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Shredded Kale And Quinoa Salad With Red Grapes Bell Pepper And Sunflower Seeds Vegan and Gluten Free

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Adding quinoa to a kale salad turns it into a meal! Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. If you enjoy my blog, youll love my eBook! on Amazon and iTunes.   Inspired at the Airport My daughter and I just spent a lovely four days in Sedona. Besides the beautiful red rocks and relaxing spa treatments, we were blown away with the food. One restaurant was better than the other. So when we got to the Phoenix airport to go home, we were kind of bummed that our last meal would probably be terrible. I mean, whens the last time you had a good meal at an airport? We were pretty shocked when we walked into Chelseas Kitchen in Terminal 4. The restaurant itself was large and beautiful and the food was definitely NOT what you would expect at an airport (unless you are in the International Terminal in SFO.) Chelseas Kitchen at the Phoenix Airport The dish that inspired me the most was their kale salad (they were kind enough to make one without the parmesan cheese). It was mix...

Pear and Blueberry Salad with Raw Goat Feta Hemp Seeds and Apple Cider Vinaigrette

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Eat Lots of Colors You only have to look at your dinner plate to see the how nutrition your meal is. Phytochemicals, or beneficial plant chemicals, come in all different colors. This colorful salad is bursting with color and nutrition. You should opt for eating as many colors as you can each day and no, multi-colored MMs dont count. Hemp Seeds Im a big fan of hemp seeds and hemp seed products. They are high in omega 3 fatty acid and they are also a great source of high quality protein. Add them to your salads, over your morning bowl of fruit or hot cereal or anywhere you would use healthy seeds. I like the Nutiva brand. They are non-GMO certified and offer raw, organic product. To learn more about hemp read, " Hemp Horizons: The Comeback of the Worlds Most Promising Plant ". Rich in Essential Fatty Acids The salad gets its high content of omega 3 from both the hemp seeds and the flaxseed oil. Each serving provides over 2 grams each of omega 3 and omega 6 essential fatty acid...