Today I visited the Cambridge Farmers Market (just around
the corner from my office at 19 Thorne Street) and met up with Jack, the owner
of Romagnoli Farms
http://romagnolifarms.com.
With such an assortment of amazing fresh
fruit, I paused to decide -- what shall I select, and how much can I carry?
I asked Jack if the strawberries were sweet, and he offered
me some samples – something you can’t do in the big grocery stores. The solution was simple – get them all! They were fresh, delicious and amazing. These delightful berries are packed with
essential micronutrients, antioxidants, and fibre and are wonderfully
fresh. All the more reason to buy
local! Remember, farmers feed cities.
A short time later, the digestive juices were starting to
churn and I got inspired to make this healthy, nutritious meal – something you
can eat any time – breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Here’s the simple recipe.
ANYTIME FAST FOOD FANTASTIC
Prep time – under 5 minutes.
Ingredients:
2 handfuls or cups of fresh mixed greens
½ cup Jack’s fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries &
raspberries)
½ cup low-fat cottage cheese
Sprinkled with crumbled walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin
seeds & 2 tsp. wheat germ
Dressing – totally unnecessary!
Calories: Who counts?
TIP: Fill a mason jar
with the above ingredients to have a healthy, nutritious meal at work. Start with the cottage cheese first, add the
fruit, stack on the mixed greens, add your sprinkles. When you are ready to eat, it’s easy to
transfer it to a plate. Tuck in and
enjoy! You will be completed satiated.