Saturday, January 28, 2017
If you’re looking to create a healthy change in your diet, why not try including a salad in your morning meal? Because you should never say no to salad, whatever the time of day.
That being said, I really, really wanted pizza for breakfast this morning.
No, I’m not talking about grabbing a couple of cold slices from the refrigerator from last night’s pizza, that special morning treat we all enjoy; I didn’t even have pizza last night.
What I’m talking about is ordering an entire pizza, straight from the oven, a full-on New York-style pie oozing with cheesy goodness and extra sauce, just that way I love it.
Even so, I decided to have a salad.
There’s no rule whatsoever that you can’t have salad for breakfast, after all. Though I did scramble a couple of eggs and make a fantastic piece of whole grain rye toast to accompany, so it was still breakfast-ish. Not that I care about such things—and you shouldn’t either. Very few people consume the amount of veggies recommended for optimal health and wellness, and this is one of those happy places in life where more is definitely better. So don’t hold back when it comes to salad, whatever the time of day.
And, while I have a definite thing for pizza, like any card-carding New Yorker, I also adore salad.
Also, there were no pizza places open at 8.30am.
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I’ve been having tomato and cucumber with breakfast ever since I visited a friend in Sweden about 15 years ago who introduced me to this possibility. While it seemed strange at first, it became normal pretty quickly.
Love it! I picked up many healthy breakfast habits in Scandinavia as well, where whole grain bread and (smoked) fish were often on the menu, along with vegetables. Thanks for taking the time to write. 🙂
I recently started donating my plasma. I got turned away twice due to having less than 38 percent reading when they pricked my finger and did the special test-not sure what it is called. The other 2 times i was barely able to donate. The reading came out right at 38 percent. On a daily basis please recommend what my meals should be to correct my anemic condition. Thank you very much. -cathy hayes
Hi Cathy, How lovely that you are donating plasma. Thank you! I can not provide individual dietary advice online since I’m unaware of your full health condition(s), I hope you understand–but there are many things you can do to curtail anemia through diet that may help. Thank you so much for our question, and for reaching out. Take good care. My best, PK