off until all veggies are in the dressing.
Then continue turning the blender on and off until desired consistency is reached.

If the drink is too dry, a little distilled water may be added. (If you turn your blender on and leave it on instead of pulsing it on and off, your salad will be very fine - some may like it that way.)

Nutrition From: www.caloriecount.about.com

Servings: 1

Serving Size: 425 g

Nutrition per Serving: 224 Calories, 138 Calories from Fat, 15.4g Total Fat, 2.2g Saturated Fat, 0g Trans Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 90mg Sodium, 21.6g Carbs, 11.4g Dietary Fiber, 5.4g Sugars, 6.6g Protein -- Vitamin A 122% - Vitamin C 145% - Calcium 11% - Iron 26%

Nutrition Grade: A

Good points:

· No cholesterol

· Low in sodium

· Very high in dietary fiber

· High in iron

· High in manganese

· High in magnesium

· High in potassium

· Very high in vitamin A

· Very high in vitamin B6

· Very high in vitamin C