Blackberries & Bananas

Bananas & Blackberries

Tasty snack of Bananas & Blackberries

Blackberries caught my eye today at the market.  What can we do with these little black berries and who shall accompany them in the bowl of happiness.   BANANAS! I call it my quick fix food.  I had been craving one for a bit as I introduce this fruit full of vitamins and minerals to my palate just about every day.  It’s a major source of POTASSIUM and vitamins A & C.  Their bowl buddy blackberries also contain a vast amount of vitamins such as A, E & K.  Eating these fruits with similar vitamins and minerals in combination definitely gives you the most for a fruit salad affording your body a double dose of pleasure per spoonful.  I doubt very much if our bodies would argue with that.

Blue Fish & Red Potato

Fresh BLUEFISH for the baking

Baked BlueFish & Red potatoes

This BLUEFISH dish is for LONG trip ahead of us.  Although Bluefish is considered fish of high fat content I absolutely love this fish.  Maybe it’s the name “BlueFish”.  I admire the blue tint as I stare at its freshness with its source of Omega 3 and potassium.  After baked squeeze lemon and marvel in its taste.  FABULOSO!!  No qualms with the meaty taste considering the sufficient amount of Omega 3.  Along with baked red potatoes it made for a great meal for distanced travel. Potato screams that forbidden word "CARBS". YIKES! but its all good as we must consume a degree of carbohydrates each day.  Rub this pretty vegetable with olive oil and bake right along with the fish.  The skin holds the major source of vitamin C, essential for tissue repair, fiber and minerals such as Thiamin, Niacin, and is very important this part of the potato be eaten They inhabit very little fat.  Anything with the right amount of vitamins and very little fat gets a nod from me.  So lets all enjoy this marvelous dish of Bluefish and red potatoes with a smile. 

Mango & Dates

Mango & Dates

Mango & Dates

It’s a rainy day in New York but I’m in a tropical state of mind.  About to introduce my body to the same feel with a Mango & Date salad.  Mango known as “King of  Fruit” affords us loads of nutrients such as Vitamin A,C, B6, Potassium and Copper.  Mango's contain a great source of beta-carotene which slows the aging process.  Sounds good but I KNOW I don’t want to be (?)<<--(covering my mouth) forever:).  Copper I find an interesting source of nutrient in Mango's.  Copper helps in the production of collagen as well as being an active brain stimulant.  Any nutrient beneficial to the brain is okay by me.  The brain RULES!!  Dates have chosen to accompany mango on this ride on the palate.  Dates bring along to this soiree their own nutrients such as Vitamin A, C as well sufficient amounts of fiber.  What a glorious treat for a rainy day.  Makes it all the better!

Field greens and Strawberries

Field Greens & Strawberries

Here’s my salad for the beach!!  It’s hot so I figured something combining a vegetable and fruit.  I have a twinkle in my eye.  Got it!! Strawberries and field greens.  These colorful greens are light and delicious to the taste.   I love their color diversity and source of Vitamin A, C and K.  Vitamin K is an amazing group of vitamins that aid in blood clotting, bone health and brain function.  I need my brain to be powerful because my thoughts are always full speed ahead about healthy dishes I can create.  Vitamin K also protects cells from oxidative stress.  I’ll combine these pretty leaves with an equally pretty partner.  STRAWBERRIES!!!  These red delicious delights known as the “QUEEN OF FRUITS”  How fitting for us ladies who will be devouring this salad.   Each bite enlightens my face as I bask in the knowledge of all the nutrients invading my body.  Nutrients such as Vitamin A, C, B6. potassium, and many antioxidants and flavonoids necessary for the immune system to fight and protect against illnesses related to heart and cancers.  The fiber and folate also found in these berries help combat heart disease.  This salad is full of fun, zest and is deliciously healthy.  Oh these Strawberries!!

Avocado & Blueberries

AVOCADO & BLUEBERRIES

I am going to whip up a quick snack to take along on a boat ride.   I have just recently become a fan of Avocados.  Imagine all the vital nutrients in this varying size oval shape fruit I have missed out on?! NO MORE!! Avocados will no longer be ignored in my world.  Avocados are high in fiber and inhabit 20 wonderful vitamins under that skin and offers polyunsaturated and monounsaturated.   THE GOOD FAT!! They are sodium, cholesterol and trans-fat free.  YAY!!  I’m going combine blueberries to give the dish a nice twang.   They’re small but can hold their own bringing to the mix a great feast of nutrients and extreme amounts of antioxidant phytonutrients.  These are non-vitamin and non-mineral but still quite beneficial to the body and heart.  They contain antioxidants equivalent to 1800 IU of Vitamin E and 1200 milligrams of Vitamin C.  Phytonutrients help the body and brain cells communicate more efficiently with one another and we all know the importance of communication in life.   Few arguments between these two I bet:)

AVOCADO & BLUEBERRIES

Get the bowls ready people I have the most amazing salad for the best parts of us that keep us so compassionate and intelligent.  The HEART and BRAIN!!