Transform your health by starting with your food choices. When you make a conscious choice to eat whole foods that are organic and nutrient-rich you will start to heal your body and transform.
We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are. ~ Adelle Davis
Dear Readers,
To start your day right, have this amazing frittata and you’ll be buzzing with energy all day long. This recipe is taken from the workshop I attended in May 2014 at the ION institute in Richmond, ‘Healing Food for later Years’ by Belinda Blake and Nicola Moore (May 2014).
Healing Foods
I hope you’ll find it as beneficial as I did. I found this frittata very helpful for breakfast and for lunch. It’s high in protein. It kept me full for longer and helped with the cravings and prevented me from binging and snacking between meals.
The recipe is from The Functional Nutrition Cookbook, Lorraine Nicolle and Christine Bailey.
Asparagus and Broad Bean Frittata
©The Functional Nutrition Cookbook, Lorraine Nicolle and Christine Bailey
Serves 4
anti-inflammatory / supports cardiovascular health / good source of fibre / folic acid / vitamin B12
Ingredients
100g small broad beans, pods removed (podded weight)
6 spears of asparagus, cut into 1cm lengths
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 small red onion, peeled and chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 large organic eggs
100g feta cheese, crumbled
1 tbsp chopped mint leaves
Method
Cook the broad beans and asparagus in a pan of boiling for 2 minutes until just tender. Drain well, then refresh in cold water. When the beans are cool enough to handle, peel away the outer membranes.
Heat the oil in a small ovenproof frying pan over a low heat. Add the onion and season.
Fry over a low heat for 5 minutes until softened.
Preheat the grill to high.
Whisk the eggs until well combined, then season to taste. Increase the heat to medium and pour in the beaten eggs. Sprinkle over the crumbled feta, mint, asparagus and broad beans.
Cook for 2–3 minutes, or until the underside of the egg mixture is pale golden-brown.
Place the pan under the grill and cook for a further 2–3 minutes, or until the topside of the egg mixture is firm and pale golden-brown.
Place a large plate upside down over the pan, then turn the pan over so that the frittata falls on to the plate. Cut into wedges to serve.
When we learn to eat properly we begin to rebuild our bodies and to fulfill our purpose on this planet to grow in health, creativity, wisdom, and compassion.
~ Dr. Ann Wigmore
