This Green Goddess Rice Pilaf combines creamy basmati rice with crisp green vegetables, crunchy pistachios, and a zesty dressing. It is delicious and filling as the main feature of your meal, or it accompanies other foods well as a side dish.
Why Eat Green Vegetables?
Imagine a food that can help you lose weight, reduce the risk of cancer, help you live longer and look younger, and strengthen your bones. What if this food even tasted good and was readily available and relatively inexpensive? Well, stop dreaming. This food is a reality, and it’s called green vegetables.
Your mother was right, eating your veggies actually does improve your health and can prevent you from getting sick. Packed with fiber, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, green vegetables provide a variety of nutrients that our bodies need. But what really makes vegetables the healthiest foods available is phytonutrients. These are chemicals that protect plants from disease, insects and injuries. They not only work inside the plants; they protect our bodies from disease as well.
- Prevent growth of cancerous cells
- Prevent diabetes
- Benefit cardiovascular health
- Promote healthy blood pressure
- Decrease cholesterol
- Protect cells from free radicals
How Much Do You Need?
In my opinion, you can’t eat too many green vegetables. So go ahead and load up your plate with delicious raw, steamed, roasted, or grilled green vegetables. According to the USDA, adults should eat around 2 to 3 cups of vegetables per day. But sadly, most people don’t even eat one serving on the daily.
Looking to add more vegetables to your diet? Start with this tasty Green Goddess Rice Pilaf!
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