Summer with its bountiful harvest of vegetables and fruits, provides you with so many excellent alternatives and at relatively very low or affordable food prices. This is particularly true if you have your own vegetable and fruit garden.
Summer is the perfect time to replace rice with zucchini, an ideal and healthier alternative to rice.
Zucchini commonly referred to as a vegetable, but it is really a fruit, is a rich source of minerals (magnesium, manganese, folate, potassium), vitamins (A, C, K, B6) and fiber.
It also is a great source of and contains the amino acid L-Citrulline which may improve exercise performance and along with boost cardiovascular health. L-Citrulline can be found in the flesh, skin and seeds of the zucchini fruit.
Here is a quick and easy zucchini dinner recipe (75% vegetables and 25% meat):
Zucchini
- Fresh sliced into cubes zucchini
- Sliced tomato
- Turmeric
- Pinch of powdered chilli pepper spice
- Fresh oregano
- Fresh mint
- Fresh thyme
- Sliced amaranth leaves
- Fresh dill
Serve raw or cook it briefly any way you prefer
Salad
- Tomatoes
- Green peppers
- Black olives
Pork Loin
- Barbecued seasoned pork loin
