How to Eat Light

What is the difference between eating light and eating heavy? Light eating is more than just a nutritional buzzword as it will allow you to eat foods in their most digestible order. Lighter foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and so on, will be digested before the heavier foods, such as carbs, proteins, and starches, and the lighter foods will not be trapped. There is a science to light eating that is easily adaptable for any person regardless of age, gender, or current weight.

Breakfast is the first meal of the day, and by far the most important. Besides providing us with energy throughout the entire day, breakfast foods are good sources of nutrients such as calcium, iron, fiber, and Vitamin B. The essential nutrients gained by eating a light and healthy breakfast will help you on the track to a healthier lifestyle. Eating a heavy breakfast, for example, can achieve quite the opposite. You may think that a heavy breakfast will keep you full for a longer period of time, but research has disproven this, and the calories you gain from a heavy breakfast will do more for your waistline than for your health. A great routine for the morning is a smoothie or shake as the fruits, vegetables, etc. can be easily digested in liquid form.

Lunch should be the first meal of the day that could be a little heavier, but still not heavy like dinner. Salad can be called the ideal light eating lunch as fruits and vegetables are easy on your digestive system and provide a large number of health benefits. Dinner, like lunch, can be a little heavier, but if you are trying to eat a light diet, keeping away from heavy carbohydrates will be your best bet. The light eating philosophy allows your body to detoxify naturally, digest better, and provide you with more energy. La Bottega of Farmingdale offers numerous menu items that can be classified as a light meal.

Spring Salads

Spring is starting once again, and it is a good time to look at some recipes for this bright, warm season. Spring salads are filled with leafy greens, such as lettuces and spinaches, and there is a lot of different things you can add to a spring salad to add flavor and zest.

La Bottega of Farmingdale offers a wide array of spring salads, with an example being a market salad with some poached chicken, and involves using endive, a leafy green vegetable, watermelon radishes, and a lemon citronette dressing. The salad represents spring in its colorful, fresh look, and it is very flavorful as well. Another spring salad recipe is for the Asparagus and Pea salad filled with peas and raw asparagus, made from a buttermilk dressing with chives, parsley and tarragon.

The cucumber and mint salad is another good spring salad to try, especially with a side of toasted pitas. The salad is filled with a light vinaigrette dressing, cucumber mint, and green beans. The toasted pitas are coated with a light olive oil as well as some garlic to make an interesting change up from the standard croutons with most salads.

You might want to try this next spring salad if you are a fan of shrimp. This salad uses marinated shrimp and adds lemon and fresh basil for a great, outdoor meal. Spring is also known for fruits as well as flowers and greenery, so why combine the two for a great taste? Spinach and strawberry salads can be topped with whatever dressing you would prefer, and they are good for you too! The lemon juice and peas is also a popular combination, which is another example of fruit pairing with a green vegetable.

One final salad to get you in the mood for spring is the butter lettuce radish and avocado salad. You can also throw on some mustard dressing for a flavorful salad. It is a light salad as well, only 152 calories.

Salads are good for you, but that doesn't mean they have to be plain and ordinary. Adding fruits and different seasonings can really add flavors you have never tried, so try to throw different fruits or vegetables in for a good taste. Spring has sprung, and so has fresh salad season!