The Salad That Did the Impossible
It got me to eat salad almost every day!
I’ve been riding the healthy-eating train for years, but salads never quite made it on board. Sure, I enjoy a couple of cucumber slices on the side, but making a full salad always seemed like more effort than it’s worth.
Then, one fine day, a slew of nutritional advice from several experts got me to change my ways. I had to address a deficiency in calcium, add more complex carbs and protein to my dinners, and try out a new superfood in the form of home-grown broccoli sprouts.
The salad that emerged from these recommendations turned out to be a real treat, and I have no problems motivating myself to make it time and time again. Thus, I deemed it worthy of its very own article.
Ingredients
My miracle-working salad is a complete meal offering a balanced mix of macro and micronutrients. Here’s a list of everything it contains:
- A big handful of shredded kale
- Half a handful of broccoli sprouts
- Five sliced cherry tomatoes
- One medium-sized avocado
- 40 g of crushed whole-grain crackers
- 80 g of canned chickpeas
- 40 g of feta cheese (I use a local…
