I have been trying to eat raw foods over cooked foods lately. My understanding is that cooking nuts, fruits, and veggies eliminates some of the nutrients we would otherwise get from eating them raw.
Also, I personally find that my body sends clearer signals that I am full when I eat raw nuts, fruits, and vegetables as opposed to cooked or processed foods. This helps me to stop eating when my body has enough nutrients. For example, if I eat raw broccoli I am going to stop eating after I have had enough because who wants to eat too much broccoli? But if I eat potato chips, I am more likely to continue eating them after I am full.
See below for my bell pepper spinach wrap recipe:
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serving size: 1 wrap
Ingredients
1 sandwich wrap (flour or corn)*
1/4 cup of organic spinach
1/4 of an organic bell pepper (any color of your choice)
1/8 of an organic onion (red, yellow, or sweet)
2 organic mini bella mushrooms
1 clove of organic garlic
2 tablespoons of organic olive oil
1 tablespoon of organic balsamic vinegar
Directions
Lay the spinach on the sandwich wrap.
Cut the bell pepper, onion, and mushrooms into thin slices and lay on top of the spinach.
Crush the clove of garlic, take off the skin, mince the garlic, and then add to the other ingredients on the wrap.
Drizzle the olive oil and balsamic vinegar on the wrap
Roll the wrap around the ingredients and enjoy!
*Check the ingredients and try to avoid synthetic ingredients
